Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog By Sean Carmody (@seancarmody1) “When will they be able to get back playing?” ..That is the question that the medical staff of football clubs attempt to answer most days of their working lives. The question may come from coaches, journalists, agents, supporters, club owners and […]
Tag: Return to Play
Return to Play 2015 (#RTP2015) conference highlights – part 2 of 2
By David McFall @DynamicSCT Here is the second instalment of the exciting #RTP2015 highlights. In case you missed our first blog you can find it HERE. And let us remind you that you can view all the presentations HERE. Theme Three (cont.) – #TimeHeals Linked to the last take-home point of #TimeHeals, and a main […]
2015 Return to Play Conference Highlights (there were so many this blog is part 1 of 2!)
By David McFall @DynamicSCT and Steffan Griffin @lifestylemedic November’s Return to Play (#RTP2015) Conference in Bern, Switzerland, saw a stellar line-up of speakers engaging with >800 well-informed clinicians and researchers from over 50 countries. BJSM will publish a consensus statement in July 2016 ( and you can watch all the presentations here: http://www.sportfisio.ch/rtp2015-videos-2/!). In the meantime, here are highlights […]
Hamstring Rehabilitation: Criteria based progression protocol and clinical predictors for return to play
By Nicol van Dyk, Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Department, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital and; Rod Whiteley, Assistant Director, Rehabilitation Department, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (presented at the ASICS Sports Medicine Australia conference 2015 – find all the slides here) “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra It is […]
Winner announcement: BJSM 2014 cover competition
The Dutch Association of Sports Medicine theme issue that focused on muscle injuries won the Oscar for BJSM’s 2014 cover. The clear winner broke the The South African Sports Medicine Association’s 3-year stranglehold on the coveted trophy; no other nation had captured this ultimate among sports awards. Congratulations to all 17 BJSM member societies and particularly to those […]
Return to play decision making – Reducing clinician ‘personality bias’ with a call for objective clinical testing
Guest blog by Phil Coles (@PhilColesPhysio) Making the decision of when an athlete should return to play after an injury is one of the most challenging parts of a sports clinician’s role. This is especially so when working with professional sporting teams, where the pressures can be immense. Ideally, a clear decision making process should […]