Blog by Dr Amy Boalch (@marathonmedic_) Marathon Medicine is an annual free conference held in London the day before the London Marathon. The event offers clinicians and runners the opportunity to engage with talks from prominent speakers with this year’s event focussing on ‘keeping runners running’. This blog will summarise some of the content covered […]
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The heat is on! Report on the Marathon Medicine, Virgin Money London Marathon conference on the Science and Medicine of Endurance Running
By Dr Charles Pedlar @pedlarcr and Dr Courtney Kipps @ProActiveSpMed After record breaking temperatures at the London Marathon 2018 and the concerns over heat at future marathons including the IAAF World Championships (Doha, 2019) and the Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo, 2020), we adopted the broad theme of heat and environmental factors affecting marathon running for the […]
BJSM cover competition – round 2 (Vote now!)
Thanks to everyone who voted in round 1 of our second annual BJSM cover competition. Perhaps due to flexibility envy, BJSM’s issue #2 (ECOSEP special issue) goes through to the final. See the four awesome covers in this second round. To recap: You (and your friends) vote below for your favourite cover. One click and you […]
Guest blog: Do athletes with prosthetic limbs have an unfair advantage over able-bodied athletes?
Abhishek Chitnis 3rd Year Medical Student Keele University Email: v0z55@students.keele.ac.uk The use of prosthetic limbs in medicine has helped many patients over millennia lead a more comfortable life, enabling them to continue their activities of daily living as well as to compete in sport. In developing countries, prosthetic limbs are mainly used because […]
Cutting edge science at Mo Farah’s Oregon Training Camp
Guest Blog By Nick Smallwood Post script August 11th, 2012 – Congratulations @Mo_Farah for 5K, 10K double – delighted the world! Mo Farah knows the fine line between success and failure. At the World Athletics Championships last summer, he missed out on 10,000m gold by a quarter of a second. A few days later, he […]
Don’t miss Richard Budgett’s Olympics podcast…
Just a quick alert that Richard Budgett, the Chief Medical Office for the London Olympics, shares his very special insights. He was an Olympic Gold medal winner in Los Angeles before serving the UK and now the world! Click here for the podcast And remember, the IOC, through its Medical Commission, supports the 4 of […]
Perfect time to commit to UKsem London…Nov 23 thru 26 or part thereof…
Looking for a world class conference bringing together sport and exercise medicine, conditioning and science with nutrition, rehabilitation and high performance coaching?. This conference will provide new knowledge for those working with elite sport and recreational athletes as well as those presenting to all clinicians for exercise prescription. See the UKsem home page including the […]
Inaugural ASICS UKSEM, London (24-27th Nov 2010)
The aim of ASICS UKSEM is to develop the multidisciplinary team- from GP to elite team doctor, physiotherapist in private practice, soft tissue therapist, strength and conditioning coach, or high performance coach. All to provide superior patient outcomes. We are delighted to be endorsed by the Fitness Industry Association, The British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and […]
Tackling Osteoarthritis in Sport Conference, London, 21-22 October 2010
Arthritis Research UK and the Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) are holding a conference to investigate the prevention and management of osteoarthritis following sport or exercise. Leading international speakers presenting at Tackling Osteoarthritis in Sport include Dr J Richard Steadman (Colorado), renowned for his knee surgery and rehabilitation work with elite sportspeople; and Jiri […]
ASICS UKSEM (Sports and Exercise Medicine) Conference; November 24-27, 2010
This is really going to be an awesome meeting so beg, borrow, or just bust through the security to be part of this historic event. The website is www.uksem.org, and there are regular updates on Twitter. Organiser Andrew Franklyn-Miller reports that the participants will represent a very broad church; from physician to physiotherapist, soft tissue to strength and conditioning, physiologists to […]