@PeterBrukner discusses today’s major headline: Successful antibiotic...
It is not often that something I read in the medical research literature gives me goosebumps and an incredible urge to tell everyone I know about it (thank god for Twitter!). I had that feeling today...
View ArticleCreation of sport and exercise medicine posts would help ease the burden on A&E
News Release Re: The King’s Fund Analysis of A&E Waiting Times In response to The King’s Fund analysis of A&E waiting times, the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine is fully supportive of a...
View ArticleValerie Adams – Greatest shot putter ever talks about her physio & sports...
This interview was published in the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. Just email...
View ArticleAcademic performance improves at age 11-16 thanks to physical activity:...
It’s no secret we are exercise advocates. And we love media coverage that provides the general public with even more incentive to be active. One profiled study on social media and language links sports...
View ArticleGuest Blog @PeterBrukner SOME FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THE HUGO LLORIS CONCUSSION...
(A full version of the Daily Mail publication, page 75, November 7). The Daily Mail @DailyMailUK is doing a tremendous service to improve concussion awareness and player management. Kudos Daily Mail....
View ArticleGuest post by @DrJohnOrchard. On Andre Villas-Boas, the unreasonable pressure...
A month is a long time in football On November 21st, I was one of three sports physicians who wrote a Blog at BJSM on the topic of concussions in football & managerial interference in medical...
View ArticleIntroduction to Long QT Syndrome: A Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
By Lauren Forsyth, Kevin Booker, Adam Nathani, Karyn Kraemer, & Lisa Kirby Athletes are bigger, faster, and stronger than ever; yet, they are still vulnerable to fatal injury. Complications from...
View ArticleAustralian Open – Hot Tennis. To play or not to play? That is the question!
By tennis physician, Dr Babette Pluim (@DocPluim) The scorching Australian Open has stirred up debate as to how safe it is to play tennis under extreme conditions. Some claim that it is part of the...
View ArticleA SACRUM TOO FAR – Tiger withdraws from Ryder Cup. What advice would we offer...
Guest blog by sports physiotherapist @NicolvanDyk (Qatar) By age 24, Tiger Woods had won more Majors than Jack Nicklaus. Now, with TW aged nearly 39, Nicklaus is ahead. Graphic @BBCsport via...
View ArticleDiscussion continues for #clarityofmessage: Day 2, 2015 Low Carb High Fat...
Johann Windt, Liam West (@Liam_West) and Ania Tarazi The low carbohydrate diet discussion continues: does the LCHF diet fall better under well-researched intervention or ill-advised fad? Today the...
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