Given that Powerpoint is ubiquitous, the current debate about it may interest some BJSM sportsmederati. Things heated up when Lucy Kellaway (Financial Times) suggested banning the presentation program. (Don’t be frustrated if you can’t get this link – Harford summarizes it below). The wizard economist, Tim Harford (The Undercover Economist – great read for general […]
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New editoral from Prof. Finch- Updating the international research agenda for sport injury prevention
Professor Caroline Finch is a leading advocate for decreasing the divide between the science and practice of injury prevention through greater cross-fertilization in the fields of injury and sports medicine research. In the June 24, 2011 edition of BJSM’s sister journal Injury Prevention, Prof Finch offers a concise summary: Updating the international research agenda for […]
Has ‘sedentarism’ — excessive sitting — crossed over to join the conditions that the public is aware of? The new obesity?
The health problems of office workers who ‘sit too much’ is getting increasing attention not only in medical journals but now also in popular media. See: Owen N, Baumen, AE, and Brown, W. 2009. Too much sitting: a novel and important predictor of chronic disease risk? BJSM;43:81-83. Brown, WJ, Bauman, AE, and Owen N. Stand […]
Educating ALL Medical Specialists to consider exercise as the fifth vital sign – Dr. Danica Bonello Spiteri comments
Guest blog by Dr. Danica Bonello Spiteri I read with great interest your article ‘Developing healthcare systems to support exercise: exercise as the fifth vital sign’ (Sallis R. Br J Sports Med May 2011 45;6:473-4 – Free online). My main concern is whether we should also be educating the physicians. I recently was involved in […]
From the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress (Whistler, British Columbia)
Bit of local bias in today’s blog – and I have to declare a conflict that the CPA has put me up in the very nice Hilton Hotel at the base of Whistler Mountain. So if I say the Hilton has delicious breakfast cereal and great local art galleries next door, you need to be […]
Guest Blog by Dr. Geir K. Resaland: Success stories in Exercise is Medicine — physical activity intervention in Norwegian schools
This Guest Blog is the first in a series of blogs highlighting success stories – where exercise was implemented and made a difference. As part of the BJSM initiative in ‘implementation’ we invite readers to submit success stories – and we will solicit them too! Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children: effects […]
Steven N Blair comments on comparing US deaths from low fitness and ‘Smokadiabesity’
Steven N Blair Guest Blog When comparing US deaths from low fitness and ‘Smokadiabesity’, remember that attributable fractions are based on the prevalence of the risk factor as well as the relative risk. In the Aerobics Centre Longitudinal Study (1) the smoking prevalence is substantially lower than in the U.S. (I think probably less than half […]
Repost: Thinking of submitting a systematic review? What BJSM is looking for.
Systematic reviews in BJSM Systematic reviews provide level 1 evidence and form a critical part of the literature. Here we provide some ground rules for SRs of interest in BJSM. These guidelines are meant to inform authors but are not absolute. Is the review of interest to our core readership? BJSM is a clinical journal […]
Case Report: Unusual cause of fibular fracture in a golfer
BJSM extends sympathies to golfer Thomas Levet, who seems likely to miss the British Open due to a ‘celebration injury’ after his French Open win (see him immediately pre-injury, left). He clearly doesn’t spend as much time in the water hazards as some of us. The hazards are usually incredibly wide and powerfully ball-sucking but […]
The 2012 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport July 19-24th 2012, SECC Glasgow
Call for Abstracts The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) and the International Council for Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) announced that their International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport will take place in Glasgow just before the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic […]