How can young doctors and physiotherapists get involved? Paul Dijkstra (@DrPaulDijkstra) I’m passionate about high performance medical teams and how they work. I used the lead-up to yesterday’s opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, to chat with participants from different countries here with me in the Village. The excellent sports clinicians […]
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Exercises to prevent sports injuries – lots of talk, but do they work?
Letter to the Editor By Dr. Babette Pluim (@DocPluim) In response to: Jeppe Bo Lauersen, Ditte Marie Bertelsen, Lars Bo Andersen. The effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent sports injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BJSM. 2014; 48:11 871–877 . Strength training was the big winner in a recent BJSM systematic review and meta-analysis of Lauersen et al.1 The […]
Not just about the knee! Return to Play Conference “The ACL”, Melbourne July 26, 2014
The return to sport following an ACL reconstruction is often discussed in the media in terms of timelines, often with little regard to the athlete or an understanding of the process not being all about the knee. The ability to withstand multi joint, multi directional movement is vital at high load in a linear […]
Michael Owen: An interview with England’s most feared footballer of his generation
This interview was originally published in 2013 in the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Aspetar – Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. Interview by Dr Ian McGuiness The most feared English player of his generation and the youngest to be capped by his country in 100 years, Michael Owen […]
Get Up, Get Movn: A Novel Approach to get Patients Moving
By Harsh Vathsangam and Ade Adesanya Who would have thought that one of the biggest killers of the 21st century would be your couch? Physical inactivity is one of the biggest silent killers of our time and an important factor in weight loss, heart disease and stroke and diabetes. Given such dire consequences, health practitioners are […]
Excellent BASEM Education Exercise in Health and Disease Course: From Dialysis to Nordic Walking
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Catherine Lester This was the first education day of its kind and masterminded by SEM consultant Dr Kate Hutchings. The course covered a wide variety of topics in a subject often poorly taught, both in undergraduate and postgraduate training. Tutors included several […]
Eat, drink, and win? Diet lessons from Novak Djokovic, the 2014 Wimbledon Champion
By Dr. Babette Pluim (@DocPluim) Ever since Novak Djokovic wrote his book “Serve to Win”, a hot debate surrounds tennis players diets. Should they all eat gluten-free foods? Will that bring them instant fame and fortune? Gluten-free? In his book, Djokovic describes his diagnosis of a strong intolerance for wheat and dairy, and a mild […]
How physios working in sport can solve clinical problems with research. Practical tips.
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Simon Rice For recently graduated physiotherapists or those working in private practice, research can intimidate and appear as something that just happens behind closed laboratory doors. Often, physiotherapists working in private clinics would like to get involved in research, but think…’I don’t […]
Novak Djokovic shares his sportsmedicine secrets for success
This interview was originally published in 2013 in the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Aspetar – Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. You can subscribe for free and have the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal delivered to your door – yes, full colour, hard copy to your door. Google ‘Aspetar […]
Isokinetic “Football Medicine Strategies” Conference – Bringing the Football Medicine Family Together
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Daniel Broman (@Daniel_Broman) The Isokinetic Medical Group is an internationally recognised leader in the fields of sports injury treatment, orthopaedic rehabilitation and medical research. The Education and Research Department at Isokinetic, led by Dr. Sergio Roi, is well known and respected world-wide. In […]