Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series A medical elective is a placement undertaken away from medical school usually in the fourth or fifth year of study. Although it can be very tempting, this shouldn’t be viewed solely as an opportunity to lounge in the sun, dipping your feet in the pool […]
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Current Soft tissue techniques for Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise: developing skills and justifying treatment choices
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Vikki Mills @vikki_mills80 and Faith Fisher-Atack BSc @physiofaith The ACPSEM recently hosted the 2 part soft tissue techniques course, “Current Soft Tissue techniques for Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise”. This course is an integral part of the ACPSEM pathway which develops clinicians and enables […]
Internal Biological Clocks and Sport Performance
By Dr Nicky Keay A Nobel Prize was awarded two weeks ago to researchers who uncovered the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythm: our internal biological clock. These mechanisms rely on negative feedback loops found in many biological systems where periodicity of gene expression is key, such as the Endocrine system. Internal biological clocks allow for […]
Big Game, Little Needles: Acupuncture in Professional Football
Note from the Karim Khan, Editor BJSM: I expect this blog to generate a lot of discussion. On the one hand will be the folks who argue that if there are no RCTs for a treatment then it shouldn’t be discussed on the BJSM blog. If we extend that argument then Jenny McConnell’s taping for […]
Paraceta-MORE: The increasing over-reliance on painkillers in sport
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Adil Iqbal Rugby World magazine ran an article back in April which really got me thinking. The article focused on painkiller use in rugby featuring a prominent ex-professional player’s first-hand account of frequent painkiller use and all the issues he was now suffering from(1). […]
Temporal considerations in Endocrine/Metabolic interactions Part 2
By Dr Nicky Keay As discussed in the first part of this blog series, the Endocrine system displays temporal variation in release of hormones. Amplitude and frequency of hormonal secretion display a variety of time-related patterns. Integrating external lifestyle factors with this internal, intrinsic temporal dimension is crucial for supporting metabolic and Endocrine health and sport performance. Circadian misalignment and […]
Temporal considerations in Endocrine/Metabolic interactions Part 1
By Dr Nicky Keay The Endocrine system displays temporal variation in release of hormones. Integrating external lifestyle factors with this internal, intrinsic temporal dimension is crucial for supporting metabolic and Endocrine health. Amplitude and frequency of hormonal secretion display a variety of temporal patterns: Diurnal variation, synchronised with external light/dark. Orchestrated by a specific area of the hypothalamus, […]
World University Games 2017: an ideal learning environment for SEM registrars
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective – A BJSM blog series By Philippa Turner and Chris Speers The 2017 Summer Universiade aka World University Games, organized by The International University Sports Federation (FISU), was recently held in Chinese Taipei from the 19th – 30th August. This biennial event is widely recognised as the second largest […]
Take action for injury prevention – Call for abstracts 13th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference (closes Oct 10th)
In his closing remarks to the 2016 World Safety conference, Professor Adnan Hyder encouraged delegates to “take action.” These words also weave through the Tampere Declaration which encourages a global commitment for stronger injury and violence prevention by integrating injury and violence prevention into other health and safety advocacy platforms. The Australian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN), Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport […]
It is time to stop wasting time and money debating graft types and surgical approaches for ACL injuries: The secret probably lies in optimising rehabilitation
By Adam Culvenor, PT, PhD, @agculvenor; and Christian Barton, PT, PhD, @DrChrisBarton Last month, Professor Lars Engebretsen expressed concern on this blog regarding the potential return to popularity of synthetic grafts for cruciate ligament deficient knees in an attempt to optimise outcomes. There has been a great deal of research attempting to identify the optimal […]