Dr Chris Milne, Sports Physician 1. What is it? It is an overuse injury of the origin of the tibialis posterior muscles. There is micro-bleeding at the junction between the bone cover (periosteum) and muscle origin. 2. What causes it? It is an overuse injury usually caused by excessive running in the presence of faulty […]
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Patient Information Handout: Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (also called PCL rupture)
By Dr. Chris Milne, Sports Physician 1. What is it? It is a disruption of the posterior cruciate ligament. This one of the main supporting and stabilising ligaments of the knee joint. 2. What causes it? It is usually caused by a hyperextension or forced flexion injury to the knee. 3. Symptoms – what you […]
Patient Information Sheet: Patellar Instabilities (dislocation or subluxation of the kneecap)
By Dr Chris Milne, Sports Physician What is it? It occurs when the patella moves out of its usual groove in front of the knee. What causes it? It is caused by a variety of factors including muscle imbalance, a small or high riding patella, a shallow groove for it to track in, plus excess […]
Book review: Human body size and the laws of scaling: physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications
Human body size and the laws of scaling: physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications Edited by Thomas T Samaras Nova Biomedicals ISBN-10: 1600214088 Is the substantial increase in human height and weight over the last century a positive development for society and individuals within society in terms of physical performance, health and longevity? If […]
Tired footballers playing in pain
By Terence J Babwah, Team Doctor, Trinidad & Tobago Football Team In response to “The use of medications and nutritional supplements during FIFA World Cups 2002 and 2006” it must be stated that elite footballers suffer from playing too many games during a season. In elite Europeans leagues, it is not uncommon for some footballers […]
Combine Science & Exotic Travel in the High Arctic
Sometimes readers are looking to combine science with exotic travel, the 2009 Arctic Conference next June, will be hard to beat. Up close and personal with Paul Hodges and LJ Lee not to mention penguins, polar bears and giant Aleutian seals. It will be a great trip and a great blend of the latest science […]
Collegiate rugby union injury patterns
BJSM eLetter from Henare R Broughton of Auckland Rugby referees’ Association. The study presented by Hamish Kerr et al., Collegiate rugby union injury patterns in New England: A prospective cohort study, deserves comment. In a general sense the injury pattern may be attributed to the confrontational type of game that the players had been taught. […]
Patient Info Sheet: Lateral Hip Pain
Another excellent patient information to download! Patient Information Sheet 17 – Lateral hip pain More patient information sheets can be found here. […]
New April Issue Available Online Now
The WarmUp which summarizes some key issues in 800 words is available free at the site and you can click on it here or view it as a PDF. The ‘editor’s choice’ which is available for free is the meta-analysis of walking. This simple daily task has many benefits and the dose-response relationship is explored […]
Exercise is Medicine! But how can we convince the sceptics?
I connected with ACSM president Bob Sallis today – he is heading up the ‘Exercise Is Medicine’ initiative through ACSM. Bob, a family doctor in California, shared his frustration with mainstream medicine overlooking physical activity as the most powerful therapy available to physicians. The Exercise is Medicine initiative aims to have every family doctor assessing […]