How access to care impacts sport-related concussion recovery in Olympians?

Keywords: Multidisciplinary care, Olympic sports, return to sport Sport-related concussion is an injury that has received significant scientific attention in recent decades, with direct impacts on sports rules and policies. Surprisingly, very few studies, if any, have focused on concussion in Olympic athletes. After years of data structuring at the medical clinic of the Institut […]

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Higher Injury and Illness Rates in Paralympic Athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games

Authors: Travis Anderson, Malia G. Cali, Stephanie C. Clark, Ike Hasley, Emily G. Larson, Kayle E. Noble-Taylor, David M. Robinson, Eric G. Post, Jonathan T. Finnoff, William M. Adams Injury and illness surveillance is critical for the development of effective risk mitigation strategies for athletes. Understanding rates of injury and illness across demographics (e.g., sex, […]

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Muscle injuries that extended to the tendon during Olympic competition can cause undesirable results

Keywords: Tendon, athletes, Tokyo This blog will explain the results of an epidemiological surveillance that investigated muscle injuries incurred during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This study helped athletes and their medical teams make decisions on whether or not to continue competing.  Our study (recently published in BJSM) was conducted during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]

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What makes and athlete exceptional? The exceptional case of testosterone?

By Silvia Camporesi @silviacamporesi The winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang are just around the corner. As usual with the Olympics, they will surprise us with exceptional performances of athletes, and lead those of us who watch from the sidelines to wonder: What makes an Olympic athlete who s/he is? Many would agree that the answer is […]

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Work It. Make It. Do It. Sports injuries at the Olympics: an overview from past games and future directions

#IOCprev2017 Engagement, Evidence, & Practice Blog Series By Nirmala Perera (@Nim_Perera) Examining the changing profiles of injuries provides opportunity for insight, and potential to better embed innovative injury prevention strategies and advances in sports medicine. Athletes from over 200 nations gather every four years for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to celebrate sport, culture, fair play and […]

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Crossingtheline Summit – Let’s Talk About Athlete Retirement

By Fiona Wilson Crossingtheline (crossingthelinesport.com) is an exciting new initiative launched by a group of ex international athletes, led by Gearoid Towey (four time Olympian and World Champion rower). Its purpose is to provide a platform and resource to support athletes in retirement. Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard famously quoted, “Nothing could satisfy me outside […]

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Sainsbury’s 2013 School Games – inspiration and aspiration for young athletes and practitioners alike

Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective, a monthly blog series By Dr Ritan Mehta   I recently worked at the Sainsbury’s School Games in Sheffield, which was an extremely enlightening experience. Having worked at the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012 I was keen to build on my experience at a multi-sport games and […]

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Valerie Adams – Greatest shot putter ever talks about her physio & sports medicine team / And you can get the Aspetar Journal (96 pages) hard copy for free!

This interview was published in the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. Just email journal@aspetar.com with the address you want the excellent Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal sent to and you’ll join 1000+ on the subscriber list. No junk mail, no selling your […]

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Dr. Chris Milne, BJSM Editorial Board Member, receives Queen’s Service Medal for Achievement.

Dr. Chris Milne, BJSM Editorial Board Member, was recently awarded the Queen’s Service Medal for achievement in Sports Medicine. Demonstrating ‘meritorious service to the Crown’ is no small feat. Some of Chris’ notable contributions to Sports Medicine include: President and Chairman of Sports Medicine New Zealand, President of Australasian College of Sports Physicians, and team […]

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A Sensational Experience as a Physiotherapist in Colombia for the World Games 2013

By Laura Partridge, member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine,  www.physiosinsport.org From anticipation to preparation Following their qualification at last years World Championships in Japan, I eagerly anticipated – for over 10 months – accompanying the Great Britain Ultimate Frisbee squad to the World Games. The World Games, one of the prestige […]

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