By Dave Siebert, MD, @DaveMSiebert When medical students learn about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), one fact often resonates as a shocking and tragic reality: it frequently first presents as sudden death. Yet HCM is just one of a heterogeneous list of pathologic structural and electrical cardiac disorders that can cause sudden death in athletes without prior warning. […]
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An Open Letter to Tim Gabbett: Thank-you, I’m running harder and smarter.
By James Montgomery RE: The training-injury prevention paradox: should athletes be training smarter and harder (Open access) Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-095788 Dear Dr. Gabbett, Thank you. Since reading your January 2016 article I can sincerely say I am running smarter and harder! You may ask ‘why did I decide to write a thank-you letter?’ Well there’s a […]
Should you listen to music through earphones whilst cycling?
By Chris Oliver @cyclingsurgeon Whilst banning wearing headphones whilst cycling may seem obvious for safety reasons, this behaviour restriction could be unfounded. In the United Kingdom it is currently not illegal to wear headphones whilst cycling on public roads or cycle paths. One would think that listening to music may distract you from your surroundings. It may […]
International Congress on Medicine & Science in Ultra-Endurance Sports- call for submissions and funding announcement
By Martin D. Hoffman We are pleased to announce that the 4th Annual International Congress on Medicine & Science in Ultra-Endurance Sports will be held as a 1-day pre-conference to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. The congress date is Tuesday, May 30, 2017. With only 1 day for this […]
To intercalate or not to intercalate…and a few other questions…
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By James Murphy This time last year I was sure that I wanted to intercalate on a Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) course. For those that aren’t familiar with the term, to intercalate means taking a year out of your medical course to study […]
SEM National Training Day Hosted by Health Education Thames Valley in association with Southampton Football Club 16th November 2016
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective –A BJSM blog series By Ralph Smith and James Baldock The quarterly National Training days are an exclusive opportunity for Sport and Exercise (SEM) specialist trainees in the UK to meet to receive high quality teaching and share training experiences. The first National Training day of this academic year kicked […]
What you need to know about hamstring injuries and how to prevent them with “Hamstring Hero” Kristian Thorborg
#IOCprev2017 Engagement, Evidence & Practice Blog Series By By Nirmala Perera @Nim_Perera with contributions from @KThorborg and @ryan_timmins Hamstring injuries Hamstring injuries are common muscular injuries in athletics1 and in team sports such as football,2, 3 rugby4 and Australian football-5 sports that all involve high-speed running, sudden acceleration and deceleration. These activities increase the eccentric forces within […]
AchillesAl part 3: Psychosocial considerations in Achilles pain
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Tom Goom @TomGoom, Sports Physiotherapist at the Physio Rooms and the creator of Running Physio; lead on Running Repairs Course http://www.running-physio.com/running-repairs-course/ After a short hiatus we’re back with #AchillesAl part 3. We’ve touched upon training error and how to modify training to find […]
USEMS 2016 National Student Sports Medicine Conference – The Highlights!
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Tej Pandya The 2016 USEMS Student sports medicine conference was held in Manchester on Saturday 12th November. One hundred and fifty keen students attended from all across the UK -representing many different professions. It was fantastic to see such a high level of […]
Can I get a pound for every time someone says collaboration? Take home messages from the UK Sports Concussion Research Symposium
By James Murphy The UK’s first Sports Concussion Research Symposium started with a warm welcome by Velicia Bachtiar (Drake Foundation1) and Dr Simon Kemp (Rugby Football Union (RFU)). Dr Charlotte Cowie (Football Association (FA)) then kicked off official proceedings. This day brought together the concussion and traumatic brain injury communities that in the past have […]