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The British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) podcast offers the latest insights in sport and exercise medicine (SEM). Committed to advancing innovation, enhancing education, and translating knowledge into practice and policy, our podcast features dynamic debates on clinically relevant topics in the SEM field. Stay informed with expert discussions and cutting-edge information by subscribing or listening in your favourite podcast platform. Improve your understanding of sports medicine with the BJSM podcast, and visit the BMJ Group’s British Journal of Sports Medicine website - bjsm.bmj.com. BJSM podcast editing and production managed by: Jimmy Walsh.
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Episodes
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
In this podcast, you can hear from James Collins – a leading performance nutritionist and one of the leads on the recent UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. James has worked with a range of elite sporting organisations, and is also the founder of the Intra Performance Group.
In this podcast, we cover:
- how the statement came about, and where it fits into the existing literature
- nutritional considerations for training and match-day
- the importance of body composition
- nutritional considerations in the rehabbing athlete
- next steps
For more, please check out the links below:
UEFA expert group statement: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/08/bjsports-2019-101961
Importance of nutrition in football: the coach’s perspective https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/10/22/bjsports-2019-101972
The importance of nutrition in football: perspective of a national team’s doctor https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/10/22/bjsports-2020-103318
James’ twitter profile: https://twitter.com/JamesCollinsPN
James’ company profile: https://www.intraperformancegroup.com/team
Informed Sport https://www.informed-sport.com/
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
On this week’s podcast, Dr. Dusty Marie Narducci, MD speaks with Dr. Ben Krainin, MD on the AMSSM Sports Medcast about the use of bioinformatics and wearable technology in female athletes.
In this conversation, Dr. Narducci focuses the following topics:
· A general overview of bioinformatics, including the three main wearable technology product categories
· Injury Prevention in Volleyball Players
· Menstrual Tracking for Female Athletes
· Fitness Trackers for the “General Consumer”
This lecture features multiple key points and takeaways about bioinformatics and was originally scheduled to be presented during the 2020 AMSSM Annual Meeting.
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Join us for a 15-minute chat with Prof Jon Drezner, the new Editor-in-Chief of the BJSM. We cover his journey to the job, his hopes for the future, and the role he sees the journal playing for the international sport and exercise medicine community over the coming years. In this, the last podcast of 2020, we discuss the challenges of 2020, and also pay tribute to the outgoing editor-in-chief, Professor Karim Khan, for his mentorship and for his incredible contribution to both the BJSM, and the wider Sport and Exercise Medicine community. For more, you can check out Jon's editorial in the latest edition of the BJSM
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/1/1
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
In this week’s podcast, we are joined by Dr Mahmood to discuss how we can support the mental health of elite cricketers. Dr Mahmood is a psychiatrist based in Birmingham, England, who recently authored a chapter about mental health emergencies in cricket in a new textbook, Case Studies in Sports Psychiatry. In this 15-minute podcast, Dr Mahmood explores mental health screening, the difference between sports psychologists and psychiatrists, and how cricket can learn from other sports to improve the wellbeing of all athletes.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Dr. Kirsty Elliott-Sale. Dr. Elliott-Sale is an Associate Professor of female physiology at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England, where she is Head of the Musculoskeletal Physiology Research Group. For over 20 years she has been focussed on elite women athletes and maternal populations, primarily in the areas of endocrinology and musculoskeletal and exercise physiology.
In this episode, Dr. Erin Macri talks to Dr. Elliott-Sale about menstruation and oral contraception, and their effects on sports performance. This is an important listen for all men and women who work with women athletes of all levels.
Twitter:
@ElliottSale
@Erin_Macri
Resources and references
Menstruation is not a taboo in women’s sport, period.
https://theconversation.com/menstruation-is-not-a-taboo-in-womens-sport-period-92378
The BASES Expert Statement on Conducting and Implementing Female Athlete-Based Research
https://www.bases.org.uk/imgs/0000_bas_tses___autumn_2020_online_pg6_7237.pdf
McNulty, K.L., Elliott-Sale, K.J., Dolan, E. et al. The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Exercise Performance in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med 50, 1813–1827 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01319-3
Elliott-Sale, K.J., McNulty, K.L., Ansdell, P. et al. The Effects of Oral Contraceptives on Exercise Performance in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Med 50, 1785–1812 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01317-5
Martin, D., Sale, C., Cooper, S. B., & Elliott-Sale, K. J. (2018). Period Prevalence and Perceived Side Effects of Hormonal Contraceptive Use and the Menstrual Cycle in Elite Athletes, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(7), 926-932. Retrieved Dec 2, 2020, from https://journals-humankinetics-com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/view/journals/ijspp/13/7/article-p926.xml
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
On this week's episode, we are joined by the WHO's Prof Fiona Bull and Dr Juana Willumsen to launch the new WHO 2020 Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour. In this 20-minute podcast, Prof Bull and Dr Willumsen discuss the new global recommendations in depth, explain what has changed since the 2010 guidelines, and outline the next steps forward to creating more active people for a healthier world.
Want to learn more? Check out the BJSM WHO Guidelines special issue (open access!) as well as the WHO website for all the resources.
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg to discuss the do’s and don’ts of mask wearing during exercise. Prof Janse van Rensburg is a Sport and Exercise Physician who is the Head of Department of the Section Sports Medicine at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
As a three-time Major winner and the current European Ryder Cup team captain, Padraig Harrington is uniquely placed to consider the cultural changes in golf with respect to medicine and performance.
During this two-part conversation with Dr Sean Carmody and Padraig's longtime fitness coach, Dr Liam Hennessey, Padraig provides an insight into his experiences of injury, what he believes contributes to injury, and how a willingness to innovate has helped him to continue playing at the highest level over so many years.
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
As a three-time Major winner and the current European Ryder Cup team captain, Padraig Harrington is uniquely placed to consider the cultural changes in golf with respect to medicine and performance.
During this two-part conversation with Dr Sean Carmody and Padraig's longtime fitness coach, Dr Liam Hennessey, Padraig provides an insight into his experiences of injury, what he believes contributes to injury, and how a willingness to innovate has helped him to continue playing at the highest level over so many years.
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Serenna Williams, Alysson Felix, Kerry Walsh Jennings, Lisa Leslie. Mothers and champions. In this AMSSM Sportsmedcast sports medicine specialist Dr. Rathna Nuti hosts Dr. Ellen Casey, @EllenCaseyMD, Associate Attending Physiatrist in the Department of Physiatry and the Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr Casey who works with US Gymnastics, is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Casey addresses the following topics:
• What are some things to consider when caring for a pregnant athlete?
• Should a pregnant athlete be exercising or training?
• What are some misconceptions surrounding a pregnant athlete and exercise?
• What exercises are recommended?
• What exercises are prohibited?
• Is there any point in time that a pregnant athlete should stop exercising? If so, when can she safely resume?
• Is there any medications or supplements that a pregnant athlete should be taking during her pregnancy?
• Any special medical evaluations that should be assessed by either the OB/GYN or Sports Medicine physician besides to the overall care of the pregnancy?
• What are some common barriers to exercise in pregnant athletes (lumbopelvic pain, fatigue)
• What are some things to consider when returning to sports/exercise after delivery? What are some of the barriers to exercise in postpartum women?
• What is diastasis rectus abdominis? Can anything be done about it?
• What are some of the reasons postpartum women develop urinary incontinence during sports/exercise? Can anything be done about it?
• What do we know about breast feeding and sports participation?
References
Mottola et al. Br J Sports Med 2019 PMID: 30337460
Prather et al. PMR 2012 PMID: 23174548
Bø et al. Br J Sports Med 2016 PMID: 28642221
Meah et al. BJSM 2020 PMID: 32513676