In this new BJSM blog series, we ask a range of senior practitioners and researchers in Sport and Exercise medicine about their career, and what advice they would give to students who may find themselves in the same shoes that they were once in. The series is kindly coordinated by Dr Corina Bello. What attracted […]
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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) […]
Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy vs Physical Therapy for Traumatic Meniscal Tears in a Young Study Population: what does a recent RCT show?
Traumatic meniscal tears in young patients are usually treated surgically, but evidence from clinical trials is lacking. In this blog we explain the results of the first randomised controlled trial (recently published in BJSM) that compared surgical to non-operative treatment in young patients with traumatic meniscal tears. This study took almost 8 years to complete […]
Getting back to what I love without surgery; my recovery following ACL injury
Love of basketball drove me to become a sports medicine doctoral student From the moment I started playing basketball, I was obsessed. I spent days, months, and years learning the game of basketball and sweating on the basketball court. Sometimes, I would imagine myself as Jeremy Lin on the court at Madison Square Garden. After […]
The Abnormal Menstrual Cycle: Misunderstood and Mismanaged
Understanding the causes and clinical features of menstrual cycle dysfunctions Menstrual cycle dysfunctions (MCDs) do not have one uniform definition or diagnostic criteria, and can be deconstructed into several presenting conditions. The most common of these involve alterations to cycle length and volume, presence of pain, and absence of ovulation. The discussion around Relative Energy […]
‘What I wish I’d known then’ – Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg
In this new BJSM blog series, we ask a range of senior practitioners and researchers in Sport and Exercise medicine about their career, and what advice they would give to students who may find themselves in the same shoes that they were once in. The series is kindly coordinated by Dr Corina Bello. What attracted […]
Pain to gain, the lateral ankle sprain, explained! – UK SEM Trainee Blog Series
A view from the emergency department – working up lateral ankle injuries from diagnosis to return to play Ankle sprains affect anyone and everyone along the activity spectrum, from semi-professional players and athletes to weekend warriors and accidental injuries. There are over 300,000 ankle sprain presentations to ED annually in the UK (1), 85% of […]
Female Athlete Hormone Health 2022 – NICE guideline update
What’s new for female hormone health? At the start of the year, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) updated the guidelines for the management of bone health in the situation of amenorrhoea with low oestrogen. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is advised, rather than the combined oral […]
Morel-Lavallee Lesions – Diagnosis and practical management of these troublesome injuries!
Part 2 – Management & Infographic Management Many factors need to be taken into account when determining the approach to managing a Moral-Lavallee lesion. Different management forms include conservative treatment, minimally invasive treatment, and surgical intervention. Conservative approach Lesions with small fluid collections and no overlying pressure changes may be managed by conservative means such […]
Morel-Lavallee Lesions – Diagnosis and practical management of these troublesome injuries!
Part 1 of a 2-part blog series. A road cyclist in his forties has to brake suddenly to avoid a collision when a car pulls out abruptly, throwing him over the bicycle handlebars. He decides to seek medical advice and is diagnosed with a Morel-Lavallee lesion. A Morel-Lavallee lesion (MLL) is a closed degloving injury […]