BJSM Podcast

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Robert Bowers, DO, PhD (X: @TheDrROBO) and Dr. Jason Zaremski, MD (X: @DrZSportsDoc) to discuss their research related to overuse throwing injuries, weighted ball throwing programs and more. For further discussion on this topic, check out a recent AMSSM webinar facilitated by Dr. Bowers and Dr. Zaremski on The Throwing Injury Epidemic in Baseball and Softball: What Science, Data and the Experts Say, featuring an international panels of experts. Resources: Pitching Restriction Policies in Adolescent and High-School Baseball Pitchers: Is It Time for an Updated Paradigm?The Throwing Injury Epidemic in Baseball and Softball: What Science, Data and the Experts SayEffect of a 6-Week Weighted Baseball Throwing Program on Pitch Velocity, Pitching Arm Biomechanics, Passive Range of Motion, and Injury RatesMost high school baseball pitchers are using weighted ball throwing programs to increase ball velocity: crosssectional analysis of US high school pitchers

Golf is played by over 100 million persons globally. But what injuries do they get and how can you help treat and even avoid injuries. Dr Corey Cunningham hosts, and is joined by Dr Andrew Murray (@docandrewmurray) to look at a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of injuries in amateur and professional golfers, https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/11/606.abstract and look back at some resources in the popular BJSM e-edition https://bjsm.bmj.com/pages/e-edition-golfmedicine

In this podcast James Walsh speaks with Dr Dusty Narducci about ADHD in athletes. Dusty is one of the lead authors on the recent AMSSM ADHD position statement and is an expert in the treatment of ADHD in athletes. They discuss the different types of ADHD, how they can manifest in athletes, treatment and the implications of stimulant medication for cardiac health and competition. References and further reading: https://www.docdusty.com/post/adhd-add-a-superpower-in-athletes https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Fulltext/2023/05000/Athletes_With_Attention_Deficit_Hyperactivity.1.aspx https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/12/741 Lakshaajeni Thevapalan, Martyna Stasiak, Lauren Harris, Anand S Pandit, Smart drugs among surgeons: future cause for concern?, British Journal of Surgery, Volume 110, Issue 8, August 2023, Pages 1000–1002, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad139 Cage S, Warner L, Cook A, Swindall R, Wadle C, Warner BJ. Prevalence of Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms Among Collegiate Athletes. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2023 Mar 20;21(2), Article 18. Dikdan, S, Sun, M, Vyas, A. et al. MENTAL HEALTH AND THE YOUTH ATHLETE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE HEARTBYTES DATABASE. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Mar, 81 (8_Supplement) 2173. Zhang L, Yao H, Li L, et al. Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases Associated With Medications Used in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(11):e2243597. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.43597

Physical activity and exercise is known to be beneficial for individuals with both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. This podcast is another in the BJSM and PACC series which looks to help health care professionals who are looking to have more conversations with patients about physical activity in long term conditions. Nusrat Kausar is a dietician who sits on the BDA specialist groups for Sports and Exercise Nutrition and Exercise in diabetes. She has a wealth of experience in discussion physical activity with this patient group and in providing education for others to do so. She joins Dr Dan Fitzpatrick, a Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar, to discuss this crucial area. The Physical Activity Clinical Champions or PACC programme is a national project delivering physical activity education to professionals working in healthcare to help get patients more physically active. It was previously being led by public health England as part of the moving healthcare professionals programme and funded by the national lottery & Sport England and is now being led by a consortium of The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, The Advance Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and Intelligent Health and is being re-designed with new resources. This podcast forms part of a series to support physical activity education for professionals working in healthcare. For anyone you would like to get involved with PACC project then please do email us at pacc@shu.ac.uk Resources discussed https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/pacc/ Type 1 - Digibete - https://www.digibete.org/sports-page/ Team Type One Style - https://teamtypeonestyle.com/ JDRF - https://jdrf.org.uk/news-and-events/health-care-professional-events/ Diabetes UK - Type 1 events - https://www.diabetes.org.uk/how_we_help/type-1-events/healthcare-professional-volunteering EXTOD - https://www.extod.org/ The Glucose Never Lies - https://theglucoseneverlies.com/ Diabetes Chat - https://www.diabeteschat.net/ Type 2 - The 5s - https://www.leicesterdiabetescentre.org.uk/news-blog/ldc-highlights-five-important-health-behaviours-for-diabetes-management Diabetes UK - https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/exercise , https://www.diabetes.org.uk/node/1155 , https://www.diabetes.org.uk/for-professionals/supporting-your-patients/information-prescriptions/information-prescriptions-qa#download NHS exercise links - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/, https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/ Other exercise videos -https://www.youtube.com/user/LWRFitnessChannel/videos?app=desktop General education - Updating general diabetes knowledge - https://pro.campus.sanofi/uk/type-2-diabetes/education , https://abcd.care/ , https://www.cdep.org.uk/ DSN forum - https://www.diabetesspecialistnurseforumuk.co.uk/hcp-resources Diabetes NNF - https://www.diabetes-nnf.co.uk/ Diabetes Professional Conference - https://www.diabetesprofessionalcare.com/

