By Paul Head @PHphysio Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) has been shown to increase muscular strength and hypertrophy using loads less than half of what’s recommended by the ACSM (>60% of 1RM) (1). The proposed mechanisms for BFRT include metabolic accumulation (2-5); fast-twitch muscle fibre recruitment (6,7); increased protein synthesis through the mammalian target of rapamycin […]
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Assessing the Mental Health of the NFL: Bullying, hazing and workplace harassment at the Miami Dolphins
By Ian R Tofler BJSM readers, curious scientists and sports enthusiasts all, must be interested in the inner workings of the American National Football League (NFL) and its politically astute iron fisted chief executive Roger Goodell. The NFL, despite setbacks regarding the taboo concussion/CTE scandal; large financial payouts, and players ending up in jail, has […]
IOC Consensus Statement concludes little evidence of negative outcomes associated with strenuous exercise in pregnancy
By Professor Gregory Davies, MD But the overall quality of the available evidence on the impact of intense exercise is not strong, with few studies carried out in elite athletes, the statement warns. The statement is the second in a series of five issued by the IOC on exercise and pregnancy, focusing on elite athletes. […]
AMSSM/OHSU Basic and Intermediate Sports Ultrasound Course – a few spots still available
Looking to jump into Sports Ultrasound? Need to expand your skill set? Want to learn and practice some new injection techniques? Join the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Sports Ultrasound courses November 11-13, 2016 in Portland, Oregon. We offer both Basic (one day) and intermediate (two day) […]
Counseling athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; a difficult task for the sports physician.
By Dr. Tijmen van Assen, Wouter van Everdingen, and Prabath Lodewijks Recently the combined American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) taskforces defined eligibility and disqualification recommendations for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities [1]. In this blog we discuss the recommendations of the task force concerning hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is the most common non-traumatic […]
The tradition continues..2016 BJSM cover competition: vote now!
We are doing some inventory here at the BJSM. Although still 3 months until the New Year, we have lots to celebrate. New Impact factor: 6.7 and #1 in the field. Member societies number 23 with over 12,000 members. Still ranked #1 for ‘Immediacy’ – papers cited within a year of publication –i.e hot topics. Broke the […]
Pain, Performance, Rehabilitation and Life: BASRaT Symposium 2016 – 18 Nov 2016, London
Top 5 reasons why you need to attend the BASRaT Symposium (in no particular order) An invaluable day full of renowned experts in the field of pain and workshops to help attendees put theory into practice. Focussing exclusively on pain and all its forms and manifestations it will be vital for practitioners to manage and […]
Imaging in Sports-Specific Musculoskeletal Injuries
By Karim Khan (@BJSM_BMJ) and Hakim Chalabi (This blog is based on the published preface for the book – it’s not a new piece of writing. Think of BJSM going green – re-use, refresh, re-edit (a bit)). Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!! As experienced sports physicians we have seen most of the injuries, we have listened to very many lectures […]
Work It. Make It. Do It. Sports injuries at the Olympics: an overview from past games and future directions
#IOCprev2017 Engagement, Evidence, & Practice Blog Series By Nirmala Perera (@Nim_Perera) Examining the changing profiles of injuries provides opportunity for insight, and potential to better embed innovative injury prevention strategies and advances in sports medicine. Athletes from over 200 nations gather every four years for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to celebrate sport, culture, fair play and […]
School Games: great introduction to a multi-sport experience
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective –A BJSM blog series By Dr Philippa Turner If anyone is looking for an introduction to the multi-sport experience, look no further than the School Games! Previous medical team alumni (and athletes, of course) have gone on to World University Games, Commonwealth Games, Olympic and Paralympic Games success. […]