By Natalia Bittencourt @bittencourt_nfn, Sergio Fonseca and Luciana D Mendonça @luludemichelis APP REVIEW NAME OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION PHAST – Physiotherapy Assessment Tool CATEGORY OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION Android: health and wellness; iOS: health and fitness. PLATFORM Android, iOS. COST 3 Free Assessment credits; 10 Assessment credits US$23.99 ABOUT THE APP Several sports injuries are a result […]
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“Do the associations of sedentary behaviour with cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality differ by physical activity level? A systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis of data from 850,060 participants” – What it all means
The Physical Activity and Population Health BJSM Blog Series By Sonia Cheng @soniawmcheng Standing desks! Walking meetings! With phrases like “Sitting is the new smoking” making headlines in the media and almost 40% of Australian newspaper stories about sedentary behaviour suggesting that the benefits of physical activity (PA) are negated by too much sitting1, I […]
How physiotherapists can contribute to decision making: a proposal for a PT treatment pathway for knee osteoarthritis
By Afxentios Kekelekis @afxentios Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause for knee pain and disability worldwide.1Approximately 25% of people aged over 60 years experience knee pain from degenerative knee disease.2 Risk factors for knee OA are multifactorial and include age, previous knee injury, female gender, obesity, diabetes, sedentary life, and psychosocial agents.1The most traditionally […]
Deload the runner: La Trobe SEM Run Science Symposium review July 6th-7th [PART 2]
By Luke Nelson @sportschiroluke, Brad Beer @Brad_Beer and Hamish Vickerman @Hamishvic Two days of action-packed learning at the LaTrobe Run Science Symposium last month led us to write up a Part 2 to our initial blog (Check out PART 1 here). In this blog, we add in plenty of clinical pearls and a link to […]
7-minute workout: high intensity circuit training
By Manolis Adamakis APP REVIEW NAME OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION J&J Official 7 Minute Workout PLATFORM Android (4.4 or later) – iOS (10.0 or later). COST Free ABOUT THE APP The 7 Minute Workout® app is an official science-based app designed by the Department of Exercise Physiology at the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance […]
Letter in Response to: The association of light intensity physical activity (LIPA) with adult cardiometabolic health and mortality by Chastin and colleagues
Letter in Response to The association of light intensity physical activity (LIPA) with adult cardiometabolic health and mortality by Chastin and colleagues To the Editor, In Reply, We thank Dr Füzéki and colleagues for their thoughtful letter regarding our meta-analysis of the association of light intensity physical activity (LIPA) and adult cardiometabolic health and mortality [1]. The […]
The association of light intensity physical activity (LIPA) with adult cardiometabolic health and mortality by Chastin and colleagues (Letter to the Editor)
Letter in response to BJSM Open Access Review: Chastin SFM, Craemer M de, Cocker K de, et al. How does light-intensity physical activity associate with adult cardiometabolic health and mortality? Systematic review with meta-analysis of experimental and observational studies. Br J Sports Med 2018. Dear Editor, We read the recent systematic review with meta-analysis on the association […]
John Wooden, Teacher
By Phillip B. Sparling John Wooden 1910-2010. The numbers are exceptional—a century of living. A long life is a notable achievement in itself, and even rarer if one’s decline in the latter years remains slight until the end. Mr. Wooden led such a life, remaining active into his late-90s. Wooden is a name many recognize. […]
What is Dance Medicine?
Dr Nicky Keay @nickyKfitness Traditionally dance medicine has been somewhat the poor relation of sports medicine. Why is this the case? There is no doubt that dancers, of whatever genre, require the physical and psychological attributes of athletes. However, dance involves an additional artistic component where ultimately performance on stage is judged not according to a […]
The importance of being a sports psychiatrist
By Dr Thomas McCabe @Dr_t_mccabe and Dr Allan Johnston @DrAllanJohnston Over the past year, we’ve seen the media explode over mental health disorders within sporting circles (1-3). High profile athletes describe their struggles and point out the lack of provision for diagnosis and treatment. Campaigns at various levels – local, club, governmental and international continually challenge the lingering […]