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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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Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Everything you wanted to know about the Zurich International Conference on ConcussionThe Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: the 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2008 is BJSM’s top download and this podcast takes you behind the scenes.Professor Paul McCrory shares the reasons behind recent changes in management of concussion and provides practical tips for you to prevent concussion and treat it where necessary.Part 1: An overview of the conference process and the highlights of the specific conference papers that you can find in the May supplement of BJSM. What is new in definitions of concussion, concussion in children, return to play guidelines, the role of neuroimaging and biomarkers and advances in protection.Related articles:http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/vol43/Suppl_1/ (Contents page for the Concussion Supplement)http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/43/Suppl_1/i76 (Main Consensus Statement)http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/43/Suppl_1/i85 (SCAT2)http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/43/Suppl_1/i89 (Pocket SCAT2)
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Which type of ACL reconstruction is best? How does one decide? What are the rehabilitation implications of each? In this podcast, US and Norwegian knee specialists Elizabeth Arendt and Lars Engebretsen share their experiences from operations that have allowed thousands to return to sport at the highest level. But they also raise the question, “Does everyone who ruptures their ACL need an operation?”Related articleshttp://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/bjsm.2009.058156v1http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/bjsm.2009.058024v1Other relevant linksOslo Sports Trauma Research Center http://www.ostrc.no/enIOC statement http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/42/6/394
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Dr Robert Sallis serves as the chairman for the Exercise is Medicine initiative and previously served as president of the American College of Sports Medicine.He discusses how clinicians can assess current physical activity levels and motivate patients to meet guideline levels. He also discusses the implications of the May 2010 release of the National Physical Activity Plan in the US.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Dr Genevieve Healy, from the University of Queensland, discusses the recently-recognised phenomenon of ‘sitting’ being a risk factor for cardiac events and mortality independently of ‘physical activity’. She reports that a single 30-minute bout of physical activity does not guarantee cardiac health. The practical implications are that there should be more ‘standing meetings’, ‘standing breaks’ and remote controls being kept out of reach while watching TV.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Steven N. Blair is a Professor in the Departments of Exercise Science and Epidemiology/Biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. His research focuses on the associations between lifestyle and health. He has published over 480 scientific papers.Here he discusses a range of issues relating to fitness and health with BJSM editor Karim Khan. He addresses the question ‘Should health policy focus on physical activity rather than obesity?’ which was the subject of a BMJ ‘Head to Head’ http://bit.ly/VadRke
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
In this podcast Karim Khan, BJSM Editor, talks to the team behind the NEJM paper - A Randomized Trial of Treatment for Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. They discuss their research and the implications for clinicians.See the full article on the NEJM website http://bit.ly/rrS51Y
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Paediatric exercise specialist Dennis Caine discusses hot topics relating to kids in sport. How much is too much? What are the major risks?See also:BJSM January issue - Kids in sport http://bit.ly/129d46L