Hormones play a crucial role in determining health. Hormone networks provide the feedback mechanism by which our lifestyle and behaviours enable us to reach our personal potential. This blog provides an overview of some of the main themes discussed in the forthcoming book “Hormones, Health and Human Potential” written to help understanding of how harnessing […]
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Incidence, prevalence, and risk factors for low back pain in adolescent athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Key words: low back pain, adolescents, athletes. In this blog, we will explain the results of our recent systematic review published in BJSM. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining the incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and morphological presentations of low back pain (LBP) in adolescent athletes (aged 10-19 years) to synthesise existing […]
Physical activity impacts the Cocktail of Healthy Ageing
Physical activity influences cortisol and DHEA(S) levels in older adults. Keywords: Exercise, stress, metabolic health What is the best exercise to combat stress and improve endocrine (hormonal) health for healthy ageing? That is what we want to find out in the PhD project ‘Stress, Healthy Ageing and Physical Exercise (SHAPE)’ at the University of Stirling, […]
Introducing in-match head injury assessments (HIAs) in elite women’s rugby in England
Lessons learnt and wider implications for other sports In-match head injury assessments (HIAs) have been part of the player welfare landscape in elite men’s rugby for nearly a decade. The HIA is a structured assessment protocol (using real-time video to support clinical assessment) that allows medical staff to manage head impact events where the initial […]
Peer-led learning in Sport and Exercise Medicine: a ten year perspective from Edinburgh Sport and Exercise Medicine Society
Keywords: Sports medicine, training, education Sport & Exercise Medicine: neglected in medical school? Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) has grown as a specialty since integration into the UK National Health Service (NHS). SEM combines internal medicine, physical activity for health and musculoskeletal medicine to play a key role in tackling inactivity and multi-morbidity. Yet although […]
Food or Fiction: the gut-joint axis and the athlete
Is the gut microbiome important when considering joint health in the athlete? Keywords: Microbiome, gut-joint axis, athlete Introduction For the athlete or exercising patient, injury, training load, genetics, and training type have traditionally been thought of as the main factors that influence the progression of joint disease. Emerging evidence in the field of microbiome research […]
The Swiss Association of Sports Physiotherapy celebrates 20 years
The Swiss Association of Sports Physiotherapy (SSPA) is 20 years old. The SSPA was founded on November 22nd 2002 in Magglingen (“the home of Swiss sport”) by 47 Swiss sports physiotherapists. The first committee elected in 2002 aimed to respect the Swiss specificity and represent the three main languages (German, French and Italian) of […]
Monitoring Training Load in Artistic Gymnastics
Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions of Monitoring Training Load in Artistic Gymnastics Key words: Athletic Injuries, Gymnastics, Sports Medicine INTRODUCTION At the 2019 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and 2021 Olympics, an international group of gymnastics practitioners discussed the challenges of monitoring training load and the need for progression in this area. Optimal methods for […]
What is the optimal amount of aerobic exercise and strength training?
This blog provides a summary of a recent national cohort study of over 400,000 US adults that identifies the minimum effective dose of aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Why is this study important? Physical activity guidelines for health include both aerobic and strength components. Specifically, to optimize health, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends adults engage […]
Sport Medicine Diagnostic Coding Update
An important update for the sport medicine community In March of 2020, a new consensus version of the Sport Medicine Diagnostic Coding System (SMDCS) version 2 was published, along with supplementary material, at https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/7/397l . The Orchard Sorts Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) was also published, and has since been updated here: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/06/16/bjsports-2022-105828. The SMDCS has now […]