Sport is slowly starting to get back on track, and the industry is finding ways to safely work around highly unusual constraints.
However, many challenges still remain, and lighter moments are therefore much appreciated. I’m sure we can all relate to this Twitter post—and some of the equally entertaining replies > https://twitter.com/Herne_TheHunter/status/1282658295636013056?s=20 (Please do send us your stories!)
Research and Articles
The Athlete’s Heart – Differentiation between athlete’s heart and dilated cardiomyopathy in athletic individuals > https://heart.bmj.com/content/106/14/1059
FIFA Women’s World Cup – Scientific research is important for development of women’s football, and the data collected here shows that the physical demands have increased in recent years > https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/physical-analysis-of-france-2019-shows-increase-in-speed-and-intensity
Hamstring Injury – Rehabilitation and return to sport after hamstring injury > https://www.aspetar.com/journal/viewarticle.aspx?id=440#.XygvRChKg2y
Taping – A randomized controlled trial of bracing and taping techniques > https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1071100720917181
Spring Ligament Reconstruction – A comparative study using either hamstring allograft or synthetic ligament augmentation > https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1071100720917375
Concussion – Only a mild concussion? This article explores the description of sports concussion in online news > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1466853X16300591
Rugby and Concussion – New research has found that more retired rugby players report concussion than any other injury > https://www.nrtimes.co.uk/more-retired-rugby-players-report-concussion-than-any-other-injury/
Yoga and Depression – A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in people with mental disorders > https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/04/05/bjsports-2019-101242
COVID-19:
Return to Sport – A Team Sport Risk Exposure framework proposal to guide decision-making in the context of COVID-19 > https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/07/01/a-team-sport-risk-exposure-framework-to-support-the-return-to-sport/
Outdoor Transmission Risk – Research into the inter-person transmission risk of Covid-19 during outdoor exercise from Imperial College’s Department of Aeronautics > https://www.imperial.ac.uk/aeronautics/facilities/10×5-wind-tunnel/airborne-transmission-of-covid-during-exercise/
Resource round-up
Some websites, podcasts and resources you might find useful:
BJSM: The Heart Podcast – In this episode, Dr Lynne Millar from Bart’s Hospital discusses her paper “Differentiation between athlete’s heart and dilated cardiomyopathy in athletic individuals” > https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/dilated-cardiomyopathy-and-athletes-heart-how-to-tell-the-difference?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/heart-podcast
BJSM Podcast: OA – Dr Dan Rhon discusses how to manage knee OA > https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/exercise-or-corticosteroids-or-both-for-managing-knee-oa-dr-dan-rhon-sheds-light-episode-435?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/bjsm-1
BJSM Podcast: Hip and Groin Pain – A short podcast on what works for preventing and managing hip and groin pain in athletes > https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/what-actually-works-hip-and-groin-masterclass-with-dr-andrea-mosler-episode-437
BJSM Podcast: Awkward Ankles – The role of Big Data in managing ankle injuries > https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/07/17/awkward-with-ankles-let-this-conversation-around-the-role-of-bigdata-in-ankle-injuries-get-you-up-to-speed/
BIR Podcasts – Free monthly podcasts from the British Institute of Radiology > https://www.birpublications.org/page/podcasts
FMPA – Open access Spring edition > https://www.fmpa.co.uk/publication/
IOC Medical COVID-19 Hub – A useful resource for those involved in athlete care > https://www.olympic.org/athlete365/ioc-medical-covid-19-hub/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
IOC World Conference Podcast – Risk assessment for sport safety during the #COVID_19 pandemic > https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yoKMXmRewwxQ
Made to Stick – The principles that can help with implementing a scalable physical activity intervention > https://twitter.com/BJSM_BMJ/status/1280913307906564097?s=20
Dates for your diary
Rising Phoenix 26 August – Don’t miss this world premiere of the extraordinary story of the Paralympic Games > https://www.paralympic.org/news/rising-phoenix-netflix-broadcast-ground-breaking-paralympic-movie
ESC Congress 2020 – 29 August to 1 September > https://www.escardio.org/Congresses-&-Events/ESC-Congress
BOA Virtual Congress 2020 – 15-18 September > https://www.boa.ac.uk/events/boa-virtual-congress-2020.html
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