By Dr Fiona Wilson I have attended many World Rowing Champs, as a spectator, and then as Rowing Ireland’s Lead Physio and this time I was invited as a guest of FISA (the international rowing body) to give the Keynote at their Annual Medical Commission Meeting. My presentation topic was ‘The evolution of understanding of […]
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Joint Statement by the FSEM and BASEM: A Doctor’s duty of care when attending a football game
RE: A Doctor’s duty of care when attending a football game When the referee requests the medical team, at any level of football, to attend to a player, it is the medical team’s absolute duty of care to attend and assess the player. This is governed by standards of medical practice issued by the General […]
BJSM Virtual Conference – RED-S, FAT and ACL (Enough abbreviations?)
A monthly round-up of podcasts and articles By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) Not only does the start of this month bring some fantastic sporting events but also another of our Virtual Conferences. This one is inspired by this fantastic recent podcast with Pippa Bennett, who addresses Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and anterior cruciate ligament […]
Vote now! Round two of BJSM cover competition
BJSM is the only sports clinicians’ journal with new content twice-monthly. This helps us to address hot topics while they are fresh. In the Impact Factor ratings, BJSM ranked #1 of 81 in Sports Sciences for ‘Immediacy’ – papers cited within a year of publication. Our 19 member societies guide us to hot topics. Did […]
Highlights: IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport – Advanced Team Physicians Course
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series CONFERENCE REPORT By Dr. David Samra & Dr. Liam West (@Liam_West) The IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport (Doha, 4-7 May, 2015) addressed injury prevention, screening, surveillance and evidence-based management for common injuries and illnesses among athletes. The format of the conference […]
Physiotherapy’s role in an adolescent multi-sports environment: what’s tape got to do with it?
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By James Boyd Well, what a fantastic few days I’ve had recently. I’ve not long returned from working at the 2015 Sainsbury’s School Games, and am proud to have shared company with a wonderful plethora of athletes, coaches, doctors and physiotherapists. This was my second […]
“”DEET me up, Scotty” Experiences at the Vth Commonwealth Youth Games, Samoa 2015
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective – A BJSM blog series By Farrah Jawad I had the unique opportunity to take part as Team Doctor, alongside Dr Mike Loosemore, Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, at the The Vth Commonwealth Youth Games took place from 5th – 11th September, 2015 in Apia, Samoa. Samoa is a […]
Shoulder Pain: Hidden causes and 6 top tips for assessment and treatment
By David Pope Is your patient’s referred or radicular shoulder pain pretending to be from irritation of the local structures? Referred cervical and thoracic pain may present with similarities to pathological local structures internal or external to the joint capsule (Ponappan et al. 2015). Keeping in mind local pathology, which may occur in combination with […]
Northern Undergraduate Sports & Exercise Medicine Conference: Call to Action #NUSEMC
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Lysander Gourbault (@lgourbault) Newcastle and Durham Universities, in association with the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine, are proud to host the next Undergraduate Sport and Exercise Medicine Conference. The event will take place on the 10th October 2015 at Newcastle University, […]
The inaugural World Rugby Science Network Conference: 15-16th September 2015 (Universities of Bath and Cape Town)
Calling all Rugby science and sports medicine afficionados and all members of the rugby family — coaches, players and family members. The inaugural World Rugby Science Network (formerly IRB) Conference, September 15-16th, 2015, promises to deliver practical insights on the latest research applicable to all Rugby codes. The conference will bring together leading athletes, professionals, and […]