Wimbledon is well underway, cricket season is in full flow, football season is commencing and 20 national rugby squads are preparing to compete in the 2015 Rugby World Cup – needless to say it is another exciting summer of sport. With the home Rugby World Cup tournament fewer than three months away, the 50-man England […]
Tag: Injury prevention
Video resources for running injury management and prevention, courtesy of @runningreform
By Dr Kevin Maggs (@runningreform) The majority of patients in my clinic are runners. As a chiropractor, this may seem strange, but I have developed a niche due to my background in biomechanics and a penchant for running. I see a wide variety of conditions during a typical day, but at the same time, certain […]
The FSEM calls for a National Sporting Injury Register to encourage safe sporting and exercise practices for the general public
News Release – The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK supports the need for a National Injury Register to cover all sports in order to identify and inform activities that may pose injury risk. Such a Register would provide key data for Governing Bodies in developing and assessing the […]
More skiers, less injuries, and the characteristics of ‘risk-takers’: A brief research update on injuries in alpine sports
Is skiing less dangerous than we may think? With the winter sport more popular than ever, there is a downward trend in injuries. What are the reasons? Why do injuries still occur? Martin Burtscher and Gerhard Reudl, two leading professors in the field, share their thoughts on the striking downward trend in injuries associated with […]
For more powerful safety messages, focus on adverse outcomes not risk factors
Cross Fertilising British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) and Injury Prevention (IP) An interesting paper, by Morrongiello et al., in the most recent issue of the Injury Prevention Journal (Volume 20, Issue 1) presents the results of a study that investigated the nature of images that should be used for powerful safety messages. […]
Baffled by the barefoot running vs traditional running shoe controversy? How to make an informed choice!
By Takami Shirai, Michael Hsu and Anthony Chang Barefoot and “minimalist” running definitely has momentum. Christopher McDougall’s National Bestseller, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen has sparked worldwide interest and inspired many to pursue barefoot running. Influential companies such as Nike, New Balance and Vibram have designed minimalist […]
“Leaders in Performance” (2013): A wider, influential audience for turning research into action and policy. Managing Concussion // Performing in the Heat
Leaders in Performance was held in London last week – the world’s largest summit of sport owners/managers, high performance teams, sports medicine and science leads. Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital sponsored two workshops there: 1. Concussion Management with Professors Paul McCrory, Jiri Dvorak, Michael Turner and Roald Bahr. The Consensus statement on concussion in […]
Injury prevention, advances and challenges of the international paralympic committee, and countdown to the next games
It has been 12 months since Rowan Atkinson plonked the piano with his umbrella to Chariots of Fire in the London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Wikipedia says he is worth 85 million pounds, loves cars, has retired ‘Mr Bean’ and has been married to Sunetra Sastry for 23 years. But I digress already. Now, Professor […]
Even players at the highest level get it wrong sometimes…the attempted tackle by Christian Lealiifano on Jonathan Davies
by Dr Sharief Hendricks (@Sharief_H) On Saturday 22 June 2013, the British and Irish Lions recorded a historic win over the Wallabies in the First Test (of three) in Brisbane. As the score suggests, it was a fiercely contested match, and made for some entertaining rugby with debutant Israel Folau crossing the try-line twice, George […]
We need to promote protective equipment differently
Cross Fertilising ‘Injury Prevention’ journal (IP) and BJSM Protective sports equipment can prevent serious injury (McIntosh et al, BJSM, 2011). Why then doesn’t everyone use it? Behaviour change theory tells us that, first, attitudes need to be right. But if people do […]