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 Mar 25, 2022

In BJSM’s 500th episode, we are joined by two of the current editors, Professor Jonathan Drezner and Dr Joanna Kemp, to look ahead as well as back at the specialty in general. We discuss hot topics, the direction in which the specialty as well as the journal is heading, and we get some top tips for early career researchers and clinicians too.

Friday Mar 04, 2022

On the podcast this week, we are thrilled to be joined by Associate Professor at the Centre for Health, Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport at the University of Bath, Dr Sheree Bekker.
We have all heard the term ‘knowledge translation’, but do we really know why it is important, what this process actually involves, and how can we all start embracing it in our professional lives?
Dr Bekker is a leader in this area, and we are thrilled that she has joined us to record the first in this ‘knowledge translation’ podcast series. You can find some of the resources that are mentioned in this podcast in the links below:
Dr Bekker’s twitter handle https://twitter.com/shereebekker
Dr Bekker’s #viral twitter thread https://twitter.com/shereebekker/status/1369972461014499331?lang=hi
Anterior cruciate ligament injury: towards a gendered environmental approach https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/17/984
We hope you enjoyed this podcast. Get in touch with us via social media if you have any feedback or suggestions for future guests.

Friday Feb 25, 2022

In this podcast Grainne Donnelly, Associate Prof Izzy Moore and Dr Brooke Patterson speak with Steph about her experience returning to sport post-partum using the 6Rs framework (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34836883/).
Listen to Part 1 first: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/bjsm-11022022-ep-497?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/bjsm-1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing where Izzy and Grainne discuss the framework and the role of a musculoskeletal clinician.
Return to running BJSM infographic - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/18/1114

Friday Feb 11, 2022

Associate Professor Izzy Moore and Grainne Donnelly discuss running during and after pregnancy and provide practical tips and great resources for clinicians treating pregnant and post-partum women. How can you ask about pelvic health? What is the role of a musculoskeletal clinician? How can we ensure less women suffer in silence?
Original research: Multidisciplinary, biopsychosocial factors contributing to return to running and running related stress urinary incontinence in postpartum women https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/22/1286.info
Editorial: Multidisciplinary, biopsychosocial factors contributing to return to running and running related stress urinary incontinence in postpartum women: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34836883/
2019 return to running guideline https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.276
Return to running BJSM infographic - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/18/1114
Run ready post-partum BJSM blogs
https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2019/05/20/ready-steadygo-ensuring-postnatal-women-are-run-ready/ and https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2021/08/22/return-to-running-following-childbirth-when-the-principles-of-sports-medicine-and-pelvic-health-collide/
Pelvic health impact questionnaire https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16021067/
Canadian guidelines - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/21/1339
Clinical commentary considering the whole system readiness for running post-partum https://journals.lww.com/jwhpt/Abstract/2022/01000/Beyond_the_Musculoskeletal_System__Considering.7.aspx

Friday Feb 04, 2022

What is peripheral nerve hydrodissection and what conditions can it potentially treat? What is the data behind it’s practice? Has one injectate proven to be more efficacious than the others?
On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD is joined by family medicine and sports medicine physicians Dr. Garry Ho.
Dr. Garry Ho is an Associate Professor from the Department of Family Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, University of Vriginia School of Medicine, and the Georgetown University School of Medicine and has worked closely with athletes from several professional and collegiate organizations including the Washington Football Team, the D.C. Divas, the Washington Glory, the US Military Academy at West Point and the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.
In this 20 minute conversation Dr. Ho addresses the following topics:
The definition of hydrodissection and theory behind its use?
The current data supporting this procedure with respect to injectate utilized and anatomic location targeted.
A discussion of the training required to become competent in this practice, and methods for assessing proficiency in learners?
2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting Information: https://annualmeeting.amssm.org
Lam KHS, Hung CY, Chiang YP, Onishi K, Su DCJ, Clark TB, Reeves KD. Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Hydrodissection for Pain Management: Rationale, Methods, Current Literature, and Theoretical Mechanisms. J Pain Res. 2020;13:1957-1968
https://www.dovepress.com/ultrasound-guided-nerve-hydrodissection-for-pain-management-rationale--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR
Cass, Shane P. DO Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Hydrodissection, Current Sports Medicine Reports: January/February 2016 - Volume 15 - Issue 1 - p 20-22
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Fulltext/2016/01000/Ultrasound_Guided_Nerve_Hydrodissection__What_is.10.aspx

