Exercise during pregnancy provides many benefits to the mother and baby. Fortunately, clinicians and mothers have moved well beyond the view that women should be confined, or cannot initiate activity and be active at any stage of pregnancy. Here are 10 ‘take home messages’ for both clinicians and mums from a recent BMJ podcast with […]
Month: March 2012
New series on Career Development: Considering a Master’s of Physiotherapy?
BJSM is will highlight various career options in a series of blogs. The first in this series is about the University of Western Australia but we hope that principles from various blogs apply broadly to those considering further education. UWA Master of Manual Therapy: More job satisfaction for Physiotherapists Modern physiotherapy has many underlying […]
From AP – FIFA extends research into cardiac arrest cases
FIFA extends research into cardiac arrest cases UPDATED MAR 26, 2012 9:12 AM ET ZURICH (AP) FIFA is extending research into cardiac arrest cases involving footballers to learn about the condition which caused Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba to collapse during a match. FIFA’s chief medical officer, Jiri Dvorak, said Monday that the project will be advanced […]
Born to run or shoes are made for running? Adding science to the strident debate.
Guest blog by George Murley There is an increasingly strident debate on the use of minimalist/barefoot versus traditional sports footwear in running, and there appear to be advocates for both sides who believe there is no need for a rational discussion. The debate appears to have escalated following publications by Richards and colleagues (2008) ‘Is […]
Wounds in Rugby – IT’S A DIRTY OLD GAME
The UK trainee perspective (The BJSM blog features the trainee perspective every two weeks)* Guest blog by Dr Dee Clark Over the time I have worked with Rugby Union teams, I have come across a number of methods for players dealing with their own skin “wounds”. These have ranged from use of safety pins, sewing […]
Persistent dehydration MYTHS: Prof Tim Noakes comments on BJSM’s reader poll
BJSM reader poll results By Tim Noakes Only 12% of the BJSM readers who answered the poll were correct – this speaks to the power of the prevailing dogma and marketing messages. Readers have clearly been influenced by the “Science of Hydration.” This mythical concept developed by the sports drink industry during the late 1980s […]
Shining a light on tendinopathy: expensive treatments vs established therapies
By Dr. Bert Fields As a busy sports medicine physician I see an increasing number of patients pursuing unproven and often expensive treatments before they have tried established therapies with stronger evidence. One example of this is a recent patient who saw advertising for a cold laser that they purchased from an internet site. […]
On ‘BUCS-ing’ and Boxing – A SEM Trainee Perspective By Dr Stan Baltsezak
By Dr Stan Baltsezak The UK trainee perspective (The BJSM blog features the trainee perspective every two weeks)* February, March and April are the months when British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) championships take place. Students from all over the UK compete in numerous contact and non-contact sports. The Championships and Games provide a unique opportunity […]
Concussion: how do we reconcile risk-averse policies with risk-taking sports?
By @DrJohnOrchard I have just started working in my 15th season as a professional NRL (National Rugby League, Australia) team doctor but with respect to one injury feel as uneasy as I ever have at any stage of working in sports medicine. In theory I should be more experienced and therefore more relaxed at […]
ECG Summit in Seattle: Successes and Next Steps
Incorrect interpretation of ECG leading to death is every clinician’s nightmare. Rare but frightening. But what is ‘correct’ interpretation in some settings? What do certain variations in ECG tracings mean? Sinister or sublime? To address the controversies in ECG interpretation in athletes, leaders in the field held an ECG Summit in Seattle. The goal – […]