Each week students in Professor Ian Shrier’s (@McGillU) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ask questions. One questions is answered by our world expert panel on the BJSM blog. This week’s question is from a MOOC student who used to run marathons. (not the person in the photo, left) Q: I used to be a marathon […]
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Lifestyle Medicine – helping individuals and families adopt and sustain healthy behaviors : A practitioner’s unexpected Journey
By Dr. Bobby Masocol I’m a new sports medicine doctor, fresh out of training and now in academic practice teaching family medicine residents and sports medicine fellows. Prior to this job, I was asked by one of my mentors to develop a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic to compliment the unique curriculum at the University of South […]
Announcement of winners from the 2015 BJSM Cover Competition prize draw
Congrats to David Minihane and Christa Le – our two winners in the 2015 BJSM Cover Competition Voter Prize Draw. David Minihane chose Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, and Christina won free entry to the 2016 Return to Play, Football Medicine Conference (@FootballMed). Let’s learn about our winners: David Minihane David is in his final year of […]
Retrospective Part I: American Pioneers in Distance Running Research
By Phillip B. Sparling Many scientists worldwide have made lasting contributions to today’s scientific understanding of distance running. During the first half of the 20th century, a number of notable Americans paved the way. With insatiable curiosity and drive, early researchers used the best scientific tools available to unravel the physiology of endurance performance. They […]
What’s Sports Physiotherapy got to do with it? Promoting physical well-being and health
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Claire Treen @ClaireTreen The title of Professor Steven’s Blair’s 2009 paper, “Physical inactivity: the biggest public health problem of the 21st Century” couldn’t be clearer. As part of a profession who keep people active, it grabbed my attention, and made me question […]
Junior doctor contracts and SEM within the NHS: Looking to the future
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog By Jonathan Shurlock With significant advice and assistance from Dr Daniel Broman Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) remains a relatively young specialty within the National Health Service (NHS). During my short time as a medical student, I have witnessed its development into the specialty we […]
Besteht ein Zusammenhang zwischen den aktuellen Einstellungsnormen von Skibindungen und der Prävalenz von Knieverletzungen bei weiblichen Skifahrern?
By Gerhard Ruedl, and Martin Burtscher See English version of this blog HERE Institut für Sportwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck, Österreich Zählen Sie sich auch zu den über 200 Millionen Skifahrern weltweit, die während der Wintermonate diese faszinierende Sportart auf Pisten oder im Tiefschnee ausübt? Ist Ihnen bekannt, dass sich das Verletzungsrisiko beim Skifahren in den […]
The Daily Mile! Combating childhood obesity one step at a time
By Elaine Wyllie @_thedailymile The Daily Mile is a Health and Wellbeing (H&WB) physical activity initiative which developed organically in a large Scottish primary school and nursery class in 2012. It began after a volunteer in the school observed that the children were unfit. It is sustainable over the long term because it meets the needs of […]
Meldonium use by athletes at the Baku 2015 European Games. Adding data to Ms Maria Sharapova’s failed drug test case
Meldonium use by athletes at the Baku 2015 European Games Corresponding author: Mark Stuart, BPharm, FRPharmS, FFRPS, mstuart@bmj.com Christian Schneider Professor Klaus Steinbach What are the new findings? There is an alarmingly high prevalence of meldonium use by athletes in sport as demonstrated by the laboratory findings at the Baku 2015 European Games 13 […]
This week’s answer to MOOC question: Professor Louise Burke on fitness, weight loss and abnormal menstrual periods
Each week students in Professor Ian Shrier’s (@McGillU) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ask questions. One questions is answered by our world expert panel on the BJSM blog. Here’s this week’s question. Q: I have been working hard in gym over the last 6 months. I got cool muscles and I look very fit. I […]