Time to bring in pitch-side medical video replays in football – more important than goal line videos?

By Andrew Massey @andy_massey I listened with interest at the 2016 Isokinetic Conference where attendees discussed the importance of a medical team within the football community, and return to play. The event lived up to its reputation of creating a space for cutting edge science and practice innovation. Discussions of ‘best practices’ made me think about a […]

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Technology and Digital Health – the future for SEM?! Part two of a series from the RSM Exercise Medicine Conference, 2014

Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Rory Heath (@Roryjheath) Moore’s law states that technological developments double every year.. It also predicts that computer processing power will exceed all human brains combined by 2045. These trends are relevant to healthcare settings as the use of technological tools rise exponentially. Technology […]

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Suspected Concussion? There’s a mobile app for that

By Keara Hooi, Sarah Mackay, Jacqueline Mitchell, Anton Moshynskyy, and Jacky Shen Imagine being the brand new student trainer on an athletic team. You are ambitious, keen and ready to embark on a dynamic and rewarding journey in the industry. You grin as you stare out onto the field of football players, with your brand new Apple iPhone 5S […]

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What’s hot what’s not? An anatomy apps review from an SEM perspective

By Dr Brinda Christopher Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) Keeping up to date with new medical app releases can be time consuming and often unrewarding. This is partly due to poorly organized app stores and over zealous medical app websites written by generalists. For that reason I reviewed several […]

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