By Dr. Christine Voss (@DrChristineVoss) Originally posted on the Active Streets Active People blog: http://asapactive.wordpress.com/ The 2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children recently brought together researchers, practitioners and policy makers to address the growing childhood physical inactivity crisis. There was an impressive agenda of scientific communications, workshops, debates, networking opportunities, and key note […]
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Bringing together the best in physiotherapy research and practice: September 19 – 21, New Zealand Conference
A guest blog by Physiotherapy New Zealand. The Physiotherapy New Zealand conference September 19 – 21, promises three full on days of cutting edge research, learning and development for physiotherapists. Keynote presentations from international leaders: Professor Karim Khan (QATAR/CANADA): Physiotherapy IS effective: Why aren’t the general public and doctors as aware as they should be? […]
Obesity in the Middle East : A serious public health concern and initiatives to improve diet and physical activity
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Farrah Jawad Obesity is becoming a major public health issue in the Middle East and in other developing regions. Estimations of overweight or obese individuals include: 42.2% of Kuwaiti adolescent males and 42.4% of Bahraini adolescent females 1. The World Health Organisation indicates […]
Time to stop meniscectomies for degenerative tears: Practice must catch up with evidence
By Kay M Crossley (@KayMCrossley) , Joanne L Kemp (@JoanneLKemp), Charles Ratzlaff, and Ewa M Roos (@Ewa_Roos) In 2002, a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in the New England Journal of Medicine [1] made us all sit up and take note. The trial was remarkable because participants were randomised to arthroscopic debridement (including chondroplasty, removal of debris […]
Call for Editor in Chief – (New Journal!) BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
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 […]
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 […]