By Ann Gates (@exerciseworks) It is unacceptable in 21st century medicine for 36 million people to die from preventable and treatable diseases! A recent BJSM paper reviewed the barriers to health professionals in giving exercise advice and support to patients within the context of a primary care consultation. This review identified three key barriers to successful brief […]
Month: June 2012
Good News: Tweaks to commuting behaviour may improve activity levels
By Tony H. Reinhardt-Rutland Guest Blog Charles R Ratzlaff. 2012. Good news, bad news: sports matter but occupational and household activity really matter – sport and recreation unlikely to be a panacea for public health Br J Sports Med. bjsports-2011-090800 (Editorial) Published Online First: 12 March 2012 Ratzlaff (1) outlines broad categories in assessing societal activity-levels: occupational […]
The challenges of health communication in a modern world of entertainment
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly series on the BJSM blog) By Dr Wilby Williamson Preaching about physical activity and demanding compliance with 150 minutes of activity per week, as I do with my friends and family, often falls on deaf ears. Changing tack to discuss differences between London’s bus drivers and […]
Who is to blame for all the football injuries?
John Orchard, BJSM guest blog (@DrJohnOrchard) Another major football tournament is on – Euro 2012 – and those following the England team keep reading (yet again) about the number of injured players. Why do injuries seem to be more prevalent than ever if our professionalism is supposedly improving? In trying to answer this question, why […]
BMJ’s Olympic Portal – clinical solutions, multimedia and more!
The global buzz for the 2012 Olympics in London (27 July – 12 August) is growing rapidly. Beyond a world-class athletic competition, London 2012 is touted as “THE social media Olympics” – where stories will be told by athletes, and professional and citizen journalists using multiple web-based platforms – on a massive scale. The BMJ is sharing […]
South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) wins best BJSM cover of 2011
Over 200 voters decided BJSM’s ‘Oscar’ for the best cover of 2011. The South African Sports Medicine Association provided the issue theme and focus and again thanks Teboho Aaron Mokoena – who we are sure will be delighted with this plaudit. Will SASMA repeat this […]
Inspiring the Next Generation at the 3rd Annual London Deanery Sport and Exercise Medicine Conference
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly BJSM blog) Guest blog by Dr Sivanadian Mani-Babu I attend a good many conferences concentrating on different aspects of Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) to glean valuable information from experts. However, in early March this year, when I attended the Third Annual London Deanery Sport and […]
A South African Perspective on AEDs
By sports physician and President of the South African Sports Medicine Association – Dr Glen Hagemann As a parent it is impossible to fully comprehend what it is like to lose a child. My sincere condolences thus go out to the parents of the young teenage rugby player from Grey Town who recently collapsed and […]
2nd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium- Abstract submission deadline June 7th!
Just one week left to submit an abstract for the 2nd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (deadline June 7th)! This year’s symposium is September 27-29th in Vancouver, Canada. For researchers addressing tendinopathy, the International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium provides a rare opportunty to interact with like-minded colleagues at the cutting edge of this emerging field. Hot topics […]