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. […]
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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 […]
Load vs Capacity: the good and the debatable
By Kevin Maggs @RunningReform Two weeks ago, I released a video called “Load vs Capacity”. The ideas were not mine, but they were presented in a way that could be understood by patients. The video was well received on social media. So well received, in fact, that I did not come across any counter arguments, […]
Should we be more sceptical when interpreting injury studies?
By Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik & Ken Quarrie @KenQuarrie Collecting injury data can be frustrating. The injury incidence and distributions look nice and clean in the final form of a journal article, but there are so many factors that can affect these metrics which can make you question, at times, whether they are worth reporting […]
Student to Qualified! My first six months working in the NHS (Part 1)
By Darragh Mc Gee @DMGPhysio Time has flown by since starting my job as an ‘early career’ physiotherapist (physio) in mid-September 2018. Here’s the first part to my blog explaining what it’s like being newly qualified and my experience transitioning from a student to a qualified physiotherapist. The transition: my experience I felt it was a […]
Isokinetic Football Medicine Conference 2019: reflections from an early career physiotherapist aspiring for a career in SEM
The Gait Way to Sport and Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Connie Briggs @conniebriggspt Yes: I attended the Isokinetic Conference this year, worked with the SoMe team (short for social media – yes, I did learn that expression there!), and I had a blast. The theme this year was “Football Medicine Meets the Universe […]
All Aboard! The future of Sport and Exercise Medicine awaits.
By Justin Carrard @CarrardJustin, Stephen McMahon @SteveMcMahon855, Steffan Griffin @SteffanGriffinand Liam West @Liam_West The benefits of incorporating Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) into the undergraduate curriculum are known, but we rarely see it in practice (1-4). We are therefore proud to highlight that SEM is now a part of the undergraduate medical curriculum in Nottingham (UK), South Carolina (USA) […]