Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Rachel Cooke & Lysander Gourbault (@lgourbault) After setting up Durham Sport and Exercise Medicine Society (DSEMS) at Durham University for 2013/14 our enthusiasm for the speciality has grown after each event we’ve hosted. So when we walked into Manchester Conference Centre we were […]
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Triathlon Fatalities Aren’t Going Away
By Lawrence L. Creswell, MD @athletesheart Athlete fatalities at multisport events around the world continue to receive considerable media attention. Although these incidents are uncommon, each is a tragedy for those involved. Within the triathlon community, the general problem of event-related fatalities is unsettling for athletes, families, race directors, venue owners, and governing bodies, alike. […]
IOC World Conference – Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport: On the ground recap
By Liam West (@Liam_West) For 3 years this conference has been firmly on my “SEM Bucket List” and it did not disappoint. Firstly, Monaco in the sun is a sight to behold and secondly to walk into a coffee break to see the “who’s who” of global sports medicine was simply inspirational. The numbers for […]
Winner announcement from the 2013 BJSM cover competition
Two of our favourite things about the BJSM cover competition is delivering prizes, and learning more about our blog community members. Apologies we can’t send books to everyone who voted. Keep trying; maybe next year is your year. In the meantime, here are the 2013 Cover Competition book prize winners: Bernard Condevaux, PT, SCS, CSCS, is a […]
‘The fatigued athlete’ and RED-S: Lessons from the field and the BASEM spring conference
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective, a monthly blog series By Dr Khine Swe Win I recently attended the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) spring conference, “The fatigued athlete” in Manchester. It provided the latest evidence in diagnosis, prevention and management of underperformance syndromes. Unsurprisingly, the new IOC consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency […]
Preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes: the IOC World Conference Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport session highlights
By Jessica Orchard, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Cutting edge research was presented at many IOC World Conference Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport 2014 Monaco sessions. Among these, was a focus on cardiology, and specifically, preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD). Speakers discussed the importance of screening, interpretation of athletes’ electrocardiographs (ECGs), the roles of […]
Science of Cycling, Injury Prevention: 20 to 22 June 2014 Australian Institute of Sport, European Training Centre. Varese, North Italy.
A three day conference involving a Friday evening Masterclass, Saturday Symposium and Sunday Practical workshops. The content is focused towards Cycling Related Injury Management, with a detailed analysis of the theory and practice of Bike Set-Up and Body Assessment of the cyclist. Muscle Activation in Cycling and the Biomechanics of Cycling will be discussed, within a clinical reasoning framework, especially in relation […]
Sports-Related Concussion in Youth- Improving the Science, Changing the Culture: Book review by Dr. Michael Turner
Book review by Dr. Michael Turner Sports-Related Concussion in Youth- Improving the Science, Changing the Culture (336 pages) This is essentially the 2012 Zurich Concussion Consensus process applied to research in youth sport – a great summary of the topic but not an easy read. For anyone versed in concussion the themes will be familiar: […]
Dutch Minister welcomes recognition of Sports Medicine as a specialty
“Sport and exercise are becoming more and more important to Dutch healthcare” Sports medicine is as of today, April 8th, 2014, a recognized specialty in the Netherlands. The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport has accepted the decision to this effect by the College of Medical Specialties (CGS) of the doctors Federation KNMG. The title […]
Easy to use mobile app for ankle sprains prevention and rehabilitation
By Evert Verhagen In recent years, knowledge about the prevention and rehabilitation of sport related injuries has grown exponentially. We are able to significantly reduce the burden of injuries in sports for most participants across many activities with current scientific evidence. However, we still struggle to implement effective measures on a wider scale, and fully unleash the […]