BJSM Podcast

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) can cause various health and performance consequences for physically active individuals. BJSM’s Dr Liam West poses the questions to our topic expert Prof Margo Mountjoy to give you the overview of the changes to the recent IOC REDs Consensus Statement Papers. Margo has a wealth of knowledge in the area both in a clinical and research capacity so is perfec...

In this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Margot Putukian, MD (T: @MPutukian), and Dr. Siobhan Statuta, MD, to discuss the AMSSM Position Statement on Mononucleosis and Athletic Participation, which was published earlier this year. This position statement updates the Evidence-Based Subject Review on Mononucleosis by the American Medical...

This BJSM podcast dives into the launch of 'Swimming as Medicine' with Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi (GP, RCGP Lifestyle & Physical Activity Lead and Clinical Advisor for Swim England) and BJSM's host Dr Shona Kohlhardt. This podcast explores the benefits and practicalities of the 'Swimming as Medicine' campaign and both how patients and clinical practitioners can benefit and get involved. The followi...

In this episode of the AMSSM CRN Spotlight Podcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, (T: @thejschro) is joined by Dr. Dusty Narducci (T: @NarducciDusty) to discuss the updated AMSSM Position Statement regarding Athletes With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Dr. Narducci served as a co-author on the position statement, and in this conversation, she addresses the following topic...

This podcast is a part of a BJSM mini-series on concussion in sport following the release of the 6th International Consensus Statement. In this episode Brooke Patterson hosts Prof Grant Iverson and Prof Bob Cantu to discuss the systematic review which evaluated the later-in-life health risks associated with participation in collision sports, repeated head impacts and concussion. The podcast will h...

This podcast Brooke Patterson hosts Prof John Leddy and Dr Margot Putukian, as a part of a BJSM mini-series on concussion, following the release of the 6th international consensus statement. They discuss the latest evidence on risks and benefits of physical activity, rest, cognitive activity, and sleep after sports related concussion. It will help clinicians guide athletes to return to exercise, s...

BJSM's Dr. Liam West talks to internationally renowned Sports Neuropsychologist Dr. Ruben Echemendia about the new concussion assessment tool - the SCAT6 and SCOAT6. They discuss areas that were highlighted as requiring improvement from the implementation of the SCAT5, how these were addressed and how best to use the SCAT6. The differences between the SCAT6 and SCOAT6 are discussed as well as top...

In this BJSM Podcast, Brooke Patterson hosts Kathryn Schneider and Jon Patricios. This your one-stop-shop for the updates from the 6th International Concussion in Sport Consensus Statement. They summarise findings from 10 systematic reviews and five years of work on topics related to concussion prevention, assessment, management, return to learn and sport, later in life health risks, and retiremen...

Dr Kerry Costello and Dr Deepak Kumar discuss a BSJM paper that investigated gait and physical activity predictors of cartilage worsening in people with knee osteoarthritis from the MOST study, using a machine learning model. Kerry and Deepak do a brilliant job of explaining the biomechanical variables, and the advantages of machine learning, and what these findings might mean for clinicians treat...

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Stacy Sims, MSc, PhD (Insta: @drstacysims), to discuss her upcoming lectures on how nutrition affects performance during the 2023 AMSSM Annual Meeting. Dr. Sims is an international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist. She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Katie Rizzone, MD, MPH, and Dr. Megan Burleson, DO, to discuss the upcoming 2023 Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Research Summit on Justice, Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Burleson and Dr. Rizzone are members of Summit Planning Committee for the one-day conference, which takes place Friday, April 28, in Phoeni...

In this podcast, Brooke Patterson hosts Dr Erik Denison (PhD, Research Fellow Monash University) and Neil Hay (Rugby Victoria President) about a trial published in the BJSM which tested the effectiveness of an education program delivered by professional rugby players designed to stop homophobic language. They discuss openly and honestly the challenges in changing behaviour in community sport. It i...

