BJSM Podcast

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 Jun 30, 2023

This podcast Brooke Patterson hosts Prof John Leddy and Dr Margot Putukian, as a part of a BJSM mini-series on concussion, following the release of the 6th international consensus statement. They discuss the latest evidence on risks and benefits of physical activity, rest, cognitive activity, and sleep after sports related concussion. It will help clinicians guide athletes to return to exercise, school, and sport following concussion.  
 
Links to reviews 
Rest and exercise https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/57/12/762.full.pdf
Targeted interventions and their effect on recovery https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/771
Persisting symptoms and defining recovery https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/780
Defining recovery & role of technology https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/789
Clinical recovery from concussion: Return to school and sport https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/798
 
Social media posts
Tag: John Leddy and Margot Putukian, Jon Patricios, Kathryn Schneider
When can I exercise? Return to sport? Go back to school? How much rest? How can I progress physical activity? All the latest on the risks and benefits of physical activity, rest, cognitive activity, and sleep after sports related concussion.
 

Friday Jun 23, 2023

BJSM's Dr. Liam West talks to internationally renowned Sports Neuropsychologist Dr. Ruben Echemendia about the new concussion assessment tool - the SCAT6 and SCOAT6. They discuss areas that were highlighted as requiring improvement from the implementation of the SCAT5, how these were addressed and how best to use the SCAT6. The differences between the SCAT6 and SCOAT6 are discussed as well as top tips for those looking to diagnose and manage concussions.
SCAT6 Paper: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/722

Thursday Jun 15, 2023

In this BJSM Podcast, Brooke Patterson hosts Kathryn Schneider and Jon Patricios. This your one-stop-shop for the updates from the 6th International Concussion in Sport Consensus Statement. They summarise findings from 10 systematic reviews and five years of work on topics related to concussion prevention, assessment, management, return to learn and sport, later in life health risks, and retirement decisions. The rigour of the consensus process is very clear—with careful consideration of all stakeholders, medical ethics, all age groups and sports (including para-sport). 
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/695 
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/712 
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/617
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/722
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/737
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/762
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/771
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/780
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/789
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/798
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/810
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/822
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/749
 
 
 
 

Friday May 26, 2023

Dr Kerry Costello and Dr Deepak Kumar discuss a BSJM paper that investigated gait and physical activity predictors of cartilage worsening in people with knee osteoarthritis from the MOST study, using a machine learning model. Kerry and Deepak do a brilliant job of explaining the biomechanical variables, and the advantages of machine learning, and what these findings might mean for clinicians treating people with knee osteoarthritis.
Link to paper: bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023…sports-2022-106142Connect with Kerry: mae.ufl.edu/people/faculty/prim…les/kerry-costello/

Friday Apr 28, 2023

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Stacy Sims, MSc, PhD (Insta: @drstacysims), to discuss her upcoming lectures on how nutrition affects performance during the 2023 AMSSM Annual Meeting.
Dr. Sims is an international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist. She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, focusing on female athlete health and performance and pushed to improve research on all women. Her contributions to the international research environment and the sports nutrition industry has established a new niche in sports nutrition; and established her reputation as the expert in sex differences in training, nutrition and health. Dr. Sims has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and several books.
In this conversation, Dr. Sims addresses the following topics:
* How her athletic background impacted her journey into the field of nutrition and performance
* Sharing a starting point for medical professionals to think about optimizing nutrition for athletes
* Ways to encourage athletes to be aware of their nutrition and how to effectively structure training sessions and nutritional plans
* Her standard approach on supplementation and why less can often be more
Learn more about her work and publications on her website (drstacysims.com), and register to attend the 2023 AMSSM Annual Meeting in-person or virtually at annualmeeting.amssm.org.

