Regular exercise in youth, midlife may protect against diabetes, high cholesterol in later life – part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series Why is this study important? Despite our understanding of the general benefits of physical activity on preventing diabetes and cholesterol problems, there is limited knowledge on how physical activity levels at different stages […]
Month: September 2021
Retrain the brain to decrease (tendon) pain
Neurodynamic contributions of eccentric muscle contractions Mechanisms explaining the benefits from eccentric exercises (EEx) for managing tendinopathy can be found on the (molecular) level of the muscle-tendon or tendon-to-bone complex and generally involve remodeling of tissue morphology. Mechanisms can also be found in the central nervous system as emerging evidence demonstrates the positive effects EEx […]
Mind the analytics when studying the benefits of physical activity with accelerometers
A consensus on analytical approaches to investigate the associations of physical activity with health outcomes The benefits of physical activity have been recently described in the World Health Organization guidelines [1]. Movement sensors have enhanced the research of the physical activity benefits by allowing a detailed analysis of the physical activity patterns throughout the day. […]
The BJSM Global Mentoring Program– a worldwide network to advance equity and science
What is the BJSM Global SEM Mentoring Program and why is it important? The BJSM Editorial Board is committed to advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across sport and exercise medicine (SEM), and we have developed several initiatives in recent months to support this priority. The key barriers to achieving EDI in SEM are inequity […]
Analysing technique to reduce tackle injury risk in rugby
Part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series Why is this topic important? From both a player welfare and team performance perspective, it is of utmost importance that ‘time-loss’ injuries be prevented. To prevent time-loss injuries, we need to identify the leading cause of these injuries and understand ‘what goes wrong’ during them. Understanding what goes […]
When Mario met two of the clinical leads at #Tokyo2020 – Part 2
A continuation of a chat between Mario Bizzini (BJSM Deputy Editor), and Prof Masaki Katayose and Mina Samukawa, who were both instrumental to the medical set-up at #Tokyo2020. For part 1, click here Covid-19 was obviously the “main companion” of these Games: did you had mandatory vaccinations? how did the controls/restrictions affect your daily work? […]