We may have to #WaitForTheGreats with the Tokyo Paralympics postponed until 2021, but in the meantime, we can highly recommend the Netflix documentary ‘Rising Phoenix’, which captures all the things we love about the movement and its ‘superhuman’ athletes.
Inspired, we talked to orthopaedic specialist and athlete physician Dr Euan Speirits about his take on the games, and the role that medical technology plays in advancing Paralympic sport > https://www.sempris.co.uk/2020/08/27/technology-and-the-superhumans/
In other news, we couldn’t resist sharing a story that resurfaced in August, if only to prove that social distancing can also apply to common sense and intellectual capacity… https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/30/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-up-nose-while-inventing-coronavirus-device
Research and Articles
RTS – The potential role of the ‘control-chaos continuum’ > https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/18/1132
β2-agonists – A systematic review of the effect on anaerobic performance in healthy non-asthmatic subjects > https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/08/04/bjsports-2019-100708
Managing Patellofemoral Pain – Clinical practice guidelines > https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2019.0302
Ambulatory Electrocardiography Parameters – A meta analysis to establish reference ranges > https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2020/08/19/heartjnl-2020-316925?hootPostID=fb0130dfed652149a339cfa9f099aa50
Athletes with Aortopathy – Key questions reviewed > https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2020/08/07/08/07/exercise-in-aortopathy
COVID-19:
Remote Assessment in SEM – What lessons can sport and exercise medicine physicians learn from other medical specialties? > https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/06/30/bjsports-2020-102650
BAME Athletes – What are the considerations for reducing risk from Covid-19? > https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/08/16/project-restart-and-covid-19-how-do-we-reduce-risk-for-ethnic-minority-athletes/
Returning to Sport Post-Covid – Cardiac considerations in competitive athletes > https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/06/18/bjsports-2020-102516
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
BOA Virtual Congress 2020 – 15-18 September > https://www.boa.ac.uk/events/boa-virtual-congress-2020.html
Sports, Medicine and Health Summit 2020 – 29-31 October, Hamburg > https://www.sports-medicine-health-summit.de/en
Do let us know your feedback, and any suggestions you have for websites, apps or networks for inclusion in future bulletins.
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