By Dr. Michael Stone, Chief Medical Officer, Birmingham City Football Club I am fortunate to have worked within elite sport since 1994 – the majority of this time within football. Experiences and observations from my longstanding involvement in football influence my personal views on the practice of Sports Medicine both within football, and comparatively to […]
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The Role of the Tunnel Doctor in Football: An experience in the Premier League
By Raj Subbu, Clinical Research Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics/ Sports Medicine /Tunnel Doctor Fulham FC ‘The role of the tunnel doctor is to provide extra medical assistance in managing acute medical or surgical emergencies and injuries for the home and away medical staff on match-days. This ensures a high standard of medical care is maintained for all […]
Michael Owen: An interview with England’s most feared footballer of his generation
This interview was originally published in 2013 in the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Aspetar – Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. Interview by Dr Ian McGuiness The most feared English player of his generation and the youngest to be capped by his country in 100 years, Michael Owen […]
Isokinetic “Football Medicine Strategies” Conference – Bringing the Football Medicine Family Together
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Daniel Broman (@Daniel_Broman) The Isokinetic Medical Group is an internationally recognised leader in the fields of sports injury treatment, orthopaedic rehabilitation and medical research. The Education and Research Department at Isokinetic, led by Dr. Sergio Roi, is well known and respected world-wide. In […]
The FA Medical Masterclass in Disability Football: highlights from the expert presentations
By Liam West (@Liam_West) The first Football Association (@FA) Medical Masterclass in Disability Football meeting at @StGeorgesPark was a resounding success. It showcased both homegrown talents and imported experts; speaker profiles are available here. Dr. Richard Weiler and Dr Osman Ahmed (@osmanhahmed) hosted the day. Summary of key take home messages: Introduction to […]
FIFA 11 For Health reaching out to 4,000 children in Brazil
Originally posted on FIFA.com FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke was joined by Brazilian Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo and Brazil 2014 Organising Committee (LOC) Management Board member Ronaldo in Cuiaba on Wednesday, as he witnessed the roll-out of a “FIFA 11 For Health” project with 24 students from the Maria Ambrosio Pommot Municipal School. It […]
Concussion, risk assessment, and practical steps to reform: Learning from the Hugo Lloris example
By Dr. John Orchard (@DrJohnOchard) Another month in professional sport and we have another (few) concussion management controversies in multiple sports and multiple countries. Although we respect the fundamentals of the original van Mechelen injury prevention paradigm [1] it is clearer than ever that “real-world implementation” is at least half the battle [2]. This BJSM […]
Life saved in semi final of SAFF Championship 2013 by FIFA-supplied AED (FMEB – FIFA Medical Emergency Bag)
Preventing sudden cardiac death was a critical forum topic at the 2012 FIFA Medical Conference in Budapest. Advocates argued that pitch-side automated external defibrillators (AED) be required at FIFA competitions all over the world. In the last 5 years, only 24 of 84 football players who suffered cardiac arrest survived. Tragically, there was no AED available at the stadium in 80% […]
UK’s Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine Call: What is the link between Early Onset Dementia and Contact Sports? Plus 4 key messages – ready for immediate action!
The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) in the UK calls for further research into any possible relationship between early onset dementia and contact sports with a risk of head injury/head impacts. Research is needed to better understand the way in which brains may be damaged after a sporting head injury and the time […]
Working with Young Athletes in Football – it’s not JUST kids play, but that helps.
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series By Sam Blanchard, @SJBPhysio_sport Head of Academy Physiotherapy at Brighton & Hove Albion FC. South-East representative for ACPSEM Recently I stumbled across one of those rare beauties of a course that grips you from beginning to end, where everything relates to previous clinical experiences. I […]