BJSM Podcast

Struggling with swimmers and their shoulders? It’s something we clinicians struggle with, and have been for a long time. Today we’re gonna take this head on, how we can move the model from external impingement to anterior superior internal impingement (ASII). We are joined on this BJSM podcast with Andrew Delbridge and Craig Boetcher from Australia. Craig completed his PhD through Sydney Universit...

Joining us for this BJSM podcast is the vastly experienced, Dr Roger Hawkes. We chat to him about a wide range of issues, from his role as CMO to the European Golf Tour - where he has built an incredible service, and provided incredible quality of care to the world’s best golfers – to common golfing injuries, and how to assess them. We also touch on the innovative work being done that is looking i...

Are you confused about healthy nutrition, the role of insulin, this concept of ‘insulin resistance’? Can one largely ignore a macronutrient (i.e. carbohydrates) and not drop dead within a few days? Karim Khan, the Editor in Chief of the BJSM vouches for this podcast personally and describes Dr Hallberg as one of the people that has most influenced his understanding of a key medical concept. In add...

Whilst at the 2017 IOC Prevention of Injury & Illness Conference, BJSM’s Liam West spoke to a key figure within the concussion research world, Associate Professor Kathryn Schneider. Kathryn is a Clinical Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy working at the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre located at the University of Calgary, Canada. She was the lead author in the landmark RCT look at...

Ahead of the Finnish Sports Physiotherapy Congress (June 9 and 10, 2017), BJSM editor in chief Karim Khan, chats with the senior author of a study that proved that partial removal of a degenerative torn meniscus does not alleviate mechanical symptoms when compared with sham surgery. That was Teppo Järvinen (http://bit.ly/2rlfW5I), professor of orthopaedics and traumatology at the University of Hel...

Doping ist immer ein heisses Thema, besonders in Jahren der Olympischen und Paralympischen Spiele. Dr Markus Laupheimer (London/Zürich) stellt die Fragen in deutscher Sprache an Prof. Dr. Patrick Diel. Patrick ist Professor an der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln am Institut für Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin, Abteilung Molekulare und Zelluläre Sportmedizin. Er hat ein spezielles Interesse an p...

Britain's leading anti-sugar campaigner and one of the most prolific doctors in the world influencing obesity thinking and highlighting the harms of too much medicine. In addition to being a Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Malhotra is a member of the board of trustees of UK health think tank, The King’s Fund and a member of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Choosing Wisely Steering Group Here’s th...

What is rhabdomyolysis? Can it sneak under a clincian’s radar? What the key clinical features? When to be alert for rhabdomyolysis Problems when coaches are too aggressive with a new load Two cases – clinical scenarios When sickle cell trait complicates matters Which athlete with sickle cell trait is at increased risk? Can clinicians identify the athlete with sickle cell trait who is at risk of de...

Dr Jonathan Finnoff, DO, is the Medical Director for Mayo Clinic Square, Sports Medicine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. He benefits from his experience as a former professional athlete in his work as the Team Physician for professional basketball teams -- the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. Dr Finnoff addresses the c...

BJSM’s good friend Fran O’Connor is Director of Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Maryland. He is a former President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM, @theAMSSM). He also held leadership positions in the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Athletic Association. He is...

How has football medicine changed in the past 10 years? What is its future? Mike Davison, managing director of Isokinetic Medical Group in London, one of the FIFA medical centers of excellence, gives us an excellent overview of football medicine: past, present and future. In this hard-hitting podcast we also preview the upcoming Isokinetic Conference in Barcelona, where representatives from over 8...

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) has its Annual Meeting come up (May 8-13, 2017) so we celebrate with this podcast. Dr Devin McFadden (Sports Medicine Fellow, Washington D.C) is your host. He chats with Dr Bert Fields (Sports Medicine Physician, North Carolina), Dr Robert Oh (Sports medicine, Fort Benning, Georgia) and Dr Chad Asplund (Athletic Sports Medicine, Georgia Sout...

