Sudden Death in Young Adults (JACC 2011, 58:12), has a wealth of information and will be an article to reference for a long time. Finally a large, systematic incidence and etiology study on sudden death in young adults with sound methodology, a defined population (military), mandatory reporting, and post-mortem protocols. The authors openly question the […]
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When is ultrasound most helpful for sports medicine clinicians? – BJSM podcast
As part of BJSM’s ongoing interest in ultrasound (US) use in sports medicine, our September 5th podcast addresses key questions such as, When is ultrasound most helpful for sports medicine clinicians? AMSSM’s inspirational Kim Harmon (Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Washington, US) and the erudite Sean Martin (Clinical Faculty at […]
Mechanotherapy paper passes 90,000 downloads – did you miss it?
Historical note: This blog was first published in 2011 when the paper had 5,000 views. The numbers have been updated in April 2016. OK – I begin with a ‘competing interest’ statement – I’m blogging about a paper I coauthored. But, I think it is my first such post since we started blogging seriously at […]
The 28th International Jerusalem Symposium on Sports Medicine – 2 more weeks to submit abstracts!
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Guest Blog by Professor Timothy Noakes – A comment on ‘Good Calories, Bad Calories’ and ‘Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It’
I have been reading Gary Taubes‘ books on nutrition and health – Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It. It is clear to me now that carbohydrate intake is the factor driving the obesity/diabetes/ heart disease/ metabolic syndrome epidemic globally. Taubes explains how this was known up […]
Dr Lynley Anderson’s response to: Team Doctor….how far is too far?
Guest blog by Dr Lynley Anderson In the recent BJSM blog post, Team Doctor…how far is too far?, Dr James Thing raised the issue of clinical professional boundaries in the provision of sports health care; he is ideally placed to comment as both a team doctor and GP. Determining the limits of what a team […]
We can all relax about the ‘8 glasses of water a day’ myth – another example of ‘selling sickness’
The subheading for Margaret McCartney’s recent BMJ commentary reads ‘Medical marketing’. Should that be a topic in health professionals’ curriculum now? Anatomy, Physiology, Marketing, Biochemistry? It would make sense to have a subject to balance Pharmacology. It could be called Unpharmacology. The former covers the legitimate benefits of appropriate prescription of effective medication for clinical […]
Now the Wall Street Journal chimes in on athlete’s heart
Today a short link to the Wall Street Journal. [this link is to a free, shorter version of the paper – subscription version highlighted below]. BJSM Senior Associate Editor Jon Drezner is quoted liberally – all good stuff for sports medicine and for his University of Washington. Sports cardiology is a hot topic when it […]
New Guidelines to Improve ECG/EKG Interpretation in Athletes – Guest Blog by Dr Babette Pluim
Should 12-lead ECG be part of the pre-participation examination of athletes? Those in favor of ECG screening argue that it reduces the risk of sudden cardiovascular death; those against screening point out the low cost-effectiveness, the low disease prevalence resulting in a low positive predictive value, the difficulties in distinguishing abnormal electrocardiographic changes indicative of cardiac […]
Feature issue on young people and sport — all the experts in one room!
The IOC has made many terrific contribution to sports medicine education and policy. We emphasize its partnership with the BJSM through the 2009-2012 Olympic cycle – the IOC has convened conferences on major topics and added tremendous value to the field by publishing summary documents in quarterly themed issues of BJSM. Lars Engebretsen is the […]