BJSM Podcast

Optimizing Athletic Recovery—The Importance of Sleep pt 2. Episode #406

One of the most important aspects of athletic performance is something we all do for a third of our lives, but until recently, had rarely been discussed. In the second of this two-part episode, Dr. Krys
Bigosinski and Dr. Cindy Chang converse about the role of sleep in sports medicine. They cover topics including the role of sleep in sports performance, the challenges of travel for the elite athlete,
the impact of a busy schedule on sleep for collegiate athletes, and the role of sleep in concussion care.

Optimizing Athletic Recovery—The Importance of Sleep pt 1. Episode #405

One of the most important aspects of athletic performance is something we all do for a third of our lives, but until recently, had rarely been discussed. In the first of this two-part episode, Dr. Krys
Bigosinski and Dr. Cindy Chang converse about the role of sleep in sports medicine. They cover topics including the role of sleep in sports performance, the challenges of travel for the elite athlete,
the impact of a busy schedule on sleep for collegiate athletes, and the role of sleep in concussion care.
 
Dr. Chang is currently a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedics and Family & Community Medicine at UCSF. Prior to this, she has served as president of AMSSM, was the head team physician for UC-Berkeley, and has published many papers and textbook chapters in sports medicine, including co-authoring a chapter titled The Role of Sleep in the Psychological Well Being of
Athletes in the book Mental Health in the Athlete: Modern Perspectives and Novel Challenges For The Sports Medicine Provider. She was also active in writing the section on the effect of sleep on
mental health in the upcoming AMSSM position statement on Psychological Issues in Athletes.

Breaking the unbreakable sub-2-hour marathon with Dr Alex Hutchinson PhD

Dr Alex Hutchsinon PhD chats about the historic breakthrough that was equated to humans setting foot on the moon. Alex is an award-winning journalist, author and athlete who has a keen interest in exploring the science of endurance, fitness, and health.
In this 20-minute podcast, Alex discusses:
- The significance of Eliud Kipchoge’s unofficial record and its impact on our beliefs about the limits of human performance
- Factors limiting and facilitating endurance performance in running
- Kipchoge’s shoes
- Regulating footwear in road running
- What we can learn from Kipchoge’s fueling strategy
- The next big psychological barriers in sport

Managing the mental pressures of elite sport with Olympic Champion Abhinav Bindra. Episode #403

In this special Athlete Voice edition of the podcast, we chat with Olympic and World Champion rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra about managing the mental pressures of elite sport. Abhinav is a 5 x Olympian, entrepreneur and active member of the IOC Athlete’s Commission. In this 20-minute podcast, Abhinav discusses:
· How he found the sport of rifle shooting
· Celebrating the ‘process’ throughout his decorated 22-year career
· The importance of prevention, prehab and physical awareness
· His current charitable work in India to prioritise athlete wellbeing and grow sport at the grassroots level
Don’t miss out on the IOC World Conference Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport (March 2020) https://ioc-preventionconference.org/

Leading from the front—women in medical leadership with Dr Louise Tulloh. Episode #402

On this week’s episode, we chat with Dr Louise Tulloh about overcoming barriers for women in medical leadership. Dr Tulloh was recently elected as President of The Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) and has been practicing sport and exercise medicine for over 20 years. In this 20-minute podcast, we discuss:
· Dr Tulloh’s new role as president of ACSEP
· Barriers to women attaining leadership positions in medicine and how we can overcome them
- Gender stereotypes within leadership
- Changing sports culture and creating equity within organisations
Don’t miss out on ACSEP’s 2020 annual conference 2020 (Feb 7-9) https://www.acsep.org.au/page/events/conference-2020

Fun, Free and Simple. Discussing the Daily Mile, with Elaine Wyllie MBE. Episode #401

Welcome to this BJSM podcast with Elaine Wyllie MBE, a former headteacher in Stirling, Scotland who launched the hugely popular ‘Daily Mile’ initiative. She will be speaking at the BASEM conference in Glasgow on 21st November, but in advance we thought we’d get a few sneaky glimpses into what she will be discussing.
For tickets to the BASEM conference in Glasgow: you can find them on the link here: https://basem.co.uk/event/basem-2019-annual-conference/
For some of the research behind the Daily Mile, follow this link: https://thedailymile.co.uk/research/

Changing the way we talk about eating disorders - The athlete’s voice with Amelia Boone. #400

For our 400th episode, we chat with Amelia Boone--four-time Obstacle Racing World Champion, ultrarunner and attorney--about her battle with anorexia for the past 20 years. In July 2019, Amelia wrote publicly about her eating disorder, shining a light on RED-S, athlete mental health and recovery.
In this 20-minute podcast, we discuss:
· Amelia’s motivation for sharing her story
· The impact of success on perception of food and body image
· Common myths about athletes and eating disorders
· What treatments did (and didn’t) work well with different clinicians
· How clinicians should change the way we are talking about eating disorders

Concussion at the coalface of collision sports. An audience with Prof Jon Patricios. Episode #399

In this BJSM podcast, we hear from Associate Professor Jon Patricios, a South African Sport & Exercise Medicine physician who has extensive experience of working in Rugby Union. He has an interest in concussion, having written the concussion protocols for the BokSmart injury prevention programme and he is a member of the World Rugby Concussion Advisory Group.
In this discussion, we discuss (among various things)
- How things have changes from an immediate care point of view
- How the HIA works at present?
- The tools available that could help pick up a concussion at the
professional level
- What happens after match-day in terms of follow-up/advice
- Clinical tips in terms of communicate the protocol to players/staff
- Common pitfalls do you encounter when it comes to RTP after a
concussion

World rugby’s injury prevention journey: Sir Bill Beaumont gives the view from the top. Episode #398

Dr Martin Raftery and Dr Ross Tucker join the BJSM to discuss World Rugby’s injury prevention journey, and most recent player welfare initiatives. We also hear from World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont on how rugby has evolved in this regard. All links can be found in the e-Edition.

You can’t use bad data to guide training decisions. Load monitoring with Dr Stephen West. #397

In this podcast, we are joined by Dr Stephen West to discuss all things load. Stephen recently completed his PhD at the University of Bath, looking into the Epidemiology of injury and associated risk factors in Professional Rugby Union.
Topics covered include:
- Athlete monitoring
- The way we capture data
- Practical tips for those working in sport
- Where are the next big gains likely to be found?
Resources:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Athlete-Monitoring-in-Rugby-Union%3A-Is-Heterogeneity-West-Williams/b8e39759a7f83fb57c9c571d1212db8ea16bf406
https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/patterns-of-training-volume-and-injury-risk-in-elite-rugby-union-
https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/better-way-to-determine-the-acute-chronic-workload-ratio