Controversies in Sports Medicine

Some of the other issues discussed on this site (for more visit the Forum):

1. Which type of ACL reconstruction is better - patellar tendon or hamstring tendon graft? This and other ACL questions discussed
2. Should football players be allowed to be injected with local anaesthetic to play with injuries? Read an article from the British Journal of Sports Medicine (.pdf)
3. Which football code has the greatest number of injuries? Read an injury comparison between the football codes
4. Should Australia adopt New Zealand's insurance system for managing sports injuries? Read an editorial from the Medical Journal of Australia (.pdf) 
5. Are there more injuries in hot weather and in more Northern cities? Read a paper from Australian Turfgrass Management
6. When is it safe to return from an ACL reconstruction? Read this issue discussed

Injury research posted on injuryupdate.com.au

Injuryupdate.com.au has an affiliate partnership with Sports Medicine Australia to help promote and disseminate Australian sports medicine research. Some selected papers from various sources, but particularly Sport Health, are posted on the site. There are also some papers from the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (click on link to see all papers from this journal at Science Direct).

 

Subscribe to Sport Health

Sport Health is Australia's 'readable' commentary on issues in science and medicine and sport.  At an annual price of around A$35 for individuals (or approximately US$35 or 30 Euros for overseas individuals) this journal provide s an entertaining and informative read for a great price. Become a Sports Medicine Australia member and receive both the J Sci Med Sport and Sport Health as part of your membership (approximately A$180 per year for full membership or A$45 for student membership).

Injuryupdate.com.au will provide one free paper per issue from Sport Health online to interested readers (and you may find others by searching the SMA website), but at this price, we suggest you visit Sports Medicine Australia's website to subscribe or join .

This issue's featured paper (.pdf):

Obesity Wars, Tim Olds, Sport Health 2006-07 Summer 24(4):6-10, (.pdf)

Full Sport Health subscription prices:

Single Copy	Annual Subscription Fee
$15 each	Australian Individual $35 Australian Institution $35 Overseas Individual $50 Overseas Institution $50

Past Sport Health papers:

The sports science you won't find on PubMed, Dr J, Sport Health 2006-07 Summer 24(4):4-5, (.pdf)

The ferret in the back pocket, Dr J,  Sport Health 2006 Spring 24(3):4-6, (.pdf)

How much medical care does a professional football team need?, Dr J., Sport Health 2006 Winter 24(2):5-7, (.pdf)

ACSM conference report 2006, Gary Moorhead, Sport Health 2006 Winter 24(2):2-3, (.pdf)

Evidence base for ACL reconstruction, Dr J, Sport Health 2006 Autumn 24(1).

Rationale for use of the patella tendon in ACL reconstruction, AJ Chapman, JRD Murray, TM Cross and MJ Cross, Sport Health 2006 24(1), (.pdf).

Will there ever be a Nobel prize awarded for sports medicine or science, Dr J, Sport Health 2005-06 Summer 23(4):4-6, (.pdf)

Women's Health 10 years on, Sport Health 2005 Spring 23(3):8-9,12, (.pdf)

Murali's Doosra: technology and the law in cricket, Sport Health 2005 Spring 23(3):13-15, (.pdf)

The risks of using aprotinin injections for treating chronic tendinopathy (Orchard J, Hofman J, Brown R) + Commentary by Dr J on the peer review system

Uncovering the secrets of The Don: Bradman reassessed. Glazier P, Davids K, Renshaw I, Button C. (.pdf)

Cricket Australia 2004 injury report (.pdf)

Debate on the introduction of Voluntary Student Unionism (.pdf)

Dr J on drugs in sport (.pdf)

What is the best Final 8 system for football competitions (a review of the available options)? (.pdf)

Prevention of hamstring injuries, Sport Health 2003 Autumn 21(1):20-23, (.pdf)

Article on sports injury policies in Australia, Sport Health 2003 Winter 21(2): 4-6, (.pdf)

A positive attitude - the most important thing sport can give you, Sport Health 2003 Spring 21(3): 4-6, (.pdf)

Winning at Russian roulette, Sport Health 2001 editorial (.pdf)

Is sports betting all bad? Sport Health editorial (.pdf)

Tendon injections - does it matter what you use? Sport Health Spring 2003 21(3) 25-27 (.pdf)

The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

The Journal of Science and Medicine Sport (JSAMS) is Australia's only Pub-Med listed journal in the sports medicine and science genre. Whilst there are many other high profile Sports Medicine journals worldwide, J Sci Med Sport is without a doubt amongst the best value for money of all of the peer-reviewed journals in this field.  Included as a membership benefit at the modest SMA annual prices, JSAMS is terrific value for money. To subscribe as a non-SMA member, visit Elsevier's website.

Previous featured JSAMS papers:

Playing conditions, player preparation and rugby injury: a case control study by JC Alsop, L Morrison, SM Williams, DJ Chalmers & JC Simpson, JSMS 2005; 8:2:171-180. (.pdf)

Hip joint range of motion reduction in sports-related chronic groin injury diagnosed as pubic bone stress injury by GM Verrall, IA Hamilton, JP Slavotinek, RD Oakeshott, AJ Spriggins, PG Barnes & GT Fon (.pdf)

Incidence of injury in elite junior Rugby Union: a prospective descriptive study, J Sci Med Sport 2004;7:4:438-445, A McManus & DS Cross (.pdf) 

The AFL Penetrometer study - work in progress, J Sci Med Sport 2001, 4:220-232,  (.pdf)

An understanding of the risk factors for soft tissue injury - a Malcolm Blight legacy? J Sci Med Sport 2002, 5(2): v-viii, editorial  (.pdf)

Health insurance payments for sports injury should take into account scientific evidence, J Sci Med Sport 2002, 5(4): v-viii, editorial (.pdf)

Why the world needs a good Australian sports science and medicine journal, J Sci Med Sports 2002, 5(1): viii-x, editorial (.pdf)