Cardiology is a hot topic in sports medicine at the moment and also remains of major interest in the general medical field. As an example, Jessica Orchard received the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) National Best General Practice Research Article in Australian Family Physician (AFP) Award, 2015. Together with co-authors from The University […]
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Podcast Cluster #2: Shoulder Injuries
By Steffan Griffin (@SteffanGriffin) Moving on from our hamstrings focus in the last podcast cluster, here are podcasts withhuge names from the world of SEM. Pearls of wisdom on a variety of shoulder pathologies, from rotator cuff tendinopathy to AC joint disruption. 8 podcasts from 5 world-renowned speakers with a combined total of 25,000+ listens: Scroll […]
Swimming Induced Pulmonary Oedema – raising awareness about this potentially life-threatening condition
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective – A BJSM blog series By Dr Ralph Smith, Dr Jim Kerss & Dr Daniel Brooke With the new season approaching, Triathlon is one of the fastest growing participation sports in the United Kingdom (UK). The swim component of a triathlon is usually held in open water […]
Doctors’ role in physical activity adherence: how can we keep patients on the road to better health?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) So your patient saw Mike Evans’ 23.5 hours video and s/he understands that physical activity is the polypill that will maximise their chances of living a healthy life (Also see this blog de-bunking physical activity myths). They even started walking […]
Gait analysis: a Sports Physiotherapist’s overview of strengths, limitations, and tips
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport At this time of year, runners of all abilities are training for and recovering from organised runs: shorter 5-10km distances to the London Marathon. Thus, it is timely that Tom Goom, Sports Physiotherapist from The Physio Rooms, Brighton and East Sussex and creator […]
Exercise Medicine 2015
By Joe Lightfoot (@JosephLightfoot) Exercise Medicine 2015, a two day conference run by the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM – @RSMSEM) this June 19-20th will bring together world leading experts on physical activity. Physical activity is arguably the most important factor in health. This conference is for all individuals with an interest in health, fitness […]
Podcast cluster #1: Hamstring injuries
By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) Do you want to brush up on a certain topic this week but can’t spare the time to trawl through the archives? As always, we try to make it as easy as possible for you to access freely available BJSM learning resources #ShapingThePath. So, if you want to learn about Hamstring’s […]
The Prince Philip Medal presented to Dr. Richard Budgett OBE for outstanding achievements in SEM
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) On 17th March 2015 The Institute of Sports and Exercise Medicine (The ISEM)) awarded the Prince Philip Medal to Dr. Richard Budgett OBE. This was presented by HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh who, in his role as Honorary Fellow of The ISEM, hosted […]
Trust me, I’m a football doc – What do they think of us?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Dr. Natalie Shur (@NatalieShur) The Royal Society of Medicine’s new meeting “Football Medicine: A matter of perspective”, featured a star-studded line-up of individuals involved in professional football. It was not just an opportunity for audience members to directly ask players, coaches and media […]
Supporting young athletes to stay (and excel) in sport: what’s the role of the medical team? And what does expanding our view of maturation have to do with it?
By Sam Blanchard (@SJBPhysio_sport) Age is just a number, right? Or is that just something adults say to convince ourselves our body clock is ticking differently to the kitchen clock and the seemingly more frequent turns of the calendar? When working with young athletes I think these two clocks are undoubtedly out of synch. Line up three […]