Mental Health problems are common and there is good evidence for physical activity as an important role to help prevent and treat mental health conditions. The BJSM has collaborated with the PACC programme to help develop this podcast and has invited Professor Brendon Stubbs, a global expert in this space. Brendon is a clinical-academic physiotherapist and has published more than 800 academic papers and has advised the WHO and the World Psychiatric Association. “The Physical Activity Clinical Champions or PACC programme is a national project delivering physical activity education to professionals working in healthcare to help get patients more physically active. It was previously being led by public health England as part of the moving healthcare professionals programme and funded by the national lottery & Sport England and is now being led by a consortium of The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, The Advance Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and Intelligent Health and is being re-designed with new resources. This podcast forms part of a series to support physical activity education for professionals working in healthcare. For anyone you would like to get involved with PACC project then please do email us at pacc@shu.ac.uk PAPERS MENTIONED Physical activity Prevention of Mental Health Problems Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies - PubMed (nih.gov) Physical activity protects from incident anxiety: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies - PubMed (nih.gov) Physical activity and sedentary behaviour: The association between sedentary behaviour and indicators of stress: a systematic review - PubMed (nih.gov) Testing the causal relationships of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with mental health and substance use disorders: a Mendelian randomisation study - PubMed (nih.gov) Changes in sedentary time are associated with changes in mental wellbeing over 1 year in young adults - PMC (nih.gov) Treatment of Mental Health conditions Exercise and internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression: multicentre randomised controlled trial with 12-month follow-up - PubMed (nih.gov) Antidepressants or running therapy: Comparing effects on mental and physical health in patients with depression and anxiety disorders - PubMed (nih.gov) Other resources mentioned: https://movingmedicine.ac.uk Home - Mind

The Oxford Textbook of Children's Sport & Exercise Medicine released it's 4th edition in 2023. Dr. Liam West reached out on behalf of the BJSM community to the two editors, Prof. Neil Armstrong and Prof. Willem Van Mechelen, to discuss the journey that led to the 4th edition and get an insight into a few of the top tips inside the book that can help improve your clinical care for this population today! Link to book - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/oxford-textbook-of-childrens-sport-and-exercise-medicine-9780192843968?cc=au&lang=en&

Physiotherapist and Lead AHP Physical Activity Clinical Champion Sarah Dewhurst is joined by Dr Lucy Gossage, Clinical Oncologist and co-founder of ‘Move Against Cancer. They discuss the importance of all healthcare professionals supporting people with cancer to be active through brief interventions in clinical settings. They summarise the evidence and share top tips to overcome some of the reported challenges which can make it difficult to bring up the topic to exercise in oncology. They also highlight some helpful resources to share with patients and promote further learning. https://www.cancercaremap.org/ https://www.moveagainstcancer.org/5k-your-way/ https://www.canrehab.com/canrehab-trust/ https://www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your-area/choose-location.html https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/

