News Release 23 September 2014 The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK has hosted a meeting to discuss the need for consensus in the prevention, assessment and management of concussion in the UK. Concussion is common and can have major implications on quality of life if not recognised early. Key influencers and brain […]
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More to win than the Ryder Cup: the health benefits of golf
By Steffan Griffen, Andrew Murray (@docAndyMurray) & Roger Hawkes Golf is played by around 55 million people on 32,000 courses in over 100 countries.¹ With over half a billion homes worldwide tuning in for each day of the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, a series pitting Europe’s best against the cream of the American crop. We […]
Can a 15-mintue warm up programme prevent ACL injury? Study results
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series @PhysiosinSport By Kate Markland, Clinic Director, The Markland Clinic @MarklandClinic The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly disrupted knee ligaments with a high incidence amongst young athletes and the physically active. To address this, we recently examined whether the “Prevention Injury […]
Tickets still available! Welsh Exercise Medicine Symposium on 19th September, 2014
The Welsh Exercise Medicine Symposium on 19th September, 2014 will have a fantastic array of world leaders speaking on physical activity, its benefits, controversies, and promotion. There will also be masterclasses on exercise prescription, motivational interviewing, and advances in physical activity measurement (including the launch of the new Welsh Physical Activity Report Card). Aside from the interactive […]
Plantar fasciitis – important new research by Michael Rathleff
Blog by @MichaelRathleff Introduction by Tom Goom @TomGoom Originally posted on the Running Physio blog Plantar fasciitis can be a nuisance to treat and, to date, we’ve had little high quality evidence to guide us. Today’s blog represents an exciting new direction in treating this stubborn condition. For some time we’ve noted the similarities between plantar fascial […]
Football Medicine in England: A personal perspective on protocols, standards, and moving the field forward
By Dr. Michael Stone, Chief Medical Officer, Birmingham City Football Club I am fortunate to have worked within elite sport since 1994 – the majority of this time within football. Experiences and observations from my longstanding involvement in football influence my personal views on the practice of Sports Medicine both within football, and comparatively to […]
Top 10 Clinical Pearls from #Tendons2014 / ISTS: Beginning the Long Walk to (tendon) Freedom
By Paul Dijkstra @DrPaulDijkstra & Jill Cook @ProfJillCook Before we delve into evidence based medicine as it relates to tendons, here are the top 10 short (clinical) pearls from the 3rd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (ISTS) or #Tendons2014: Tendinopathy is still not clearly defined Do not treat all tendons with […]
4 ‘must attend’ BASEM/FSEM conference sessions on physical activity and young people
By Beth Cameron, PR & Communications, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine @FSEM_UK This year’s joint BASEM and FSEM Conference, Walk 500 Miles, will include four, not to be missed, sessions covering paediatric medicine. The session starts at 2pm in Edinburgh’s historic Assembly Rooms, on Thursday 2nd October, with Heather McKay, Professor of the Faculty of […]
ACL reconstruction to pain science: Top 5 most played BJSM Podcasts
By Olivia Halfacre Chris Littlewood – Tendons: Where does pain fit in the continuum model? Based on the connection between pain and pathology in the tendons, this podcast is presented to the listener in the form of a debate – a new different format to those previous. Jill Cook welcomes three expert perspectives on the nature […]
Tennis: Field-based fitness tests – the 7 domains every coach needs to test
By Dr. Babette Pluim (@DocPluim) At the start of the indoor tennis season, many fitness trainers and coaches use a set of ‘fitness tests’ to evaluate their junior player. What they really want to know is whether they have a new Federer amongst their pupils (talent identification), what strengths and weaknesses the player has (injury […]