BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine is a new Open Access journal covering all aspects of sport and exercise medicine from physiology to return to play. This new venture will be an official journal of the British Society of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and a sister journal to the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). We […]
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The FA Medical Masterclass in Disability Football: highlights from the expert presentations
By Liam West (@Liam_West) The first Football Association (@FA) Medical Masterclass in Disability Football meeting at @StGeorgesPark was a resounding success. It showcased both homegrown talents and imported experts; speaker profiles are available here. Dr. Richard Weiler and Dr Osman Ahmed (@osmanhahmed) hosted the day. Summary of key take home messages: Introduction to […]
Defining safety in Canadian Sport: Moving from ‘outcomes’ to ‘process’ for injury prevention
By Tanenbaum, B.E., Cowle, S., Forbes, S.L., Banfield, J.M. Background The Canadian Sport Policy (CSP) is a product of collaboration among the 14 federal, provincial and territorial governments and other key stakeholders (e.g. Sport Canada). The current version of the policy, CSP2012, provides direction (for the next ten years) for stakeholders to realize positive impacts […]
A catalyst for activity: The NHS Choices ‘Couch to 5K’ Programme, one-year follow-up survey results
By Dr Sophie Bates Background The NHS Choices ‘Couch to 5K’ Programme, is a nine week scheme consisting of three runs per week, which trains novice runners to run continuously for thirty minutes[1]. NHS Choices has promoted the scheme since 2010. Between January and March 2013, I coordinated a group version of the ‘Couch to […]
Experts present at Exercise Medicine Conference, June 20 2014
While sports medicine gets a lot of attention, exercise medicine is also an important topic that impacts millions of people. Now in its second year, the annual Exercise Medicine Conference brings together a wide range of individuals from all areas of healthcare to discuss the important topic of exercise. The conference programme includes experts from […]
British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine Winter Symposium – from Top to Toe
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Liam West (@Liam_West) Students and newly qualified doctors that are interested in SEM are usually very keen to undertake post-graduate qualifications or courses to expand their knowledge base. The British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine (BIMM) is a society that offers SEM modules that […]
Event announcement: “Game Changing in Mental Health,”tackling stigma and building resilence in elite sport
This event is of interest to all of those who wish to specialise in sports medicine as it may directly impact both player welfare and performance. From an early age athletes are instructed to show no fear, to be the toughest, fastest and most focussed competitors on the field. They are also told to never […]
Concussion to groin pain: BJSM editors and authors contribute to a 200-strong clinician education event
BJSM editors and authors contributed to a 200-strong clinician education event run by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine of Ireland on Tuesday April 29. Andy Franklyn-Miller argued the ‘compartment pressure’ syndrome was a misnomer for pathology that relates to relative overuse. His article can be found HERE (OPEN ACESS) in BJSM and his podcast […]
Injury patterns in high-performance curlers (the sport has 2 million players worldwide although has 200x less publications than Aussie Rules Football!)
BY L P BEERE, A MURRAY, M BELCH, B WALKER, SPORTSCOTLAND INSTITUTE OF SPORT, SCOTLAND. Objective: Despite more than 2 million players worldwide, little is known about injuries in curling. There are only 2 published studies on injury epidemiology. This report describes the injuries seen in high-performance British/ Scottish curlers between 2000-2010, many of whom have […]
Top ‘take home’ messages from London School of Sport and Exercise Medicine conference: How can SEM help the endurance athlete?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Liam West (@Liam_West) Students looking to get into Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) should attend as many conferences as possible – many examples from the Undergraduate perspective blog series support this statement. London School of Sport & Exercise Medicine’s 5th Annual School Conference, […]