Book Review: The Pelvic Girdle, 4th edition by Diane Lee (major contributor Linda-Joy Lee) Did you know that our understanding of how the pelvis moves has changed in just the last few years? Of all the body regions I’ve treated clinically, I have always found the pelvic girdle to be the most complicated and even […]
Category: Guest Posts
Part 2 Guest Blog by Dr Richard Weiler: The England Cerebral Palsy Football Team
There was an outbreak of gastroenteritis after several days, which was affecting some teams more than others – source unknown. Personal hygiene education and prep was a focus for the squad and staff from the outset and this seems to have paid off as our squad was barely affected. However, there has been a convincing […]
Guest Blog by Dr Richard Weiler: The England Cerebral Palsy Football Team
Part 1 of 2: CPISRA Cerebral Palsy Football World Championship, Netherlands 16 teams, 12 athletes per squad, 7-a-side football, 30 minutes each half, 18 days of rain and cheese slices every meal – the CPISRA Cerebral Palsy World Football Championships, Assen, Netherlands. The athletes are supported by the FA in the same manner as any […]
The Limitations of T’ai Chi as a Cost-Effective (Population Level) Exercise Program – Guest Blog by Prof Caroline Finch
This blog is in response to: T’ai Chi Gone Viral! The World Reports on Myeong Soo Lee and Edzard Ernst’s Systematic Review (BJSM blog May 27) Another important aspect to consider when promoting T’ai Chi (and those comparable) exercise programs, is their cost-effectiveness, particularly at the population level. We conducted an epidemiological cost modelling of […]
Hip imaging pathology – the problem of limited specificity: Guest Blog by Dr. David Hughes
I can’t recall the number of times I have had to explain to a patient that an abnormal lumbar spine MR or CT scan is a very common finding among asymptomatic persons. There are numerous similar examples in Sport and Exercise, including studies which have demonstrated significant tibial stress reactions in over 40% of asymptomatic […]
Prof Evert Verhagen comments on the need for more implementation research
By Professor Evert Verhagen In reaction to the guest blog by professor Caroline Finch (May 9th), it is really good to see that the important topic of implementation gets the attention it needs. I’ve heard many times, in relation to van Mechelen’s sequence of prevention [1], that we need more intervention studies. This is whilst […]
Research Review by Dr. Evan Lloyd: Are the recommendations for fluid intake in humans valid?
Guest Blog Author: Dr. Evan Loyd Abstract: The current consensus recommendations for fluid intake have been examined and found to be false or inapplicable in the situations for which they are recommended. The dangers to the people and the environment are detailed and the vested interests perpetuating these recommendations described. Introduction Scientists studying fluid balance […]
Guest Blog by Prof Caroline Finch: Implementation study design and a protocol example
There was considerable discussion at the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport about the need for implementation studies – one could even say there was a certain buzz about this. In my keynote address about the art and science of implementation research, I emphasised that to be most useful such […]
Obituary for Professor Eric Arthur Newsholme, MA, DSc, (PhD, ScD Camb)
By Lindy Castell Eric Newsholme died peacefully in hospital from heart failure a few hours after slipping into a coma on 17th March 2011. Although those of us who were close to him were well aware of his heart and circulation problems over several years, it was nevertheless a shock and, as many have observed, […]
Guest Blog – Wayne Hall weighs in on Genomic Screening
Professor Wayne Hall commented on the ‘modest’ impacts of population genomic screening in October last year in the prestigious PLoS journal (open access, yeah!!) After reading last Friday’s BJSM blog relating to Prof Tim Caulfield’s ‘Deflating the Genomics Bubble’ paper in Science,’ Prof Hall provided this first-hand background story to his PLoS paper: The aim […]