By Alison Hoens It isn’t easy. You want to provide your patients the most effective treatment but you are faced with a mountain of information from an insurmountable number of sources through endless links in your Google search. It isn’t just the volume of information; interpretation is thwarted by differences in methodologies and confusing statistics. You […]
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Interested in Sports and Exercise Medicine? Three ‘must dos’ I learnt at the Football Medicine Strategies Conference
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog By Rory Heath (@roryjheath) In a rare moment of free time at the recent Isokinetic “Football Medicine Strategies” Conference, an audience of thirty prospective SEM clinicians gathered to attend an exclusive lunch break Q&A with Dr Peter Brukner and Professor Karim Khan. “How do we get the […]
Research career opportunity: The Department of Physical Therapy, High Point University
The Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at High Point University announces a search for a research-focused faculty member. The Department of Physical Therapy at High Point University offers all of the resources of a research-intensive institution with none of the stress! We are currently housed in the Human Biomechanics and Physiology Laboratory, a 13,000 square foot […]
The Maria Sharapova drug story: What’s the evidence? Does Meldonium treat heart conditions and diabetes?
By David Nunan @DNunan79 Many have commented on the how, who, what and ethical implications following Maria Sharapova’s shock revelation of her failed drugs test. Few have looked in more depth at the why? The evidence for “why?” in this case falls in to two key areas. First is the evidence that Mildronate (or Meldonium) is indicated […]
Care of sports team and endurance athletes, exercise Rx in primary care, and anti-doping: stellar line-up of pre-conference courses May, 2016 in Victoria, Canada – register now!
There is still time to sign up for the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) Pre-conference courses held the 3 days before CASEM’s annual scientific meeting May 18-21, 2016: “High Performance on the Pacific Edge”. All courses are now accredited. Mon 16th/Tues 17th May 2016 – Team Physician Course This two-day course, chaired by […]
Hamstring highlights from Arsenal FC SEMS March 2016 Conference
By Dr. Ronan Kearney (@KearneyRonan) The Arsenal FC Sport and Exercise Medicine conference (FC SEMS) brought together world experts to advance the knowledge base in muscle injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and return to play in football. The topic of hamstring injury (HSI) featured strongly. Here are 6 ‘take home messages’ for sports and exercise medicine professionals. […]
Balancing training load and tissue capacity
By Tom Goom (@tomgoom) Originally posted on RunningPhysio blog A key concept in preventing and managing running injuries is understanding the balance between training load and your capacity to handle that load. In a nutshell it’s a case of working within your limits and not pushing your training beyond what your body can cope with. […]
‘Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians’ release new name to better reflect scope of practice
By Dr. Adam Castricum The Board of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians is proud to announce that a special resolution was passed at the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, February 14, 2016 to change the name of the College to the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP). Since its humble beginnings in 1985, […]
Athletes with disabilities, movement is medicine, muscle imaging, tips for undergrads and more..highlights from the 2nd annual BASEM/FSEM conference
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Ted Caplan With BASEM’s Spring Conference less than a week away, it is an apt time to reflect on the 2nd BASEM/FSEM Annual Conference in Cardiff (12th-13th November, 2015). This two-day event offered an in-depth look into: The Disabled Athlete, The Older Athlete, […]
Runners with red pee = red alert?…The answer to MOOC’s question of the week
Each week students in Professor Ian Shrier’s (@McGillU) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ask questions. We call on our ‘world expert panel’ for the answers, and profile select responses on the BJSM blog. This week’s question: What are the possible causes for first time gross hematuria in a female runner who experiences some abdominal pain […]