Has breast health been overlooked in the past by sports medicine practitioners? If you’ve worked with female athletes or with women who exercise, how many conversations have you had around breast health? Historically, this topic has received very little attention in the pages of scientific journals, however this is now being addressed. However, the fact […]
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Tick tock, let’s make those tendons rock
Metronome-paced rehabilitation for tendinopathy Tendon neuroplastic training (TNT) as a novel tendinopathy rehabilitation protocol is based on the premise that neural changes may precipitate the characteristic chronic, i.e. perpetual pain experienced by patients with tendinopathy. TNT considers motor control changes to be an important factor in aberrant tendon load. Tendon Neuroplastic Training The concept of […]
Beach tennis: a new sport trend and a call for research
A recent sport that could help you in physical activity levels The exponential growth of a sport modality has been observed in Brazil, mainly in coastal cities. It is beach tennis. The origin of this sport dates back to Italy in the 80s. Only in 1996 the official rules of the sport were determined. Worldwide […]
App Review: E-cycling and running with Zwift – racing the entire world from the comfort of your home
Name of the mobile application: Zwift Category: Fitness Platform: iOS 9.0 or later, and Android 7.0 or later. Cost: 14.99 USD/month (7-day free trial available). About the app: Zwift is a virtual training application that enables cyclists or runners to explore a virtual 3D universe via a computer or tablet while training at home. Once […]
Tips to relieve Gluteal Tendinopathy and Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome with Rachael Cowan (PhD)
I have pain in have side of my hip – what should I do? A re-post from La Trobe University’s Sport and Exercise Medicine blog site. Pain in the side of the hip can be caused by the following: GREATER TROCHANTERIC PAIN SYNDROME GLUTEAL TENDINOPATHY HIP ‘BURSITIS’ Rachael Cowan, physiotherapist consulting at Olympic Park Sports […]
My clinical reasoning when designing a rehabilitation plan for a patellofemoral pain (PFP) patient
Is the patellofemoral contact area influencing the choice of my exercise plan? Part of the BJSM’s Young Clinician Blog Series – to contribute please email bjsmblog@bmj.com PFP is a common debilitating knee joint pathology affecting both active and sedentary people with age ranging from 10 to 50 y.o. Altered joint mechanics, quadriceps muscles inhibition, increased […]
Back pain in the young athlete, when is it not mechanical?
Axial Spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) a tricky diagnosis not to miss in the young athlete – part of the new UK SEM Trainee Blog Series Back pain is a common complaint in the young adult athlete. This is often due to a combination of high training load, poor posture and biomechanical risk factors. However, there are a […]
European Tour Golf: Sports Medicine Opportunities during a pandemic
Part of the new ‘Gateway to Sport and Exercise Medicine’ blog series The impact of the pandemic was fully felt by all professional sports, with many events cancelled or postponed. The European Tour Golf normally runs a very full programme throughout the year, with events on most continents (having not quite reached Antarctica yet!). Therefore, […]
Physical Activity in Young Adulthood Pays Dividends Decades Later
Regular exercise in youth, midlife may protect against diabetes, high cholesterol in later life – part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series Why is this study important? Despite our understanding of the general benefits of physical activity on preventing diabetes and cholesterol problems, there is limited knowledge on how physical activity levels at different stages […]
Retrain the brain to decrease (tendon) pain
Neurodynamic contributions of eccentric muscle contractions Mechanisms explaining the benefits from eccentric exercises (EEx) for managing tendinopathy can be found on the (molecular) level of the muscle-tendon or tendon-to-bone complex and generally involve remodeling of tissue morphology. Mechanisms can also be found in the central nervous system as emerging evidence demonstrates the positive effects EEx […]