A monthly round-up of podcasts and articles By Zach Spargo (@ZachSpargo) & Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) Welcome back to another BJSM Virtual Conference. This month’s edition hones in on the holy grail of SEM – injury prevention. As usual, our aim is to provide you with the most recent and very best of BJSM content all […]
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What are the benefits of exercise on cognition/memory? (Answer to a question from McGill University’s MOOC – Massive Open Online Course – ‘The Body Matters’
Dr Julia Alleyne (@JKAlleyne) is a specialist sports medicine physician whose experience includes having been Medical Officer for Canada at multiple Olympic Games and CMO at the Pan Pacific Games (2015). She has held numerous leadership posts in the Canadian Academy of Sport & Exercises Medicine (CASEM), a BJSM member society. She combines academic work […]
Physio courses galore March-May, 2016: Anatomy prosection, soft tissue techniques, taping…and more
There are a number of exciting courses just around the corner for sports physiotherapists looking to strengthen their knowledge and practice (registration discounts for BASEM and ACPSEM members): Anatomy Prosection for Sports Physiotherapists held at Vesalius Clinical Training Centre, University of Bristol, March 14-16 2016 ACPSEM has commissioned a suite of anatomy prosection courses for its members. Three distinct […]
Train for life: exercise is medicine
By Nash Anderson B.Sc M.Chiro and James Steele, PhD, Lecturer in Applied Sport Sciences at SSU. Recently, in private practice, Nash heard a fantastic statement from a patient – they said, “People ask me why I go to the gym all the time. They ask me what I am training for. I am training for […]
A picture IS worth a thousand words: Why healthcare professionals should know (and care) about infographics
By Chris Oliver @cyclingsurgeon, Hilary Scott @thehilsarealive and Andrew Murray @docandrewmurray Many industries use infographics: business, politics, food, finance, and healthcare, including physical activity promotion. Statistically, the most successful infographics, in terms of number of ‘shares’ on social media, contain an average of 396 words (1) and a combination of data visualisations (e.g. bar graphs, line […]
A day in the life of a Sports Physician
On behalf of all physicians considering a career in Sports Medicine, David Bui (Intern at Royal North Shore Hospital) caught up with Carolyn Broderick (a Staff Specialist in Sport and Exercise Medicine at The Children’s Hospital Westmead, Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Medicine UNSW, Deputy Medical Director for the Australian Olympic Team for Rio 2016 and […]
Muskelverletzungen im Sport – Klassifikation
PD Dr. Peter Ueblacker Die häufigsten Verletzungen im Profi-Fußball, der Leichtathletik und vielen anderen Sportarten betreffen die Muskulatur und haben damit eine große Relevanz. Eine differenzierte Therapie und Rehabilitation ist nur nach einer präzisen Diagnosestellung und Klassifikation möglich. Aufgrund unserer täglichen Arbeit mit Profi-Athleten aus vielen verschiedenen Disziplinen, v.a. aber Fußball und Leichtathletik, liegt naturgemäß […]
Running injuries and how to prevent them: BJSM article (by Irene S. Davis et al.) featured in the NY-Times
Running is a low barrier activity with ongoing popular appeal. Running injury prevention is therefore an (unfortunately) important related area of study, with practical – day to day- training implications for many individuals. Therefore it is no surprise that Irene S. Davis et al.’s BJSM publication “Greater vertical impact loading in female runners with […]
Congrats to ECOSEP, MuscleTech Network, and FC Barcelona – the 2015 cover competition winners!
Congratulations to all of the collaborators and supporters of the ECOSEP/FC Barcelona, December 2015 BJSM issue (#24) for winning the 2015 cover competition by a landslide (honorable runner up goes to Sports Physiotherapy New Zealand 49(issue #14) Strong debut performance!). We had the pleasure of sharing the news with two of the major contributors: Nikos Malliaropoylos (founding member […]
Improving the clinical practice for athletes and military service people with Exercise Induced Leg Pain: my path from MD to PhD
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective – A BJSM blog series By Dr. Dave Roscoe I am a Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) and Rehabilitation Medicine trainee currently posted at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC), Headley Court. I am also a qualified GP and have recently had the privilege of completing a PhD in […]