News Release – The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK supports the need for a National Injury Register to cover all sports in order to identify and inform activities that may pose injury risk. Such a Register would provide key data for Governing Bodies in developing and assessing the […]
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Low carbohydrate, high fat (#LCHF) nutrition: a neglected form of healthy eating, or a dangerous dietary fad?
By Johann Windt, Ania Tarazi & Liam West Global experts in #LCHF nutrition are gathering in Cape Town, February 19th – 22nd, for the 2015 Old Mutual Health Convention. Hosted by Professor Tim Noakes, the summit looks at the effects of the #LCHF diet on key health issues including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, […]
Is Cricket the Ultimate Endurance Sport?
Guest blog by sports physiotherapist @NicolvanDyk (Qatar) Endurance sports require long periods of physical exertion. Defined as the “subset of sports in which the goal is prolonged athletic output, over an extended distance or for an extended period of time.” A cricket match can last for 5 days for 6-7 hours a day and if […]
Genomics, Genetics, and Exercise Biology: A Celebratory Symposium – May 2015, Santorini, Greece
www.celebratorysymposium.net The International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) Reference Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine for Anti-Doping Research are planning a historic event aimed at the development of the new “omics” technologies (including genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics) with applications in sports medicine and sport science, including anti-doping. Despite numerous attempts to discover genetic variants associated […]
Can animals help limit concussions?
Gregory D. Myer, Director of Research in Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Recently wrote a fantastic – and very popular- article for “The Opinion Pages” of the New York Times on the concussion crisis. Below, we highlight a few key paragraphs and link to related BJSM publications. CINCINNATI — THE N.F.L. playoffs start tomorrow. During […]
Why Physical Inactivity is the Cinderella of non-communicable diseases: 8 common myths de-bunked
By Thea Franke and Christina Thiele Originally published on the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility’s blog (Follow: @Mobility_Health) Much like Cinderella, physical inactivity goes under-recognized and largely under-appreciated. Bull and Bauman (2011) state that physical inactivity receives a “poverty of policy attention and resourcing proportionate to its importance.” Addressing physical inactivity needs to be a global public […]
Stabbed in the back: Moving the knife out of back pain
By Jørgen Jevne @jevnehelse Low back pain (LBP) is an enormous socioeconomic and emotional burden. In spite of vast efforts the number of LBP sufferers remain stagnant [1] and back pain endures as a clinical conundrum. Despite being increasingly recognized as a complex condition demanding a biopsychosocial framework [2], alarming trends are evident in the medical literature […]
Stand and Deliver: Behaviour change implementation for #ActiveWorking
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Rory Heath (@roryjheath) Part 2 of a 2-part series The first part this series reminded us that inactivity in the workplace is bad for your health – as bad as smoking. Sedentary behaviour also reduces workplace productivity; employees report more fatigue and restlessness, […]
Physios’ role in physical activity promotion for women and girls: #thisgirlcan #thisphysiocan
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Claire Treen @ClaireTreen Britain’s elite sporting culture accelerated in 2014, with women at the top of international sport. At the Sochi Winter Olympics Lizzy Yarnold won gold in the skeleton and snowboarder Jenny Jones picking up Great Britain’s (GB) first ever medal in a […]
Sports Medicine postgraduate studies for physiotherapists…life changing?
Zuzana Machotka (@drzuzi) takes a look at the literature on postgraduate studies in Physiotherapy. Evolution of physiotherapy education Physiotherapy education has changed dramatically over the past century. Initially taught in colleges and hospitals, Physiotherapy Studies were predominantly skill-based and clinically-focussed. Physiotherapy soon became a university degree and adopted a clinical science framework.(1, 4) Graduate physiotherapy […]