By Dr James Thing There has been plenty of discussion lately on the topic of sports concussion and its mismanagement at an elite level. This was most recently and infamously highlighted when Hugo Lloris was allowed to continue playing for Tottenham after a period of clear loss of consciousness following a traumatic collision with an opponent. […]
Month: December 2013
Not everything in sport is black and white: #addsomecolour…….Part 2 The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine Biennial Conference
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series Click HERE for part 1. Conference sessions Continuing on the theme #addsomecolour, Alison Rose, a Physiotherapist who has worked with Jessica Ennis and the Brownlee brothers, discussed her success using visceral manipulation as a treatment with athletes (an unusual concept for most physios). She highlighted […]
Vote now – BJSM cover competition round 3
Just two more opportunities to vote for your favourite cover in the preliminary rounds of our cover competition — where we all get to reflect on the many great issues published in 2013. Voters in the final round will be entered in a draw to win one of two of the world’s top sports medicine […]
Physical health in mental illness and The HeAL Declaration: another gap to close
By Simon Rosenbaum and the Keeping the Body In Mind (KBIM) Team The terms obesity, type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease are usually associated with general practitioners, and the specialties of endocrinology and cardiology. Recently however, mental health clinicians have taken up the fight against lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases, given the growing body of evidence highlighting the […]
Guest post by @DrJohnOrchard. On Andre Villas-Boas, the unreasonable pressure on coaches/managers, and why player health should be in clinicians’ hands
A month is a long time in football On November 21st, I was one of three sports physicians who wrote a Blog at BJSM on the topic of concussions in football & managerial interference in medical decisions. I tried to assess the risks involved for all of the participants in the Hugo Lloris concussion […]
Current management of occult scaphoid fractures in UK Emergency Departments
By James Griffiths, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Background Occult scaphoid fracture (clinical signs of fracture but normal initial plain X-ray) is a common presentation to emergency departments and there is a lack of consensus in the literature with regard to management, in particular, second-line imaging. The Royal College of Radiologists recommends magnetic […]
Poison or Potion? Does nutrigenetics hold the answer?
By Dr. Matt Higgins (PhD), University of Derby A huge number of people have done this in their lifetime. Many of you reading this will have already done this (several times) today. Several of you might be doing this as you read this article. What is ‘this’? ‘This’ is drinking coffee or more specifically consuming caffeine. Caffeine […]
Guest Blog: What if Nelson Mandela was a Sports Medicine Physician? by @DrPaulDijkstra
Nelson Mandela died on the 5th December 2013. How will we remember this man of immense stature? This man who truly loved his people, his country – and sport! How did he change my life and career and how will his legacy continue to do so for me and many others? I grew up […]
Round two, BJSM cover competition: Vote NOW!
Welcome to round two (of four preliminary rounds) of the BJSM cover competition. Fantastic prizes for voters will be announced soon. Show your support for your favourite BJSM issue, and vote NOW: […]
Not everything in sport is black and white: #Addsomecolour…….Part 1 The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine Biennial Conference
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series By Charlie McCall With a healthy dose of intrigue, I set off from Bristol for Glasgow and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine (ACPSEM) Biennial conference in late October. The high calibre international speakers and diverse topics in the conference […]