By Kathryn J. Schneider PT, PhD (@Kat_Schneider7) and Pierre Fremont MD, PhD, FCMF (@pfremo) Concussions are commonly occurring injuries in sport today and an important public health problem. It is a type of brain injury that occurs following a trauma (either to the head or body) followed by the onset of symptoms and/or signs. […]
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Out-running ‘bad’ diets: beyond weight loss there is clear evidence of the benefits of physical activity. An Infographic on the BJSM Editorial.
Visualising BJSM papers – a BJSM blog series By Adam Virgile @AdamVirgile The infographic below is based on this BJSM Editorial: Out-running ‘bad’ diets: beyond weight loss there is clear evidence of the benefits of physical activity Other blogs in this series: Wake up and smell the coffee! An infographic on the popular BJSM review. Isometric exercise for […]
Is it safe to exercise during pregnancy?
By Ida Lysdahl Fahrenholtz Women at low-risk pregnancy are encouraged to do at least 150 minutes of moderate physically activity per week or 20-30 minutes per day (ACOG, 2015). It is safe for female athletes and other women who have been physically active before pregnancy to largely maintain their training habits, while inactive women are […]
Highlights from “Play Like a Girl”, Sports Medicine Australia’s Canberra Symposium
By Nash Anderson and Mark Trbojevich In the week after the FIFA Women’s World Cup we reflect on “How female athletes stay fit to play and own the podium”. In May 2019, Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) hosted the symposium in Canberra, the national capital. Despite the increase in professional sporting competitions for female athletes including […]
BJSM e-edition: Female athlete health
Several of the BJSM editorial team attended the excellent 2019 Isokinetic Conference in London this past April. One inspiring session at the conference focused specifically on the latest research in female sport. We heard a call for an increase in the number of published female-specific sports research studies. […]
Isometric exercise for acute pain relief: an infographic based on the BJSM Editorial
Visualising BJSM papers – a BJSM blog series By Adam Virgile @AdamVirgile The infographic below is based on this BJSM Editorial (Free): Isometric exercise for acute pain relief: is it relevant in tendinopathy management? Other blogs in this series: Wake up and smell the coffee! An infographic on the popular BJSM review. ** […]
Advice on-board and settling in: my first six months working in the NHS (Part 2)
By Darragh Mc Gee @DMGPhysio Before you go ahead, start with Part 1 of this blog first! As soon as I felt like I was starting to settle in, it was time to rotate… Welcome to the life of a newly qualified physio! This is exactly why I love it! The variety in the work is exciting. It […]
The 3rd BJSM PhD Academy Awards: Class of 2018-19
By Alan McCall It’s that time of year again, when we celebrate the fantastic contributions that recently graduated PhD candidates have made to enhancing the knowledge of sports medicine and science. Time flies, and this is now our 3rd BJSM PhD Academy Awards! Our previous winners were James O’Brien, Amy Arundale (Editor’s Pick) and Ryan Timmins […]
Load vs Capacity: the good and the debatable
By Kevin Maggs @RunningReform Two weeks ago, I released a video called “Load vs Capacity”. The ideas were not mine, but they were presented in a way that could be understood by patients. The video was well received on social media. So well received, in fact, that I did not come across any counter arguments, […]
Should we be more sceptical when interpreting injury studies?
By Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik & Ken Quarrie @KenQuarrie Collecting injury data can be frustrating. The injury incidence and distributions look nice and clean in the final form of a journal article, but there are so many factors that can affect these metrics which can make you question, at times, whether they are worth reporting […]