Your chance to win in the final — ‘Golden Goal’ – round of the 2nd Annual BJSM cover competition, 2012. Thanks to over 400 readers who voted in the preliminary rounds. Also, thanks to our editors from member societies and IPHP editors who create the covers with our designer Vicky Earle! We have upped the […]
Category: General
How do I decide to treat?
By Peter Brukner OAM, MBBS, FACSP The decision on how to treat a particular condition is sometimes very clear. For that particular condition e.g. a bacterial infection, there is a treatment e.g. specific antibiotic, that is simple, safe and effective in nearly every case. In musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine, frequently it is not clear which is […]
Practical tips for a future in sports physiotherapy
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series (The ACPSEM is a BJSM member society – see January’s ACPSM issue of BJSM here; all ACPSEM members have full access to BJSM for free through the ACPSEM website) Getting involved in Sport and Exercise Medicine, a physiotherapist graduate’s perspective By Natalie Morgan My […]
Cardiff Olympic SEM Conference: Inspiring the undergraduate generation
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Robert Whitham (@R_Whitham) & Bryn Savill (@BrynSavill) Undergraduate SEM Liam West has persistently publicised how the pathway into SEM is unclear. As emphasised by Joy et al.,1 most undergraduate medical and physiotherapy curricula have little SEM teaching and many students are ill or […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic – The passionate football star on physical health and team doctors
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 […]
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 […]