By Kathryn J. Schneider PT, PhD (@Kat_Schneider7) and Pierre Fremont MD, PhD, FCMF (@pfremo) Concussions are commonly occurring injuries in sport today and an important public health problem. It is a type of brain injury that occurs following a trauma (either to the head or body) followed by the onset of symptoms and/or signs. […]
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Out-running ‘bad’ diets: beyond weight loss there is clear evidence of the benefits of physical activity. An Infographic on the BJSM Editorial.
Visualising BJSM papers – a BJSM blog series By Adam Virgile @AdamVirgile The infographic below is based on this BJSM Editorial: Out-running ‘bad’ diets: beyond weight loss there is clear evidence of the benefits of physical activity Other blogs in this series: Wake up and smell the coffee! An infographic on the popular BJSM review. Isometric exercise for […]
APP REVIEW – Researcher: academics and scientists updated
By Fábio Hech Dominski and Bruno Hech Dominski APP REVIEW NAME OF MOBILE APPLICATION Researcher CATEGORY OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION Several areas, including medical and health sciences. PLATFORM Requires iOS 10.0 or later (compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch) and Android 5.0 or later. COST Free ABOUT THE APP Researcher is an app […]
Is it safe to exercise during pregnancy?
By Ida Lysdahl Fahrenholtz Women at low-risk pregnancy are encouraged to do at least 150 minutes of moderate physically activity per week or 20-30 minutes per day (ACOG, 2015). It is safe for female athletes and other women who have been physically active before pregnancy to largely maintain their training habits, while inactive women are […]
Highlights from “Play Like a Girl”, Sports Medicine Australia’s Canberra Symposium
By Nash Anderson and Mark Trbojevich In the week after the FIFA Women’s World Cup we reflect on “How female athletes stay fit to play and own the podium”. In May 2019, Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) hosted the symposium in Canberra, the national capital. Despite the increase in professional sporting competitions for female athletes including […]
BJSM e-edition: Female athlete health
Several of the BJSM editorial team attended the excellent 2019 Isokinetic Conference in London this past April. One inspiring session at the conference focused specifically on the latest research in female sport. We heard a call for an increase in the number of published female-specific sports research studies. […]
Isometric exercise for acute pain relief: an infographic based on the BJSM Editorial
Visualising BJSM papers – a BJSM blog series By Adam Virgile @AdamVirgile The infographic below is based on this BJSM Editorial (Free): Isometric exercise for acute pain relief: is it relevant in tendinopathy management? Other blogs in this series: Wake up and smell the coffee! An infographic on the popular BJSM review. ** […]
Advice on-board and settling in: my first six months working in the NHS (Part 2)
By Darragh Mc Gee @DMGPhysio Before you go ahead, start with Part 1 of this blog first! As soon as I felt like I was starting to settle in, it was time to rotate… Welcome to the life of a newly qualified physio! This is exactly why I love it! The variety in the work is exciting. It […]
The 3rd BJSM PhD Academy Awards: Class of 2018-19
By Alan McCall It’s that time of year again, when we celebrate the fantastic contributions that recently graduated PhD candidates have made to enhancing the knowledge of sports medicine and science. Time flies, and this is now our 3rd BJSM PhD Academy Awards! Our previous winners were James O’Brien, Amy Arundale (Editor’s Pick) and Ryan Timmins […]
#TennisMedicine – there’s more than meets the eye!
By Steffan Griffin @SteffanGriffin It has been another big year for tennis, and for British Tennis in particular with further successes in the Fed Cup and a number of exciting juniors making an impact on the world stage. In the run up to Wimbledon, we thought we’d catch up with some of the practitioners […]