By Dr David White, Dr Andrew Murray, and Lorna Smith The recent £500 million pound bailout of struggling A&E services in England attracted significant media interest, with many observers suggesting such investment simply “papers over the cracks” in the NHS. The need for this ‘bailout’ serves as a potent reminder that a major re-prioritisation is […]
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Invitation to SASMA’s Biennial Congress South Africa 24-27 October 2013: a ‘not-to-miss event’
With a top-tier line-up of international and local speakers (Drs. Peter Brukner, Ann Cools, Mark Lovell, Robert Sallis, and Babette Pluim to name a few), pre-conference Exercise is Medicine® workshops for health care providers and fitness professionals, 6 concurrent tracks each day, and a spectacular setting, SASMA’s Biennial Congress, Wild Coast Sun, South Africa is sure to be a ‘not-to miss’ event. […]
From physiotherapist student to [want to be] master: the road to excellence
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series By Kenny Watt My affiliation with the British University and College Sports (BUCS) medical system was initiated as a physiotherapy student, wanting future full time work in sports. Also, thanks to an inspirational lecturer and a meeting at the bi-ennial ACPSEM conference (The 2013 conference is […]
Open submissions: Anti-Doping in Sports Consensus Meeting, 29 November 2013
We are pleased to announce the Anti-Doping in Sports Consensus Meeting. This meeting will follow an NIH consensus development format with an open session on 29 November 2013. You are invited to submit an abstract of original research relating to anti-doping in sports for consideration as a presentation at this meeting. The main topic areas have been determined […]
Mixed martial arts: elite athletes or just street brawlers?
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Dinesh Sirisena Since the first Ultimate Fighting Championships in the early 1990s, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has gained popularity with regular national and international tournaments [1]. For some it remains barbaric, taking us back to our primal instincts of fight vs. flight. […]
Life saved in semi final of SAFF Championship 2013 by FIFA-supplied AED (FMEB – FIFA Medical Emergency Bag)
Preventing sudden cardiac death was a critical forum topic at the 2012 FIFA Medical Conference in Budapest. Advocates argued that pitch-side automated external defibrillators (AED) be required at FIFA competitions all over the world. In the last 5 years, only 24 of 84 football players who suffered cardiac arrest survived. Tragically, there was no AED available at the stadium in 80% […]
Everest – The First Ascent: A great read on the importance of an exercise physiologist
Book review by Chris Milne, Sports Physician Hamilton, New Zealand *Please note, neither BJSM nor Chris are sponsored to endorse this book Ever wanted to know how important exercise physiologists can be? Then read Everest – The First Ascent. Written by the daughter of Griffith Pugh, the physiologist who accompanied the successful 1953 expedition, it provides a […]
Medical challenges at world’s cruelest ultra marathon
By Dr Rajat Chauhan, Sports-Exercise Medicine & Musculoskeletal Medicine Physician; BJSM Associate Editor (India) @drrajatchauhan “If you want to make this run safe, stand with outstretched hands at the start line and don’t let anyone start.” Thats what Josh Paurini (New Zealand), a crew member for one of the participants at La Ultra – The High had to […]
Injuries in Golfers who are not Pros – Suggestions for Innovative Research
By Mr Alexander M Wood, Orthopaedic Registrar Wansbeck Hospital Ashington Mr Andre C Keenan, Orthopaedic Registrar Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh Little France Mr Stuart A Aitken Orthopaedic Registrar Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh Little France We thank Dr’s Iain and Andrew Murray and Dr Roger Hawkes for their blog1 Getting to Grips with Golf Injuries,which addresses some […]
Clinical trials in sports physiotherapy. Building on 5 decades of research to produce even better trials: a critical review and tips for improvements
By Steven J Kamper1, 2, Anne M ,Moseley1 and, Mark R Elkins3 1 The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney. Australia 2 The EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam. The Netherlands 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia Introduction The last decades have seen an enormous shift in the practice […]