Guest Blog by Peter Brukner (@PeterBrukner) What will determine who will win the 2012-13 Premier league title? Money, manager, quality of squad – all these factors are obviously important, but in the end when you look at the teams that have top quality squads – and I would probably include Man City, Man United, Chelsea, […]
Category: General
“How does a clinician know what’s in the athlete’s best interest?” An Olympic experience
By Dr Amir Pakravan Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly Guest Blog) The practice of medicine, by its very nature, is prone to ethical problems and dilemmas. This is even more evident when providing pitch-side or field of play medical care to professional athletes. Whether it is Fencing’s 10 minute or Taekwondo’s […]
Dr. Babette Pluim: Living the Olympic Dream
By Dr. Babette Pluim (@DocPluim) To work at an Olympic Games is a dream for every sport physician. So, in 2011, I applied to LOCOG as a volunteer. The minimum commitment was ten days, with an option to do both the Olympics and Paralympics. Nothing could hold me back at the interview. Yes, yes, yes, […]
Closing soft tissue wounds rapidly at pitchside – A role for metal skin staples without anaesthesia?
Guest Blog by Drs Christopher Fowell and Phillip Earl *Please also see the commentary from @DrJohnOrchard on this blog here * You can vote on whether you think metal staples are a good idea via the BJSM ‘Current Issue’ page here: You are working pitchside and your player receives a facial laceration. What are […]
Rags to riches and fitness to fatness: Qatar and the physical inactivity epidemic
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly series on the BJSM blog) By Dr Bhavesh Kumar Some of us may not have known of Qatar until it was awarded host nation status for the 2022 FIFA world cup. Evidence of this country’s escalating global presence is found on the front of the FC Barcelona […]
The legality of Pistorius: why ethics is more relevant than biomechanics. Guest blog @DrJohnOrchard
by @DrJohnOrchard I’m pleased to see Professor Lippi’s opinion piece on Oscar Pistorius in BJSM’s Online first [1], as it is a very important topic and the BJSM is a very appropriate forum to publish on this debate. Much of the article is a good neutral overview of the parameters of this debate. However I […]
Guest blog: Do athletes with prosthetic limbs have an unfair advantage over able-bodied athletes?
Abhishek Chitnis 3rd Year Medical Student Keele University Email: v0z55@students.keele.ac.uk The use of prosthetic limbs in medicine has helped many patients over millennia lead a more comfortable life, enabling them to continue their activities of daily living as well as to compete in sport. In developing countries, prosthetic limbs are mainly used because […]
Designer Bodies: Anabolic steroid use in high schools
By Dr Glen Hagemann Sports Physician and President of the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) Last year Discovery Sharksmart anonymously surveyed 9824 male pupils attending 20 high schools in South Africa regarding various lifestyle behaviours. One section of the questionnaire related to the use of anabolic steroids, the results of which proved both interesting […]
Link to Ross Tucker’s Podcast – ‘What makes an Olympic champion?’
For those who follow BJSM Twitter (@BJSM_BMJ) please accept this apology for a cross-posting. And for those who scan the BJSM home page podcast links I also apologise. This blog is to alert those of you who prefer to get your news from the BJSM blog that…(drum roll…) You’ll probably enjoy taking 20 minutes to […]
Mechanisms, persistence, and prevention of airway dysfunction in swimmers
Swimming is consistently one of the most popular Olympic sports. However, at BJSM we don’t care about Twitter gossip on Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice, nor are we particularly concerned if US Champion Michael Phelps wins more medals. We, of course, are interested in noteworthy research on swimmers’ health. We focus today on Valérie Bougault […]