The BJSM £1500 prize for best clinically relevant research by a young investigator was awarded at the International Scientific Tendon Symposium. The winner was Ebonie Rio for her paper: Exercise reduces pain immediately and affects cortical inhibition in patellar tendinopathy (co-authors Dawson Kidgell and Jill Cook). The judging panel consisted of Prof Malcolm Collins (scientist, South Africa), Dr. […]
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Groin Pain in Athletes: First (Ever!), World Conference #Groin2014
Aspetar is hosting the first World Conference on Groin Pain in Athletes at the Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence Auditorium in Doha, Qatar, from 1st to 3rd November 2014. […]
Prizes, Excitement, Legacy: BJSM Cover Competition 2014
Every year at BJSM, we aim to exceed ourselves in the rigour of our content (usually guided by our member societies), the relevance of our special issues, and the creativity on our covers. That’s why we love the cover competition. It allows us to reflect on this past year of continued growth, while hearing from you, […]
Professor Karim Khan Awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK
By Beth Cameron, PR & Communications, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine @FSEM_UK Professor Karim Khan was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the BASEM/FSEM joint Annual Conference, Walk 500 Miles, on Thursday 2 October 2014. Professor Khan received the award in recognition of his international career in Sport and […]
Customised foot orthoses for Achilles tendinopathy RCT: responding to the critics
By Dr Shannon E Munteanu, Lisa A Scott, Daniel R Bonanno, Dr Karl B Landorf, Dr Tania Pizzari, Prof Jill Cook, Prof Hylton B Menz Our group’s randomised controlled trial (RCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of customised foot orthoses for Achilles tendinopathy was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The abstract can be […]
Are you getting the most out of BJSM Education?
By Babette Pluim @Doc_Pluim BJSM is a multimedia portal for original research, critical reviews and timely debate in sport and exercise medicine. As education is a BJSM cornerstone, we have a dedicated BJSM Education website: http://bjsm.bmj.com/site/education/ BJSM Education offers high-quality, peer-reviewed educational material for clinicians whose practice relates to sport, exercise, and physical activity promotion. It […]
Technology and Digital Health – the future for SEM?! Part two of a series from the RSM Exercise Medicine Conference, 2014
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Rory Heath (@Roryjheath) Moore’s law states that technological developments double every year.. It also predicts that computer processing power will exceed all human brains combined by 2045. These trends are relevant to healthcare settings as the use of technological tools rise exponentially. Technology […]
Should we really abandon PRP in the treatment of lateral epicondylar tendinopathy?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR In response to: Robert-Jan de Vos, Johann Windt, Adam Weir. Strong evidence against platelet-rich plasma injections for chronic lateral epicondylar tendinopathy: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2014;48(12):952-956. Dear Editor, Recently a systematic review was published in your journal by de Vos et al (1) on the effect of PRP (Platelet rich […]
What difference can a comma make? My personal story of influencing SEM and population-based physical activity in India
By Dr Rajat Chauhan, Sports-Exercise Medicine & Musculoskeletal Medicine Physician; BJSM Associate Editor (India) @drrajatchauhan For the first time in humankind, this current generation will die at a younger age than their parents. Two-thirds of all deaths today happen because of Non-Communicable Diseases e.g lifestyle diseases like Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Cancer. Surprisingly, 50 percent of these premature […]
BASEM/FSEM Conference ‘Walk 500 Miles’, October 2014: Reflections on the Top 5 Themes
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Rebecca Robinson @rjprobinson 1) Before we walk 500 more… 2014 marked the first year of a joint BASEM/FSEM annual conference with the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine. Held in Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms, the conference was a hub of energy, with attendees ranging […]