The Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) announced their release of a new position statement and discussion document on abuse, harassment and bullying in sport. These web publications call attention to the increase in reported cases of harassment and abuse in Canadian sport over the last 20 years. CASEM stresses the important role […]
Category: General
Thigh strain not resolving? Consider the less common proximal quads tear.
Quadriceps strains are common at this time of the year with many football codes in full flight. Although ‘simple’ quads strains are easy to diagnose and respond rapidly to relative rest and then strengthening, some prove more difficult to treat. Did you consider the ‘proximal quads strain’ as a possible diagnosis? With the advent of […]
Not too serious – Cycling and the BMJ Xmas edition
Wondering whether to spend an extra $1000 to speed the ride to work? The first evidence-based analysis of type of bike vs time to get to work suggest you are better off donating the $$ to a worthy charity. Moving higher up the evidence-based ladder (this is serious now) find great material on the subject […]
‘Trochanteric bursitis’? Consider gluteal tendinopathy as a more likely diagnosis.
A commonly overlooked diagnosis of lateral hip pain is gluteal tendinopathy. The relative emphasis on ‘trochanteric bursitis’ compared with tendinopathy is likely reversed. The tendinopathy is much more prevalent that the ‘bursitis’ according to MR studies of the regions. At surgery for total hip arthroplasty, surgeons often find major tears in the gluteus medius (Bunker […]
Special Isle of Man head rest for motorcycle racing trauma
Dr. Alin Simionica MBChB 1, Dr. David B. Stevens MBE 2, Mr. David Hedley MBChB FRCS PGDipFLM 3 1. Noble’s Hospital 2. Motorsport Medical Services 3. Noble’s Hospital The Isle of Man is the motorcycle Road Racing Capital of the World with a speed record for the 37¾ miles long TT Course of over 130mph. […]
PRP within the wider context of regenerative medicine
Leon Creaney, SEM Physician, BUPA Dear Sir, I congratulate the IOC Consensus panel on having produced as clear a summary of the current understanding of the basic and clinical science relating to PRP as the body of published literature allows. While there was initially great hope in Sport Medicine circles that PRP would become the magic […]
More on exergames…health promoting or sly marketing?
Today’s quick blog post links to a site suggesting that exergames are designed to ‘replace sedentary behaviour‘ rather than to replace exercise! Mmm?? Clever marketing? Even the term ‘exergame’ is thought provoking. See the other recent BJSM Blog Post about exergames. What do you think? Please post your comments below. […]
Shortcut to top advances for 2010
I loved the idea behind this BMJ Blog by Domhnall MacAuley and the papers are fascinating! What a year it has been for sport and exercise medicine. Patients truly better off as a result of all this work. Great stuff!And think of those misguided souls who thought that sports and exercise medicine wasn’t a substantial […]
Paradox in Australia – ‘crediting’ the sport and exercise medicine specialty but forcing patients to pay more to see the docs!
Recent specialist status has led Australian sports and exercise physicians receiving more referrals from GPs; MRI referral is also in the specialist’s scope of practice. However, at the same time as these physicians were recognized for having special expertise in exercise prescription — addressing the worlds biggest public health problem — physical inactivity, patient rebates […]
Lateral hip pain – more likely gluteus medius tendinopathy than ‘trochanteric bursitis’
Our New Zealand colleagues had a great sports medicine conference in Wellington this week following their successful hosting of the World Championships in Rowing. Congratulations to Dr Chris Milne and colleagues from all disciplines who made this a success. In a conversation with Chris I was reminded that the lateral hip pain label of ‘trochanteric […]