Blog by @MichaelRathleff Introduction by Tom Goom @TomGoom Originally posted on the Running Physio blog Plantar fasciitis can be a nuisance to treat and, to date, we’ve had little high quality evidence to guide us. Today’s blog represents an exciting new direction in treating this stubborn condition. For some time we’ve noted the similarities between plantar fascial […]
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Football Medicine in England: A personal perspective on protocols, standards, and moving the field forward
By Dr. Michael Stone, Chief Medical Officer, Birmingham City Football Club I am fortunate to have worked within elite sport since 1994 – the majority of this time within football. Experiences and observations from my longstanding involvement in football influence my personal views on the practice of Sports Medicine both within football, and comparatively to […]
Top 10 Clinical Pearls from #Tendons2014 / ISTS: Beginning the Long Walk to (tendon) Freedom
By Paul Dijkstra @DrPaulDijkstra & Jill Cook @ProfJillCook Before we delve into evidence based medicine as it relates to tendons, here are the top 10 short (clinical) pearls from the 3rd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (ISTS) or #Tendons2014: Tendinopathy is still not clearly defined Do not treat all tendons with […]
4 ‘must attend’ BASEM/FSEM conference sessions on physical activity and young people
By Beth Cameron, PR & Communications, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine @FSEM_UK This year’s joint BASEM and FSEM Conference, Walk 500 Miles, will include four, not to be missed, sessions covering paediatric medicine. The session starts at 2pm in Edinburgh’s historic Assembly Rooms, on Thursday 2nd October, with Heather McKay, Professor of the Faculty of […]
ACL reconstruction to pain science: Top 5 most played BJSM Podcasts
By Olivia Halfacre Chris Littlewood – Tendons: Where does pain fit in the continuum model? Based on the connection between pain and pathology in the tendons, this podcast is presented to the listener in the form of a debate – a new different format to those previous. Jill Cook welcomes three expert perspectives on the nature […]
Tennis: Field-based fitness tests – the 7 domains every coach needs to test
By Dr. Babette Pluim (@DocPluim) At the start of the indoor tennis season, many fitness trainers and coaches use a set of ‘fitness tests’ to evaluate their junior player. What they really want to know is whether they have a new Federer amongst their pupils (talent identification), what strengths and weaknesses the player has (injury […]
Brilliant, engaging, relevant! 2013/14 BJSM Systematic Review Award Winners
Systematic reviews provide critical high-level evidence to influence practice. BJSM prioritises publication of quality SRs. The winning papers are enjoyable to read and their messages easily incorporated into clinical practice. The selected papers adhered carefully to PRISMA guidelines. The results were skilfully analysed and synthesised into a clinically relevant discussion which links well to the study objectives. […]
To MSc or not to MSc; a doctor’s perspective
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series Part 1 of a 2 part series on making your post-graduate plans. Read part 1 HERE By Liam West (@Liam_West) Rather than waiting for my specialist training in Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM), I undertook the SEM Masters (MSc) as a Foundation Year One […]
Common misconceptions about back pain in sport: Tiger Woods’ case brings 5 fundamental questions into sharp focus
By Dr Peter O’Sullivan, Curtin University, West Australia @PeteOSullivanPT The enormous media interest over the demise of Tiger Woods’ golf game because of his back pain disorder highlights that current approaches to management are fuelling rather than reducing the burden of back pain (Deyo, Mirza et al. 2009). (PS: You can listen to the related […]
The Role of the Tunnel Doctor in Football: An experience in the Premier League
By Raj Subbu, Clinical Research Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics/ Sports Medicine /Tunnel Doctor Fulham FC ‘The role of the tunnel doctor is to provide extra medical assistance in managing acute medical or surgical emergencies and injuries for the home and away medical staff on match-days. This ensures a high standard of medical care is maintained for all […]