Authors: Rik Dawson, Jenni Suen, Catherine Sherrington, Wing Kwok, Marina B Pinheiro, Abby Haynes, Charlotte McLennan, Katy Sutcliffe, Dylan Kneale and Suzanne Dyer. Why is this Study Important? As we age, our chance of falling increases, potentially leading to serious issues like fractures, loss of independence, and even death. For older adults living at home, […]
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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, […]
Does adding exercise to usual care prevent mortality?
Keywords: exercise, mortality, quality of life The short answer is yes! In this blog we discuss our recent study published in British Journal of Sports Medicine on the effects of adding exercise to usual care in patients with hypertension, type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular diseases (1). Why is this study important? Hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and […]
Creating a proactive healthcare system – The Move Eat Treat Health Summit
By Dr. Joseph Lightfoot “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” – Thomas A. Edison The first Move Eat Treat Summit is taking place at the Institute of […]
ACL update…first day at UKSEM 2011, London
Reporting from UKsem 2011 – the largest Sports and Exercise Medicine and performance Conference in Europe. London’s Excel conference centre 23rd November – no downtime for the BJSM blog! Richard Frobell opened with 3 major revelations. #1. ACL injuries are associated with arthritis – whether you have a reconstruction or not. (citation classic, 103 citations […]
E-letter: Rifaximin for the Prevention of Travellers’ Diarrhoea in Elite Athletes
This E-lettter is in response to Setting standards for the prevention and management of travellers’ diarrhoea in elite athletes: an audit of one team during the Youth Commonwealth Games in India Abstract | Full Article The article by Tillett and Loosemore describes guidelines for the prevention and management of travellers’ diarrhoea (TD) based on their experience with the elite athletes and noncompeting members of […]
IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport 2011 deadline
The deadline for proposals for the 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport is November 1st 2009 – act now! – K. Khan Dear Colleagues, Based on the tremendous success of the 1st and 2nd World Congresses on Sports Injury Prevention in Oslo in 2005 and Tromsø in 2008, their successor, […]