This interview was published in the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. For information about the Aspetar Journal or for a complimentary hard copy email journal@aspetar.com INTERVIEW With Zlatan Ibrahimovic Not every athlete has had their name entered into the dictionary. Zlatan Ibrahimovic […]
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Referring patients for exercise from the emergency department: A pilot study
By James R Griffiths Abstract Background/Aims In 2006 NICE concluded that there was insufficient evidence to recommend the use of exercise referral schemes (ERS) to promote physical activity, other than as part of research studies where their effectiveness can be evaluated. Despite this, there are approximately 600 ERS in the UK that primary care have […]
Call for papers – The ECOSEP BJSM Judo and Martial Arts Issue 2013
ECOSEP Invites Submissions for December BJSM Issue (open to authors from all countries) We are putting together articles for an ECOSEP Judo and Martial Arts issue which will be published by the BJSM in December, 2013. We are particularly interested in articles that may influence the current practice of sports medicine and welcome submissions on […]
New York Times and Huffington Post broadcast BJSM’s focus area of ‘urban planning’/ ‘built environment’/ parks for physical activity and health
BJSM’s mandate is to promote better health through (i) injury prevention, (ii) excellence in treatment of injuries and medical problems, as well as (iii) encouraging exercise prescription as appropriate at both the primary prevention and secondary/tertiary prevention level. This blog focuses on this Easter weekend’s attention to the role of green space for mental […]
Introduction to sports ophthalmology – tips and techniques
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Stan Baltsezak Preface: BJSM readers can access the ‘Online First’ article relating to wicketkeeper Marc Boucher’s serious eye injury here; he was struck by the bails and suffered irreparable visual loss. This paper will be one of 4 relating to cricket injuries […]
The fast and the furious…and physiotherapy: Training for extreme G-force loads on the neck
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicine (ACPSEM) Blog Series By Tom Curran MCSP, @physiotom Physiotherapist at Sporting Balance who works with a Formula 1 team. The 2013 Formula 1 (F1) season exploded into action with a thrilling and tactical Australian Grand Prix on St. Patrick’s Day with a calculated win by Kimi […]
Cape Town Medical 10, running race for health professionals
Letter to the Editor The 35th staging of the Medical 10 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, in November 2013. It is a 10 kilometre running race for health professionals. The race started in 1978 after a physician, Hennie Muller (shown in the photo with his grandson), discovered that the doctors in Finland […]
Are you a clinician/public health decision maker looking for the best Physical Activity and Public Health Course? The ‘Russ Pate / Steve Blair plus more’ course – Park City, Utah, Sept 10-18, 2013
From my 30-year experience in the field of sport and exercise medicine, I know that the best course for clinicians wanting to change the physical activity landscape through work in the community, (i.e., via workplaces, NGOs, local government, big government or other public health settings is what we respectfully refer to as the Pate/Blair course […]
Surviving thirty years on the road as a team physician
By Dr. Peter Brukner (@PeterBrukner) I realised the other day that it was thirty years since I did my first overseas tour as a team doctor (World University Games, Edmonton, Canada 1983). Since then I have lost count of the number of trips that I have done with a succession of Australian national sporting teams […]
SEM student movement – it’s gaining momentum!
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Sean Carmody (@seancardmody1) and Liam West (@Liam_West) There’s been a palpable shift in the attitudes of undergraduates towards Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) in recent years. Well-attended student conferences, with world-class speakers, are a common feature of the calendar, and SEM societies are […]