By Dr. Scott Lear As thousands of students return to school this September to learn about the three Rs (reading, writing and arithmetic), we should add another R to the list: reducing disease and death. When it comes to health, education matters. Not completing secondary education (such as a high school diploma) can increase your […]
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Completing preparticipation physical evaluations for the fall sports season in schools
By Dr. Kristina DeMatas To prepare each student for the fall sports season in the US, a medical professional must carry out a preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE). This ensures that young athletes are medically able to engage in sports and have a good current health status. The PPE is guided by the following organizations: American Academy of […]
Changing the way we talk about eating disorders: learning from four-time Obstacle Racing World Champion Amelia Boone
By Daniel Friedman @ddfriedman Last year, Dr Osman Ahmed championed BJSM’s “Patient Voices”, a series for patients and athletes to share their stories with the sport and exercise medicine community. We aim to provide a platform for patients and athletes to feel empowered and tell their story in the way that they want. For our 400th podcast […]
Infographic: Fitness and body mass index during adolescence and disability later in life
By Pontus Henriksson, Hanna Henriksson, Per Tynelius, Daniel Berglind, Marie Löf, I-Min Lee, Eric J Shiroma and Francisco B Ortega Low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and/or obesity in adolescence has been linked to greater risks of mortality and morbidity later in life (1-3), but considerably less is known regarding the association of cardiorespiratory fitness and […]
The Road to Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan
By Professor Mutsuo Yamada M.D., Ph.D. The International Rugby Board (IRB; World Rugby from 19th November 2014) awarded the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) to Japan on the 28th of July in 2009. We, the medical professionals for Japan Rugby Football Union, realized there was much to do over the next 10 years to ensure the medical […]
Preparing a team for the Rugby World Cup 2019: a medical perspective
By Dr Geoff Davies @GeoffSportsdoc and Mr Prav Mathema @PravMathema A considerable amount of planning, teamwork and communication is required to enable a team to function to its full potential. Trying to support a team to peak at the Rugby World Cup (which comes around every 4 years) could be considered a sport in itself. Our work, […]
The impact of shoulder injuries in rugby: what can we control?
By Sam Blanchard @sjbphysio_sport & Paula Timpson @paulat_physio Asia is not a region that would be traditionally synonymous with Rugby Union… until now. On the 20th September 2019, Japan will host the 9th Rugby World Cup and will see the greatest rugby nations on Earth collide… literally! The impacts reported in professional rugby have been likened […]
The quest for superior exercises for great health in old age
Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective on Sport and Exercise Medicine Blog Series By Michiel R.M. Twiss (@physiotwiss) Which exercise methods are most effective for improving physical fitness (PF) and functional performance fitness (FPF) in older adults? Exercise (EX) enables participation in physical pursuits, including sports and contributes to personal independence, self-care and quality of […]
The best of the BJSM podcasts– The world according to…a younger member of our community!
By Nejat Hassen For over five years, BJSM has been a knowledge gateway as I progressed through my Kinesiology degree. Having only recently discovered the excellent podcasts I go the chance to share my top 10 from the last year. It’s just my (level 5!) opinion. BJSM encourages diverse opinions–from those with various levels of […]
Join us at the 2019 World Congress of Tennis Medicine and Sports Science in Stockholm, Sweden
Tennis is one of the most exciting individual sports there is to watch: it can be a battle fought out in front of a crowd loudly cheering at the US Open or applauding gently in Wimbledon. Both men and women go all out as the momentum shifts rapidly due to the quirky scoring system. Tennis […]