Don’t miss this rare opportunity! One of the world’s leading experts on tendons and tendinopathy is coming to Vancouver to run symposia and workshops for physiotherapists and registered massage therapists. Fresh from her sold-out workshops and lectures in France, Spain and the UK, Professor Jill Cook will run two 1-day symposia with accompanying masterclasses on two […]
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Mental health in professional football: compromised care and strategies for change
By Andrea Scott-Bell Aaron Lennon’s Sectioning under the Mental Health Act on May 2nd is the latest addition to the list of professional footballers experiencing mental health difficulties. The day after news broke of Lennon’s detention, the PFA claimed that mental health issues among footballers were on the rise, with 160 reported cases in the previous […]
Exercise and fitness in young people – what factors contribute to long term health?
Part-2 of the blog mini-series on youth By Dr Nicky Keay Recent reports reveal that children in Britain are amongst the least active in the world. At the other end of the spectrum there have been a cluster of articles outlining the pitfalls of early specialisation in a single sport. Regarding the reports of lack of physical activity amongst young people […]
Going viral with key SEM messages
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Jonathan Shurlock (@J_Shurlock) This blog looks at ‘viral’ spread. No, not the relationship between viral infections and athletes that have been explored previously, 1,2 but rather viral SEM messages in social media. The term ‘viral media’ was first used by Douglas Rushkoff to […]
Synthetics ligaments in the knee: Deja vu or innovation ?
By Lars Engebretsen MD, PhD. Are you old enough to remember these orthopedic implants: GoreTex, Dacron, Polyester, Polypropylen, or carbon fibers? Let me remind you that these were not raincoats, mountaineering apparel or shoelaces— they were knee ligament substitutes! I am old enough to have tried these as substitutes for torn ACL or PCL, or augmentations […]
Inaugural BJSM PhD Academy Awards 2016-17: Vote for the “People’s Choice Award” NOW
By Alan McCall Welcome to the inaugural 2016/17 PhD Academy Awards. We put out a call for recently completed PhD candidates to submit a summary of their thesis. We asked them to highlight 4 key points: What did I do? Why did I do it? What did I find? And; What are the most important clinical/practical […]
Optimising Health, Fitness and Sports Performance for young people
Part-1 of the blog mini-series on youth By Dr Nicky Keay Young people need information in order to make life decisions on their health, fitness and sport training with the support of their families, teachers and coaches. As discussed in my previous blog anima sana in corpore sano, exercise has a positive effect on all aspects of […]
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) – Level 1 Anti-doping E-Learning course. A free online anti-doping course everyone should do.
By Nat Sharp and Nash Anderson @sportmednews “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” – Hippocrates. To ensure clean, fair and safe sport, anti-doping measures are essential. ASADA (The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority) […]
Major new study on health benefits of swimming released
SWIM ENGLAND MEDIA RELEASE Swimming is uniquely placed to support people throughout their entire life. Swimming lowers the risk of early death by 28 per cent. Swimming lessons help children to develop skills quicker. Swimming and aquatic activity is a safe, cost effective and viable option for healthcare professionals to signpost patients. Call for more […]
Sport pre-participation screening for asymptomatic atlanto-axial instability (AAI) in Down Syndrome (DS) patients
Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine POSITION STATEMENT Introduction Down Syndrome (DS) is a clinical syndrome comprising of typical facial features and various physical and intellectual disabilities due to extra genetic material on chromosome 21, with one in every 1,000 babies born in the UK affected (1). DS patients are at risk of atlanto-axial instability […]