Keywords: exercise prescription, cardiopulmonary exercise test, chronic diseases Although physical activity and exercise are evidence-based treatment modalities for different chronic diseases (class I recommendation, level of evidence A*), the respective implementation in healthcare systems and its impact on public health is still very limited. Indeed, this promising treatment is currently underused in real-world settings, mostly […]
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Use of The O’Brien’s Active Compression Test to Evaluate SLAP Lesions and Acromioclavicular Lesions in Athletes
Shoulder injuries are common in sport, especially amongst overhead throwing athletes who use their upper arm and shoulder in an arc over head to propel a ball toward the opposing team. Athletes in repetitive overhead sports such as volleyball, baseball, and softball are at high risk of injuring their superior labrum and acromioclavicular (AC) joint […]
Fighting off the genetic risk of type 2 diabetes through an active lifestyle
This blog provides a summary of a recent study published in BJSM. Why is this study important? Diabetes affects more than 10% of the world’s population and it is one of the most common chronic diseases in the 21st century (1). Diabetes can lead to serious disease complications, disabilities, and premature deaths (2), and burden […]
Body on the line: experiences of tackle injury in women’s rugby union – a grounded theory study
In this blog we will explain the results of our recent study published in BJSM. We conducted a qualitative study using a grounded theory approach to capture the tackle injury experiences and behaviours in women’s rugby union. Why is this study important? Women’s Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports worldwide (1). Tackle-related injuries […]
Rest and Exercise Early after Sport-related Concussion: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Keywords: rest, exercise, sport-related concussion In this blog, we summarize our recent publication that presents evidence regarding the risks and benefits of physical activity (PA), prescribed aerobic exercise treatment, rest, cognitive activity, and sleep during the early recovery phase after sport-related concussion (SRC) (1). This systematic review was developed for the international Concussion in Sport […]
Are we working (too) comfortably?!: A toolkit for moving more during the work at home day
This blog provides a toolkit developed based on ongoing research from the University of Edinburgh exploring ways to help those working from home move more during their day. Shifting to working (too) comfortably Cast your mind back to early 2020 – the world went into a global lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19. We […]
Reflection of the Swiss Sports Medicine Day for Students
A place like no other Each year, a hundred medical students from all over Switzerland come together in one place to experience a day about sports medicine. This year, it was in Interlaken, a magnificent city in the Bernese Oberland, where 60 students and even a guest medical student from Sweden, Moa Engström, met. Here […]
Physical Activity Is Associated with Fewer Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths
Authors: Bryant Webber; Heather Yun; Geoffrey Whitfield After reviewing 25 studies during the pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that being physically inactive increases the chance of severe COVID-19 illness. Given emerging interest in the relationship between physical activity and infectious diseases, we explored the impact of types and amounts of […]
Are we as clinicians playing our part to address the increased injury risk following a Sports-Related Concussion?
Active rehabilitation and graded exercise rather than physical rest may help reduce the increased injury risk reported in many recent studies. Keywords: Sports-Related Concussion, Rehabilitation, Injury risk Sports-Related Concussion (SRC) may increase subsequent injury risk (1–3), with disturbances to the neuromuscular control system often theorised as a contributing factor (4). Outside elite sport, protocols advise […]
Assessing Achilles tendinopathy
The VISA-A (sedentary) should be used for sedentary patients with Achilles tendinopathy: a modified version of the VISA-A developed and evaluated in accordance with the COSMIN checklist. Keywords: Achilles tendinopathy, sedentary, patient reported outcome measure. In this blog, we will explain how we developed and evaluated a modified version of the Victorian Institute of Sport […]