Behaviour change theory and Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles are often an area cited by healthcare professionals as something they would like more training on. The BJSM has collaborated with the PACC programme to develop this podcast and has invited Dr Tim Anstiss, an expert in this area, to explain some key behaviour change theory and motivational interviewing concepts in this conversation. Tim is a medical doctor specialising in behaviour change and wellbeing improvement. He trained as a trainer in motivational interviewing in the mid 90’s and has trained thousands of health and care professionals, managers and coaches in Motivational Interviewing, health coaching, brief interventions and shared decision making. “The Physical Activity Clinical Champions or PACC programme is a national project delivering physical activity education to professionals working in healthcare to help get patients more physically active. It was previously being led by public health England as part of the moving healthcare professionals programme and funded by the national lottery & Sport England and is now being led by a consortium of The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, The Advance Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and Intelligent Health and is being re-designed with new resources. This podcast forms part of a series to support physical activity education for professionals working in healthcare. For anyone you would like to get involved with PACC project then please do email us at pacc@shu.ac.uk For further information on behaviour change and MI please go to the moving medicine website: https://movingmedicine.ac.uk A great course run by Moving Medicine that you can sign up to improve understanding in behaviour change and up skill on principles of motivational interviewing is Active Conversations. Books mentioned: Motivational Interviewing in Health Care, Second Edition. Helping Patients Change Behaviour By Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, Christopher C. Butler Motivational Interviewing, Fourth Edition. Helping People Change and Grow. William R. Miller & Stephen Rollnick Tiny Habits, Big Results: Your method for success, BJ Fogg

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Marcia Faustin (X: @FaustinMarcia) to discuss her main stage presentation about Mental Health and Shared Decision-Making during the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting. Dr. Faustin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of California – Davis. She is the Associate Team Physician for the UC Davis Division I Collegiate Athletics team and the co-Head Team Physician for the USA Gymnastics Women's National Team. In this conversation, Dr. Faustin discusses aspects of her upcoming talk in Baltimore, MD, and address the following topics: In-person and virtual attendance options are still available for the conference. Register to attend the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting at annualmeeting.amssm.org.

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Peter Brukner, MBBS, DSc (T: @DrPeterBrukner), to discuss his upcoming lectures on the placebo effect and fueling endurance athletes during the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. In this conversation, Dr. Brukner shares some background on both of his upcoming main stage talks at the AMSSM Annual Meeting, which are titled: Dr. Brukner is a specialist sports and exercise physician and Professor of Sports Medicine at LaTrobe University. A former President of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, he played a key role in establishing sports medicine as a medical specialty in Australia. He is the co-author of the widely used text book, Clinical Sports Medicine, and has been a team physician for professional football clubs as well as national athletics, swimming, soccer and cricket teams including Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Learn more about his work and publications on his website (www.peterbrukner.com), and register to attend the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in person or virtually at annualmeeting.amssm.org.

This BJSM podcast discusses ACL reconstructions and when they may not meet the minimal important change (MIC) for the knee injury & osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) and quality of life (QoL). Dr Janina Kaarre and Dr Eric Hamrin Senorski discuss their latest research of ACL reconstruction outcomes from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry database and explain who may not benefit from surgical ACL reconstruction intervention. Hosted by Dr Shona Kohlhardt. Link to Paper: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/9/528.abstract

In this BJSM Podcast Dr Brooke Patterson hosts Dr Shefali Christopher and Dr Rita Deering. If you are a clinician who sees women runners this podcast is for you. Get up to date with the latest clinical and research recommendations for return to running post-partum. Dr Christopher led a recent consensus which combined expert opinion of a large range of clinical and exercise professionals with the current evidence. This is part 2 of a 2-part podcast, where we discuss developing a return to run program in more detail. Links Consensus (Christopher) https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/12/26/bjsports-2023-107489 Return to running (Deering) https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/01/08/bjsports-2023-107490 Other resources: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1065 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/18/1164 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/22/1286 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/20/1285 https://www.jospt.org/doi/full/10.2519/jospt.2020.0607 https://journals.lww.com/jwphpt/fulltext/2022/04000/rehabilitation_of_the_postpartum_runner__a_4_phase.3.aspx https://journals.lww.com/jwphpt/fulltext/2022/07000/running_during_pregnancy_and_postpartum,_part_b_.3.aspx https://journals.lww.com/jwphpt/fulltext/2022/07000/running_during_pregnancy_and_postpartum,_part_a_.2.aspx

