By Dr. Bert Fields As a busy sports medicine physician I see an increasing number of patients pursuing unproven and often expensive treatments before they have tried established therapies with stronger evidence. One example of this is a recent patient who saw advertising for a cold laser that they purchased from an internet site. […]
Tag: tendinopathy
2nd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium, Sept 27-29, 2012, Vancouver, Canada – Call for Abstracts
For more information: www.ists2012.com […]
2nd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium, Sept 27-29, 2012
More information, and call for abstracts coming soon! Contact: alex.scott@ubc.ca […]
Guest blog via Professor Neville Owen
Just a quick post (it’s the weekend and BJSM editors never work on weekends). One of the pioneers of the science of sedentary behavior, Professor Neville Owen, alerted BJSM to this comprehensive paper (not open access, sorry!) – great one to bring you up to speed in this field. What is sedentary behaviour? It’s too much […]
‘Trochanteric bursitis’? Consider gluteal tendinopathy as a more likely diagnosis.
A commonly overlooked diagnosis of lateral hip pain is gluteal tendinopathy. The relative emphasis on ‘trochanteric bursitis’ compared with tendinopathy is likely reversed. The tendinopathy is much more prevalent that the ‘bursitis’ according to MR studies of the regions. At surgery for total hip arthroplasty, surgeons often find major tears in the gluteus medius (Bunker […]
Lateral hip pain – more likely gluteus medius tendinopathy than ‘trochanteric bursitis’
Our New Zealand colleagues had a great sports medicine conference in Wellington this week following their successful hosting of the World Championships in Rowing. Congratulations to Dr Chris Milne and colleagues from all disciplines who made this a success. In a conversation with Chris I was reminded that the lateral hip pain label of ‘trochanteric […]
Call for papers: Tendinopathies!
The April 2011 edition of BJSM will focus on Tendinopathy. Authors with manuscripts that clarify treatment options, improve the basic understanding of the condition or have an innovative perspective are invited to submit their papers by January 15 2011. Enquiries about suitability of manuscripts for this issue can be directed to jill.cook@deakin.edu.au Spring into […]
Tendinopathy Symposium, Umeå, Sweden, Sept 30-Oct 1, 2010
Dear fellow Tendinopathy Researcher, On behalf of the Organizing Committee please click here to download a PDF of the 1st Announcement of the International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium that will be held in Umeå, Sweden, on September 30 – October 1, 2010. We hope that you will be interested to join the Symposium and would greatly […]
E-letter: Question regarding the use of autologous PRP injections for tendinopathies
The following is a letter to BJSM from Ralph S. Bovard MD: Dear BJSM, I have a question regarding the use of autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections for tendinopathies of various sorts. This procedure has been gaining favor with sports medicine clinicians for use in athletes with tendon injuries that are slow to respond […]