BJSM Podcast

In this week’s podcast, we are joined by Dr Mahmood to discuss how we can support the mental health of elite cricketers. Dr Mahmood is a psychiatrist based in Birmingham, England, who recently authored a chapter about mental health emergencies in cricket in a new textbook, Case Studies in Sports Psychiatry. In this 15-minute podcast, Dr Mahmood explores mental health screening, the difference between sports psychologists and psychiatrists, and how cricket can learn from other sports to improve the wellbeing of all athletes.

Dr. Kirsty Elliott-Sale. Dr. Elliott-Sale is an Associate Professor of female physiology at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England, where she is Head of the Musculoskeletal Physiology Research Group. For over 20 years she has been focussed on elite women athletes and maternal populations, primarily in the areas of endocrinology and musculoskeletal and exercise physiology. In this episode, Dr. Erin Macri talks to Dr. Elliott-Sale about menstruation and oral contraception, and their effects on sports performance. This is an important listen for all men and women who work with women athletes of all levels. Twitter: @ElliottSale @Erin_Macri Resources and references Menstruation is not a taboo in women’s sport, period. https://theconversation.com/menstruation-is-not-a-taboo-in-womens-sport-period-92378 The BASES Expert Statement on Conducting and Implementing Female Athlete-Based Research https://www.bases.org.uk/imgs/0000_bas_tses___autumn_2020_online_pg6_7237.pdf McNulty, K.L., Elliott-Sale, K.J., Dolan, E. et al. The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Exercise Performance in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med 50, 1813–1827 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01319-3 Elliott-Sale, K.J., McNulty, K.L., Ansdell, P. et al. The Effects of Oral Contraceptives on Exercise Performance in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Med 50, 1785–1812 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01317-5 Martin, D., Sale, C., Cooper, S. B., & Elliott-Sale, K. J. (2018). Period Prevalence and Perceived Side Effects of Hormonal Contraceptive Use and the Menstrual Cycle in Elite Athletes, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(7), 926-932. Retrieved Dec 2, 2020, from https://journals-humankinetics-com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/view/journals/ijspp/13/7/article-p926.xml

On this week's episode, we are joined by the WHO's Prof Fiona Bull and Dr Juana Willumsen to launch the new WHO 2020 Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour. In this 20-minute podcast, Prof Bull and Dr Willumsen discuss the new global recommendations in depth, explain what has changed since the 2010 guidelines, and outline the next steps forward to creating more active people for a healthier world. Want to learn more? Check out the BJSM WHO Guidelines special issue (open access!) as well as the WHO website for all the resources.

On this week’s episode, we are joined by Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg to discuss the do’s and don’ts of mask wearing during exercise. Prof Janse van Rensburg is a Sport and Exercise Physician who is the Head of Department of the Section Sports Medicine at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

As a three-time Major winner and the current European Ryder Cup team captain, Padraig Harrington is uniquely placed to consider the cultural changes in golf with respect to medicine and performance. During this two-part conversation with Dr Sean Carmody and Padraig's longtime fitness coach, Dr Liam Hennessey, Padraig provides an insight into his experiences of injury, what he believes contributes to injury, and how a willingness to innovate has helped him to continue playing at the highest level over so many years.

As a three-time Major winner and the current European Ryder Cup team captain, Padraig Harrington is uniquely placed to consider the cultural changes in golf with respect to medicine and performance. During this two-part conversation with Dr Sean Carmody and Padraig's longtime fitness coach, Dr Liam Hennessey, Padraig provides an insight into his experiences of injury, what he believes contributes to injury, and how a willingness to innovate has helped him to continue playing at the highest level over so many years.

