A monthly round-up of podcasts and articles By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) In the final virtual conference of 2015, the topic is one that is probably most relevant at this time of year – nutrition! Whilst no one should feel guilty about using the time to rest and relax with friends and family, the majority of […]
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Final preliminary round of the BJSM cover competition (and prize announcement)
As 2015 closes, the BJSM thanks the 23 member societies we serve as a major communication channel. Thanks to the society issue editors who put together what we (humbly, and without bias) feel is the best 24 issues of BJSM in the 49 volume history. Bring on our Silver Volume (#50). Impact Factor – journals’ […]
Potential association between the current recommendations for ski binding adjustment and the high prevalence of knee injuries in female skiers?
By Gerhard Ruedl and Martin Burtscher Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria Take home message: Are women’s bindings set 15% too high – and increasing risk of knee injury? Are you one of the over 200 million recreational skiers practicing this fascinating sport on snow covered ski slopes during the winter months? You […]
Clinical Reasoning in Exercise and Performance Rehabilitation (February and March 2016), registrar now!
ACPSEM Course – Clinical Reasoning in Exercise & Performance Rehabilitation Part 1- 6th & 7th February 2016 Part 2- 12th & 13th March 2016 This course is open to qualified physiotherapists The tutor team will be: Dr Nicola Phillips, Tim Sharp, Lynn Booth, Dr Phil Glasgow, Chris McNicholl and Caryl Becker. Each of our tutors have many years of […]
Bad for your heart = bad for your tendons, potential for early detection of high cholesterol?
Congrats to BJSM co-authors Ben Tilley, Jill Cook (@ProfJillCook), Sean Docking and Jamie Gaida whose article “Is higher serum cholesterol associated with altered tendon structure or tendon pain? A systematic review” was featured by mainstream media. The review included 17 tendon studies with data from more than 2000 people. As profiled in the Globe and Mail, […]
BJSM Podcasts – a year in review
Fridays are good days. We hope BJSM podcasts add to that feeling. 2015 marked an exciting year for sports physio / sports medicine podcasts. We loved listening to our colleagues’ podcasts – Jack Chew Physio Matters, Adam Meakins (@AdamMeakins), James MacDonald, the MACP, the Naked Physio and Dr Andy Frankyn-Miller. @BJSM_BMJ will feature on Karen […]
2015 Return to Play Conference Highlights (there were so many this blog is part 1 of 2!)
By David McFall @DynamicSCT and Steffan Griffin @lifestylemedic November’s Return to Play (#RTP2015) Conference in Bern, Switzerland, saw a stellar line-up of speakers engaging with >800 well-informed clinicians and researchers from over 50 countries. BJSM will publish a consensus statement in July 2016 ( and you can watch all the presentations here: http://www.sportfisio.ch/rtp2015-videos-2/!). In the meantime, here are highlights […]
“These booties are made for walking” Active Movement – Innovation in combatting children’s inactivity and obesity
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective – A BJSM blog series By Dr Farrah Jawad Active Movement is an initiative that focuses on simple behaviour changes to empower people to sit less and move more. Their aim is to: (i) integrate low level activity into our daily lives, (ii) make movement accessible for all, without […]
Assessing when it’s the right time to have a knee replacement
By John Orchard (@DrJohnOrchard) The Scandinavians have done it again – leading the world of orthopaedic outcome research with the first high-quality RCT to assess Total Knee Replacement (TKR) [1]. Danish investigators randomised 100 eligible patients (average age 67, BMI 32) to either TKR (n=50) or conservative care (n=50). Fortunately for knee surgeons – […]
Fear of hypoglycaemia is the greatest barrier to exercise in type 1 diabetics: What health professionals need to know
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Manroy Sahni (@manroysahni) A plethora of health benefits are associated with physical activity in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) (Chimen et al., 2012). Thus, it is important to encourage exercise in T1DM as, just like the general population, the majority of these patients […]