By Dr Zafar Iqbal & Prof John Somauroo @FSEM_UK Position statement Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a major cause of death in developed Western countries with an estimated 60,000 cases annually in the UK. Every week in the UK 12 young people under 35 years of age die from SCA due to undiagnosed cardiac conditions. In addition, […]
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An Illustrated Atlas of Orthopedic MRI: Book review (two thumbs up!)
BJSM Book Review: MRI-Essentials.com An Illustrated Atlas of Orthopedic MRI Fischer, Guermazi, Roemer, Carrino, Crema, Grainger, Kijowski, Steinbach This new sports imaging atlas provides the BJSM community with a wonderful atlas of images (there are 3283 MR case illustrations) and clinically relevant text. Image-based learning is certainly the trend in Radiology, and the authors are to […]
Spotlight on the Patellofemoral Clinical Symposium September 5th, 2015
This symposium is for clinicians who are treating patients with patellofemoral problems. Join leading researchers and clinicians for an informative, practical, and interactive symposium. Better incorporate best practicies for patellofemoral pain into your practice. The 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Clinical Symposium will be held at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, UK on Saturday […]
Mixed Martial Arts: Understanding the athlete and the need for research
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is arguably one of the world’s most rapidly growing sports and many sports medicine practitioners will be exposed to these athletes. While the sport may seem foreign to some sports medicine specialists and elicit an unsubstantiated negative response, the participants still require quality care, just as any patient would be expected […]
Is the abuse of medication the next major concern in sports medicine?
By Dr Sean Carmody “Also, be aware of the pills you take. If you take sleeping pills to overcome jet lag, before you know it, you’ll be taking them every night. When your arm is sore and you’re given medication for it, throw that bottle away. Those pills will give you a painful, persistent ulcer. Be […]
Patellofemoral Clinical Symposium & Research Retreat, September 2015: Space is limited, register now!
Researchers and clinicians interested in Patellofemoral Pain have two unique opportunities to strengthen the relationships that drive research evidence to support clinical practice, learn, and advance knowledge: 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester, September 2, nd 3rd and 4th, 2015 The Research Retreat is a gathering of scientists who meet every two years to […]
Eight tips to get on an editor’s good side
By Velvet Garvey (@velvetgarvey) Picture a small office, where 3 people sit working on computers. Ping! One of them gets a new email and groans. “Urgh, it’s Dr Jones. He’s got more amends for his paper.” “Let me guess, he’s added more commas!” Have you ever been Dr Jones, pedantically inserting unnecessary punctuation into an […]
The American Dream? Lessons from an elective in Orthopaedics & Sports medicine
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By David Bui (@David_Bui_) I recently had the privilege of undertaking a three-tiered elective in the United States of America (USA). 1) The “Harvard Medical School Exchange Clerkship” program in Paediatric Orthopaedics at Boston Children’s Hospital; 2) The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), Cornell […]
First round of the BJSM Cover Competition 2015 (new format!): great way to review and vote for your faves
BJSM ranked #1 of 81 in Sports Sciences for ‘Immediacy’ – papers cited within a year of coming out. Our 18 member societies guide us to hot topics. Did you miss an issue? Here’s a quick way to scan this year’s archive. Every two months, we’ll revisit 4 previous issues, and invite you to vote. […]
Fortius International Sports Injury Conference (FISIC) – A conference you can’t afford to miss…
Wimbledon is well underway, cricket season is in full flow, football season is commencing and 20 national rugby squads are preparing to compete in the 2015 Rugby World Cup – needless to say it is another exciting summer of sport. With the home Rugby World Cup tournament fewer than three months away, the 50-man England […]