Fax! The word brings back memories of black and white television, flares, MacGyver. But don’t laugh, that’s the medium I am supposed to use to refer a patient in Vancouver, Canada. It’s the dominant referral method in Canada’s so-called exemplary health care system. So it’s not passé for the Wall Street Journal to discuss the […]
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Letter to the Editor: Gate control pain modulation theory explains the effectiveness of prolotherapy
E-letter by: Dr. Stavros Saripanidis, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Private Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece In response to: Simon Petrides. 2011. The use of prolotherapy injections for elite athletes. Br J Sports Med ; 45: 2 (Electronic pages). Dear BJSM Editors, The dorsal horns are not merely passive transmission stations but sites at which dynamic activities (inhibition, […]
Summit on Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interpretation in Athletes – Seattle, Feb 13-14, 2012
Guest blog by Jon Drezner, Sports Cardiology Senior Associate Editor A Summit on Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interpretation in Athletes is being held in Seattle on February 13-14, 2012. The meeting is sponsored by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) in partnership with the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES), European Society of Cardiology Sports […]
2nd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium, Sept 27-29, 2012
More information, and call for abstracts coming soon! Contact: alex.scott@ubc.ca […]
We join the world in mourning Sarah Burke
Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke (29) died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah: http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/story/_/id/7466421/sarah-burke-dies-injuries-suffered-utah [1] Sarah Burke was one of the pioneers of the sport who lobbied to get the sport on the Olympic program. As health professionals, we need to take this on board […]
Cast your Nomination for the BMJ Award for Sport and Exercise Team of the Year (February 28th Deadline!)
Are you aware of (or part of!) an outstanding team project or initiative in the UK that promotes physical activity and the improved care of athletes? We want to know about it. The 2012 BMJ Group Improving Health Awards has a new category geared at Sports Medicine Practitioners. The award for Sport and Exercise Team […]
New video from YouTube sensation Mike Evans: Concussion 101, a Primer for Kids and Parents
When it comes to creating engaging public health messages, Mike Evans is a star. The video 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? generated 1.2 million views on YouTube in a month. Numbers continue to rise. Evans’ follow-up video Concussions 101, a Primer for Kids and Parents […]
A little less exaggeration, a little more science please! by Hilda Bastian
Figures often beguile me, especially when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case….’There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics’. – Mark Twain A beguiling and artful video promoting exercise went viral: a good thing, right? Delighted tweets and emails came at me from people whose judgment I respect. […]
The IOC Advanced Team Physician Course returns to Norway in 2012!
The IOC Advanced Team Physician Course returns to Norway in 2012! The 4th edition, organized by the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center and Olympiatoppen, will take place in Oslo May 30th through June 1st and features a stellar line-up of 25 excellent speakers committed to ensure that this 3-day event will be the three previous […]
Injury surveillance on young elite athletes participating in the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck/Austria
BJSM e-letter by: Gerhard Ruedl and Wolfgang Schobersberger E-letter for: Kathrin Steffen, Lars Engebretsen. The Youth Olympic Games and a new awakening for sports and exercise medicine. BJSM. 2011; 45: 1251-1252 (Warm up) Do we really want to see our young promising talents go through a major injury at one stage into their career? Definitely no! However, […]