Are you aware of (or part of!) an outstanding team project or initiative in the UK that promotes physical activity and the improved care of athletes? We want to know about it. The 2012 BMJ Group Improving Health Awards has a new category geared at Sports Medicine Practitioners. The award for Sport and Exercise Team […]
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New video from YouTube sensation Mike Evans: Concussion 101, a Primer for Kids and Parents
When it comes to creating engaging public health messages, Mike Evans is a star. The video 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? generated 1.2 million views on YouTube in a month. Numbers continue to rise. Evans’ follow-up video Concussions 101, a Primer for Kids and Parents […]
A little less exaggeration, a little more science please! by Hilda Bastian
Figures often beguile me, especially when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case….’There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics’. – Mark Twain A beguiling and artful video promoting exercise went viral: a good thing, right? Delighted tweets and emails came at me from people whose judgment I respect. […]
The IOC Advanced Team Physician Course returns to Norway in 2012!
The IOC Advanced Team Physician Course returns to Norway in 2012! The 4th edition, organized by the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center and Olympiatoppen, will take place in Oslo May 30th through June 1st and features a stellar line-up of 25 excellent speakers committed to ensure that this 3-day event will be the three previous […]
Injury surveillance on young elite athletes participating in the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck/Austria
BJSM e-letter by: Gerhard Ruedl and Wolfgang Schobersberger E-letter for: Kathrin Steffen, Lars Engebretsen. The Youth Olympic Games and a new awakening for sports and exercise medicine. BJSM. 2011; 45: 1251-1252 (Warm up) Do we really want to see our young promising talents go through a major injury at one stage into their career? Definitely no! However, […]
Prevention is better than cure: SEM in the prevention of musculoskeletal injury
Guest Blog by Dr Sarah Davies Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A monthly series on the BJSM blog) “The function of protecting and developing health must rank even above that of restoring it when it is impaired.” Hippocrates It’s that time of year when the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future […]
Don’t miss Richard Budgett’s Olympics podcast…
Just a quick alert that Richard Budgett, the Chief Medical Office for the London Olympics, shares his very special insights. He was an Olympic Gold medal winner in Los Angeles before serving the UK and now the world! Click here for the podcast And remember, the IOC, through its Medical Commission, supports the 4 of […]
23 and a half hours video passes 2 million views!
Mike Evans circulated this to his hockey team of kids early in December 2011. #1 educational video on YouTube. Remember that low fitness (<30 mins of physical activity daily) kills more Americans that smoking, diabetes, and obesity combined (smokadiabesity). Click on this link. Watch it, share it. Do it yourself. Encourage patients to watch it […]
Less than 5% of children met the recommendation for physical activity during school PE.
Not surprisingly, the US senator who suggested that the one compulsory PE class per week in middle school should be made optional made news last week. However, many folks fail to distinguish ‘phys ed’ from ‘physical activity’. The former is a structured class that may , or may not, involve much of the latter. Just […]
The old and the young: Ideal targets for injury prevention
Guest Blog by @CarolineFinch Cross Fertilising ‘Injury Prevention’ journal (IP) and BJSM The December 2011 issue of Injury Prevention, BJSM’s sister journal, highlights that musculoskeletal and activity-related injuries occur in both the old and the young. These are great targets for sports medicine professionals to ensure high quality of life through lifelong functionality and sustained active […]