By Maurílio Dutra and Martim Bottaro More than eighty years ago, the process of adaptation of the human body in response to a specific stressor to return to normal homeostasis was termed “general adaptation syndrome”[1]. The concept was then broadened to what it is now referred to as the hormesis theory[2]. The idea of hormesis has […]
Tag: Musculoskeletal
7th Annual London Sports & Exercise Medicine (SEM) Conference: Stand Tall, Talk Small, Play Ball
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective –A BJSM blog series By Dr. Robin Chatterjee Last month, the 7th Annual London Sports & Exercise Medicine Conference took place at the KIA Oval. This yearly event is organised by the Sport and Exercise Medicine registrars who are based in the London area. The event doubles as […]
Imaging in Sports-Specific Musculoskeletal Injuries
By Karim Khan (@BJSM_BMJ) and Hakim Chalabi (This blog is based on the published preface for the book – it’s not a new piece of writing. Think of BJSM going green – re-use, refresh, re-edit (a bit)). Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!! As experienced sports physicians we have seen most of the injuries, we have listened to very many lectures […]
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 […]