Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR), is a monthly journal for clinicians that responds to your unique information needs by addressing one sports medicine topic in-depth in each issue. This is one of the most thorough reviews of current sports medicine literature you’ll find out there.
ISSN: 1537-8918
Journal Impact Factor: 1.4
CSMR provides peer-reviewed case reports and section articles in the following topical areas:
Welcome to the August 2026 issue of Current Sports Medicine Reports, a special Exercise is Medicine® edition dedicated to exploring innovative frameworks and emerging technologies that optimize clinical practice, physical activity delivery, and patient care across diverse populations.
We open this issue with our foundational columns. In Scanning Sports Medicine, Dr. Robert B. Kiningham highlights the latest high-impact clinical research published across the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) journal portfolio. Following this, Drs. Nicholas Thoma, Steven Burns, and Nicholas Molby present a rigorous CAQ Review on “Cold Weather Injuries in Sports Medicine,” offering clinicians an essential refresher on recognizing, preventing, and managing environmental cold exposure injuries in athletic settings.
Our feature section highlights key advancements transforming exercise prescription and community health implementation:
We hope the insights within this issue serve as valuable resources for your clinical, academic, and practical work. As always, thank you for your ongoing commitment to advancing sports medicine and exercise science.
Sincerely,
Kevin R. Vincent, MD, PhD, FACSM
Editor-in-Chief, Current Sports Medicine Reports
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