A letter appeared in the British Medical Journal on July 9th, 1977, written by Mr. Frank d'Abreu, Ch.M., F.R.C.S. It drew attention to the serious nature of some injuries sustained in Rugby football, and the lack of statistical information about their frequency and nature, at least in Rugby Union. He stated that the U.K. is the only member of the EEC that lacks a centre for the training of doct...

From the *Hospital for Special Surgery and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York ‡ Address correspondence to Hollis G. Potter, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 (e-mail: [email protected]). No potential conflict of interest declared. DOI: 10.1177/1941738108324902 © 2009 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Sports M...

Probably because this subject is neither officially recogBy Dr. P. J. Jenoure nized nor taught at universities in Switzerland, sports medicine and its organization is either little known or not known at all. These few lines are an attempt to redress the situation, although they are by no means exhaustive; many groups of activities are constantly developing without becoming publicly known. This ...

The following sports ultrasound (SPORTS US) curriculum is a revision of the curriculum developed by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) in 2010 [1]. Several changes have been made to the curriculum with the primary aim of providing a pathway by which a sports medicine fellow can obtain sufficient SPORTS US training to become proficient in the core competencies of SPORTS US....

BACKGROUND With the advent of smartphones together with their downloadable applications (apps), there is increasing opportunities for doctors, including orthopaedic sports surgeons, to integrate such technology into clinical practice. However, the clinical reliability of these medical apps remains questionable. We reviewed available apps themed specifically towards Orthopaedic Sports Medicine a...

Background: Functional movement screening (FMS) and Y-balance test (YBT) are assessment procedures used to examine the ‘quality’ of movement patterns and identify individuals that might have specific limitations or asymmetries. Low FMS and YBT scores have been linked with a higher risk of injury among athletic populations. Since FMS and YBT are becoming more widely used screening tools, it is i...

The preadolescent athletes are typically those athletes who have just achieved or have not yet achieved Tanner stage II. Age in girls is usually less than age 12 and age in boys is usually less than age 14. There has been a significant trend in sports medicine to see elite athletes at a younger age participating and training at a very high level, for instance the most recent Wimbledon’s champio...

1Department of Human Performance, Minnesota State University, 1400 Highland Center, Mankato, MN 56001, USA 2Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science, Department of Health, UC-Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, University Dr, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia *Corresponding author Kristen F. Konkol, PhD Department of Human Performance Minnesota State University 1400 Highl...

Sports Medicine Department, Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demesne, Dublin, Ireland1 Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia2 Department of Life Sciences, Roehampton University, UK3 School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland4 INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland5 Department of M...

1Health and Human Performance Department, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, USA 2Exercise and Sports Science Department, Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA, USA 3Physical Education and Health Education Department, Springfield College, Springfield, MA, USA *Corresponding author Ryanne D. Carmichael, PhD Assistant Professor Exercise and Sport Physiology Coordinator Health and Human ...