Authors: Wing Kwok, Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, Xenia Dolja-Gore, Julie Byles, Juliana Oliveira, Marina Pinheiro, Anne Tiedemann, Catherine Sherrington This blog provides a summary of a recent study published in BJSM. Why is this study important? Falls are a recurring problem for older people, with more than one in three experiencing at least one fall every year. […]
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Safeguarding Athletes: How Prepared Are Sports Medicine Physicians to Recognize and Report Harassment and Abuse?
Keywords: interpersonal violence, safeguarding, sports medicine #WWYD Blog: bjsports-2024-108210 Why is this study important? Harassment and abuse in sports, whether it be psychological, physical, sexual or neglect, pose serious risks to athletes, impacting their psychological, physical, and emotional well-being. Sports medicine physicians (SMPs) are often the first to notice when something is wrong, so they play a key role […]
You have to work twice as hard as a woman to show that you are competent: Experiences, opportunities and workplace gender harassment for Sport and Exercise Medicine practitioners working in elite sport in Australia
For full study, click here! Why is this study important? The under-representation of women in sports leadership is a significant problem worldwide, that reflects gender inequity, enables gender harassment and discrimination and undermines the participation and aspiration of women and girls in the sports domain. Worldwide women sport and exercise medicine (SEM) physicians perceive significantly […]
One test does not fit all: Tailoring hamstring Return-to-Play assessment in football
Authors: Paolo Perna and Marco Beato Hamstring injuries continue to be the most common muscle injury in professional football. Despite the practitioners’ efforts, the high re-injury rate remains an issue (1). This makes the Return-to-Play (RTP) decisions even more challenging and increases the pressure on the medical and performance departments to clear players to return […]
Exercise, metformin, or both: Which is superior for glucose metabolism?
Keywords: Exercise, Diabetes mellitus, Prediabetes This blog provides a summary of a recent study published in BJSM (1). Why is this study important? Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases, and around one-tenth of the world’s population lives with this condition (2). Metformin and exercise training are both considered first-line treatments for type […]
Sport PRactice and its Effects on aortic size and valve function in bicuspid Aortic valve Disease: cross-sectional report from the SPREAD study
Key words: Bicuspid aortic valve; athletes; valvulo-aortopathy Why is this study important? Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart valve disease in the general population, including young athletes. BAV is considered a significant valvulo-aortopathy because BAV patients may experience worsening valve function as well as aortic dilatation and decreased aortic elasticity, which can increase the […]
Psychosocial predictors of doping intentions and use in sport and exercise
Keywords: doping, meta-analysis, protective and risk factors In this blog we summarise the findings of a recent quantitative review of the literature (i.e., “meta-analysis”) we published in BJSM on psychosocial predictors of doping intention, doping use, and inadvertent doping in sport and exercise settings (1). This project was funded by the Partnership for Clean Competition. […]
The link between physical activity and heart health goes mainly through fitness
Authors: Jonatan Fridolfsson, Daniel Arvidsson, Mats Börjesson Why is this study important? It is well established that both being active and having a good fitness (maximal oxygen consumption) are good for heart health. Some studies suggest that fitness is the key factor in explaining the benefits of physical activity on heart health, while others indicate […]
High rates of respiratory illnesses upon arrival: lessons from Team USA at the Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games
Authors: Eric G Post, Travis Anderson, Olivia Samson, Ashley N Triplett, Alexis D Gidley, Steven S Isono, Jennifer Watters, Amber T Donaldson, Jonathan T Finnoff, William M Adams. Why is this study important? The 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, were among the first major international multi-sport events held without strict […]
Paris air quality monitoring for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics: focus on air pollutants and pollen
Authors: Valérie Bougault and Gilles Forêt This study is the result of a collaboration between French air quality and pollen measurement organisations (Airparif and RNSA) and French researchers in sports science (Université Côte d’Azur) and climate and environmental sciences (Université Paris Est Créteil, Université Paris Cité, Université de Lille and Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat […]