Dr Rogerio Teixeira da Silva, from the Sao Luiz Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, former President of the Brazilian Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Society, has a great interest in sports medicine, specifically upper extremity injuries in tennis players. He talks about his experiences with Gustavo Kuerten and what the athlete has meant for tennis in Brazil, the medical care of junior tennis players, hip range of motion, scapular dyskinesia and humeral stress reactions. He also previews the 13th STMS Wo...
Apr 23, 2013•18 min
In this podcast we look at what sports and exercise medicine around the world can learn from Australia, just one of the countries where the area is thriving. Scott Gardner is an Australian sports scientist currently working in the UK, recently with British Cycling, and he describes what’s going on at the Australian Institute of Sport, and why he thinks they’re so good at training clinicians (0.45). Sports medicine in football is where John Orchard, associate professor at the University of Sydney...
Apr 23, 2013•20 min
Professor Kim Harmon from the University of Washington, former President of AMSSM, has a strong clinical record in managing concussion on sideline in football. She led the AMSSM’s consensus document on concussion and here she guides you as to how to interpret current concussion ‘guidelines’ into best practice for your players on game day. She also previews AMSSM’s Annual Meeting - San Diego, April 2012.
Apr 23, 2013•13 min
Jill Cook is BJSM’s deputy editor with particular emphasis on physiotherapy. She is a professor at Monash University, Frankston, Australia, and a renowned international tendon authority. In this podcast she answers questions she is commonly asked about the ‘continuum model’ of tendinopathy that she and Craig Purdam (Australian Institute of Sport) proposed. See also: Is tendon pathology a continuum? A pathology model to explain the clinical presentation of load-induced tendinopathy bit.ly/YKmKkM ...
Apr 23, 2013•10 min
GlobalPANet is the world’s first dedicated global physical activity communication network. GlobalPANet rapidly communicates the latest research around the globe via its unique e-News and website. GlobalPANet informs about recent physical activity developments, careers and events, as well as being linked to a global network of those with professional and personal interests in physical activity. It is brought to you by the International Society of Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). Listen to Tr...
Apr 23, 2013•5 min
Every physical activity advocate dreams that physical activity will one day have the same ‘brand equity’ as popular products like Apple. Many folks know of successful media campaigns for physical activity promotion in various countries. There is a science behind this, and getting it right can save hundreds of thousands of dollars in failed campaigns. Dr Trevor Shilton, National Heart Foundation, Perth, Australia, is an international expert on promoting physical activity using various forms of me...
Apr 23, 2013•19 min
Fiona Bull, professor at the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, talks Karim Khan through the investments the Global Advocacy for Physical Activity has identified as key for getting more people active. These include public awareness, urban planning, sports programmes, and promoting activity in primary care and schools. See also: NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION: Investments that Work for Physical Activity http://bit.ly/hcWRMN
Apr 23, 2013•12 min
Matthew Wilson, who runs the Sports Cardiology Research Programme at Aspetar Sports Medicine Centre, Qatar, talks Karim Khan through key issues, and the latest research, in sports cardiology. 0.46 Five clinical questions in pre participation screening 3.44 Should ECGs be mandatory? 4.56 Who should be screened? 6.34 Risk stratification for cardiac arrest 8.52 The common electrical and ion channel issues 12.37 Key papers See also: BJSM supplement:Advances in Sports Cardiology bit.ly/RLIBWq...
Apr 23, 2013•18 min
The focus of this podcast is health promotion and behaviour change. Joining Karim Khan, BJSM editor, and Domhnall McAuley, BMJ primary care editor, is Mike Evans, associate professor of family medicine at the University of Toronto and founder of the Health Design Lab. Dan Heath, senior fellow at Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, and co-author of a book “Switch – how to change things when change is hard” also joins the panel. The Health Design Lab’s viral vi...
Apr 23, 2013•31 min
Karim Khan, BJSM editor, crosses the table to be quizzed on the evidence behind exercise. He briefly reviews Steven Blair’s findings about exercise and mortality, and answers the ubiquitious question “how much should I actually be doing?” He also highlights a new report on next steps - how we can move from ‘exercise is medicine’ to actually implementing physical activity across community sectors. 0.26 - Summary of the evidence for exercise and health 4.00 - Dose 10.26 - Public health uptake of e...
Apr 23, 2013•18 min
Liam West, a medical student at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and passionate student of sport & exercise medicine, talks to Karim Khan about the barriers to developing a career path in sports and exercise medicine. He shares a successful approach to carving out a path while also coping with the rigid obligations of medical school. Liam also coordinates a blog series for the BJSM on the undergrad’s perspective, and has helped set up a national network for undergraduate students who ...
Apr 23, 2013•14 min
Phillip Newman (assistant professor of physiotherapy, University of Canberra) gives his advice on shin pain, and explains how two simple tests can predict those at higher risk of developing Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. BJSM editor Karim Kham asks the questions. 0.33 Studying shin pain in the military population 1.51 The shin palpation test and the shin oedema test and how they’re useful 5.45 Are these tests useful in the broader population? 6.22 A quick summary of the findings 7.40 Treatment o...
Apr 23, 2013•12 min
Dr Mark Hutchinson, professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Centre, and star of the three million times viewed BJSM physical examination videos [http://bit.ly/17UzOuu], gives Karim Khan an update on examination and management of leg pain. He explains why he doesn’t use the term ’shin splints’. In this podcast Dr Hutchinson covers: (i) clinical work-up of persistent leg pain (ii) investigating compartment pressure (iii) two or four compartments? (iv) ti...
Apr 23, 2013•22 min
Dr Robert Sallis (Exercise Is Medicine Advisory Board chairman) offers advice on how to get patients and colleagues engaged with exercise as medicine. Karim Khan (BJSM editor) asks him about his experience promoting this at Kaiser Permanente, and resources and schemes available. As Dr Sallis is a former president of the American College of Sports Medicine, they also discuss what’s coming up for the organisation. An update on Exercise Is Medicine 0.51 How to get started with Exercise Is Medicine ...
Apr 23, 2013•22 min
Darren Burgess, head of fitness and conditioning at Liverpool FC and former strength and conditioning coach of the Socceroos, talks to Karim Khan about his role and how he deals with the unique challenges of the premier league. They discuss the interface between the conditioning team the coach and the manager and how technology has changed the way in which players fitness needs are understood. One specific topic of interest to many will be how GPS can help guide training volumes. 1.25 - Assessin...
Apr 23, 2013•25 min
Hans Tol (BJSM senior associate editor) talks to Gino Kerkhoffs (Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands) about diagnosing and treating acute ankle injuries, as his group has just published clinical guidelines on this in BJSM. 0.37 Who the guidlines are aimed at 2.11 Risk factors for ankle injuries 5.09 Is there still a place for MRI in diagnosing acute ankle injuries? 11.50 Functional treatment - tape or brace? 15.03 Should injuries where the syndesmotic ligament is...
Apr 23, 2013•28 min
Dr Mark Hutchinson, professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Centre, and star of the three million times viewed BJSM physical examination videos [http://bit.ly/17UykR2], gives Karim Khan an update on examination and management of shoulder injuries. In this podcast Dr Hutchinson covers (i) Common pitfalls and what to do instead (ii) How to diagnose overuse in the throwing shoulder (iii) ‘Labral tears’ vs ‘SLAP’ tears nomenclature (iv) Shoulder dislocatio...
Apr 23, 2013•23 min
Dr Mark Hutchinson, professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Centre, and star of the 3 million times viewed BJSM physical examination videos [http://bit.ly/17UykR2] gives Karim Khan an update on examination and management of acute knee injuries. He shares his experience in interpreting physical signs, imaging indications, and the advantages of early sideline diagnosis. He also answers 4 key questions: (i) knee haemarthrosis - to drain or not to drain?, ...
Apr 23, 2013•24 min
Professor Lars Nordsletten, from the Olso Sports Trauma Research Centre, talks to Karim Khan, BJSM editor, questioning the role of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors in sport. He discusses how mediation of inflammatory response may not be in an athlete’s best interest. He shares data on NSAIDs delaying fracture healing, and discusses which drugs are most appropriate at various points during recovery. See also: Professor Nordsletten’s biography page http://bit.ly/10aK8XL Abuse of medication during inter...
Apr 23, 2013•11 min
Jeremy Lewis, consultant physiotherapist and visiting professor of Physiotherapy at Chelsea and Westminister NHS Foundation Trust, talks to Prof Jill Cook about management of rotator cuff tendinopathy. They cover the role of the subacromial bursa in the condition, new treatment paradigms, hopes for future developments. Bursa: 3.40 Changing treatment paradigms: 6.00 Future developments: 13.30
Apr 23, 2013•19 min
In the second part of this two-part podcast, Ross Tucker, one of the authors on The Science of Sport (http://www.sportsscientists.com/) explains how a understanding what limits performance can help an athlete achieve their best. He covers the use of GPS data and other measures of training volume, the difficulty that massive volumes of data creates, and how teams can use advanced sport science programs to gain a competitive advantage. He illuminates recent discoveries that ‘central’ processes - ‘...
Apr 23, 2013•20 min
In the first part of this two-part podcast, Dr Ross Tucker, one of the authors of the hugely popular blog - The Science of Sport (http://www.sportsscientists.com/) - talks about what makes an Olympic champion. Dr Tucker assesses the role of genetics, training and the validity of the ‘10,000 hour’ concept. He rationally, and with evidence, discusses the eligibility of Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya in the Olympics. Dr Tucker is an exercise physiologist, conditioning coach, and team coach. He ...
Apr 23, 2013•22 min
Sudden cardiac death in footballers has been headline news, so how should those involved in the sport be looking out for players? FIFA’s chief medical officer Jiri Dvorak explains what the organisation is doing, and Bolton Wanderers’ club doctor Jonathan Tobin gives us a pitch-side view. BJSM editor Karim Khan asks the questions. 0.45 FIFA’s pre-competition medical assessment 3.53 Organisation pitch-side 5.32 Researching the aetiology of sudden cardiac death – FIFA’s Medical and Research Centre ...
Apr 23, 2013•20 min
Per Holmich, head of the Arthroscopic Centre at Amager University Hospital, has been working for many years on overuse problems especially hamstring, groin and hip problems focusing on exercise treatment and hip arthroscopy. In this podcast he talks to Karim Khan about groin injuries, what to watch out for in diagnosis, and how to treat.
Apr 23, 2013•25 min
Karim Khan talks to Andy Murray, Scotland’s official Physical Activity Champion. After completing a gruelling 2659 mile run from John O’Grotes in Scotland to the Sahara Desert, Andy is now working to promote physical activity in the rest of the population. He talks about the programmes that the Scottish government is putting in place to improve the health of the nation through exercise. See also: Scotland2Sahara http://www.scotland2sahara.com/ Global Advocacy for Physical Activity http://www.glo...
Apr 23, 2013•20 min
Professor Jon Drezner emphasises the need for careful planning and practice of emergency protocols in the sports medicine setting. He also shares the new criteria for ECG screening - these lead to a much lower false positive rate than was previously reported. He makes a compelling case to include a resting 12-lead ECG in the periodic health examination of athletes. In this podcast he previews the international collaboration to improve the criteria for interpreting ECGs in athletes. These ‘Seattl...
Apr 23, 2013•26 min
Babette Pluim (BJSM deputy editor) talks to Ann Cools (professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University, Belgium) about her varied research into shoulder injuries. 0.21 Scapular involvement in shoulder pain in overhead athletes 1.32 Treatment strategy of internal impingement in the overhead athlete 3.11 The Scapular Summit 2012 4.49 Eccentric training for shoulder injuries 6.27 Scapula Dyskinesis 8.56 Age related change in the shoulder in tennis players ...
Apr 23, 2013•19 min
Babette Pluim (BJSM’s deputy editor) talks to Alan Vernec of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They discuss the work of the organisation and the new posibilities blood passports are offering doping detection. See also: Leading Sports Ethics expert Mike McNamee’s 2011 comments on doping and sport http://bit.ly/11IsZGk A discussion of the challenges of doping test (for B-2 agonists) in asthma http://bit.ly/ZFW6g8
Apr 23, 2013•15 min
Karim Khan talks to Steven Blair, professor at the Arnold School of Public Health, South Carolina. Professor Blair discusses the wealth of evidence he’s built up on the benefits of exercise, why physical inactivity is a bigger problem than obesity, and how much and of what we should all be doing. 0.51 Why physical inactivity is a greater health problem than obesity 3.20 Why physical inactivity is an important factor in causing the obesity epidemic 6.18 How the World Health Organisation is waking...
Apr 23, 2013•16 min
Babette Pluim (BJSM’s deputy editor) talks to Ben Kibler (medical director of the Lexington Clinic Sports Medicine Center, Lexington, Kentucky) about his varied and prolific career in tennis and baseball sports medicine. Dr Kibler discusses his research on the shoulder and also the tennis serve, the importance of considering biomechanics in injury prevention and recovery, and the role of surgery. 0.43 Founding the society for tennis medicine and science 2.34 The increasing focus on the shoulder ...
Apr 23, 2013•22 min
