Geeking Out at the Football Medicine Strategies Conference (BJSM’s 2015 Cover competition winner shares the story of her prize, and 5 take home messages)

By Christina Le @yegphysio I won registration to the Football Medicine Strategies Conference in London through a BJSM Twitter contest and lived to write about it. My blog highlights some of my favourite take home messages from the conference. Read about great clinical tips from Jill Cook, Tim Gabbett, Carl Askling, and more! Originally posted on […]

Read More…

Is the Zika virus outbreak a threat to athletes’ performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games?

Letter to the Editor By Rodrigo Luiz Vancini1, Marília dos Santos Andrade2, Cássia Regina Vancini-Campanharo3, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira  4  Dear Editor, Millions of people from all continents are expected in Brazil during the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio. These types of events are characterized by exposure of millions of international travelers to […]

Read More…

Time to bring in pitch-side medical video replays in football – more important than goal line videos?

By Andrew Massey @andy_massey I listened with interest at the 2016 Isokinetic Conference where attendees discussed the importance of a medical team within the football community, and return to play. The event lived up to its reputation of creating a space for cutting edge science and practice innovation. Discussions of ‘best practices’ made me think about a […]

Read More…

Step 1 for better manuscripts: acknowledge the wounded writer

By Erin Macri, @Erin_Macri With ease, we can all recall the moments in grad school that brought us to our knees. The red pen all over an assignment, an endless list of reviewer comments, a rejected manuscript, an unsuccessful application for funding. And no matter how successful we are, writing challenges resurface throughout our careers. A […]

Read More…

Training fürs Leben – Bewegung ist Medizin

von Nash Anderson B.Sc M.Chiro und James Steele, PhD, Dozent für angewandte Sportwissenschaften an der Southampton Solent University Neulich, in der ärztlichen Praxis, hörte Nash die tolle Aussage eines Patienten, der sagte: „Die Leute fragen mich, warum ich die ganze Zeit ins Fitnessstudio gehe. Sie fragen mich, wofür ich trainiere. Ich trainiere fürs Leben!“ Quintessenz […]

Read More…

Financial impact of injury, biometrics, and communication: Lessons from MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 2016

By Sean Carmody (@seancarmody1) “We can’t win like everyone else, we have to do something different” Those are the words of Dr David Martin, Director of Performance and Research at the Philadelphia 76ers, who featured on the Sport Science panel at the 2016 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC). The sentiment related to the 76ers’ […]

Read More…

Rat Races, Referrals and Randomised Trials: Exercise Medicine Updates from Ireland

Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Fiachra Maguire (@Fiachrama) The annual Spring Study Day forms part of the Faculty of Sports Medicine in Ireland’s (@FSEM_IRL) educational series. Now in its third successive year, the event aims to provide a mix of sports related pathologies and more clinically applicable exercise […]

Read More…

Zurück zum Sport nach Verletzungen an der unteren Extremität  

By Keller Matthias Ob Freizeitsportler oder Profiathlet – nach einer Verletzung stellt sich dem Sportler immer die gleiche Fragen. “Wann kann ich wieder zurück zu meinem Sport?” Auch für Therapeuten ist es schwierig, diese Frage klar zu beantworten. Es zeichnet sich aber ab, dass Tests, welche Funktionen prüfen und sportartspezifische Belastungen simulieren als Entscheidungshilfe für […]

Read More…