Active rehabilitation and graded exercise rather than physical rest may help reduce the increased injury risk reported in many recent studies. Keywords: Sports-Related Concussion, Rehabilitation, Injury risk Sports-Related Concussion (SRC) may increase subsequent injury risk (1–3), with disturbances to the neuromuscular control system often theorised as a contributing factor (4). Outside elite sport, protocols advise […]
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Assessing Achilles tendinopathy
The VISA-A (sedentary) should be used for sedentary patients with Achilles tendinopathy: a modified version of the VISA-A developed and evaluated in accordance with the COSMIN checklist. Keywords: Achilles tendinopathy, sedentary, patient reported outcome measure. In this blog, we will explain how we developed and evaluated a modified version of the Victorian Institute of Sport […]
Can physical therapy reduce the use of opioids in people with knee pain?
Keywords: knee pain, osteoarthritis, opioids, physical therapy, exercise In this blog, we explain the findings from our recent study on the relation of timing of physical therapy initiation after a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis with risk of opioid use in the future (1). Why is this study important? Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause […]
Muscle injuries that extended to the tendon during Olympic competition can cause undesirable results
Keywords: Tendon, athletes, Tokyo This blog will explain the results of an epidemiological surveillance that investigated muscle injuries incurred during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This study helped athletes and their medical teams make decisions on whether or not to continue competing. Our study (recently published in BJSM) was conducted during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]
Health information provided through a digital platform decreased the likelihood of sustaining a new injury in youth athletics (track and field)
Authors: Jenny Jacobsson, Jan Kowalski, Toomas Timpka, Armin Spreco, Per-Olof Hansson and Örjan Dahlström. The Athletics Research Center, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. Contact: jenny.jacobsson@liu.se Twitter: @Jenny_Jacobsson We present here an overview of our randomized control trial published in BJSM on providing health and training information adjusted for youth athletics (track and field) via a digital health platform. […]
Treatment Options for Meniscal Tears
Keywords: Knee; Mechanical symptoms, treatment Why is this study important? Knee arthroscopy is commonly used to treat meniscal tears in young adults; a common condition with great personal and societal burden. Recently, two studies where patients were allocated to surgical or non-surgical treatment by chance (i.e. a randomized controlled trial) found no difference in patient-reported […]
The MSK Playbook: Frozen Shoulder
Key words: #MSKplaybook #Mindthesofttissuegap #frozenshoulder #MSKultrasound #SEM #Hydroditension Introduction Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a common condition within community musculoskeletal (MSK) interface services, which presents insidiously and significantly impacts patients’ quality of life and function. In this blog, we discuss how a community-based pathway can permit early diagnosis through prompt referral to rehabilitation, alongside access to […]
Managing Ramadan on the move: perspectives from the African Nations Cup Qualifiers
Personal perspectives on facilitating optimal performance with the Egyptian Men’s National Football team My background with “The Pharaohs” Since 2015, I have been the head of sports medicine at the Egyptian Football Association (EFA). Being Egyptian myself, it gives me a lot of pride to be able to plan and provide advice to the technical […]
Do footwear or insoles reduce patellofemoral joint loads in people with or without patellofemoral pain or osteoarthritis?
Keywords: Patellofemoral pain, footwear, insoles In this blog we discuss the findings of our recent study published in BJSM that investigated the effect of biomechanical foot-based interventions on patellofemoral joint loads during gait in people with and without patellofemoral pain or osteoarthritis. Why is this study important? Patellofemoral pain, otherwise known as kneecap pain, is […]
An insight into medical service on the Sunshine Tour
During my medical elective I worked as an intern for Dr Andrew Murray, the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of DP World Tour Golf. As part of this elective, I was fortunate to join the medical team from the Sunshine Tour for two co-sanctioned golf events in South Africa (SDC Championship and Jonsson Workwear Open). […]