Keywords: interpersonal violence, safeguarding, sports medicine #WWYD Blog: bjsports-2024-108210 Why is this study important? Harassment and abuse in sports, whether it be psychological, physical, sexual or neglect, pose serious risks to athletes, impacting their psychological, physical, and emotional well-being. Sports medicine physicians (SMPs) are often the first to notice when something is wrong, so they play a key role […]
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Part 2: Contemporary sports medicine in Poland, opening the window to the world
Haven’t read part 1? Here it is: 80 years and counting: the Polish Society of Sports Medicine (PSSM) and Poland’s contribution to the world of Sports Medicine. Opening the Polish Sports Medicine window to the world (1996 – 2018) Under the leadership of Dr. Wojciech Gawroński and Zbigniew Szyguła, in 1996, Sports medicine physicians from Krakow […]
A day in the life of a Sports Physician
On behalf of all physicians considering a career in Sports Medicine, David Bui (Intern at Royal North Shore Hospital) caught up with Carolyn Broderick (a Staff Specialist in Sport and Exercise Medicine at The Children’s Hospital Westmead, Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Medicine UNSW, Deputy Medical Director for the Australian Olympic Team for Rio 2016 and […]
Mixed Martial Arts: Understanding the athlete and the need for research
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is arguably one of the world’s most rapidly growing sports and many sports medicine practitioners will be exposed to these athletes. While the sport may seem foreign to some sports medicine specialists and elicit an unsubstantiated negative response, the participants still require quality care, just as any patient would be expected […]
Make sure to be on the right side in the war on science
By John Orchard @DrJohnOrchard highlights the importance of the scientific method emphasising that it should be the rock on which all health practice is based. This blog is edited slightly from the canonical Sport Health co-publication. Sport Health is a member publication for Sports Medicine Australia (follow @SMACEO) One of my favourite sayings from my medical […]