Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Guy Evans Fortunately, I was invited as team doctor for the Great Britain (GB) Paralympic team at the 2014 Paralympic School Games in Brazil. Although I have travelled to a number of international championships with the GB rowing team, this was my first […]
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Vote now: Round two 2014 BJSM Cover Competition
Will SASMA win for the third year in a row? Will someone’s vote break the current tie in round one, and help either the Running Injuries and Return to Sport (with Guest Editor Philip Glasgow, ACPSEM) issue, or the issue that contains the 3rd international patellofemoral pain research retreat consensus (with Guest Editors Kay M Crossley, Mario Bizzini, and Erik […]
Yes, mobile apps (for ankle sprains and more) provide valuable preventive tips & clinical guidance
By Evert Verhagen @EvertVerhagen Last week I stumbled upon the following blogpost on mhealthwatch.com, — “Mobile Apps for Ankle Sprains? Not Yet… or Ever” [1]. My interest was sparked as the title of the blog suggested there are no apps for ankle sprains available, or at least no proper apps. According to the blog, apps to […]
ECOSEP, A tale of European SEM Success – The future’s bright, the future’s SEM!
By Amit Chauhan (@AmitC_SEM) & Liam West (@Liam_West) What was the aim of The European College of Sports & Exercise Physicians (ECOSEP) 2014 Sports & Exercise Medicine (SEM) Trainee Conference (November 22-23rd) that recently took place? We wanted to organise a highly interactive event for delegates from a broad spectrum of specialities and arm them […]
Common ground and continued debate: further response to “Strong evidence against PRP injections for chronic lateral epicondylar tendinopathy: a systematic review”
The rich academic discussion continues! Here is a Letter to the Editor from Renee Keijsers, Denise Eygendaal, Michel P. J. van den Bekerom that they wrote in response to a blog from RJ de Vos and colleagues (read it here), who wrote an initial Letter to the Editor (read it here) in response to: Robert-Jan de Vos, Johann […]
Tragic injury in sport: the shock, grief, and honouring of cricket player Phillip Hughes
Tragically Phillip Hughes died on November 27th 2014 in Sydney after being hit in the neck by a cricket ball two days previously in a cricket match. He never regained consciousness after collapsing shortly after being hit by a bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott. He was aged 25. David Burdon died playing football on September […]
Return to Sport After Total Knee Replacements?
By Alexander Wood The number of total knee replacements (TKR) performed annually has doubled over the last decade1. TKR is common in the young population2 and an increasing number of elderly patients are playing sport and sustaining sports related injuries3. Considering the above factors combined with improvements in life expectancy and in overall general health4, […]
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) in physiotherapy: practice based insights
By @Peter_Gettings I’m a Physiotherapist and I divide my time between Rheumatology and MSK patients. Here I share my experience of learning and using musculoskeletal ultrasound in my clinic. I have worked in private clinics, private hospitals, an EPL football academy and a professional cricket team — now I work exclusively within the NHS. […]
RFU’s Rugby Medicine Meeting – The Highlights!
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) The RFU’s Rugby Medicine Meeting, suitably held at the location of next year’s Rugby World Cup final, a chance for all those working within the game to catch-up and listen to expert opinion on a variety of topics and their relevance […]
Zero to 25,000 steps a day: My personal story (and numbers) of lifestyle, and physical transformation
By Stephen Morrison @howmanymiles_ “People remember dead babies,” not the most heart-warming of statements, but one that Professor Karim Khan used to illustrate a point in a recent presentation; point being that you will remember an emotional story or event more than a set of statistics. The audience at the FSEM and BASEM Walk 500 miles […]