The Social Media Trend of Cycle Syncing: An Analysis of the Content and Quality of Videos on TikTok
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Authors
- Jennifer Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8458-619X)
- Ellen Casey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0139-8826)
- Giorgina Giampaolo
- Olivia K. Anderson
- Olivia Leupold
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381261479699
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00