Dr. Jane Thornton Peer Reviewed Publications

Davenport MH, *Ray L, *Nesdoly A, Khurana R, Thornton J, McHugh TL. “Is it realistic?”: A qualitative study of the experiences of elite women athletes considering parenthood. Sports Med. 2024 April 14. doi:10.1007/s40279-024-02019-y.

Elliott- Sale KJ, Flood TR, Arent SM, Dolan E, Saunders B, Hansen M, Ihalainen J, Mikkonen R, Minahan C, Thornton J, Ackerman K, Lebrun CM, Sale C, Stellingwerff T, Swinton PA, Hackney AC. The effect of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive pill phase on aspects of exercise physiology and athletic performance in female athletes: protocol for the Feminae international multi-site innovative project. Br J Sports Med. 2023 November 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001814.

Schultz L, Mahdi A, Briscoe G, Thornton J. Assessing the Effectiveness of a Cadaveric Workshop in Improving Resident Physicians’ Confidence in Performing Ultrasound-guided Joint Injections. CMEJ). Vol. 14 No. 6 (2023) April 2023.

*Schulz J, *Marmura H, *Hewitt C, *Parkinson L, Thornton J. 96 EP045 – A call for more comprehensive guidelines: the effect of exercise on postpartum physical activity and fitness levels – a systematic review and meta-analysisBritish Journal of Sports Medicine 2024; February 29, 2025. 58:A95-A96.

*Schulz J, *Pohlod L, *Myers S, *Chung J, Thornton J. 488 FO06 – Are female athlete health needs being assessed and addressed in preparticipation examinations? A scoping review. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2024; February 29, 2024. 58:A3-A4.

Schulz JM, Thornton JS. Infographic. Return to activity/sport postpartum: a summary of current recommendations. Br J Sports Med. 2024 Feb 14:bjsports-2023-107856. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107856. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38355283.

Thornton J, Mahdi A, Schultz L, Briscoe G. Assessing the effectiveness of a cadaveric workshop in improving resident physicians' confidence in performing ultrasound-guided joint injections. Can Med Educ J. 2023 Dec 30;14(6):112-113. doi: 10.36834/cmej.77293. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID: 38226305.

Blunt J, Avila L, Temple M, Thornton J. Exercise-induced deep vein thrombosis in the subclavian vein in an elite female athlete. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Sep 4;16(9):e253751. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-253751. PMID: 37666570.

Davenport MH, Khurana R, Thornton JS, McHugh TF. "It's going to affect our lives, our sport and our career": time to raise the bar for pregnant and postpartum athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Jul;57(14):893-894. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107256. Epub 2023 Jun 30. PMID: 37399320 No abstract available.

Edouard P, Nunes JP, Koral J, Thornton JS, Kemp JL, Gronwald T. Just start and keep training! What is the best resistance training prescription for strength and hypertrophy? Br J Sports Med. 2023 Jul 5:bjsports-2023-107234. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107234. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37407091 No abstract available.

Moore IS, Crossley KM, Bo K, Mountjoy M, Ackerman KE, Antero JDS, Sundgot Borgen J, Brown WJ, Bolling CS, Clarsen B, Derman W, Dijkstra P, Donaldson A, Elliott-Sale KJ, Emery CA, Haakstad L, Junge A, Mkumbuzi NS, Nimphius S, Palmer D, van Poppel M, Thornton JS, Tomás R, Zondi PC, Verhagen E. Female athlete health domains: a supplement to the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Jun 22:bjsports-2022-106620. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106620. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37349084. 

Patti A, Thornton JS, Giustino V, Drid P, Paoli A, Schulz JM, Palma A, Bianco A. Effectiveness of Pilates exercise on low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Aug 26:1-14. doi: 10.1080/ 09638288.2023.2251404. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37632387.

