A monthly round-up of podcasts and articles By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) & Dr Markus Laupheimer (@swisssportscare) Welcome to the first virtual conference of 2016, where we focus on an important yet polarising topic for all SEM practitioners– muscle injuries. There is a lot of discussion as to the best muscle injury classification to guide diagnosis […]
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FIFA launches new initiative to disseminate latest SEM knowledge and improve care for football players
Many sports medicine doctors and physios received the following email today. We share it further here. Read on… Zurich, 02 February 2016 JDV/awe FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine (http://f-marc.com/footballdiploma/) Dear friends and colleagues, With the support of some of the most recognised international experts in sports medicine, FIFA is launching a new initiative to help […]
Football Medicine Strategies: Return to Play Conference, major value for both seasoned SEM pros and students
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog By Sean Carmody (@seancarmody1) “When will they be able to get back playing?” ..That is the question that the medical staff of football clubs attempt to answer most days of their working lives. The question may come from coaches, journalists, agents, supporters, club owners and […]
February 10th Re-launch of hugely popular: BodyMatters, Massive Open Online Course
BodyMatters, Dr. Ian Shrier’s free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Sport and Exercise Medicine is re-launching for the 2nd time on Feb 10, 2016 (registration open now). Last year, over 30,000 students from 185 different countries participated. This relaunch provides an opportunity for those who were unable to see it the first time around. Based on […]
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: A Case Study to illustrate the need for more SEM Departments within the NHS
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective – A BJSM blog series By Robin Chatterjee, Abosede Ajayi, and Fey Probst Email for correspondence: robin.chatterjee@imperial.nhs.uk Competing interests: none declared Introduction Sports & Exercise Medicine (SEM) is a relatively new and sometimes misunderstood specialty. There is a general preconception that it is solely to do with the medical management […]
Vote now for your chance to win: BJSM cover competition grand finale
Welcome to our final round in the 2015 BJSM cover competition, where the winners from each preliminary round compete for ‘Top cover of 2015’. Beyond the excitement of reviewing our favourite issues, you can enter in a draw for a chance to win one of two prizes. We also feature the winners on the BJSM blog. Voting […]
Top 3 most popular BJSM podcasts of ALL TIME
The year in BJSM podcasts is off to a good start. “Knowledge translation in sports physiotherapy: moving research into practical use” (with Dr Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Dr Dylan Morrissey and Dr. Christian Barton) had 1000 listens in just 24 hours. We have lots more to look forward to in 2016. Stay tuned – new podcasts […]
It’s National Obesity Awareness Week and now more than ever we need action.
By Stephen Morrison @HowManyMiles_ Now more than ever, we need action to prevent the growing trend in obesity and inactivity. Consider this as we encourage you and your peers to sign up for the UK’s National Obesity Forum’s JanUary campaign. Solutions put forward over ten years ago, are still being called for in new reports. […]
Team physio for the Commonwealth Youth Games- 40 hours of travel, 2 lost bags, 10 medals, and countless learning experiences
By Stuart Butler @PhysioButler Travelling as a Sports Physiotherapist with Team England for the September 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa is always an honour but also comes with responsibilities. The games saw up to 1000 young Commonwealth Athletes between 14 and 18 represent their countries and compete for 107 Gold Medals over 9 days. The 2 […]
Exercise Addiction – too much of a good thing?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Daniel Taylor-Sweet (@dtaylorsweet) We all know exercise is probably the single best activity to do if you want to keep healthy. On a daily basis we encourage patients to exercise more, persuade ourselves to go to the gym and read the innumerable public […]