By Dr Sophie Bates Background The NHS Choices ‘Couch to 5K’ Programme, is a nine week scheme consisting of three runs per week, which trains novice runners to run continuously for thirty minutes[1]. NHS Choices has promoted the scheme since 2010. Between January and March 2013, I coordinated a group version of the ‘Couch to […]
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Experts present at Exercise Medicine Conference, June 20 2014
While sports medicine gets a lot of attention, exercise medicine is also an important topic that impacts millions of people. Now in its second year, the annual Exercise Medicine Conference brings together a wide range of individuals from all areas of healthcare to discuss the important topic of exercise. The conference programme includes experts from […]
British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine Winter Symposium – from Top to Toe
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Liam West (@Liam_West) Students and newly qualified doctors that are interested in SEM are usually very keen to undertake post-graduate qualifications or courses to expand their knowledge base. The British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine (BIMM) is a society that offers SEM modules that […]
Event announcement: “Game Changing in Mental Health,”tackling stigma and building resilence in elite sport
This event is of interest to all of those who wish to specialise in sports medicine as it may directly impact both player welfare and performance. From an early age athletes are instructed to show no fear, to be the toughest, fastest and most focussed competitors on the field. They are also told to never […]
Concussion to groin pain: BJSM editors and authors contribute to a 200-strong clinician education event
BJSM editors and authors contributed to a 200-strong clinician education event run by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine of Ireland on Tuesday April 29. Andy Franklyn-Miller argued the ‘compartment pressure’ syndrome was a misnomer for pathology that relates to relative overuse. His article can be found HERE (OPEN ACESS) in BJSM and his podcast […]
Injury patterns in high-performance curlers (the sport has 2 million players worldwide although has 200x less publications than Aussie Rules Football!)
BY L P BEERE, A MURRAY, M BELCH, B WALKER, SPORTSCOTLAND INSTITUTE OF SPORT, SCOTLAND. Objective: Despite more than 2 million players worldwide, little is known about injuries in curling. There are only 2 published studies on injury epidemiology. This report describes the injuries seen in high-performance British/ Scottish curlers between 2000-2010, many of whom have […]
Top ‘take home’ messages from London School of Sport and Exercise Medicine conference: How can SEM help the endurance athlete?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Liam West (@Liam_West) Students looking to get into Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) should attend as many conferences as possible – many examples from the Undergraduate perspective blog series support this statement. London School of Sport & Exercise Medicine’s 5th Annual School Conference, […]
FIFA 11 For Health reaching out to 4,000 children in Brazil
Originally posted on FIFA.com FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke was joined by Brazilian Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo and Brazil 2014 Organising Committee (LOC) Management Board member Ronaldo in Cuiaba on Wednesday, as he witnessed the roll-out of a “FIFA 11 For Health” project with 24 students from the Maria Ambrosio Pommot Municipal School. It […]
Call for abstracts: First, world conference on groin pain in athletes, Aspetar, Qatar
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Aspetar will host the 1st World Conference on Groin Pain in Athletes. This major conference will be held at the Academy Auditorium, from 1st to 3rd November 2014. The scientific committee is currently accepting Abstract and Poster submissions in the topics related to the Groin Pain. The […]
For sports physios: Doing the best you can to multi-task in modern hockey
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine (ACPSEM) blog series (UK Physios in Sport) See also the recent issue of BJSM edited by UK Physios in Sport by clicking here: And of course, your UK Physios in Sport membership opens up all the BJSM content (via the Physios in Sport website). By Michael […]