Highlights from the 2019 NSW SMA State Symposium

By Balraj Ougra (@backspace.chiro) On August 3rd Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) hosted its New South Wales (NSW) State Symposium in the world-renowned 2000 Olympic Games Precinct at Genea Netball Centre, Sydney Olympic Park. Titled“The Pain of Sports & Exercise Management of Acute & Chronic Pain in Sport”, the symposium was aimed at clinicians from all health disciplines […]

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RED-S research: bones and ballet

  Dr. Nicky Keay @nickyKfitness Suboptimal bone health with associated recurrent stress fractures can be career ending for athletes and dancers. Bone stress injuries, including stress fractures and other complications of suboptimal bone heath such as compression fractures are some of the most clinically significant sequalae of low energy availability described in the Relative Energy […]

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Irish Undergraduate Sports & Exercise Medicine Society – Wheels in Motion

The Gait Way to Sport and Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series  By Andy Cummiskey (LinkedIn), Jonny Elliott (@jelliott1989) and Derbhala Murphy (LinkedIn) Ireland is a small sporting nation with unprecedented numbers pursuing healthy activities in recent years. In 2017, nearly half (43%) of the Irish population participated in sport at least once per week (by way of comparison, […]

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The healthcare debate: a call for truly “Populist” healthcare

By Gabriel H. Zieff @GfellerCenter, Zachary Y. Kerr, Justin B. Moore @justinbmoorephd and Lee Stoner @leestoner The United Kingdom (UK) instituted universal healthcare in 1948 with the National Health Services (NHS). Meanwhile, the United States (US) utilized a market-based approach with a few exceptions (e.g. Medicare/Medicaid) and expansions [Affordable Care Act (ACA)]. Recent nationalist trends (e.g. […]

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Winner of the 2018/19 BJSM PhD Editors’ Pick Award: an interview with Sheree Bekker

  For the interview with Dimitris Vlachopoulos, our People’s Choice winner, click here. Interview with the Editors’ Pick winner: Sheree Bekker. Congratulations Sheree! How does it feel to be the Editors’ Pick? I am absolutely delighted and honoured! The BJSM PhD Academy Awards have very quickly become a prestigious award within our field, buoyed by the […]

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Announcing the winners of the 3rd BJSM PhD Awards

by Alan McCall  Welcome back to the 3rd BJSM PhD Academy Awards for 2018-19. Voting is now closed and the People and the BJSM Editors have chosen their winners! Congratulations goes to Dimitris Vlachopoulos, our People’s Choice Award winner and Sheree Bekker for the Editors’ Pick Award! We would like to thank all of the nominees for submitting their […]

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E-edition: 3rd World Congress of Sports Physiotherapy Special

This e-edition was first published here.  This special edition of the online e-edition BJSM focuses on speakers and content relevant to the 3rd World Congress of Sports Physiotherapy that you can still register for – October 4 & 5, 2019. This biennial conference will be hosted in Vancouver, Canada, with the International Federation of Sports […]

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Which criteria are used to clear patients to return to sport after primary ACL reconstruction? An infographic on the BJSM review

Visualising BJSM papers – a BJSM blog series By Adam Virgile @AdamVirgile The infographic below is based on this BJSM Review: Which criteria are used to clear patients to return to sport after primary ACL reconstruction? A scoping review ** Other blogs in this series: Wake up and smell the coffee! An infographic on the popular BJSM review. […]

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Mobile App Review: “OurPath”

APP REVIEW NAME OF THE MOBILE APP OurPath CATEGORY OF THE MOBILE APP Health and Fitness PLATFORM Mobile app is compatible with Apple phones running iOS 9.3+ and Android phones running Android 4.4+. The platform is also accessible via web browser. COST: 3 month programme: Tech package:               £180 NoTech package:           £90 Continued access […]

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Organising a student SEM Conference: 8 things you need to know!

The Gait Way to Sport and Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series  By Shona Kohlhardt (@ShonaKohlhardt) I recently helped organise the South Yorkshire Physical Activity Symposium 2019. Here’s 8 things I learned on the way and that you need to know, if you plan on running your own student SEM conference! 1. Spark an idea and […]

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