Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Tom Goom @TomGoom, Sports Physiotherapist at the Physio Rooms and the creator of Running Physio; lead on Running Repairs Course http://www.running-physio.com/running-repairs-course/ After a short hiatus we’re back with #AchillesAl part 3. We’ve touched upon training error and how to modify training to find […]
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USEMS 2016 National Student Sports Medicine Conference – The Highlights!
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Tej Pandya The 2016 USEMS Student sports medicine conference was held in Manchester on Saturday 12th November. One hundred and fifty keen students attended from all across the UK -representing many different professions. It was fantastic to see such a high level of […]
Can I get a pound for every time someone says collaboration? Take home messages from the UK Sports Concussion Research Symposium
By James Murphy The UK’s first Sports Concussion Research Symposium started with a warm welcome by Velicia Bachtiar (Drake Foundation1) and Dr Simon Kemp (Rugby Football Union (RFU)). Dr Charlotte Cowie (Football Association (FA)) then kicked off official proceedings. This day brought together the concussion and traumatic brain injury communities that in the past have […]
Will training load modification reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in netball?
By Zoe Rippon Netball is the most common female team sport played in Australia and New Zealand. The elite professional netball league (ANZ championship) includes 10 teams across Australia and New Zealand. The high physical demands of the sport from sprinting, maximal jump landing (often with contact), change of direction and the rules only allowing […]
Five pearls from the first Swiss Sports and Exercise Medicine Student’s Day – for future doctors
Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective on Sport and Exercise Medicine Blog Series By Justin Carrard, @Carrard.Justin I am very honored to launch the new Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective blog series. This series will help amplify Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) as a medical specialty in our country. It will also encourage dialogue […]
Vote now for your favorite BJSM cover of 2016! #Round2preliminaries
Vote now to advance your favourite cover into the sudden victory (or death) final round. Want more details about potential prizes? Read the first blog of the 2016 cover competition HERE. The poll will be open for one week. Rally your friends and colleagues. […]
Tendinopathy – State of Play Orthopaedic Research UK – Conference Highlights
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective –A BJSM blog series By Dr Farrah Jawad Orthopaedic Research UK arranged a one-day Tendinopathy conference in London last week – Tendinopathy: state of play. The event brought together field leaders from sports and exercise medicine, physiotherapy and surgery “to address tendinopathy from the cellular level to the […]
Exercise medicine resources launched for health and social care students
*Media Release* Working with the Council of Deans of Health, Exercise Works! has launched the latest update of its physical activity and health resources designed specifically to support teaching in undergraduate health programmes. The “Movement for Movement” resources equip health and social care students to promote physical activity in the prevention and treatment of disease. […]
Counselling athletes with cardiac arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities based on the AHA/ACC recommendations.
Implementing black and white guidelines on a grey clinical field. By Wouter van Everdingen, MD, Prabath Lodewijks, MD, and Tijmen van Assen, MD PhD Recently the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) created a combined taskforce to define eligibility and disqualification recommendations for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities.1 Recommendations were given for several cardiovascular […]
The Undergraduate Perspective blog series revitalized – an invitation to all
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Jonathan Shurlock and Manroy Sahni Are you an undergraduate interested in a career in Sports and Exercise Medicine? Or a sportsperson keen on injury surveillance, prevention, and rehabilitation? Do you have a role in healthcare and are passionate about physical activity for your […]