Authors: Ling Beisecker, Patrick Harrison, Marzia Josephson, and J.D. DeFreese When thinking about female student-athletes, we often picture the pinnacle of strength and resilience. In reality, many female student-athletes are battling mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and stress that can affect both their performance and well-being. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis led by […]
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Ankle-GO™ Part 2
This blog discusses the Ankle-GO™ app, following on from part 1. NAME OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION: Ankle-GO™ (accessible here: https://anklego.com) CATEGORY OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION: Sport-Rehabilitation-Return to Sport-Ankle sprains PLATFORM: Android, iOS, Windows, macOS. COST: Free ABOUT THE APP: Ankle-GO™ is a web application that evaluates patient’ deficits following foot and ankle injuries, in particular lateral ankle […]
Ankle-GO™ Part 1: A novel and simplified way for ensuring safe return to sport following ankle sprain
Gain insights into the application of this new composite score and familiarize yourself with all critical cut-offs. Keywords: ankle sprain, return to sport, assessment Why is this study important? Lateral ankle sprain is the most prevalent injury in sports, with a high recurrence rate and approximately 40% of patients develop chronic ankle instability. However, around 30% […]
Falls and patterns of physical activity participation over 18 years in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
Authors: Wing Kwok, Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, Xenia Dolja-Gore, Julie Byles, Juliana Oliveira, Marina Pinheiro, Anne Tiedemann, Catherine Sherrington This blog provides a summary of a recent study published in BJSM. Why is this study important? Falls are a recurring problem for older people, with more than one in three experiencing at least one fall every year. […]
Safeguarding Athletes: How Prepared Are Sports Medicine Physicians to Recognize and Report Harassment and Abuse?
Keywords: interpersonal violence, safeguarding, sports medicine #WWYD Blog: bjsports-2024-108210 Why is this study important? Harassment and abuse in sports, whether it be psychological, physical, sexual or neglect, pose serious risks to athletes, impacting their psychological, physical, and emotional well-being. Sports medicine physicians (SMPs) are often the first to notice when something is wrong, so they play a key role […]
You have to work twice as hard as a woman to show that you are competent: Experiences, opportunities and workplace gender harassment for Sport and Exercise Medicine practitioners working in elite sport in Australia
For full study, click here! Why is this study important? The under-representation of women in sports leadership is a significant problem worldwide, that reflects gender inequity, enables gender harassment and discrimination and undermines the participation and aspiration of women and girls in the sports domain. Worldwide women sport and exercise medicine (SEM) physicians perceive significantly […]
One test does not fit all: Tailoring hamstring Return-to-Play assessment in football
Authors: Paolo Perna and Marco Beato Hamstring injuries continue to be the most common muscle injury in professional football. Despite the practitioners’ efforts, the high re-injury rate remains an issue (1). This makes the Return-to-Play (RTP) decisions even more challenging and increases the pressure on the medical and performance departments to clear players to return […]
Exercise, metformin, or both: Which is superior for glucose metabolism?
Keywords: Exercise, Diabetes mellitus, Prediabetes This blog provides a summary of a recent study published in BJSM (1). Why is this study important? Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases, and around one-tenth of the world’s population lives with this condition (2). Metformin and exercise training are both considered first-line treatments for type […]
Sport PRactice and its Effects on aortic size and valve function in bicuspid Aortic valve Disease: cross-sectional report from the SPREAD study
Key words: Bicuspid aortic valve; athletes; valvulo-aortopathy Why is this study important? Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart valve disease in the general population, including young athletes. BAV is considered a significant valvulo-aortopathy because BAV patients may experience worsening valve function as well as aortic dilatation and decreased aortic elasticity, which can increase the […]
Psychosocial predictors of doping intentions and use in sport and exercise
Keywords: doping, meta-analysis, protective and risk factors In this blog we summarise the findings of a recent quantitative review of the literature (i.e., “meta-analysis”) we published in BJSM on psychosocial predictors of doping intention, doping use, and inadvertent doping in sport and exercise settings (1). This project was funded by the Partnership for Clean Competition. […]