Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective on Sport and Exercise Medicine Blog Series By David Eidenbenz, with the contribution of Dr. Sandra Leal Mountain sports such as hiking, trail running, or ski touring are becoming increasingly popular. Trail access is improving, allowing people to go to higher altitudes. For both moderate and sustained efforts, caution […]
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Conference Alert!!! South African Sports Medicine Association Congress 2017 “Integrate. Accelerate. Elevate.”
Dr. Patho Zondi (SASMA President) Siyakwamukela! (isiZulu: We welcome you!) The Organising Committee is pleased to invite you to the 17th Biennial Congress of the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) – “Integrate – Accelerate – Elevate”. The title for 2017 emphasizes the importance of integration across various platforms in order to accelerate rehabilitation, and […]
And the winner of best 2016 BJSM cover is..
…SPORTS CARDIOLOGY: LOWERING RISK IN ATHLETES is the winning cover for 2016! Thank you to everyone that voted. The IOC Exercise & Pregnancy in Athletes Expert Group issue came in a close second. We caught up with Dr. Jonathan Drezner, Editor of the Sports Cardiology issue, to ask him a few questions. BJSM: Congratulations! How do […]
Fatigue, sport performance and hormones..more on the endocrine system
By Dr Nicky Keay How do you feel on Monday morning, when the alarm wakes you at 7am with a day of work ahead after the weekend? A bit tired, slightly lethargic, sluggish, maybe a little bit down, perhaps a few regrets about somewhat too much alcohol/food over weekend, frustrated that the exercise training schedule didn’t go […]
World Health Organisation to develop Global Action Plan to Promote Physical Activity
By Charlie Foster, Trevor Shilton, Lucy Westerman, Justin Varney, and Fiona Bull More people moving more is central to a healthier world. Unfortunately, evidence tells us that people everywhere are less active than ever before, and the burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases rises unabated. In response, the WHO has launched their strategy to develop a new Global […]
Register now: Nutrition, Oral Health & Performance Symposium (July 28, 2017)
Friday 28 July 2017 • Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE UCL Eastman Dental Institute and partners invite you to join us for a ground breaking, one-day symposium in sport and exercise medicine and oral health. Expert speakers will explore: State-of-the-art developments and future of sport nutrition (Dr Kevin Currell & Prof. Ron Maughan); Sport nutrition […]
At the barre Part 1: Ballet dancers – observation, principles of management and unique considerations
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Luke Abnett @balletphysio Observing dancers Ballet is an interesting and challenging field of sports medicine, and to be optimally able to manage injury rehabilitation it is important to know your sport. In this case it is important to know your art, because […]
A historic celebration of World Physical Activity Day 2017, and partnership for sustained dissemination of the EuroFIT program
By Dr. Marcos Agostinho A historic celebration of World Physical Activity Day 2017 took place in The City of Football, home of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), with a formal public presentation of the National Program for the Promotion of Physical Activity. The program was coordinated by the Health Ministry, in Portugal’s Directorate-General of Health (DGS), […]
Mechanisms for optimal health…for all athletes!
Part-4 of the blog mini-series on RED-S By Dr Nicky Keay As described in previous blogs, the female athlete triad (disordered eating, amenorrhoea, low bone mineral density) is part of Relative Energy Deficiency in sports (RED-S). RED-S has multi-system effects and can affect both female and male athletes together with young athletes. The fundamental issue is a mismatch of […]
Handball medicine, a growing area of interest in SEM: Insights from the 1st Scandinavian Congress in Handball Medicine
Is there a growing interest for handball medicine? The 1st Scandinavian Congress in Handball Medicine was held during the final weekend of the Women’s Euro 2016, December 17-18th in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was organized by the Medical Committee of the Swedish Handball Federation (SHF) under the patronage of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the […]