40 years running (yes, since 1978), the Medigames are back! Open to all health professionals and medical students, the event welcomes up to 1,500 participants from more than 40 different countries gather to watch and play up to 25 sports (individual or collective). And, in addition to this, the event offers an International Sport […]
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“Fitness Friends” youth volunteer role: to improve mobility, physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in a UK hospital setting
By Liz Charalambous @lizcharalambou Volunteers provide an extra something special to patient care. They provide a complementary service which supports both patients and staff members. You could say that volunteers embody the principles underpinned by Atul Gawande in his excellent book Being Mortal, “how we seek to spend our time may depend on how […]
Updated guidelines for sports and exercise cardiology – The Brazil Society of Cardiology and Brazilian Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine
In 2013 The Brazilian Society of Cardiology and Brazilian Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine published The Brazilian Guidelines for Sports and Exercise Cardiology.1 This year, these same societies updated the guidelines in keeping with the latest evidence in the field. You can view the update here: The Updated Guidelines for Sports and Exercise […]
8 health benefits of tennis
Video by Jennifer Duncan @JenniferDunca10 and Babette Pluim @DocPluim Tennis is one of the most popular sports throughout the world, with approximately 75 million participants worldwide. Watch the below video to find out the health benefits of playing tennis: Based on BJSM Infographic: Pluim BM, Groppel JL, Miley D, et al. Health benefits of tennis. Br J Sports Med 2018;52:201-202. Watch our […]
I guess that’s positive: soft-embalmed cadavers and a medical student’s journey towards physical exam competency
By James Ross Bailey During the first two years of medical school, students are taught physical exam maneuvers by either practicing on each other or by using Standardized Patients (SPs). These SPs are paid actors that act out a variety of medical conditions. They play an important role in medical education. But, what SPs […]
The latest on BJSM’s YouTube channel
Our 26.7K YouTube subscribers will be pleased to hear that we now have animations based on BJSM papers coming through. This week’s topic? Golf. Enjoy! Based on BJSM paper (OPEN ACCESS): Murray AD, Daines L, Archibald D, et al. The relationships between golf and health: a scoping review. Br J Sports Med 2017. Based on BJSM […]
E-edition: Hip and groin pain
2018 saw us introduce the e-editions of BJSM, focused on Pain Management and Return to Play. In 2019, we will continue to draw upon the high-quality content available across our BJSM and BMJ platforms to make sure our readers are up to date with the latest from sport and exercise medicine research. We will also […]
Japan Sports PT – Road to #Tokyo2020
日本のスポーツ理学療法- #東京2020 Japan Sports PT – Road to #Tokyo2020 Dr Mario Bizzini @SportfisioSwiss reporting from Japan Jan 16 This January, I visited Japan to see what’s happening in the sports Physical Therapy (PT) world in the lead up to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. After landing in Tokyo, I made the trip north to Sapporo, […]
What’s the deal with the BJSM Approved stamp?!
Predatory conferences are widespread so #TeamBJSM introduced the BJSM Education Stamp of Approval to help you recognise credible events in Sports Physiotherapy and Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM). How do we determine quality education? Is the organising society/ research agency/ institution real? Credibility of Scientific Planning Committee (SPC) members and faculty members Sex balance: Scientific Planning […]
Twisting Somersaults, Triple Axels, Tours en l’air, The Firework, Silks
By Alexander McKinven @ACPSEMdance Aerialists, performers, divers, gymnasts, acrobats, dancers, figure skaters, medics, physios and support staff in the artistic athlete world are all invited to the beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland on March 30th for a unique opportunity. The Association of Chartered Physiotherapist in Sports and Exercise Medicine, the International Association for Dance Medicine and […]