What is abuse and how does it manifest itself in sport? In this hard-hitting podcast, Karen Litzy hosts Dr Margo Mountjoy, IOC medical commission, FINA executive board member, and associate clinical professor at McMaster University. Dr Mountjoy explores the various types of harassment, how it can occur, and what safeguards can be put in place to help athletes report abuse. Highlights include: -Wha...

In part 1 of two podcasts, Dr Ben Kibler, international shoulder authority, shares top tips on examination and diagnosis of the tennis player. (Part 2 will focus on baseball pitchers) Dr Ben Kibler, orthopaedic surgeon and medical director of Lexington Clinic in Kentucky is a world expert on management of shoulder injuries with a particular focus on the role of the scapula (scapular dyskinesis). H...

The Society of Sports Therapists was established in the UK in 1990 to address the growing demands from sport and leisure on everyone involved in the management and care of injured participants. In this 2nd podcast with BJSM, Professor Smith highlights hot topics such as: (i) readiness to return to play and how it differs from return to competition, (ii) training load and contribution of new data i...

What are the odds? Understanding Risk and Uncertainty. Today we welcome Dr. Rod Whiteley for the first time ever to the BJSM podcast. Rod has done a bunch of work in shoulder injuries (measuring load and strength long before it got sexy). And the rumour is he’s still got a pretty good curve ball. A clinician for well over 20 years, He is the current assistant director of the Rehab department here...

Screening is one of the hottest topics in Sports Medicine, and a topic which is constantly evolving. The BJSM has provided a platform for much of the academic literature concerning screening, but what actually happens at the coalface? In part one of this special podcast with Arsenal FC giants Colin Lewin, and Dr Gary O’Driscoll, we heard about the role of screening in professional sport, and how i...

Bruce Forster is the Head of Radiology at the University of British Columbia. He was previously the director of diagnostic imaging at the Vancouver Winter Olympics and has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications. In this podcast, we discuss: -The role of MSK ultrasound in sports medicine and how to learn -Structures that can be imaged and their challenges -What to look for when purchasing an u...

Screening is one of the hottest topics in Sports Medicine, and a topic which is constantly evolving. The BJSM has provided a platform for much of the academic literature concerning screening, but what actually happens at the coalface? BJSM Associate Editor Steffan Griffin chats to two giants of the football (and sports) medicine world – Colin Lewin, and Dr Gary O’Driscoll, who both head up the med...

Professor Tim Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) is a best-selling author in the health and popular science domain. He has published over 300 articles into the ethical, legal and health policy of a broad range of topics including stem cell therapies, genetic testing, obesity treatment and the prevention of chronic disease. In this podcast, we discuss: • Genetic testing and its predictive value- what place...

Professor David Hunter is a leading rheumatologist and researcher working at the University of Sydney. David has over 350 publications in rheumatology and has co-authored several books providing self-management strategies for patients with osteoarthritis. In this podcast, we discuss: • Treatments of OA, what does and doesn’t work • How to take a detailed history and examination from a patient with...

Eamonn is a wonderful clinician-scientist who graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree from the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Physiotherapy in 2003 placing first in his class. Eamonn received a prestigious Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) post-graduate research scholarship. He was awarded his PhD from the UCD School of Physiotherapy and Performanc...

You want the big names on BJSM podcasts and Twitter asked for Dr Graeme Close. Fresh from the UK undergraduate student conference, Graeme shares pearl after pearl on this top podcast. What do you do in a first consultation? How does nutrition in team sport vary from individual sport? What’s the key to a successful pre-game routine? How should nutrition change when an athlete is injured? Supplement...

A world leader in sportsphysiotherapy, Associate Professor Dr Kristian Thorborg is from Copenhagen University. He is renowned for his studies and clinical workshops related to patients with hip, groin, hamstring and knee related injuries. Here he outlines: - the paradigm shift for the use of exercise to treat conditions such as tendinopathy and hamstring strains. He addresses questions such as ‘Wh...

How does a leading shoulder physiotherapist approach patients in the clinic? What are 3 fundamental principles that guide every consultation? Hear from extended scope practitioner Adam Meakins on how his approach to the patient with shoulder pain has changed over the past years. Learn how you can provide exercises for your patient without needing sophisticated video equipment or cameras. Listen to...