By Joseph T. Costello and Jonathan Leeder Dressed only in swimwear, would you expose yourself to temperatures between -110 and -195°C (-166 to -319°F) to reduce muscle soreness? Elite and recreational athletes are taking athletic recovery to the extreme by using a relatively new modality of cryotherapy called Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC). WBC typically involves repeated exposures […]
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Move Eat Treat Health Summit November 27, 2013 – Creating a proactive healthcare service: Only a few days left for early bird registration
As health and fitness enthusiasts, we instinctively know that lifestyle problems cause the vast majority of chronic disease. We also know the growing burden of chronic disease in the Western world could be largely prevented through simple but powerful changes in behaviour, such as better food and more physical activity. However, most healthcare professionals are […]
Baffled by the barefoot running vs traditional running shoe controversy? How to make an informed choice!
By Takami Shirai, Michael Hsu and Anthony Chang Barefoot and “minimalist” running definitely has momentum. Christopher McDougall’s National Bestseller, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen has sparked worldwide interest and inspired many to pursue barefoot running. Influential companies such as Nike, New Balance and Vibram have designed minimalist […]
Archive: 20 min podcast re: Mechanotherapy paper (>89,000 views)
Many BJSM followers know about mechanotherapy – so skip this blog. If you aren’t aware that you know about it, there is a BJSM podcast – here’s the link. Relevant background — I have a ‘competing interest’ – I’m blogging about a paper I coauthored. It’s my 2nd such post since we started blogging seriously […]
The ‘ins and outs’ of the sports physician’s role in pre-hospital medical care for mass gatherings
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective, a monthly blog series By Dr Amir Pakravan As the number of sports physicians providing medical care in the pre-hospital environment for mass gatherings is increasing, it is important to share both resources and experiential information about this type of work. ‘A mass gathering’ is a public […]
“Leaders in Performance” (2013): A wider, influential audience for turning research into action and policy. Managing Concussion // Performing in the Heat
Leaders in Performance was held in London last week – the world’s largest summit of sport owners/managers, high performance teams, sports medicine and science leads. Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital sponsored two workshops there: 1. Concussion Management with Professors Paul McCrory, Jiri Dvorak, Michael Turner and Roald Bahr. The Consensus statement on concussion in […]
National Undergraduate Sports & Exercise Medicine Conference (Next Month!) – Hosted by SEMSoc in association with USEMS
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Ashleigh Williams @SEMsocuk The Undergraduate Sports & Exercise Medicine Society (USEMS) has been working to promote the specialty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) to UK medical undergraduates. A primary aim for USEMS is to facilitate affordable SEM education as it does not […]
Exercise Medicine In Wales – Gathering momentum in pursuit of an active nation
By Dr Rhodri Martin (@rhodmartin) and Bryn Savill (@BrynSavill) Wales – An inactive nation The physical inactivity pandemic is none more evident than here in Wales. The Welsh Health Survey 2012 reports that 71 percent of the population are not doing at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, on five or more days […]
Dr. Chris Milne, BJSM Editorial Board Member, receives Queen’s Service Medal for Achievement.
Dr. Chris Milne, BJSM Editorial Board Member, was recently awarded the Queen’s Service Medal for achievement in Sports Medicine. Demonstrating ‘meritorious service to the Crown’ is no small feat. Some of Chris’ notable contributions to Sports Medicine include: President and Chairman of Sports Medicine New Zealand, President of Australasian College of Sports Physicians, and team […]
Challenging beliefs in sports nutrition: let’s not replace one myth with another
By Dr. Matt Higgins (PhD), University of Northampton In a recent BJSM editorial Dr Peter Brukner discussed the need to challenge two core strategies often adopted within the field of sport and exercise nutrition. The first tenet, that thirst is not a good indicator of hydration and that an individual must drink lots of fluids before, during […]