CJSM Podcast 4: Concussions and the World Cup

July 24, 2014 by

jsm-podcast-bg-1In this podcast we had the chance to talk with physicians Cindy Chang and Matthew Gammons about the concussion incidents in the recent FIFA World Cup.  Drs. Chang and Gammons are distinguished members of one of our affiliated societies, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine:  Dr. Chang is a past president and Dr. Gammons is a current vice-president of the organization.

Our Concussion Collection on our main web page contains several valuable research studies on the subject of concussion, and several of the articles are free.  The collection also includes the important Zurich Consensus Guidelines from 2012, which is one of the subjects up for discussion in the podcast.

At CJSM, we employ various media to ‘spread the word.’  You can get a quick taste of what the Zurich guidelines are about by watching our video of past Editor-in-Chief Willem Meeuwisse.  And all of our podcasts can be found here.

Enjoy this, our fourth one,  and let us know what you think!

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CJSM Podcast 3

July 1, 2014 by 1 Comment

jsm-podcast-bg-1It’s hard to believe it is already July 1:  summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere; the World Cup is half way done; Wimbledon, too; and, I’ve actually seen ‘back to school’ advertisements in newspapers.  Time flies!

One of the great joys of reaching this day, the mid-point of the year, is that we get to publish the fourth CJSM issue of 2014, and it’s a good one.  Be sure to check out what’s on offer here.

In some ways, however, we publish continuously.  In recognition of the great content that has already passed the rigors of peer review and are in the queue for full, print publication, we have a “Published Ahead of Print (PAP)” feature on the main website page.  These are citeable studies, ready to read…..and ready for listening!

Yes, listen:  today’s podcast profiles just one of those PAP studies.  I got to interview William Meehan, the lead author of the new publication:  “Risk of athletes with Chiari malformations suffering catastrophic injuries during sports participation is low.”

Bill has contributed a tremendous amount of original research to the pages of CJSM. Today, sit back and hear what he has to say about the relative safety of Chiari malformations.  And remember:  you can listen to the podcasts here on the blog, at the CJSM main website, and you can subscribe to the podcast stream on iTunes. However you lay your ears on the podcast, so to speak, you’ll be happy!

 

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CJSM Podcast 2

May 10, 2014 by

JSM-Podcast-BG (1)The May CJSM has been out for a little more than a week, and we hope you have been able to begin looking it over.

I had a chance to talk with Dr. James Carson of Canada, one of the authors of the new Canadian Academy of Sports and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) position statement highlighted in the new journal:  Neuromuscular Training Programs can Decrease Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Youth Soccer Players.

Neuromuscular training programs are gaining favor as cost-effective interventions for ACL injury; witness a recent article profiling their impact at a cost of only $1.25 per player!

It’s a wonderful paper, and I hope you get both a chance to read it and listen to the new podcast. Let us know what you think, by commenting here or tweeting us @cjsmonline.

 

(music:  Jeff Manning)

 

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CJSM Podcast 1

March 1, 2014 by 3 Comments

JSM-Podcast-BG (1)We are delighted to bring you our first Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine podcast:

We begin this month with a look at the provocative editorial in our new issue: Time to Re-Think the Zurich Guidelines: a Critique on the Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport. The article is authored by Drs. Oliver Leslie and Neil Craton, from Legacy Sport Medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  I caught up with the authors last week for an exciting discussion about their argument that it’s “…time for us to reject (the) diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm” proposed by the Zurich guidelines.

Let us know what you think on the comments section of this page, tweet us @cjsmonline, or go to the CJSM main page and take the Zurich guideline poll we have for you there.  Check out our recent blog post on this same subject.  And be sure to check out the many other offerings we have this month in the journal.  We’ll be writing and talking about them in the coming weeks.

Enjoy the podcast!

(music: Jeff Manning)

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