By Bianca Broadbent @Thecyclingphys The whole experience of a bike fit is highly complex. It is also an area of ongoing significance for injury prevention. In this blog, I outline the scientific rationale behind bike alignment, and discuss noteworthy trends and how you might utilise these with your current clients. A proper bicycle fit is essential […]
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MOOCs: Marvellous or Moot for Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity?
By Chris Oliver @CyclingSurgeon, Mairi Buchan, and Jo Hilton Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become increasingly popular over the past few years. Especially after successful early MOOCs such as “Circuits and Electronics” by American Universities, Harvard and MIT [1]. In their simplest form MOOCs are vehicles for delivering information on a topic to an […]
FSEM Launches Updated Professional Code
The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK has launched a new version of its Professional Code. Designed for use by Fellows and Members of the FSEM, this important guide is also relevant to any doctor working in Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) or looking after a sports team at any level. The code […]
Football injuries and their prevention with Swedish football injury warriors Martin & Markus
By Nirmala Perera (@Nim_Perera) with contributions from Martin Hägglund (@MHgglund) and Markus Waldén (@MarkusWalden) What are the most common/’costly’ football injuries? Hamstring Injuries Hamstring injuries are the most common injuries in football. The findings are consistent across studies. In fact, hamstring injury rates seem to be increasing in elite football.1 The long head of biceps femoris is most […]
A MUST read for any Undergraduate Student considering a career in Sports & Exercise Medicine
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog By Andrew Shafik (@aaashafik) Aberdeen Sports & Exercise Medicine Society@aberdeen_sems recently held its first ever event #ASEMSWelcomeTalk. This general introduction to SEM featured three speakers from varying disciplines: Professor Francis Smith (SEM Consultant), Ashley Armstrong (Sports Physiotherapist) and John Psyllas (Scottish Institute of Sport S&C Coach). […]
A Movement for Movement: what’s art got to do with it? A lot.
By Ann Gates @exerciseworks The newly published “Movement for Movement” editorial (Gates et al) heralds a new era of framing and dealing with the deeply entrenched life style issues that contribute to the rise in the global burden of diseases (1). It uses physical activity as a case study and identifies areas where the physical activity […]
The rise of Brazilian Sports Physiotherapy: one of the legacies of the RIO 2016 Olympics
By Mario Bizzini (@SportfisioSwiss) On August 12th, I visited the Polyclinic at the Olympic Village, to meet my Brazilian Sports PT friends Felipe Tadiello and Luciana de Michelis (the current president of Sport Physical Therapy Group in Brasil – SONAFE> www.sonafe.com.br). The purpose of my visit was, on behalf of the International Federation of Sports […]
Can blood flow restriction training improve outcomes in clinical populations?
By Paul Head @PHphysio Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) has been shown to increase muscular strength and hypertrophy using loads less than half of what’s recommended by the ACSM (>60% of 1RM) (1). The proposed mechanisms for BFRT include metabolic accumulation (2-5); fast-twitch muscle fibre recruitment (6,7); increased protein synthesis through the mammalian target of rapamycin […]
Assessing the Mental Health of the NFL: Bullying, hazing and workplace harassment at the Miami Dolphins
By Ian R Tofler BJSM readers, curious scientists and sports enthusiasts all, must be interested in the inner workings of the American National Football League (NFL) and its politically astute iron fisted chief executive Roger Goodell. The NFL, despite setbacks regarding the taboo concussion/CTE scandal; large financial payouts, and players ending up in jail, has […]
IOC Consensus Statement concludes little evidence of negative outcomes associated with strenuous exercise in pregnancy
By Professor Gregory Davies, MD But the overall quality of the available evidence on the impact of intense exercise is not strong, with few studies carried out in elite athletes, the statement warns. The statement is the second in a series of five issued by the IOC on exercise and pregnancy, focusing on elite athletes. […]