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 […]
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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 […]
Moynihan raises major questions about drug studies: Drug benefits exaggerated?
Ray Moynihan’s investigative journalism book — ‘Selling Sickness’ — was a tour de force – impaling the concept of ‘preventive pharmaceutical therapy’ for healthy individuals. If new to this see ‘disease mongering‘. He continues to raise issues that have major health service and public health ramifications. This paper in the BMJ won’t please those whose […]
Football as Global Health Promotion: FIFA’s 11 for Health Programme
“Prevention is better than a cure, no matter what disease we look at…football is an ideal platform to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent disease.” – Professor Jiri Dvorak, FIFA’s Chief Medical Officer This month’s BJSM Editor’s Choice (free online) highlights an innovative approach to health and exercise promotion in Africa. Authors […]
View Top Lectures Online: IOC World Conference of Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport (Monaco, April)
On April 7-9 , 2011 I was among 900 attendees at the fantastic IOC World Conference of Prevention of Injury& Illness in Sport in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The great program included: Sudden cardiac death (Jonathan Drezner, USA; Antonio Pelliccia, Italy) What is the best practice for musculoskeletal screening if prevention is the objective? (Roald Bahr, Norway) Mechanisms […]
Dr. Mark Hutchinson’s YouTube Physical Exam Demos at 1.74 Million Views
With 1.74 million video uploads University of Chicago’s Mark Hutchinson is somewhat of a YouTube celebrity. This is a great feat considering his clinician tutorials compete with all those cute animal videos like Slow Loris with a Tiny Umbrella. In all seriousness, Dr. Hutchinson does an outstanding job of demonstrating examination techniques for: Hip and […]
Management of Tennis Elbow – New BMJ Clinical Review (with video!)
A recently published Clinical Review in BMJ offers a concise overview of the Management of Tennis Elbow. In their article, Dr. John Orchard and PT, Alex Kountouris explain tendon mechanics, loading responses and the fundamental principles of effective treatment programmes. They also discuss the current evidence base for newer minimally invasive treatments such as: platelet-rich […]
T’ai Chi Gone Viral! The World Reports on Myeong Soo Lee and Edzard Ernst’s Systematic Review
Myeong Soo Lee and Edzard Ernst received substantial international media attention for their BJSM article: “Systematic reviews of t’ai chi: an overview” (published online, May 16th 2011). In their critical evaluation of 35 systematic reviews, the authors report that T’ai Chi effectively prevents falls and improves psychological health in older adults. This BJSM feature was […]
Hip imaging pathology – the problem of limited specificity: Guest Blog by Dr. David Hughes
I can’t recall the number of times I have had to explain to a patient that an abnormal lumbar spine MR or CT scan is a very common finding among asymptomatic persons. There are numerous similar examples in Sport and Exercise, including studies which have demonstrated significant tibial stress reactions in over 40% of asymptomatic […]