This graphical guide outlines current evidence-based recommendations on travelling in elite sport during the coronavirus pandemic. This serves only as a guide; given the dynamically changing situation, any newly released recommendations should be taken into account. General Travel Guidance – key considerations: At the time of writing (March 2021) travel is generally only recommended for […]
Category: General
S&C or Physio – who are the real exercise professionals?
This is a polarising topic and one in which there are multiple perspectives and positions on this subject. However, for the purposes of brevity I will restrict my analysis and comparisons to physiotherapists and strength and conditioning (S&C) professionals working with athletic populations. Historically the physiotherapist has reigned ‘top dog’ in the management hierarchy […]
Where do I stand? A game positioning model for medical teams in professional rugby union
Rugby Union involves repeated high intensity and physically confrontational tasks. The majority of injuries occur in games (1, 2) resulting in player welfare initiatives including pitch emergency certification courses, training/game medical standards and increasing numbers of medical personnel to manage these events. In this blog, we propose a game positioning model using a structured monitoring […]
19 years and still going strong: the SportfisioSwiss conference
The 2021 annual conference of the Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association (SSPA) will be held, for the 2nd year in a row, virtually. Participants will therefore miss again the unique atmosphere at the BernExpo in the charming medieval town of Bern, capital of Switzerland. You can relive all SSPA conferences since 2013 on the SSPA YouTube […]
Where to start with Musculoskeletal Ultrasound? 5 #TopTips!
Keen to up-skill in musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound but don’t know where to start? Know you’ll need to pick up the skills, but struggle with access to a machine & supervisor? Learning MSK Ultrasound can be a daunting process, and often looking at still images in textbooks doesn’t help. In this blog, you can find top […]
The fasting athlete: considerations to support the fasting athlete during training and competition.
From dawn until dusk; considerations for the fasting athlete during Ramadan. Every year, Muslims anticipate the holy month of Ramadan, as 30-days of spiritual reflection, prayer, charitable donations and personal sacrifice. The most outward sacrifice is fasting, where healthy adult Muslims abstain from food, drink, and medications during daylight hours. We discuss some of the […]
There’s no knowing what’s known about osteoarthritis (yet)
Knowledge empowers people to understand their health and make choices about how to manage it. For people who have osteoarthritis, knowledge and beliefs influence their physical activity levels, participation in social and leisure activities, support-seeking and management decisions, and their wellbeing.1 2 Osteoarthritis has an enormous (and rising) burden on individuals and societies worldwide,3 so […]
How useful is the physical exam in detecting potentially serious structural heart disease?
Part of the BJSM’s Knowledge Translation blog series In young athletes, pre-participation screening is recommended to detect heart disease which can increase risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) – but how useful is the physical exam in detecting potentially serious structural heart disease, and what is the best way to identify at-risk patients while avoiding […]
Does injury incidence really change across the menstrual cycle? Highlighting a recent key study
Part of the BJSM Knowledge translation series. *This is a plain language translation of a non-BJSM article. Any concerns about the scientific content of the original paper should be directed towards the publishing journal. Why does this question need to be asked? Women’s football is booming. Increased professionalism of football clubs, investment and commercial interest […]
The 2020 BJSM PhD Academy Awards – better late than never!
What a year 2020 was, and we are a bit late with the 2020 PhD Academy Awards, but, better late than never, we are finally ready to start the voting for the class of 2020! The 2020 BJSM PhD Academy Awards represent the 4th year of this award and we have had our biggest year […]