A monthly round-up of podcasts and articles By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) If you were hoping for further additions to the cluster series (previously on hamstring and shoulder injuries), fear not, here it is. We have simply changed the (now-monthly) series’ name from “cluster” to “virtual conference” to better reflect its provision of sleek and sexy […]
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Football Medicine Strategies for Player Care Conference – Take home messages
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Zachary Spargo (@ZachSpargo) After attending the Football Medicine Strategies (#FMS2015) Conference in London, I was inspired to put together a brief, yet hopefully informative overview of the streams I attended. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn, first hand, from some of the […]
TE(D)rrific talks (and a chance to win a prize)
The internet – not only does it provide countless videos of animals doing funny things, it also contains a rich stock of fantastic educational resources, meaning that you can learn from world-experts in a variety of fields from the comfort of your home – all for absolutely free. One organisation that is universally regarded as […]
#MakeYourDayHarder campaign launch: who, what, when, where, and why?
By Dr. Mike Evans What: on June 11 we are launching #MakeYourDayHarder campaign where people make their day harder (get off a stop early, park at the back of lot, take stairs, have a walking meeting, ride, walk to lunch, etc..) and then share +/- pic/video on social media (twitter, FB, instagram) with the #MakeYourDayHarder […]
Sports Medicine at the 2015 London Marathon: critical reflections from a medical and a physiotherapy student
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Sean Carmody & Liam Newton The medical student experience – @seancarmody1: The London Marathon is a fascinating event from a sports medicine perspective. The 38,000 participants represent nearly every category of athlete. The weekend warriors to world record-holders range in abilities and disabilities […]
Scotland’s concussion guidelines highlight the need for a UK wide approach
News Release – The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK (FSEM) welcomes the launch of Scottish Sport Concussion Guidelines for the general public and for grassroots sports participants, where specialists in Sports and Exercise Medicine are not available to manage concussed players. The FSEM would like to see […]
Medical Provision in English Professional Football: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By Dominic Malcolm, Andrea Scott, Ivan Waddington Imagine you run a business in which employees are routinely paid hundreds of thousands of pounds per week. You have restricted periods when you can ‘buy’ these employees, often for millions of pounds. Yet your industry has a workplace injury rate 2000 times higher than the UK average. […]
Video resources for running injury management and prevention, courtesy of @runningreform
By Dr Kevin Maggs (@runningreform) The majority of patients in my clinic are runners. As a chiropractor, this may seem strange, but I have developed a niche due to my background in biomechanics and a penchant for running. I see a wide variety of conditions during a typical day, but at the same time, certain […]
Physiotherapy and ‘The Young Athlete’: Education, advocacy, and the upcoming ACPSEM biennial conference
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Claire Treen @ClaireTreen In recent months, politicians in the UK have – quite rightly – talked a lot about the NHS. However, perhaps because many teens don’t vote, we don’t hear as much about the challenges of bone growth, adolescent and young adult […]
Transfer Deadline Day in Football: A look beyond the camera lens, into the medical room
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) 2300 GMT on the second of February marked the transfer deadline close in England and Wales. It signalled the end of a panic-ridden dash to snap up the athletes required to make a run for the top-spot. The £45 million […]