Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly series on the BJSM blog) By Dr James Noake Most of the clinicians reading this blog currently possess or have previously had a sporting pedigree of some description. I would predict that a large number of you would state that this is what brought you into the […]
Category: Guest Posts
Calling on physical activists and physical activity experts – PLEASE HELP!
Guest blog by: Christine Neyndorff & Dr. Richard Weiler The Hertfordshire County (United Kingdom) ‘Health and Wellbeing Board’ is a new partnership, which thinks it will deliver real improvements in people’s health and wellbeing, without physical activity being a priority. The Board has representatives from the National Health Service, councils and the Hertfordshire Local Involvement Network […]
The Role of the Covering Doctor in Elite Sport – Lessons for aspiring SEM doctors
By Dr Jo Larkin Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A semi-monthly series on the BJSM blog) Experience in a variety of sports settings may be considered essential to a Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) trainee’s development. In doing this I have gained significant insights into the role of the ‘covering’ Sports and Exercise […]
A Call to Action to ALL health professionals: Giving exercise advice and support to EVERY patient: Part 2
By Ann Gates (@exerciseworks) Giving regular exercise advice and support as part of every health care consultation is fast becoming a critical health intervention in the prevention of the ‘tsunami’ of lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes and related cancers. In May 2012 the U.S. Centre for Disease Control together with the Institute of Medicine […]
An introduction to physiotherapy issues in groin pain
By Helen Millson (M.Phil.Sports Physio UCT) Well-known FIFA sports physio Mario Bizzini called groin pain “The Bermuda Triangle of Sports Medicine?” (1) with good reason! There is little consensus on groin pain management. The key is the Correct Diagnosis – Easier said than done! This blog introduces key issues for more junior sports clinicians. What is […]
‘Cool it!’… So is thermal perception a controller of exercise intensity during heat stress?
By Drs. Zachary J. Schlader & Toby Mündel In response to: Barwood MJ, Corbett J, White D, et al. Early change in thermal perception is not a driver of anticipatory exercise pacing in the heat. Br J Sports Med 2011 Dear Editor, We read with great interest the study by Barwood and colleagues published […]
Blog by Evert Verhagen: Taking one step backwards to jump forward – the case with ankle sprains
Guest blog by Prof @EvertVerhagen It is well known that ankle sprains are the most common sports and physical activity (PA) related injury. It has also been clearly documented that athletes who experience an ankle sprain have a higher risk of re-injury within 1 to 2 years post-injury. This increased injury risk after an initial […]
Skirting disaster with marathon medical cover (or lack thereof)
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A monthly series on the BJSM blog) By Dr Ciaran Cosgrave To gain more experience at providing medical cover at mass-participation endurance events I volunteered my services at a local marathon. It was the first time that the city had hosted a marathon in over a decade […]
Call for NHS to review its policy on screening of young people at risk of sudden cardiac death
Guest blog by Dr Steven Cox (from CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) policy – that “screening should not be offered*” is currently discouraging young people who may be at risk of sudden cardiac death from having simple, non-invasive and potentially life-saving tests. The National Screening Committee need […]
Sports injuries are freak accidents – or are they?
Guest Blog by @CarolineFinch Cross Fertilising ‘Injury Prevention’ journal (IP) and BJSM Compared to many other health issues, it seems that it is not hard to get media stories about sports injury into our daily newspapers. What seems to be hard, is the coupling of such stories with positive injury prevention messages. An interesting paper in the February […]