By Jordana Bieze Foster If the last 10 years have been the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) decade, the next 10 just might be the decade of patellofemoral pain (PFP). As described by Lower Extremity Review magazine researchers have identified key predictive variables and verified the effectiveness of several training interventions for prevention. Perhaps as important, ACL […]
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Australian Football League considers Concussion Consensus Statement
Interesting take on the Consensus statement from the Zurich 2012 Conference on Concussion In Sport. This paper is Open Access on BJSM and BJSM is the exclusive publisher of the 12 systematic reviews that underpin the Consensus statement. This special issue of BJSM is an Injury Prevention and Health Protection (IPHP) issue of BJSM – […]
Congrats to Paul McCrory and team for the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport Consensus Statement
The 4th Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport (based on the 2012 International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Zurich) is live exclusively on the BJSM site. BJSM will be the only journal carrying 12 review papers that complement the Consensus statement. Table of Contents here. The special issue of BJSM relates to Injury Prevention and […]
Do you work with teams? Looking for a practical case-based learning opportunity? IOC Advanced Team Physician Course (22-24 May, 2013)
Thirty experienced speakers (and leaders in the field) are fully committed to ensuring that this 3-day event will be even more successful than the four previous IOC Advanced Team Physician Courses. This course is geared towards the practical issues of working with high-level athletes in a team sports setting! Check the program below and see how the case-based curriculum means […]
Ireland’s Call! A student perspective on SEM in Ireland – now and the future
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Stuart O’Flanagan (@SROFlanagan) Considerable momentum was gathered this past year from students in the UK, championing the cause of Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM). As is often the case with close neighbours, such great noises have not gone unnoticed by your Irish colleagues! […]
Guest Post: BASEM’s Eleanor Tillett Invites Submissions for BASEM Issue
Call For Papers – the BASEM BJSM Issue 2013 (but open to authors from all countries) We are in the process of putting together the content for the next BASEM BJSM issue which will go out in November this year. We will be keeping to the principle of articles that influence clinical practice and including […]
“What exercise can I do Doc?”
By Ann Gates (@exerciseworks) Can health care consultations change to incorporate best practice ‘exercise medicine?’ In 2012, we sent out a ‘call to action’ to ALL health professionals about the pandemic of obesity and non communicable diseases (NCDs) which results in 36 million patients (worldwide) dying from preventable and treatable diseases. This call was enthusiastically […]
Final preliminary round – BJSM cover competition, vote now!
Alright folks, here are the final 4 covers of the preliminary rounds of the BJSM cover competition. Next, we will take the winner of each round and have one final poll to see which is champion. There will be prizes! […]
Final Update on the Hertfordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Physical Activity as a Key Priority
By Dr. Richard Weiler and Christine Neyndorff Here is the final update on our successful social media and BJSM blog campaign (read original call to action here) to get physical activity promotion into the 2013-2016 Hertfordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Hertfordshire’s 2013-16 Health and Wellbeing Strategy was formally launched on Monday 11 February. Physical activity […]
Social media 101 and the sports medicine professional: by Evert Verhagen (@EvertVerhagen)
Social media is here to stay and sports and exercise medicine is not immune. Do you happen to know at what time of the day 50% of all Facebook users check their Facebook page? You will find the answer (which will strike you) at the bottom of this blog. A load of other fun trivia […]