Friday Apr 21, 2023

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Katie Rizzone, MD, MPH, and Dr. Megan Burleson, DO, to discuss the upcoming 2023 Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Research Summit on Justice, Equity and Inclusion.
Dr. Burleson and Dr. Rizzone are members of Summit Planning Committee for the one-day conference, which takes place Friday, April 28, in Phoenix, AZ. This conference, will emphasize specific areas within sports and exercise medicine where health disparities have been previously identified or where they need to be further investigated. It will also highlight best practices for conducting meaningful research in the field of sports and exercise medicine through an equity lens.
In this conversation, they address the following topics and questions:
* Origin and mission of the Collaborative Research Network
* The primary aims of the 2023 CRN Research Summit
* The current lack of available research regarding health disparities and how this conference seeks to explore those topics
* Some of the potential outcomes and future research directions of the Summit, and why they will be based on the conversations that happen during the conference
* The inclusive nature and applicability of the Research Summit, especially for clinicians who are not heavily involved in research
* Some of the biggest surprises the organizers have experienced while preparing for the Research Summit and the biggest highlights to look forward to
In-person and virtual attendance options are still available for the summit. Find complete details about the Research Summit and register here: https://annualmeeting.amssm.org/researchsummit.php

Friday Apr 14, 2023

In this podcast, Brooke Patterson hosts Dr Erik Denison (PhD, Research Fellow Monash University) and Neil Hay (Rugby Victoria President) about a trial published in the BJSM which tested the effectiveness of an education program delivered by professional rugby players designed to stop homophobic language. They discuss openly and honestly the challenges in changing behaviour in community sport. It is not too often we get to chat to sports administrators more broadly about what is needed to drive change – whether it be related to health, safety, inclusion, or diversity. Should we be using the carrot or stick? What other strategies might work? What is your role as a clinician in creating a safe environment?
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/09/bjsports-2022-105916
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/07/bjsports-2022-105917

Friday Mar 10, 2023

In this BJSM Podcast, we host Associate Professor Hanna Lindblom, who is a physiotherapist, researcher, and lecturer at Linkoping University in Sweden.
We discuss Hanna’s paper, which evaluated the preventive efficacy of an extended version of the Knee Control injury prevention exercise program compared with an adductor strength program in amateur adolescent and adult male and female football (soccer) players.
Coaches and player representatives received a printed and digital program material, and a practical workshop to show them how to use the programs.
The novelty of this trial is they also compared the extended Knee Control to a second comparison group; where the teams were where the teams already used a self-selected program and did not receive workshop or program material. Many of these comparison teams (50%) said they were self-using the old Knee Control program, providing a “real world” comparison and proven benefits of the Extended Knee Control program.
Hanna has hands-on experience designing and delivering injury prevention in a range of sports and has some great advice for clinicians looking to implement Knee Control and similar programs in amateur sports settings.
Paper link: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/2/83.abstract

Friday Mar 03, 2023

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD (T: @ArmySportsDoc), is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD (T: @AdamTenfordeMD), to discuss the a recently published manuscript titled “Bone Stress Injuries in Runners Using Carbon Fiber Plate Footwear.”
In this conversation, Dr. Tenforde addresses the following topics related to the article:
● Explanation of the use of Carbon Fiber Plate (CFP) technology in footwear and why it’s become so popular
● Addressing the rapid changes and progression of record-breaking performance in the running community as a result of this footwear
● Discussing his article featuring a case series of navicular bone stress injuries in runners using CFP footwear
● Providing some general recommendations for safely using CFP footwear, as well as raising awareness on the possible health concerns of this new technology
Additional Resources:
Bone Stress Injuries in Runners Using Carbon Fiber Plate Footwear https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01818-z
Return to Sport Following Low-Risk and High-Risk Bone Stress Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/24/bjsports-2022-106328

Monday Feb 20, 2023

BJSM’s Liam West talks to Dr. Richard Weiler about concussion in Para Sport. Dr. Weiler and colleagues have investigated concussion experiences of blind male footballers turning up some very interesting results. To ensure that these findings are accessible to visually impaired individuals, they have gone down the novel route of creating an audio file of the entire paper – the link for this can be found below.
Links -
"Concussion through my eyes" audio paper
https://on.soundcloud.com/XQb2T
Concussion in para sport: the first position statement of the Concussion in Para Sport (CIPS) Group - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/21/1187
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/14/bjsports-2022-106256

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