FIFA Media Release There is no better stage than the FIFA U-17 World Cup to launch a programme designed to enhance the health and well-being of young people through football in the host country. The passion for the game in Mexico can be felt in every corner of the country and exactly this unique power […]
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The Pelvic Girdle: An Integration of Clinical Expertise and Research, Guest Blog by Erin Macri (PT)
Book Review: The Pelvic Girdle, 4th edition by Diane Lee (major contributor Linda-Joy Lee) Did you know that our understanding of how the pelvis moves has changed in just the last few years? Of all the body regions I’ve treated clinically, I have always found the pelvic girdle to be the most complicated and even […]
Part 2 Guest Blog by Dr Richard Weiler: The England Cerebral Palsy Football Team
There was an outbreak of gastroenteritis after several days, which was affecting some teams more than others – source unknown. Personal hygiene education and prep was a focus for the squad and staff from the outset and this seems to have paid off as our squad was barely affected. However, there has been a convincing […]
The obesity and soda debate – cool heads must prevail
No-one would deny that drinking litres of full-calorie soda drinks (soft drinks) daily increases risk of obesity. But extreme behaviours leading to a biological phenomenon (in this case obesity) do not mean that moderation in those same behaviours cause a mild version of the same problem. Biology is not always linear. The article of interest […]
Guest Blog by Dr Richard Weiler: The England Cerebral Palsy Football Team
Part 1 of 2: CPISRA Cerebral Palsy Football World Championship, Netherlands 16 teams, 12 athletes per squad, 7-a-side football, 30 minutes each half, 18 days of rain and cheese slices every meal – the CPISRA Cerebral Palsy World Football Championships, Assen, Netherlands. The athletes are supported by the FA in the same manner as any […]
Guest Blog: Debating Strategies to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Dr. Drezner Responds to Sports Cardiology Editorial
Mosterd, Senden, and, Engelfriet, authors of a recent editorial, (in Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, April 2011) suggest strategies to reduce the occurrence of sudden cardiac death in athletes. They also comment on the limitations of routine prescreening of athletes. The authors reference the seminal work of Drs. Corrado, Drezner, Basso, and Thiene that promotes preparticipation […]
Real-life gait solutions (not just cyborg videos!!)
With apropulsive cyborg gait videos, IQ measures using gait observation, and distance running clinics to observe and improve biomechanics, the sports medicine community (and the general public) has a widespread interest in the significance of “gait.” In this month’s BJSM Editor’s Choice section (free online!) Noehren, Scholz, and Davis investigate the role of hip mechanics in […]
‘Smokadiabesity’ reaches epidemic proportions. But low fitness still kills more Americans than smoking, diabetes and obesity combined!
MOST LIKED BLOG OF 2011 – GETS A DUST OFF AND FRONT BLOG STATUS FOR 24 HOURS. PLEASE ‘LIKE’ OR RETWEET IF YOU FEEL THIS IS MESSAGE HAS NOT GOT THROUGH TO THOSE MAKING PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS OR TO ALL CLINICIANS GIVING HEALTH ADVICE Smoking, diabetes and obesity are major public health concerns. At the […]
13th Annual Scientific Conference in Sport and Exercise Medicine
********************************************************************************* A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of ERIC ARTHUR NEWSHOLME, MA, DSc, Fellow and Tutor in Biochemistry of Merton College, Oxford 1973-1996, Emeritus Fellow of Merton College 1996-2011, will be held in Merton College Chapel on Saturday 15 October 2011 at 3.00 pm. Tea in Hall. […]
The Limitations of T’ai Chi as a Cost-Effective (Population Level) Exercise Program – Guest Blog by Prof Caroline Finch
This blog is in response to: T’ai Chi Gone Viral! The World Reports on Myeong Soo Lee and Edzard Ernst’s Systematic Review (BJSM blog May 27) Another important aspect to consider when promoting T’ai Chi (and those comparable) exercise programs, is their cost-effectiveness, particularly at the population level. We conducted an epidemiological cost modelling of […]