Friday Jan 28, 2022

In this episode host Dr Brooke Patterson, is joined by Associate Professor Shane Shapiro, to discuss the responsible use of orthobiologics and regenerative therapies in sports medicine. Professor Shapiro provides clinicians with practical considerations and tips for communicating with patients who may be considering the use of orthobiologics.
Links
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement: Principles for the Responsible Use of Regenerative Medicine in Sports Medicine https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Fulltext/2021/11000/American_Medical_Society_for_Sports_Medicine.10.aspx
Editorial - highlights from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement on responsible use of regenerative medicine and orthobiologics in sports medicine https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/10/21/bjsports-2021-104887

Friday Jan 21, 2022

In this podcast with Dr James Hull and Dr Maarit Valtonen, we take a deep dive into a topic that affects athletes around the globe.
We cover:
• The extent of the issue
• A recommended approach to evaluating athletes
• The value of point-of-case testing
• Return to sport
For some further resources, the below links may well be useful
Papers:
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/17/bjsports-2021-104719
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/17/1093
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/20/1144

Friday Jan 14, 2022

In part 2 of this podcast series Dr Adam Weir talks to Associate Professor Robert-Jan de Vos about the recently published Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy. They give a clinically focused overview that all practitioners will find invaluable.
They discuss:
Conservative treatment
The role of surgery
Prognosis
Secondary prevention
Links
https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/bjsm-1?si=ed9b271d1d7140ca81ecfbb201ec42ae&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/20/1125

Friday Jan 07, 2022

In this podcast Dr Adam Weir talks to Associate Professor Robert-Jan de Vos about the recently published Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy. They give a clinically focused overview that all practitioners will find invaluable.
They discuss:
· How the guideline was developed
· Risk Factors
· Prevention strategies
· Clinical diagnosis
· The role of imaging
Links
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/20/1125

Friday Dec 17, 2021

Similar to sports, overuse injuries are exceedingly common in the performing artist population. On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Stephen Luebbert, MD, is joined by Dr. Jeremy Stanek, MD, to discuss on the topic of performing arts medicine and his career journey from musician to sports medicine physician.
In this conversation Dr. Stanek addresses the following topics:
· Dr. Stanek’s inspiration for becoming a performing arts physician as well as discuss the patient populations he typically sees and treats
· The different components to physical exams to consider with dancers and musicians
· The most common injury patterns in performing artists
· The go-to resources to utilize for best practices, prevention, treatment and overall management of performing arts medicine
· Recommend pathways to get started and more involved in this field
Resources
I. Websites:
1. Performing Arts Medicine Association https://artsmed.org/
2. International Association for Dance Medicine & Science- https://iadms.org/
3. Stanford Performing Arts Medicine Program- https://pmr.stanford.edu/patients/performing-arts-orthopaedic-health.html
4. Texas Center for Performing Arts Health https://tcpah.unt.edu/home
5. Harkness Center for Dance Injuries- https://nyulangone.org/locations/harkness-center-for-dance-injuries
6. Washington University Medical Program for Performing Artists- https://www.ortho.wustl.edu/content/Patient-Care/2348/Services/Physical-Medicine-and-Rehabilitation-Musculoskeletal/Performing-Arts-Program.aspx
7. Performing Arts Medicine Fellowship at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine - https://www.unthsc.edu/texas-college-of-osteopathic-medicine/graduate-medical-education/performing-arts-medicine-fellowship/

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