By Jørgen Jevne @jevnehelse While we are supposed to be living in the era of evidence-based medicine (EBM), researchers are making us increasingly aware of the long distance between academia and daily clinical practice. This is highlighted by recent writings on low back pain [1] and knee arthroscopy [2]. Clinicians love to cling on to […]
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Exciting new prizes in 2014 cover competition: vote now
Happy New Year! We are halfway through our knock-out preliminary rounds for the 2014 BJSM Cover Competition, and excited to announce two new book prizes for voters (we collect email addresses, and select two as the winners in the upcoming final round). Drum roll please… Orthopedic Manual Therapy (2nd Edition), by Chad Cook and Orthopedic […]
“All About The Knee” ACPSEM Study Day – Manchester University
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Penny Porter The ACPSEM’s one-day study event (October 4th, 2014) at Manchester University was well attended by over 100 people. Here are some highlights from the day’s event. Dr. Lee Herrington (Senior Lecturer in Sports Rehabilitation, University of Salford) started the day off […]
‘Dummies’ guide to conferences: undergraduate perspective
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Lysander Gourbault (@lgourbault) Conferences are a great place to learn, network and they look great on your CV. But it’s often daunting starting a conversation with those consultants and experts that are seemingly so far above you they are out of reach! Here […]
2014 Paralympic School Games in Brazil: Beyond expectations for personal and professional learning as team doctor
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Guy Evans Fortunately, I was invited as team doctor for the Great Britain (GB) Paralympic team at the 2014 Paralympic School Games in Brazil. Although I have travelled to a number of international championships with the GB rowing team, this was my first […]
Vote now: Round two 2014 BJSM Cover Competition
Will SASMA win for the third year in a row? Will someone’s vote break the current tie in round one, and help either the Running Injuries and Return to Sport (with Guest Editor Philip Glasgow, ACPSEM) issue, or the issue that contains the 3rd international patellofemoral pain research retreat consensus (with Guest Editors Kay M Crossley, Mario Bizzini, and Erik […]
Yes, mobile apps (for ankle sprains and more) provide valuable preventive tips & clinical guidance
By Evert Verhagen @EvertVerhagen Last week I stumbled upon the following blogpost on mhealthwatch.com, — “Mobile Apps for Ankle Sprains? Not Yet… or Ever” [1]. My interest was sparked as the title of the blog suggested there are no apps for ankle sprains available, or at least no proper apps. According to the blog, apps to […]
ECOSEP, A tale of European SEM Success – The future’s bright, the future’s SEM!
By Amit Chauhan (@AmitC_SEM) & Liam West (@Liam_West) What was the aim of The European College of Sports & Exercise Physicians (ECOSEP) 2014 Sports & Exercise Medicine (SEM) Trainee Conference (November 22-23rd) that recently took place? We wanted to organise a highly interactive event for delegates from a broad spectrum of specialities and arm them […]
Common ground and continued debate: further response to “Strong evidence against PRP injections for chronic lateral epicondylar tendinopathy: a systematic review”
The rich academic discussion continues! Here is a Letter to the Editor from Renee Keijsers, Denise Eygendaal, Michel P. J. van den Bekerom that they wrote in response to a blog from RJ de Vos and colleagues (read it here), who wrote an initial Letter to the Editor (read it here) in response to: Robert-Jan de Vos, Johann […]
Tragic injury in sport: the shock, grief, and honouring of cricket player Phillip Hughes
Tragically Phillip Hughes died on November 27th 2014 in Sydney after being hit in the neck by a cricket ball two days previously in a cricket match. He never regained consciousness after collapsing shortly after being hit by a bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott. He was aged 25. David Burdon died playing football on September […]