Functional fitness is a real exercise ‘trend’. This practice includes varied functional movements performed at high intensity, including Olympic lifting, calisthenics, strength/power, gymnastic movements, plyometric exercises, running, and rowing. Functional fitness, also known as CrossFit® has aroused the interest of researchers due to concerns over the potential injury risk. Thus, recently we observed a substantial […]
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Pop-up vaccination centres at major sporting events – a valuable addition to the armoury, capturing a difficult demographic
“The Open” Golf – a successful example In the midst of this pandemic it has long been realised that vaccination was the only viable exit from ‘lockdown’ and/or interminable contact tracing and local shutdown.2 Indeed as well as preventing hospitalisation and death, double vaccination significantly reduces the chance of Long Covid in all age groups.3 […]
All my patella tendinopathy patients are back playing sport – what did I do to make them better?
Part of the BJSM’s Young Clinician Blog Series – to contribute please email bjsmblog@bmj.com Patella tendinopathy (PT) is one of the most debilitating/long term pathologies in running and jumping sports. (1, 2) Despite much controversy about the optimal treatment of tendinopathy, in my 3 years of practice I have finally got to the conclusion that […]
COVID-19 Positives at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games – Are we making the right calls?
The management of COVID19 positives at the Olympic Games could be improved Note: The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official views of BJSM. We are one week into the Olympics and the Olympic COVID-19 pandemic worsening among Olympians and their entourage, predicted by many, […]
How talent selection harms future athletes – biological maturity and the drawbacks of early specialisation
Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective on Sport and Exercise Medicine Blog Series A specialized athlete’s body constitution is often distinctive to their sport. Thus, one would probably never mistake a distance runner for a weightlifter, nor a figure skater for a swimmer. Body composition changes through sport-specific training to match the needs of the […]
Group Telerehabilitation in the COVID-19 Era: a new Approach
Person-centred experience for telerehabilitation following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction – part of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine’s blog series The rationale for this project is to co-design (1) alternative ways of engaging with patients using telehealth frameworks (2) and provide person-centred rehabilitation post-surgical reconstruction for anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL-R). […]
Is it time to mandate mouthguards use in all contact sports?
Injury prevention vs Performance – Do mouthguards prevent injury or are they just an unnecessary burden to aerobic performance? Since the design of the first mouthguards in the late 1890’s, they have been commonly used as a way to prevent oro-facial injuries and protect athletes during contact sports. Although widely available, there are large variations […]
What is the role of eccentric exercise in resistance training?
Eccentric muscle contractions happen when the muscle lengthens under tension. By contrast, concentric contractions happen when the muscle shortens under tension. Eccentric contractions perform negative work through ‘braking’ and elastic storage of energy 1. During walking, active muscles shorten via their contractile proteins, myosin and actin, but ‘just as often, resist lengthening’ 2. Eccentric work […]
Schools need more than just a policy, they need support too
Schools can be supported to implement compulsory physical activity policies. Compulsory school physical activity policies exist in China, Denmark, England and several Australian, United States and Canadian jurisdictions. ‘Compulsory’ doesn’t mean policies are adhered to, often they are not. For example, less than half of Canadian, and only 1 in 4 Australian primary schools, adhere […]
Proposing a #DREAM approach to musculoskeletal medicine
A proposed holistic and interdisciplinary model of care When it comes to musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries, most clinicians will be familiar with the acronyms ‘RICE, POLICE and even PEACE & LOVE(1)’, but how does knowing that help in the grander rehabilitation process? Whilst they may provide a structure for the acute management of MSK injuries, they […]