be active 2014 will incorporate the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (ACSMS), the National Physical Activity Conference (NPAC), and the National Sports Injury Prevention Conference (NSIPC). Together the three conferences will focus on current research and practice in areas relating to the promotion of, and safe participation in, all kinds of sport, […]
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Exercise Referral Schemes in Primary Care: Where does Sport and Exercise Medicine stand?
By Dr. Amir Pakravan and Dr. Amanda Jones Exercise referral schemes (ERS) are often known as specific referrals made by primary care professionals to a third party for individual advice, and a tailored physical activity or exercise programme aimed at achieving health benefits through increased level of physical activity.[1, 2] Primary care is uniquely placed to promote […]
PHYSICAL LITERACY FOR YOUTH: Why is it important?
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine (ACPSEM) blog series By Lorraine Harkness-Tomeldan Sports coaches often express the need for clear and successful strategies to maximise successful development and subsequent retention of young athletes/ players within a given sport. Despite numerous books and literature focused on growth, development and training of young athletes in […]
For more powerful safety messages, focus on adverse outcomes not risk factors
Cross Fertilising British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) and Injury Prevention (IP) An interesting paper, by Morrongiello et al., in the most recent issue of the Injury Prevention Journal (Volume 20, Issue 1) presents the results of a study that investigated the nature of images that should be used for powerful safety messages. […]
“Crash Reel” movie, Lystedt, Zurich and Sochi…Sports medicine challenges
Guest blog by @DMacA – Dr Domhnall MacAuley “You cannot do concussion trials in humans.” mused Mike Turner, discussing the Zurich concussion guidelines at a recent conference. (OK, who said why not?) Concussion, he said, causes functional disturbance with no structural damage, nothing to see on imaging, and resolves spontaneously in 7-10 days. It was, […]
Seeing patients today? “Heart healthy” exercise advice can be a life saver for men, women and children via @exerciseworks
@exerciseworks guest blog series on physical activity and cardiovascular health: Part 2 Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Reduction of heart disease risk in patients is significantly linked to modifiable factors (such as tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity, obesity, alcohol use) or factors that can be changed […]
The Paleo diet – what’s in it for you?
By Dr John Orchard, @DrJohnOrchard Dr J, takes a look at the hottest diet in the world right now. Just for a change, this Dr J column is written about a topic which I am not an expert on. Why change a good formula? (In fact you can take it as a very good rule […]
BASEM Spring Conference 2014 – Register now!
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Ramy Ashour, an interview with the squash superstar
This interview was originally published in the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Aspetar – Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. – Interview by Cristiano Eirale, Qatar Every sport has its star. In squash, it’s Ramy Ashour. It’s not that he has the highest point average in the history of […]
Move Now, never mind the weather
By Dr. Domhnall MacAuley Snow. Hardly surprising. Its part of Canadian life. But, as a sports med doc arriving in Ottawa, what struck me most was the number of people walking, skating and jogging. It may have been minus 25, before wind chill, but that didn’t seem to be a deterrent. There were hundreds of skaters on […]