This E-letter is in response to Are there risk factors in alpine skiing? A controlled multicentre survey of 1278 skiers. Abstract | Full article We read with interest the article from Hasler et al. (2009) “Are there risk factors in alpine skiing? A controlled multicentre survey of 1278 skiers”. In general, the answer is: ‘yes, there are […]
Category: E-letters
E-letter: Energy Expenditures of the Masai
This E-letter is in response to Daily energy expenditure and cardiovascular risk in Masai, rural and urban Bantu Tanzanians Abstract | Full Article Mbalilaki and associates have reported very high daily energy expenditures for a sample of Masai pastoralists and farmers (56% of whom were women)(1). The stated average of 10.7 MJ/day (2565 kcal/day) appears to be a gross […]
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 […]
E-letter: Pre-participation screening in competitive athletes in Portugal
This E-letter is in response to ECG As A Part of the Pre-Participation Screening Programme: An Old an Still Present International Dilemma (Abstract) Pre-participation screening in competitive athletes in Portugal has been compulsory for more than 40 years. Yearly ECG was introduced in the screening at about the same time as in Italy, for all athletes evaluated […]
E-letter: Level Playing Field for SEM Entrants
This E-letter is in response to The role of the sports and exercise medicine physician in the National Health Service: a questionnaire-based survey Abstract | Full Article I would like to thank P O’Halloran for conducting this survey. One of the results which strikes clearly is the need for training in Orthopaedics by all the participants ( 85% […]
E-letter: Anticipatory regulation are cognitive and affective processes involved?
I read your fascinating article with much interest. Do you think that in simple terms that anticipatory regulation may be an aspect of the decision-making the athlete makes before execution of an action. In the instance of longer duration exercise eg a marathon a decision is made then physiological systems amongst others come into action as you have described. Prior […]
E-letter: Abduction/Valgus Kinematics of Lower Leg Relative to Femur
This e-letter is in response to Non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes: an International Olympic Committee current concepts statement. Abstract | Full Article This outstanding body of research is a watershed in the fight against ACL-injuries. This group should be richly commended for this excellent work. The work points to (a priori) how, in the case of alpine skiing, excessive […]
E-letter: No discrepancy between protocol and trial report
Click here to read the original article. We thank Professor Thornton for raising these issues and are grateful for the opportunity to clarify details of the trial protocol and analysis. There is, in fact, no discrepancy between the description of outcomes in the trial protocol published on the trial web site, the protocol that was registered on the […]
E-letter: Response to “Evolution and pacing strategies”
I read the review article (abstract; full article) on the anticipatory regulation of performance and pacing strategies by Dr R Tucker in the June edition of BJSM with great interest. The idea that there is a part of the brain, as yet undiscovered, which enables one to judge the optimal work rate for a given […]
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 […]