Authors: Eric G Post, Travis Anderson, Olivia Samson, Ashley N Triplett, Alexis D Gidley, Steven S Isono, Jennifer Watters, Amber T Donaldson, Jonathan T Finnoff, William M Adams. Why is this study important? The 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, were among the first major international multi-sport events held without strict […]
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Unequal impacts of universal health policies: a systems-oriented view of physical activity levels in response to COVID-19 ‘lockdowns’
Authors Tessa Strain, Miriam Alvarado, Flora Jackson, Leandro Garcia, Michael P Kelly, and Paul Kelly Purpose of this blog The COVID-19 pandemic saw whole population health protection policies, such as containment strategies or vaccine roll-outs, implemented in many countries at an unprecedented scale. Sometimes these policies were enshrined in law, sometimes they were public health […]
The association between SARS‐COV‐2 infection and muscle strain injury occurrence in elite male football players
Part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series This study (recently published in the BJSM) was performed during the 2020-2021 season in three Belgian professional male football teams, aiming to investigate the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and muscle strain injury in elite athletes. Why is this study important? The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) […]
COVID-19 precautions & vaccination policy for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
What are the changes from #Tokyo2020? Despite being held six months apart, there are significant differences between Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 COVID-19 screening and vaccination policies. The changes likely reflect current COVID-19 trends globally and differences in host nation policies. Vaccination guidelines for Beijing 2022 The emergence of the COVID-19 omicron variant has seen […]
Pop-up vaccination centres at major sporting events – a valuable addition to the armoury, capturing a difficult demographic
“The Open” Golf – a successful example In the midst of this pandemic it has long been realised that vaccination was the only viable exit from ‘lockdown’ and/or interminable contact tracing and local shutdown.2 Indeed as well as preventing hospitalisation and death, double vaccination significantly reduces the chance of Long Covid in all age groups.3 […]
Contact tracing for international elite sport during COVID-19
Public health and social measures to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 advocated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), implemented by national authorities and followed by individuals, have helped decrease the incidence of cases and death from COVID-19. Scientists and policymakers have worked closely together to better understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus, assess risks associated with SARS-CoV-2, […]
COVID-19 in professional rugby: A reflection of prevalence in the community.
The three-line summary The number of new weekly COVID-19 cases in professional rugby appears to be related to community COVID-19 cases. When community prevalence is increased, more professional rugby players are likely to have COVID-19. Reducing the interactions that professional rugby players and their households have with the wider community may be required during periods […]
Pitch side emergency care & personal protective equipment: a framework for elite sport during the COVID-19 pandemic: Part 2 of 3
Rationale Rightful concern is raised when returning the player population to training and competition in the context of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection; given that the infection is still relatively novel, much of the emerging evidence is difficult to contextualise in our player Adverse cardiac and respiratory outcomes have been acknowledged in COVID-19 infection. The […]
Pitch side emergency care & personal protective equipment: a framework for elite sport during the COVID-19 pandemic: Part 1 of 3
Applies to: The FA ATMMiF, The RFL IMMOFP, The FA ITMMiF, Sports Promote, WRU ICIR and The RFU PHICIS Authors: Lisa Hodgson, Gemma Phillips, Jonathan Gordon, Jonathan Hanson, John MacLean, Prabhat Mathema, Andrew Smith, Mark Woolcock, Charlotte Cowie, Simon Kemp, Michael Patterson, Jo Larkin, Jerry Hill, Mike Rossiter, Niall Elliott, Pippa Bennett, Jonathan Power, Ari […]