Following on from last month’s ‘Talking Sports Medicine’ podcast ‘A Plague on All Our Sports’, we’re delighted to bring you Part 2, where we take a deeper dive into the impact of COVID-19 on the professional sporting world, focussing especially on the perspective of orthopaedic surgeon James Calder, who was Chair of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee tasked with returning elite sport during the pandemic.
Please do take a listen and let us know your thoughts! If you missed part one, you can listen here https://www.sempris.co.uk/the-health-partners-podcast-episode-1-a-plague-on-all-our-sports/
We’re attending and sponsoring the International Conference on Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Edinburgh from 31st March to 1st April, so do come and say ‘Hello’ or ask any questions if you’re going to be there! As always, here’s a selection of articles, resources and events that caught our attention last month, in case you missed them. Do let us know if there’s an event you think we should include in the next edition. This includes any vacancies you might wish us to highlight, so do send us details of any upcoming positions you would like us to include.
Research, Articles and Podcasts
CARDIOLOGY
Cardiovascular Rehab – The benefits of adding resistance training https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2025/01/24/the-benefits-of-adding-resistance-training-to-cardiovascular-rehab/
Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy – Withdrawal of medical therapy for heart failure after rhythm control—a call for caution https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejhf.3594
Cardiomyopathies And Channelopathies – Risk stratification and exercise recommendations: a practical guide for the multidisciplinary team https://x.com/Sports_CardioNL/status/1886798126092058927
Hypertension – Targeting gut S. aureofaciens Tü117 serves as a new potential therapeutic intervention for the prevention and treatment https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(25)00004-X
MSK
Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy – Diagnosis, non-surgical medical care and rehabilitation: a clinical practice guideline https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13182
Sciatica – Are you sure it’s “just sciatica”? Expert case study insights https://www.physio-network.com/blog/just-sciatica
Spinal Pain – Nonpharmacological management in clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review using AGREE II and AGREE-REX tools https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2024.12729
Lumbar Nerve Root Compression – Pathology Part 2: Morphological and immunohistochemical changes of dorsal root ganglion https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00132-3
The Cambridge Knee Injury Tool (CamKIT) – A clinical prediction tool for acute soft tissue knee injuries https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/1/e002357
Patellar Instability – Double-level knee derotational osteotomy yields better postoperative outcomes than tibial tubercle transfer combined with medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in patients with recurrent patellar instability and severe malrotation https://www.arthroscopyjournal.org/article/S0749-8063(24)00367-0/abstract#fig4
Anterior Knee Pain – Dutch multidisciplinary guideline: Patellofemoral pain and patellar tendinopathy https://esskajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ksa.12367
Bone Stress Injuries – The MSK Playbook https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2025/01/28/the-msk-playbook-bone-stress-injuries/
Patellofemoral Instability – Good 5-year results and a low redislocation rate using an à la carte treatment algorithm in patients with severe trochlea dysplasia https://esskajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ksa.12432
Achilles Or Patellar Tendinopathy – Neural deficits relevant to pain symptoms and functional impairments https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Neural_deficits_relevant_to_pain_symptoms_and_functional_impairments_in_individuals_with_Achilles_or_patellar_tendinopathy/28327358
Achilles Tendon Repair – Rehabilitation and return to sports https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11379499/pdf/ijspt_2024_19_9_122643.pdf
Spectrum of Tendon Pathologies – Triggers, trails and end-state https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/3/844
GENERAL
Microplastics – Bioaccumulation in decedent human brains https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1
Concussion in Sport – ReFORM synthesis of the 6th International Consensus Statement https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/23/bjsports-2024-109188
‘Post-Rehabilitation Phase’ – Are we optimising player support in professional football after return to play? https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/28/bjsports-2024-109458
Hamstring Injuries – Stretched to the limit: why hamstring fails are curse of the Premier League https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/02/hamstring-injuries-research-premier-league
RESOURCE ROUND-UP
Some websites, podcasts and resources you might find useful:
Quick Nerve Exam https://x.com/MoAImam/status/1886418363536019512
Shoulder Exam https://x.com/OGdukeneurosurg/status/1886750703088996733
Leg nerves and associated muscles https://x.com/OGdukeneurosurg/status/1886834951925997583
Thigh Muscle Injury – training to optimise muscle and tendon structure- Prof Keith Baar https://youtu.be/HWSquZWDc5E?feature=shared
Back In The Game – Navigating football after pregnancy https://www.fmpa.co.uk/podcasts/back-in-the-game-navigating-football-after-pregnancy/
JOSPT Insights Ep 214 – What’s new in treating Achilles tendinopathy? With Dr Ruth Chimenti https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ep-214-whats-new-in-treating-achilles-tendinopathy/id1522929437
The ISEH Annual SEM Conference evening sessions https://www.youtube.com/user/theiseh
Pain and Disability Drivers Model https://x.com/chadcookpt/status/1886401022752346139
Free ECG training resources https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOlpsJ0eDlAStVQaCfZdo8Yjz7m9EWo-w
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
International Conference on Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, 31 March – 1 April 2025, Edinburgh https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/events/international-conference-on-orthopaedics-and-sports-medicine
STMS Tennis Medicine Conference, 4-5 April 2025, Amsterdam https://www.tennismedicine.org/amsterdam-2025
The 45th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, September 3-5, 2025, Madrid, Spain https://sicot-congress.com/SICOT2025
ESC Digital & AI Summit 2025, Thursday, 20 November – Friday, 21 November 2025 Berlin – Germany https://www.escardio.org/Congresses-Events/ESC-Digital-AI-Summit
MPA DIPLOMA: PREPARING FOR WORK IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL. https://www.fmpa.co.uk/courses/mpa-diploma/
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DISCLAIMER: Horizons is intended as a helpful round-up for members of potentially interesting articles/opinions that have been shared online. SEMPRIS are not qualified to make/infer any clinical judgements, and the inclusion of content, events and resources does not imply endorsement.
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