Serenna Williams, Alysson Felix, Kerry Walsh Jennings, Lisa Leslie. Mothers and champions. In this AMSSM Sportsmedcast sports medicine specialist Dr. Rathna Nuti hosts Dr. Ellen Casey, @EllenCaseyMD, Associate Attending Physiatrist in the Department of Physiatry and the Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr Casey who works with US Gymnastics, is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Casey addresses the following topics: •What are some things to consider when caring for a pregnant athlete? •Should a pregnant athlete be exercising or training? •What are some misconceptions surrounding a pregnant athlete and exercise? •What exercises are recommended? •What exercises are prohibited? •Is there any point in time that a pregnant athlete should stop exercising? If so, when can she safely resume? •Is there any medications or supplements that a pregnant athlete should be taking during her pregnancy? •Any special medical evaluations that should be assessed by either the OB/GYN or Sports Medicine physician besides to the overall care of the pregnancy? •What are some common barriers to exercise in pregnant athletes (lumbopelvic pain, fatigue) •What are some things to consider when returning to sports/exercise after delivery?What are some of the barriers to exercise in postpartum women? •What is diastasis rectus abdominis? Can anything be done about it? •What are some of the reasons postpartum women develop urinary incontinence during sports/exercise? Can anything be done about it? •What do we know about breast feeding and sports participation? References Mottola et al. Br J Sports Med 2019 PMID: 30337460 Prather et al. PMR 2012 PMID: 23174548 Bø et al. Br J Sports Med 2016 PMID: 28642221 Meah et al. BJSM 2020 PMID: 32513676

On this week’s podcast, Dr. Douglas Casa PhD, ATC and Dr. Francis O’Connor MD, MPH, FAMSSM join Dr. Seth Smith MD, PharmD on AMSSM’s Sports Medcast to discuss exertional heat illness with an emphasis on exertional heat stroke. In this conversation, Dr. Casa and Dr. O’Connor will address the following topics: · What is the basic paradigm for the prehospital care of exertional heat stroke (EHS)? · How to develop a thorough emergency action plan (EAP) for recognition and management of EHS? · What steps can be taken to help reduce the occurrence of EHS? · What future items may be used to help guide return to activity for patients who have suffered an EHS? Listen to an extended version of this conversation on the AMSSM podcast feed, beginning at the 17-minute mark: https://amssm.podbean.com/e/an-in-depth-discussion-on-exertional-heat-illness-with-dr-doug-casa-and-dr-fran-o-connor/

A dive into female athlete health with Dr Nicky Keay. Dr Keay is a Sports and Dance Endocrinologist and Honorary Fellow at the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University. Many of our listeners will know Nicky from some of her publications in BJSM relating to female athlete health, which we cover in two rich podcasts. For some of the resources mentioned, please see the links below, or check out the BJSM blog homepage, where they will be collated into an interactive blog. Links: BASEM website www.health4performance.co.uk (in houses the IOC consensus statements and other published studies in RED-S) BJSM blogs “Of Mice and Men” https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2019/11/21/of-mice-and-men-and-women/ and summary of IOC 2018 RED-S update https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2018/05/30/2018-update-relative-energy-deficiency-in-sport-red-s/ Dr Keay's website nickykeayfitness.com BJSM infographics on RED-S https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/20/1310 and cycling study https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000424 Course for coaches working with female athletes endorsed by BASEM https://sport-ready-academy.teachable.com/p/working-with-high-performing-female-athletes Blood tests for athletes/dancers (including female hormone profiling) in UK https://www.forthedge.co.uk/ Menstrual monitoring alongside training metrics used at Sottish Ballet as mentioned in podcast https://www.athletemonitoring.com/menstrual-cycle-tracker/

A dive into female athlete health with Dr Nicky Keay. Dr Keay is a Sports and Dance Endocrinologist and Honorary Fellow at the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University. Many of our listeners will know Nicky from some of her publications in BJSM relating to female athlete health, which we cover in two rich podcasts. For some of the resources mentioned, please see the links below, or check out the BJSM blog homepage, where they will be collated into an interactive blog. Links: BASEM website www.health4performance.co.uk (in houses the IOC consensus statements and other published studies in RED-S) BJSM blogs “Of Mice and Men” https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2019/11/21/of-mice-and-men-and-women/ and summary of IOC 2018 RED-S update https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2018/05/30/2018-update-relative-energy-deficiency-in-sport-red-s/ Dr Keay's website nickykeayfitness.com BJSM infographics on RED-S https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/20/1310 and cycling study https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000424 Course for coaches working with female athletes endorsed by BASEM https://sport-ready-academy.teachable.com/p/working-with-high-performing-female-athletes Blood tests for athletes/dancers (including female hormone profiling) in UK https://www.forthedge.co.uk/ Menstrual monitoring alongside training metrics used at Sottish Ballet as mentioned in podcast https://www.athletemonitoring.com/menstrual-cycle-tracker/