In this BJSM Podcast Dr Brooke Patterson hosts Dr Shefali Christopher and Dr Rita Deering. If you are a clinician who sees women runners this podcast is for you. Get up to date with the latest clinical and research recommendations for return to running post-partum. Dr Christopher led a recent consensus which combined expert opinion of a large range of clinical and exercise professionals with the current evidence. This is part 1 of a 2-part podcast, where we will focus on the consensus recommendations. In part 2 we will discuss developing a return to run program in more detail. Links Consensus (Christopher) https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/12/26/bjsports-2023-107489 Return to running (Deering) https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/01/08/bjsports-2023-107490 Other resources: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1065 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/18/1164 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/22/1286 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/20/1285 https://www.jospt.org/doi/full/10.2519/jospt.2020.0607 https://journals.lww.com/jwphpt/fulltext/2022/04000/rehabilitation_of_the_postpartum_runner__a_4_phase.3.aspx https://journals.lww.com/jwphpt/fulltext/2022/07000/running_during_pregnancy_and_postpartum,_part_b_.3.aspx https://journals.lww.com/jwphpt/fulltext/2022/07000/running_during_pregnancy_and_postpartum,_part_a_.2.aspx

Prof Jon Drezner and Dr Nonhlanhla Mkumbuzi talk to Dr. Liam West about the important backstories to the BJSM achievements in 2023 and share with the listener the aims for 2024.

In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Roald Bahr, a Professor of Sports Medicine and the Chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences. In addition, he is chair of the IOC Medical Commission Games Group, and has been overseeing the organisation of the 7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport. To find out more about the conference, check out this link or to follow Prof Bahr directly, you can follow him on Twitter/X here

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, hosts Dr. Corinne Rivard, DO, and Dr. Taryn Ryan, MD, are joined by three experts to discuss several key factors regarding mental health in athletes. The panel of experts includes Chelsea Morales, PsyD; Samantha Morris, PsyD; and Andrew Toce, MEd, MBA, LPC, CMPC, and in this conversation, they address the following topics and questions about athlete mental health: Additional Resources Mental Health Issues and Psychological Factors in Athletes: Detection, Management, Effect on Performance and Prevention: AMSSM Position Statement—Executive Summary Mental Health Best Practices from the NCAA Sport Science Institute 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)

In the last of this BJSM mini-series on the REDS (relative energy deficiency in sport) consensus statement, Dr Georgia Cahill hosts Monica Torstveit, a sports scientist who specialises in REDs and Dr. Kate Ackerman, sports medicine physician and director of the Female Athlete Program in Boston, USA. They discuss their paper, soon to be published in BJSM, regarding primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies for identifying and treating REDs. Kate provides tips for clinicians involved in athlete care while Monica outlines screening tools to identify at-risk athletes. You can access their paper using the link below: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1119

Professor Margo Mountjoy and Dr Trent Stellingwerff discuss the latest clinical assessment tool for REDs. They introduce the new International Olympic Committee Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool - IOC REDs CAT2 – including how and when it is best to use it. Hosted by Dr Shona Kohlhardt, this podcast is part of the BJSM REDs Podcast Series. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1068

Prof. Sundgot-Borgen and Dr. Therese Mathisen draw on their personal and professional experiences to take the listener through the new consensus statement in body composition measurement in athletes. Packed full of clinical pearls, this podcast is part of the BJSM REDs Podcast Series. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1148 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1073

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 perfectly placed to help guide you through the top take home points and how to improve the care you offer your patients! https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1073