Steinacker JM, van Mechelen W, Bloch W, Börjesson M, Casasco M, Wolfarth B, Knoke C, Papadopoulou T, Wendt J, Al Tunaiji H, Andresen D, Andrieieva O, Bachl N, Badtieva V, Beucher FJ, Blauwet CA, Casajus Mallen JA, Chang JH, Clénin G, Constantini N, Constantinou D, Di Luigi L, Declercq L, Doutreleau S, Drozdovska S, Duclos M, Ermolao A, Fischbach T, Fischer AN, Fossati C, Franchella J, Fulcher M, Galle JC, Gerloff C, Georgiades E, Gojanovic B, González Gross M, Grote A, Halle M, Hauner H, Herring MP, Hiura M, Holze K, Huber G, Hughes D, Hutchinson MR, Ionescu A, Janse van Rensburg DC, Jegier A, Jones N, Kappert-Gonther K, Kellerer M, Kimura Y, Kiopa A, Kladny B, Koch G, Kolle E, Kolt G, Koutedakis Y, Kress S, Kriemler S, Kröger J, Kuhn C, Laszlo R, Lehnert R, Lhuissier FJ, Lüdtke K, Makita S, Manonelles Marqueta P, März W, Micallef-Stafrace K, Miller M, Moore M, Müller E, Neunhäuserer D, Onur IR, Ööpik V, Perl M, Philippou A, Predel HG, Racinais S, Raslanas A, Reer R, Reinhardt K, Reinsberger C, Rozenstoka S, Sallis R, Sardinha LB, Scherer M, Schipperijn J, Seil R, Tan B, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Schumacher N, Schwaab B, Schwirtz A, Suzuki M, Swart J, Tiesler R, Tippelt U, Tillet E, See abstract for full author list ➔ Steinacker JM, et al. Among authors: Thornton J. Global Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity: the Hamburg Declaration. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2023 Jul 27;9(3):e001626. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001626. eCollection 2023. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2023. PMID: 37533594.

Asif I,Thornton JS, Carek S, Miles C, Nayak M, Novak M, Stovak M, Zaremski JL, Drezner J. Exercise medicine and physical activity promotion: core curricula for US medical schools, residencies and sports medicine fellowships: developed by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and endorsed by the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jan 10:bjsports-2021-104819. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104819. Epub ahead of print.

Casey MB, Wilson F, Ng L, Sullivan KO, Caneiro J, O’ Sullivan PB, Horgan A, Thornton JS, Wilkie K, Timonen V, Wall J, McGowan E. “There’s definitely something wrong but we just don’t know what it is”: A qualitative study exploring rowers’ understanding of low back pain. J Sci Med Sport. 2022 May. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2022.05.001

Davenport MH, Nesdoly A, Ray L, Thornton JS, Khurana R, McHugh TF. Pushing for change: a qualitative study of the experiences of elite athletes during pregnancy. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Feb 8:bjsports-2021-104755. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104755. Epub ahead of print.

de Oliveira FCL, Williamson S, Ardern CL, Fagher K, Heron N, Janse van Rensburg DCC, Jansen MGT, Kolman N, O'Connor SR, Saueressig T, Schoonmade L, Thornton JS, Webborn N, Pluim BM. Association between the level of partial foot amputation and gait: a scoping review with implications for the minimum impairment criteria for wheelchair tennis. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec 5:bjsports-2022-105650. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105650. Online ahead of print.

de Oliveira F.C.L.; Williamson S.; Ardern C.L.; Heron N.; van Rensburg D.C.J.; Jansen M.G.T.; O'Connor S.; Schoonmade L.; Thornton J.; Pluim B.M. Associations between partial foot amputation level, gait parameters, and minimum impairment criteria in para-sport: A research study protocol. Sports Medicine and Health Science. 2021 Nov 12;4(1):70-73. doi: 10.1016/j.smhs.2021.11.001. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Dijkstra HP, Mc Auliffe S, Ardern CL, Kemp JL, Mosler AB, Price A, Blazey P, Richards D, Farooq A, Serner A, McNally E, Mascarenhas V, Willy RW, Oke JL, Khan KM, Glyn-Jones S, Clarke M, Greenhalgh T (including  Thornton J as member of Young Athlete's Hip Research (YAHiR) Collaborative). Oxford consensus on primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: part 1—definitions, terminology, taxonomy and imaging outcomes. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec 06. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106085.

Dijkstra HP, Mc Auliffe S, Ardern CL, Kemp JL, Mosler AB, Price A, Blazey P, Richards D, Farooq A, Serner A, McNally E, Mascarenhas V, Willy RW, Oke JL, Khan KM, Glyn-Jones S, Clarke M, Greenhalgh T (including  Thornton J as member of Young Athlete's Hip Research (YAHiR) Collaborative). Oxford consensus on primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: part 2—research priorities on conditions affecting the young person’s hip. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec 06. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106092. 

Gouttebarge V, Bindra A, Drezner J, Mkumbuzi N, Patricios J, Rao A,  Thornton JS, Watson A, Reardon CL. Minds matter: how COVID-19 highlighted a growing need to protect and promote athlete mental health. British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 26 June 2022. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-106017.

