By Nirmala Perera (@Nim_Perera) with contributions from Martin Hägglund (@MHgglund) and Markus Waldén (@MarkusWalden) What are the most common/’costly’ football injuries? Hamstring Injuries Hamstring injuries are the most common injuries in football. The findings are consistent across studies. In fact, hamstring injury rates seem to be increasing in elite football.1 The long head of biceps femoris is most […]
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A MUST read for any Undergraduate Student considering a career in Sports & Exercise Medicine
Undergraduate perspective on Sport & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog By Andrew Shafik (@aaashafik) Aberdeen Sports & Exercise Medicine Society@aberdeen_sems recently held its first ever event #ASEMSWelcomeTalk. This general introduction to SEM featured three speakers from varying disciplines: Professor Francis Smith (SEM Consultant), Ashley Armstrong (Sports Physiotherapist) and John Psyllas (Scottish Institute of Sport S&C Coach). […]
A Movement for Movement: what’s art got to do with it? A lot.
By Ann Gates @exerciseworks The newly published “Movement for Movement” editorial (Gates et al) heralds a new era of framing and dealing with the deeply entrenched life style issues that contribute to the rise in the global burden of diseases (1). It uses physical activity as a case study and identifies areas where the physical activity […]
The rise of Brazilian Sports Physiotherapy: one of the legacies of the RIO 2016 Olympics
By Mario Bizzini (@SportfisioSwiss) On August 12th, I visited the Polyclinic at the Olympic Village, to meet my Brazilian Sports PT friends Felipe Tadiello and Luciana de Michelis (the current president of Sport Physical Therapy Group in Brasil – SONAFE> www.sonafe.com.br). The purpose of my visit was, on behalf of the International Federation of Sports […]
Can blood flow restriction training improve outcomes in clinical populations?
By Paul Head @PHphysio Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) has been shown to increase muscular strength and hypertrophy using loads less than half of what’s recommended by the ACSM (>60% of 1RM) (1). The proposed mechanisms for BFRT include metabolic accumulation (2-5); fast-twitch muscle fibre recruitment (6,7); increased protein synthesis through the mammalian target of rapamycin […]
Assessing the Mental Health of the NFL: Bullying, hazing and workplace harassment at the Miami Dolphins
By Ian R Tofler BJSM readers, curious scientists and sports enthusiasts all, must be interested in the inner workings of the American National Football League (NFL) and its politically astute iron fisted chief executive Roger Goodell. The NFL, despite setbacks regarding the taboo concussion/CTE scandal; large financial payouts, and players ending up in jail, has […]
IOC Consensus Statement concludes little evidence of negative outcomes associated with strenuous exercise in pregnancy
By Professor Gregory Davies, MD But the overall quality of the available evidence on the impact of intense exercise is not strong, with few studies carried out in elite athletes, the statement warns. The statement is the second in a series of five issued by the IOC on exercise and pregnancy, focusing on elite athletes. […]
AMSSM/OHSU Basic and Intermediate Sports Ultrasound Course – a few spots still available
Looking to jump into Sports Ultrasound? Need to expand your skill set? Want to learn and practice some new injection techniques? Join the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Sports Ultrasound courses November 11-13, 2016 in Portland, Oregon. We offer both Basic (one day) and intermediate (two day) […]
Counseling athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; a difficult task for the sports physician.
By Dr. Tijmen van Assen, Wouter van Everdingen, and Prabath Lodewijks Recently the combined American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) taskforces defined eligibility and disqualification recommendations for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities [1]. In this blog we discuss the recommendations of the task force concerning hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is the most common non-traumatic […]
The tradition continues..2016 BJSM cover competition: vote now!
We are doing some inventory here at the BJSM. Although still 3 months until the New Year, we have lots to celebrate. New Impact factor: 6.7 and #1 in the field. Member societies number 23 with over 12,000 members. Still ranked #1 for ‘Immediacy’ – papers cited within a year of publication –i.e hot topics. Broke the […]