By Dr. Peter Brukner (@PeterBrukner) I realised the other day that it was thirty years since I did my first overseas tour as a team doctor (World University Games, Edmonton, Canada 1983). Since then I have lost count of the number of trips that I have done with a succession of Australian national sporting teams […]
Category: Guest Posts
Covering a triathlon; things the sports medicine team should consider
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr. Natasha Beach The fast-growing sport of triathlon (1) comes in a variety of forms. The most commonly used short distance, known as the super sprint has a 400m swim, 10km cycle and 2.5km run. Sprint distance (the next level up), refers to a […]
Exercise physiologists and chronic disease management in North America: A role of importance
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Lisa Campkin (@LisaCampkin) Recently, the term ‘Exercise is Medicine’ was copyrighted by the American College of Sports Medicine. This particular initiative in exercise medicine focuses on the role of clinicians in helping increase their patients’ physical activity levels. Exercise is Medicine has growing […]
Celebration of life and sport: World Transplant Games – Durban, 2013
By Dr. Efraim Kramer The XIX World Transplant Games (Games), under the auspices of the World Transplant Games Federation, is heading for Durban, South Africa in July 2013. These Games are open to all organ transplant recipients internationally and it is expected that 1500 athletes from 52 countries will participate in the 5 day sporting event. […]
Generation Games: An update on upcoming launch of innovative website
By Drs. Moiz Moghal and Natasha Jones There is rising awareness that physical inactivity is a major health problem. Momentum is gathering at a local level to try to reverse this trend. An exercise prescription or a brief intervention on its own is not enough. The challenge is to integrate an exercise medicine service with proactive […]
Benefits and barriers: Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) conferences through the eyes of a student
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Holly Weaver The consensus amongst my peers was that being a team doctor in the Olympics would make a ‘Top 5 jobs in the world’ list. You may therefore be surprised to hear then that it is relatively easy to progress through undergraduate […]
The influenza vaccination in Sports Medicine: Is it effective?
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Justin Yeoh The flu may be an “un-sexy” aspect of Sports and Exercise Medicine, but it is nonetheless a topic of importance. Especially given that it is exceptionally common this time of year and afflicts athletes worldwide. The NHS recommends an influenza […]
Good time to revisit our Rafael Nadal blog – Rafa on Sports Medicine!
The original blog title was “Rafael Nadal on medical treatment, travel and trust” It was posted Dec 14, 2012. Reproduced with permission from the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal 2012: 1; 150-152. Interview by Dr. Eduardo Mauri Through periods of injury and recovery, Nadal has developed a trusted network of doctors and physiotherapists. The ‘King of […]
Suicide, sport and medicine: more education and awareness needed for athletes’ mental health
By Dr. Kerry Lang I was very interested to read Dominic Malcolm and Andrea Scott’s BJSM editorial on suicide, sport and medicine (2012) and agree that more attention should be paid to the psychological welfare of athletes. I am a doctor, albeit not a psychiatrist, and have also been part of the British triathlon team since 2005. On several […]
Medical students and sports medicine – The desperate need for improved access to mentors
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Matthew Gray You may well have read the recent blog post or listened to the even more recent podcast featuring Cardiff medical student and Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) enthusiast Liam West. Although heavily summarising, Liam’s overarching conclusion was that students interested in […]