By A/Prof Jane Fitzpatrick, jane.fitzpatrick@unimelb.edu.au So the twittisphere is alive with experts and casual observers making comments about the use of medications in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an unreferenced news article in The BMJ, Michael Day said, “Scientists and senior doctors have backed claims by France’s health minister that people showing symptoms […]
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5 Tips to stay active and remain calm while “social distancing” this month
By Callista Ottoni @CallistaAnne Globally, everyone is grappling and re-calibrating their personal and professional lives in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak and prevention. As healthcare professionals, folks are likely calling on your professional opinion. You may also be working double time to adjust training and treatment plans of athletes. That’s why the focus of […]
Athletes’ mental health—a major issue. Dr Margo Mountjoy shares management tips. Episode #421
BJSM Friday Podcast #421 Assistant Dean at McMaster University, member of the FINA (World Swimming) and the IOC Working Group on Mental Health in Athletes, Dr Margo Mountoy, MD, Dip Sport Med [CASEM], PhD (T:@margomountjoy), shares practical insights. What 4 things should a team physician do to help an athlete who has mental health symptoms or a […]
Thyroid Function in Athletes and Dancers
By Dr Nicky Keay @nickyKfitness Now is a good time to revisit a topic discussed in my previous BJSM blog([i]), to coincide with guidelines on the management of thyroid disease released by National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) in November 2019([ii]), and summarised in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) last month([iii]). It has transpired […]
Mind the Soft Tissue Gap – “Acute Knee Injuries”
By Dr Irfan Ahmed (T: @Irfan_sem) Over the last week, I have had time to reflect on the twitter feedback from my first blog. I must confess to feeling slightly overwhelmed, the “#softtissuegap” is trending, and has certainly outgrown its initial aim. One thread debated ‘if SEM should focus on acute care, secondary MSK clinics or even […]
More important than life or death? Dr Daniel Parnell prescribes football as medicine. Episode #420
BJSM Friday Podcast #420 Football is the world’s most popular sport, captivating the hearts and minds of millions of people every day. Supporting our national team or local club evokes a deep sense of pride, and provides a consistent source of entertainment. How could something so addictive be so good for you? Football has been […]
The ethical dilemma surrounding management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries
By Grayson Harwood @GraysonHarwood I recently had a patient (female, early 20’s) with a full-thickness ACL rupture with no other associated osteochondral, ligamentous, or meniscal injury – A ‘clean’ ACL rupture if you will. The injury occurred in a typical fashion – non-contact, change of direction, valgus/internal rotation mechanism while playing social-level football. At the […]
Effects and dose–response relationships of resistance training on physical performance in youth athletes: an infographic on the BJSM Review paper
Visualising BJSM papers – a BJSM blog series By Adam Virgile @AdamVirgile The infographic below is based on this review, published in the BJSM (Open Access): Effects and dose–response relationships of resistance training on physical performance in youth athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Other blogs in this series: Can even experienced orthopaedic surgeons predict who […]
Creating value in musculoskeletal care with Dr Imran Sajid. Episode #419
BJSM Friday Podcast #419 Dr Imran Sajid (T:@imransajid) is a frontline clinician, health policy maker, educator and researcher with a keen interest in behavioural economics. This podcast takes a 30,000-foot view of some of our daily clinical approaches—and dives down into specific cases to make important points. How do you get the right care […]
Take home messages from the Football Is Medicine 2020 Conference in Torshavn, Faroe Islands
A message from Peter Krustrup (T:@SduSport) following the 2020 Football Is Medicine Conference: “Football is an intense, versatile and effective training type. It is fun and social, it is a global language with enormous popularity, and that is what makes football a very strong tool in global health promotion. Football is medicine! It is […]