Hadwen B, Pila E, Thornton J. The Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Physical and Mental Health, and Physical Activity: A Scoping Review. J Phys Act Health. 2022 Nov 1:1-8. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2022-0298. Epub ahead of print.

Mkumbuzi NS, Zondi PC, Owoeye OBA, Thornton JS, Kemp J, Drezner J. 'We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some are on super-yachts. Some have just the one oar.' How COVID-19 exaggerated global inequities in professional sport. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Oct 6; bjsports-2022-106048. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106048. Online ahead of print. No abstract available.

Moulson N, Connelly KA, Dorian P, Fournier A, Goodman JM, Grubic N, Isserow S, Johri AM, Philippon F, Pipe A, Poirier P, Quinn R, Taylor T, Thornton J, Wilkinson M, McKinney J. COVID-19, Inflammatory Heart Disease, and Vaccination in the Athlete and Highly Active Person: An Update and Further Considerations. Can J Cardiol. 2022 May 25:S0828-282X(22)00334-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.05.019. Epub ahead of print.

Mountjoy M, McCloskey B, Bahr R, Hull JH, Kemp JL,  Thornton J, Patricios J. Hosting international sporting events during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and looking forward. British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 19 August 2022. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-106096

Steenkamp L, Saggers RT, Bandini R, Stranges S, Choi YH, Thornton JS, Hendrie S, Patel D, Rabinowitz S, Patricios J. Small steps, strong shield: directly measured, moderate physical activity in 65 361 adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Feb 9:bjsports-2021-105159. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105159. Epub ahead of print.

Thornton JS. Amandev Aulakh: leading by example to effect change. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Feb 23:bjsports-2022-105589. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105589. Editorial. Epub ahead of print.

Thornton, J.S., De Garie, L., Campbell, C. Moving forward together for maximum impact: Research in sport and exercise medicine demands a team effort! British Journal of Sports Medicine 56(7), pp. 361-362. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105590

Thornton JS, Grierson L, Vanstone M, Allice I, Mahmud M, Mountjoy M. A Win-Win for Sport and Exercise Medicine and Primary Care: A Qualitative Case Study of the Added Competence Model in Canada. Sports Med. 2022 Mar 16. doi: 10.1007/s40279-022-01663-6. Epub ahead of print.

Thornton J, Nagpal T, Reilly K, Stewart M, Petrella R. The ‘miracle cure’: how do primary care physicians prescribe physical activity with the aim of improving clinical outcomes of chronic disease? A scoping review. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2022 Aug 5, 8. (3): p.e001373, DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001373.

Thornton J, Richards D. Learning from “Lived Expertise”: Engaging Athletes and Patients in Sport and Exercise Medicine Research and Policy. British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 19 August 2022. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106190

Grubic N, Jain S, Mihajlovic V, Thornton JS, Johri AM. Competing against COVID-19: have we forgotten about student-athletes' mental health? Br J Sports Med. 2021 May 27:bjsports-2021-104218. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104218. Epub ahead of print. 

Kimber ML, Meyer S, McHugh TL, Thornton J, Khurana R, Sivak A, Davenport MH. Health Outcomes following Pregnancy in Elite Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Feb 5. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002617. Epub ahead of print. 

Marino KR, Vishnubala D, Ahmed OH, Zondi PC, Whittaker JL, Shafik A, Le CY, Chatterjee D, Odulaja A, Jones NE, Thornton JS. Embrace your discomfort: leadership and unconscious bias in sport and exercise medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Mar;55(6):303-304. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103061. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

Marmura H, Kothari A, Getgood AM, Thornton JS, Bryant DM. From study to scalpel: knowledge translation for research in orthopaedic surgery. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Oct 21:bjsports-2021-104406. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104406. Epub ahead of print.

McKinney J, Connelly KA, Dorian P, Fournier A, Goodman JM, Grubic N, Isserow S, Moulson N, Philippon F, Pipe A, Poirier P, Taylor T, Thornton J, Wilkinson M, Johri AM. COVID-19-Myocarditis and Return to Play: Reflections and Recommendations From a Canadian Working Group. Can J Cardiol. 2021 Aug;37(8):1165-1174. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.11.007. Epub 2020 Nov 26.

Nugent FJ, Vinther A, McGregor A, Thornton JS, Wilkie K, Wilson F. The relationship between rowing-related low back pain and rowing biomechanics: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 4:bjsports-2020-102533. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102533. Epub ahead of print.   

