Authors: Larissa Rodrigues Souto, Danilo De Oliveira Silva, and Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto. In this blog we discuss the findings of our recent study published in BJSM that evaluated the effectiveness of adjunct treatments combined with exercise therapy compared to exercise therapy alone in people with patellofemoral pain (PFP) and appraised the quality of the intervention […]
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Urinary incontinence in para athletes: a symptom that needs attention!
Authors: Pê Barbosa and Marília Magno; Proofreading: Beatriz Bastos; Infographics: Oficina de Criação da Faculdade de Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Pará. This blog provides an overview of a recently published paper in BJSM. Why is this study important? Urinary incontinence (UI) is characterised by the involuntary loss of urine. There are different types: Stress […]
Main injury patterns for ACL injuries in female football players
Keywords: soccer; video analysis; mechanism. This blog summarises a recently published paper assessing distinct ACL injuries in professional female footballers (1). Why is this study important? Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are a well-known problem in football and show a multiple times increased incidence in female football (2). This is of particular interest with increasing […]
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport: Infographic Summaries
The following infographics aim to educate and aid the discussion with athletes and coaches on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) (1,2,3). Low energy availability is the under-pinning factor driving the condition of REDs and it impacts male and female athletes of all levels and ages. We wanted to develop educational resources on REDs to […]
The MSK Playbook – Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome
Unpicking hip pain in young athletes; pincers & bump: FAI syndrome or just an athletic hip? Introduction Young athletes often complain of groin pain. When pain originates from the hip joint, clinicians refer to it as hip-joint related groin pain. Hip-joint related groin pain can cause significant time loss at a key stage of development […]
Strength in collaboration- the collaborative power of physiotherapy and strength coaching – Part 4
A collaborative rehabilitation framework involving the dual-discipline support of physiotherapy and strength & conditioning. To assist the athlete in their journey from injury to performance. Keywords: Reflective practice, rehabilitation framework, professional development Introduction: The final part of this blog series follows on from the principles established in part one, two and three. This blog’s focus is […]
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care
Authors: Rik Dawson, Jenni Suen, Catherine Sherrington, Wing Kwok, Marina B Pinheiro, Abby Haynes, Charlotte McLennan, Katy Sutcliffe, Dylan Kneale and Suzanne Dyer. Why is this Study Important? As we age, our chance of falling increases, potentially leading to serious issues like fractures, loss of independence, and even death. For older adults living at home, […]
The Tendinopathy Severity Assessment- Achilles (TENDINS-A): The new way to assess the severity of disability in Achilles tendinopathy.
Keywords: outcome measure, tendon pain, symptoms This blog summarises recent research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine: TENDINopathy Severity assessment–Achilles (TENDINS-A): evaluation of reliability and validity in accordance with COSMIN recommendations. What we did The newly developed TENDINopathy Severity assessment – Achilles (TENDINS-A) assesses the severity of the tendon-related disability, and consists of […]
The new Routledge Handbook of Sports and Exercise Therapy (2nd ed)
Author: Keith Ward I am excited to share news that our new multi-authored, second edition of the Handbook of Sports and Exercise Therapy has now been published. Designed to be appreciated by all in the field, whether student, lecturer or experienced practitioner, it has been produced by a team of 27 expert practitioners and university […]
Enhancing our Understanding of ECG Abnormalities in Male Brazilian Football Players
Authors: Filipe Ferrari, Anderson D. da Silveira, Flávia C. O. Magalhães, Artur H. Herdy, Victor Froelicher, Ricardo Stein In this blog, we will cover the process of developing an extensive 12-lead resting electrocardiogram (ECG) database of Brazilian football players, along with our key findings. Our study, recently published in BJSM, required four years of collaborative […]