By Andrew Massey @andy_massey I listened with interest at the 2016 Isokinetic Conference where attendees discussed the importance of a medical team within the football community, and return to play. The event lived up to its reputation of creating a space for cutting edge science and practice innovation. Discussions of ‘best practices’ made me think about a […]
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Step 1 for better manuscripts: acknowledge the wounded writer
By Erin Macri, @Erin_Macri With ease, we can all recall the moments in grad school that brought us to our knees. The red pen all over an assignment, an endless list of reviewer comments, a rejected manuscript, an unsuccessful application for funding. And no matter how successful we are, writing challenges resurface throughout our careers. A […]
Training fürs Leben – Bewegung ist Medizin
von Nash Anderson B.Sc M.Chiro und James Steele, PhD, Dozent für angewandte Sportwissenschaften an der Southampton Solent University Neulich, in der ärztlichen Praxis, hörte Nash die tolle Aussage eines Patienten, der sagte: „Die Leute fragen mich, warum ich die ganze Zeit ins Fitnessstudio gehe. Sie fragen mich, wofür ich trainiere. Ich trainiere fürs Leben!“ Quintessenz […]
5 Things I learned from the World Gymnastics Championships
By Rishi Dhand @rishidhand7 Excited, nervous, intrigued… I felt all of these emotions and more when I was asked to help as a doctor at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in October, 2015. It was the qualifying event for this year’s Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. I recognize my fortune to participate at an […]
Financial impact of injury, biometrics, and communication: Lessons from MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 2016
By Sean Carmody (@seancarmody1) “We can’t win like everyone else, we have to do something different” Those are the words of Dr David Martin, Director of Performance and Research at the Philadelphia 76ers, who featured on the Sport Science panel at the 2016 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC). The sentiment related to the 76ers’ […]
Rat Races, Referrals and Randomised Trials: Exercise Medicine Updates from Ireland
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Fiachra Maguire (@Fiachrama) The annual Spring Study Day forms part of the Faculty of Sports Medicine in Ireland’s (@FSEM_IRL) educational series. Now in its third successive year, the event aims to provide a mix of sports related pathologies and more clinically applicable exercise […]
Zurück zum Sport nach Verletzungen an der unteren Extremität
By Keller Matthias Ob Freizeitsportler oder Profiathlet – nach einer Verletzung stellt sich dem Sportler immer die gleiche Fragen. “Wann kann ich wieder zurück zu meinem Sport?” Auch für Therapeuten ist es schwierig, diese Frage klar zu beantworten. Es zeichnet sich aber ab, dass Tests, welche Funktionen prüfen und sportartspezifische Belastungen simulieren als Entscheidungshilfe für […]
Distance Running Part II: Landmark Research Projects and Science-Based Books
By Phillip B. Sparling In part I of my retrospective, I featured pioneer researchers in distance running. In part II, I’ll first flashback to two notable projects on elite runners, and then share thoughts about books on the science of running. 40 Years Ago – Elite Men’s Project: In 1975, Michael Pollock, director of the […]
Beating the odds: How the ACPSEM CPD pathway can help physios who want to work in sport
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Nikki McLaughlin @Nikkimacphysio Having just read @sianknott‘s recent blog on behalf of @sport_wales, I am inspired to give a brief synopsis of how to use current and existing infrastructures of governing and professional bodies to progress through your career as a sport physio – being an Olympic year, […]
Getting the best out of athletes: Load, Injuries and Determination
By Rory Heath (@roryjheath) and Xanni von Guionneau The Arsenal SEMS Conference “Marginal Gains in Sports Medicine” provided deep insight into attaining and maintaining the highest level of sporting performance in professional athletes. As the elite athletic population becomes more homogenous, the value of “marginal gains” in achieving podium finishes and championship titles is more important […]