Patricios J, Kemp J, Thornton JS, Drezner J. Nuisance or necessity? Why robust peer review is critical for medical science. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Mar 22:bjsports-2021-104126. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104126. Epub ahead of print. 

Patricios J, Rossiter M, Cunningham C, Fitzpatrick J, Hirschmueller A, Mweli T, Roos B, Thornton JS. From da Vinci to definitive diagnosis: how training in sports ultrasound harnesses sound, science and skill. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Jun 30:bjsports-2021-104667. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104667. Epub ahead of print.

Thornton JS, Caneiro JP, Hartvigsen J, Ardern CL, Vinther A, Wilkie K, Trease L, Ackerman KE, Dane K, McDonnell SJ, Mockler D, Gissane C, Wilson F. Treating low back pain in athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Jun;55(12):656-662. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102723. Epub 2020 Dec 21.

Thornton JS, Dvorak J, Asif I. Health education through football (soccer): the '11 for health' programme as a success story on implementation: learn, play and have fun! Br J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 15:bjsports-2021-103922. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-103922. Epub ahead of print. 

Thornton JS, Khan KM. In a global pandemic, sport and exercise medicine can mean so much more. Br J Sports Med. 2021;55(6):295-296.  

Thornton JS, Patricios J, Kemp J, Engebretsen L, Drezner J. Robin Hood in SEM? What can we take from elite sport to give back to wider public health? Br J Sports Med. 2021 Apr 1:bjsports-2021-104266. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104266. Epub ahead of print.

Tuakli-Wosornu YA, Zondi PC, Knudson G, Tsukahara Y, Chatziefstathiou D, Tweedy S, Thornton JS. Sports equity: a new BJSM e-Edition brings the fundamentals back into focus. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Sep 12:bjsports-2021-104874. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104874. Epub ahead of print.

Wilkie K, Thornton JS, Vinther A, Trease L, McDonnell SJ, Wilson F. Clinical management of acute low back pain in elite and subelite rowers: a Delphi study of experienced and expert clinicians. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 11:bjsports-2020-102520. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102520. Epub ahead of print. 

Wilson F, Ng L, O'Sullivan K, Caneiro JP, O'Sullivan PP, Horgan A, Thornton JS, Wilkie K, Timonen V. 'You're the best liar in the world': a grounded theory study of rowing athletes' experience of low back pain. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Mar;55(6):327-335. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102514. Epub 2020 Oct 9. 

Wilson F, Thornton JS, Wilkie K, Hartvigsen J, Vinther A, Ackerman KE, Caneiro JP, Trease L, Nugent F, Gissane C, McDonnell SJ, McGregor A, Newlands C, Ardern CL. 2021 consensus statement for preventing and managing low back pain in elite and subelite adult rowers. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Mar 8:bjsports-2020-103385. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103385. Epub ahead of print. 

Wowdzia JB, McHugh TL, Thornton J, Sivak A, Mottola MF, Davenport MH. Elite Athletes and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Mar 1;53(3):534-542. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002510. Epub 2020 Sep 11.

Agarwal P, Kithulegoda N, Bouck Z, Bosiak B, Birnbaum I, Reddeman L, Steiner L, Altman L, Mawson R, Propp R, Thornton J, Ivers N. Feasibility of an Electronic Health Tool to Promote Physical Activity in Primary Care: Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Feb 14;22(2):e15424. doi: 10.2196/15424. 

Wilson F, Ardern CL, Hartvigsen J, Dane K, Trompeter K, Trease L, Vinther A, Gissane C, McDonnell SJ, Caneiro JP, Newlands C, Wilkie K, Mockler D, Thornton JS. Prevalence and risk factors for back pain in sports: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Oct 19:bjsports-2020-102537. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102537. Epub ahead of print.

Lion A, Vuillemin A, Thornton JS, Theisen D, Stranges S, Ward M. Physical activity promotion in primary care: a Utopian quest? Health Promot Int. 2019 Aug 1;34(4):877-886. doi: 10.1093/heapro/day038. 
Thornton JS. Athlete autonomy, supportive interpersonal environments and clinicians' duty of care; as leaders in sport and sports medicine, the onus is on us: the clinicians. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Jan;54(2):71-72. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100783. Epub 2019 Jun 13.

Thornton JS, Vinther A. Prevention of rib stress injury in rowers. What do we know and where do we need to go? Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 2018 Sep: 34(3): 278-286. Doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2018.05.001.