BJSM Podcast

Dr. Tim Anstiss, a medical doctor specializing in behavior change, explains key behavior change theory and motivational interviewing concepts in this podcast. Topics include improving healthcare professionals' communication on physical activity, exploring motivational interviewing and behavior change, empowering patients through conversation, empathetic listening in clinical practice, and tips for improving motivational interviewing skills in physical activity.

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: Her journey to becoming a Division I athlete and working with elite level athletes The factors that led her to work with the US Women’s Gymnastics Team What shaped her shared decision-making process when caring for athletes – even at the highest levels of competition How her personal experiences impact the way she practices medicine The importance of mental health and why it should be a priority for providers Trends she has noticed in mental health care for athletes 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: Placebo Effect or Something More? How Nontangible Factors May Influence Perceived Outcomes with Injection Therapies Fueling the Endurance Athlete 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  

Dr Shefali Christopher and Dr Rita Deering discuss the latest clinical and research recommendations for return to running post-partum in this podcast. They cover topics such as risk factors, timeline, screening, healthcare team involvement, and designing a return to run program. Other topics include conducting a Delphi consensus, key considerations for postpartum moms, assessment and criteria for returning to running, clinical reasoning, and empowering post-partum moms in their return to running.

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: Explaining some of the roles and stressors that contribute to mental health injuries in athletes How physicians can play a role in improving an athlete’s mental health Who should be part of the mental health team supporting athletes? What are some go-to mental health resources that student-athletes can utilize? Examining the link between physiological response to physical injury or illness What language can physicians use to address trauma and underfueling in athletes? Beneficial advice on how to navigate the complex world of social media 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