In this BJSM Podcast, we host Associate Professor Hanna Lindblom, who is a physiotherapist, researcher, and lecturer at Linkoping University in Sweden. We discuss Hanna’s paper, which evaluated the preventive efficacy of an extended version of the Knee Control injury prevention exercise program compared with an adductor strength program in amateur adolescent and adult male and female football (soc...

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD (T: @ArmySportsDoc), is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD (T: @AdamTenfordeMD), to discuss the a recently published manuscript titled “Bone Stress Injuries in Runners Using Carbon Fiber Plate Footwear.” In this conversation, Dr. Tenforde addresses the following topics related to the article: ●Explanation of the u...

BJSM’s Liam West talks to Dr. Richard Weiler about concussion in Para Sport. Dr. Weiler and colleagues have investigated concussion experiences of blind male footballers turning up some very interesting results. To ensure that these findings are accessible to visually impaired individuals, they have gone down the novel route of creating an audio file of the entire paper – the link for this can be...

In this podcast, we host Dr Chloë Williamson (Twitter @Chlobobs). Chloë is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Activity for Health based in the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh. Her research (including PhD) over the past 4 years or so has focused on physical activity communication and messaging. We all know that physical activity is important but it is equa...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD is joined by Polly de Mille, RN, MA, RCEP, CSCS, USAT, to discuss the topic of Exercise Physiology and how it can help figure out the missing links in training programs. Polly de Mille is an exercise physiologist and the Director of Performance Services at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She will provid...

In this podcast, Dr Brooke Patterson hosts ACL injury and post-traumatic osteoarthritis leading experts Ass. Prof Jackie Whittaker and Dr Stephanie Filbay in part 2 of an ACL myth busting series. Jackie and Steph provide tips about how you can integrate new evidence into daily practice that may challenge existing beliefs and practices. In today’s episode you will find out if the following statemen...

In this podcast, Dr Brooke Patterson hosts ACL injury and post-traumatic osteoarthritis leading experts Ass. Prof Jackie Whittaker and Dr Stephanie Filbay in part 1 of an ACL myth busting series. In today’s episode you will find out if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE…. ●ACL reconstruction reduces the risk of osteoarthritis compared to non-surgical management ●Only patella tendon grafts...

In this BJSM podcast Jackie Whittaker discusses the OPTIKNEE consensus clinical and research recommendations. Jackie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, at the University of British Columbia. The OPTIKNEE initiative aims to shine the light on post-traumatic osteoarthritis after traumatic knee injury – who is most at risk, what should we be measuring and how, and what i...

Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion with Dr. Irfan Asif EP# 519 On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Irfan Asif, MD, to discuss the topic of Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion. Dr. Asif, who is the Chair of the AMSSM Collaborative Research Network, helped lead the 2021 Research Summit, which produced several publica...

BJSM’s Dr. Liam West talks to James Alexander about running related knee injuries and what options the current published literature support for managing & preventing these injuries. James & his colleagues have just published a systematic review in the area, and he gives the clinical relevance of his findings within the podcast. You can access their paper using the link below, in addition to other...

In this BJSM podcast Brooke Patterson hosts Prof Lorimer Moseley AO and Dr Ebonie Rio, physiotherapists and international leaders in pain science. This is a fascinating discussion about how we increase our ability as clinicians and to “own the modern science” and explain pain to patients. We discuss the “warm-up phenomena” with painful tendons, the competing demands of self-protection and performa...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD to discuss the topic of Exercise for Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Musculoskeletal Medicine. Dr. Tenforde recently published a research about best practices for ESWT, which is used in a variety of clinical applications including the management of musculoskeletal con...

Kathryn Dane is a physiotherapist and is a professional Irish rugby union player, and PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin. We discuss her first PhD publication on the physical, technical, tactical demands and preparatory strategies in female field collision sports. Kathryn draws on her experience as an athlete, clinician, and researcher, and what practitioners should consider when designing tr...