Part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series In the following blog we summarise the main finding of our two recent papers examining the effect of β2-agonists on physical performance1,2. We found that β2-agonists may improve anaerobic but not aerobic performance in healthy athletes. Asthma is common in top athletes3 and β2-agonists are often prophylaxis for […]
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How do football injuries occur? Nine typical injury patterns from German Bundesliga
Part of the BJSM’s #KnowledgeTranslation blog series To prevent injuries, a precise description of the injury-inciting event can be helpful.1 2 Thus, the purpose of this study was to systematically video-analyse moderate and severe match injuries from German Bundesliga (BL) and Bundesliga 2 (BL2). How did we do this? We searched for all moderate and […]
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative knee disease – just SHAM or does it potentially harm?
An insight into the randomised, placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY trial, as part of the BJSM’s new #KnowledgeTranslation blog series Here we explain the latest 5-year results of our FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trial, a placebo-surgery controlled trial that was launched in 2007. The full-text can be obtained here. Introduction The initial 1-year follow-up study, […]
Which treatment is most effective for Achilles tendinopathy? A new way of finding out!
An insight into a living systematic review and meta-analysis, as part of the BJSM’s new #KnowledgeTranslation blog series In our blog, we will explain why and how we did our study, and what makes it different from previous systematic reviews on treatments for Achilles tendinopathy. This large project took more than two years to complete […]
Wake up and smell the coffee! An infographic on the popular BJSM review.
Visualising BJSM papers – a new BJSM blog series A few times a month, we’ll be sharing infographics, videos and other blockbuster contributions made by valued members in the BJSM Community. To launch the series, we’ll start with Adam Virgile’s work. Working together with the lead author of a paper, he produces infographics on some of […]
Struggling to provide evidence-based care to your patients? A knowledge broker can help: Case study of the Achilles Tendinopathy Toolkit
By Alison Hoens It isn’t easy. You want to provide your patients the most effective treatment but you are faced with a mountain of information from an insurmountable number of sources through endless links in your Google search. It isn’t just the volume of information; interpretation is thwarted by differences in methodologies and confusing statistics. You […]