Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) So your patient saw Mike Evans’ 23.5 hours video and s/he understands that physical activity is the polypill that will maximise their chances of living a healthy life (Also see this blog de-bunking physical activity myths). They even started walking […]
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Gait analysis: a Sports Physiotherapist’s overview of strengths, limitations, and tips
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport At this time of year, runners of all abilities are training for and recovering from organised runs: shorter 5-10km distances to the London Marathon. Thus, it is timely that Tom Goom, Sports Physiotherapist from The Physio Rooms, Brighton and East Sussex and creator […]
Exercise Medicine 2015
By Joe Lightfoot (@JosephLightfoot) Exercise Medicine 2015, a two day conference run by the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM – @RSMSEM) this June 19-20th will bring together world leading experts on physical activity. Physical activity is arguably the most important factor in health. This conference is for all individuals with an interest in health, fitness […]
Podcast cluster #1: Hamstring injuries
By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) Do you want to brush up on a certain topic this week but can’t spare the time to trawl through the archives? As always, we try to make it as easy as possible for you to access freely available BJSM learning resources #ShapingThePath. So, if you want to learn about Hamstring’s […]
The Prince Philip Medal presented to Dr. Richard Budgett OBE for outstanding achievements in SEM
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) On 17th March 2015 The Institute of Sports and Exercise Medicine (The ISEM)) awarded the Prince Philip Medal to Dr. Richard Budgett OBE. This was presented by HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh who, in his role as Honorary Fellow of The ISEM, hosted […]
Trust me, I’m a football doc – What do they think of us?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Dr. Natalie Shur (@NatalieShur) The Royal Society of Medicine’s new meeting “Football Medicine: A matter of perspective”, featured a star-studded line-up of individuals involved in professional football. It was not just an opportunity for audience members to directly ask players, coaches and media […]
Supporting young athletes to stay (and excel) in sport: what’s the role of the medical team? And what does expanding our view of maturation have to do with it?
By Sam Blanchard (@SJBPhysio_sport) Age is just a number, right? Or is that just something adults say to convince ourselves our body clock is ticking differently to the kitchen clock and the seemingly more frequent turns of the calendar? When working with young athletes I think these two clocks are undoubtedly out of synch. Line up three […]
Activity among people with chronic low back pain: How activity behaviours reflect beliefs
For Body Matters, the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 23,000+ participants, led by Professor Ian Shrier, hosted by McGill University, Canada. By Kieran O’Sullivan (@kieranosull) Disability due to chronic low back pain (CLBP) has actually increased in recent decades, indicating a need for significant change in CLBP management1. Improved outcomes in other chronic health conditions (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, cancer), illustrate the […]
Announcement of the BJSM 2014 Cover Competition prize winners, drum roll please…
A huge thank-you to everyone who voted in this year’s cover competition. Thanks to the record number of voters in all rounds. And thanks for your comments on the BJSM covers – which you may use in your presentations and social media to illustrate key points. Read the interesting career development stories from the a […]
A preventative strategy to target “The Nation’s Hidden Health Threat” (physical inactivity)
News Release – The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK is asking MPs to recognise physical inactivity as one of the largest health threats in the UK. In its Manifesto to Improve Public Health, the FSEM sets out 8 priorities to put physical activity at the core […]