Introducing the Physical Activity and Population Health BJSM Blog Series By Sonia Cheng (@soniawmcheng) As you’ve likely read from these previous posts on the BJSM blog, the case to increase population-wide participation in physical activity is stronger than ever. And, like the unsung space heroes at NASA, who crunched the numbers and successfully launched humans […]
Category: Exercise prescription
For the “Body Matters” MOOC (McGill University, Prof Ian Shrier): Exercise is medicine, for the body and the brain by Nagamatsu and colleagues.
Each week over 23,001 folks are learning about the power of exercise via a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Generously, BJSM helps out Professor Ian Shrier by answering one question each week on this blog. Prof Shrier just has to answer the other 23,ooo students’ questions. This week’s question is: “What are the effects of […]
Exercises to prevent sports injuries – lots of talk, but do they work?
Letter to the Editor By Dr. Babette Pluim (@DocPluim) In response to: Jeppe Bo Lauersen, Ditte Marie Bertelsen, Lars Bo Andersen. The effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent sports injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BJSM. 2014; 48:11 871–877 . Strength training was the big winner in a recent BJSM systematic review and meta-analysis of Lauersen et al.1 The […]
Referring patients for exercise from the emergency department: A pilot study
By James R Griffiths Abstract Background/Aims In 2006 NICE concluded that there was insufficient evidence to recommend the use of exercise referral schemes (ERS) to promote physical activity, other than as part of research studies where their effectiveness can be evaluated. Despite this, there are approximately 600 ERS in the UK that primary care have […]
“What exercise can I do Doc?”
By Ann Gates (@exerciseworks) Can health care consultations change to incorporate best practice ‘exercise medicine?’ In 2012, we sent out a ‘call to action’ to ALL health professionals about the pandemic of obesity and non communicable diseases (NCDs) which results in 36 million patients (worldwide) dying from preventable and treatable diseases. This call was enthusiastically […]
Exercise physiologists and chronic disease management in North America: A role of importance
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Lisa Campkin (@LisaCampkin) Recently, the term ‘Exercise is Medicine’ was copyrighted by the American College of Sports Medicine. This particular initiative in exercise medicine focuses on the role of clinicians in helping increase their patients’ physical activity levels. Exercise is Medicine has growing […]
Generation Games: An update on upcoming launch of innovative website
By Drs. Moiz Moghal and Natasha Jones There is rising awareness that physical inactivity is a major health problem. Momentum is gathering at a local level to try to reverse this trend. An exercise prescription or a brief intervention on its own is not enough. The challenge is to integrate an exercise medicine service with proactive […]
Personalised dose, prescription and administration of exercise using the MedExercise device: a pilot study
By Drs. Vadim N. Dedov and Irina V. Dedova ABSTRACT Background/Aim – Beneficial health effects of regular physical activity and exercise are well established. However, a variety of exercise types and modes complicates quantification of physical activity. Introduction of a single parameter for the objective measurement of exercise amounts might facilitate exercise prescription in primary care […]
Extreme Physical Activity Promotion: Doc Murray to run 7 Ultra Marathons on all 7 continents within 7 days
In the spirit of extreme physical activity promotion, Doc Andrew Murray is off today (weather permitting in Antarctica) to run 7 Ultra Marathons on all 7 continents within 7 days. He’s doing this to raise awareness of the benefits of exercise (he now works on this issue for the Scottish Government) and also for The Scottish Association for […]
Exercise Medicine: Inspiring the next generation, an interview with Dr. Mike Loosemore (Part 1 of 2)
By Liam West (@Liam_West) & Dr. Mike Loosemore Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine (a BJSM blog series) The field of Sport & Exercise Medicine has two distinct areas. Namely, Exercise Medicine and Sports Medicine. To gain insights and get tips for students looking to follow in their footsteps, I interviewed two influential figures pushing the […]