Welcome to our latest Horizons round-up.
As January is all about motivating us to achieve our goals, we thought we’d start with this rather lovely clip of legendary coach Frank Dick OBE on the meaning of winning.
Here are some of the research and articles that caught our attention in December.
Research, Articles and Podcasts
MSK
Tennis Elbow – A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prognostic value of persistent symptoms https://journals.lww.com/clinorthop/Abstract/9900/Persistent_Tennis_Elbow_Symptoms_Have_Little.577.aspx
Hamstring Injury Patterns – A systematic video analysis of 52 cases in professional male football https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/12/bjsports-2021-104769
Low Back Pain – Effectiveness of treatments: a systematic review with network meta-analysis https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/1/41
Hip Pain in Dancers – Femoroacetabular translation in female athletes and dancers assessed by dynamic hip ultrasonography https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/7/4/e001169
Knee Osteoarthritis – An overview of the RESTORE trial for PRP injections https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2021/12/13/the-restore-trial-for-prp-injections-in-knee-osteoarthritis-what-does-it-show/
Knee Osteoarthritis – Knee extensor muscle weakness as a risk factor: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/20/bjsports-2021-104861
Knee Osteoarthritis – Opinion on exercise therapy as a preferential treatment https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2021/12/18/how-the-culture-war-over-knee-osteoarthritis-treatments-hurts-patients/
UEFA Injury Study – Injury rate decrease in men’s professional football: an 18-year prospective cohort study https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/55/19/1084.full.pdf
CARDIOLOGY
Sudden Cardiac Death –Sports-related risks in women https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab833/6459631?redirectedFrom=fulltext
HEAD INJURY AND MENTAL HEALTH
Salivary Markers – Unique diagnostic signatures of concussion in the saliva of male athletes: study of concussion in Rugby Union through microRNAs (SCRUM) https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/24/1395#block-system-main
Infographic – The Drake football concussion study https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE43iILXoBALpPL?format=jpg&name=medium
Brain Health Action Plan – The FA, Premier League, EFL and Professional Footballers Association (PFA) joint action plan on understanding, promoting and protecting brain health https://www.thefa.com/news/2021/dec/07/brain-health-action-plan
GENERAL
Risk and Scope of Indemnity – Four key questions that anyone should be asking their indemnifier https://www.sempris.co.uk/2021/11/18/four-questions-to-ask-a-medical-indemnifier-before-signing/
Collaborative Care – Club, country and clinicians united: ensuring collaborative care in elite sport medical handovers https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/24/1383
Sports Injury Prevention – A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of Belgium Olympic level athletes, coaches, managers and healthcare providers https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/7/4/e001217
Acute Respiratory Illness – Prevalence of lower airway dysfunction in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/07/bjsports-2021-104601
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis – How a better understanding of the condition can lead to early diagnosis and help SEM teams reduce the risk of ER in their athletes https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2021/06/24/exertional-rhabdomyolysis-pushing-muscle-to-the-limit/
RESOURCE ROUND-UP
Some websites, podcasts and resources you might find useful:
Physio Explained – Free podcasts for SEM practitioners https://www.physio-network.com/free-resources/physio-explained-by-physio-network/
BASEM Education – Presentations from the 2021 BASEM Spring Conference: Hip & Groin Vision Day https://basem.co.uk/check-out-the-latest-education-modules-added-to-the-basem-education-learning-portal/
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
BIR Scottish Branch: Acute and Emergency Imaging Education Day – 11th March 2022, Glasgow https://birorgukportal.force.com/CPBase__event_detail?id=a173Y00000GAUT5QAP&site=a0N2000000COvFsEAL
AND FINALLY…
A little medical humour to end, with some enjoyable replies 😁
Do let us know your feedback, and any suggestions you have for websites, apps or networks for inclusion in future bulletins.
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.
More Articles
Share this post:
- - -