Ausgabe 4-2017 Archives

Mobility in the elderly – dual task training a therapeutic modality in neurological patients

Post author:Artd
Post published:30.01.2017
Post category:neurology

Gait impairments in simultaneous motor-cognitive tasks have been well documented in neurodegenerative disease populations, including Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. The consequences of these gait impairments in patient populations include an increased fall risk, sedentariness, functional decreases, decreases in self-efficacy, and overall reduced quality of life. Therefore, improving gait performance in dual-task situations is becoming an important focus of rehabilitation for people with neurological disorders.

Follow sports science news with pictures : the value of infographics

Post author:Artd
Post published:29.01.2017
Post category:education innovation sports science

In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat die Zahl der wissenschaftlichen Studien im Gebiet der Sportmedizin oder zu sportlichen Leistungen im weiteren Sinne erheblich zugenommen. Immer mehr Fachzeitschriften sind verfügbar, und die Zahl der eingereichten Manuskripte nimmt im Laufe der Jahre weiter zu. Interessanterweise beschäftigt sich ein wachsender Teil dieser Arbeiten mit Themen, die direkt die Akteure (Ärzte, Physiotherapeuten, Trainer, Sportlehrer, Sportwissenschaftler usw.) betreffen, welche sich täglich mit den Athleten befassen.

From tweets to likes: how twitter & co. help you to stay on top of things in sports medicine. Get in there!

Post author:Artd
Post published:28.01.2017
Post category:education innovation

Staying up to date with the latest evidence in Sports and Exercise medicine (SEM) can sometimes be a challenging task. Social media like Twitter and Facebook are able to help you to keep up to date in a variety of subjects and can be a fun thing to do.

Modern physician, connected physician?

Post author:Artd
Post published:26.01.2017
Post category:innovation sports and society

Digital media must help to answer the current challenges in healthcare systems. Medicine’s growing complexity requires a smart use of digital opportunities to offer our patients efficacious and safe treatments. In order for digital media development to correspond to healthcare practitioners’ needs, it is essential that they take an interest to it, and dedicate some of their precious time. Internet, social media and the Internet-of-things constitute three domains that illustrate the potential and limitations of digital health.

Doping in sports – conscious lack of interest or ethical Everest?

Post author:Artd
Post published:25.01.2017
Post category:antidoping

Within a clinical sports medical setting the discussion about doping is insufficient. In elite-sports use of pharmaceutical agents is daily business in order to maintain the expected top-level performance. Unfortunately, a similar development could be observed in the general population of leisure athletes where medical supervision is absent. As a sports physician you are facing imminent ethical questions when standing in between. Therefore, we propose the application of a standardised risk score as a tool to promote doping-prevention and launch the debate within athlete-physician-relationship.

Why commit to a blog: welcome to sports & exercise medicine 2.0!

Post author:Artd
Post published:24.01.2017
Post category:innovation sports and society

Social Media and blogs are increasingly used in the everyday life and also by scientists to share their work and communicate with colleagues all around the world. In addition, blogs are believed to be valuable educational tools. This article highlights, through examples taken from the blog of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the educational benefits for students to commit to a blog.

What is social media, why should health professionals care and how does one engage effectively?

Post author:Artd
Post published:23.01.2017
Post category:innovation sports and society

The growth of social media has long been on the radar of health professionals, their industries and their regulators. The initial response by many was one of fear and ignorance. Although the popularity of social media is rapidly rising, its adoption by health professionals does not appear to be increasing at the same rate. Additionally, the way that people seek knowledge has changed. In this paper I discuss not only this changing landscape with its pitfalls and opportunities but also give recommendations on how those in healthcare can engage in this new landscape effectively.

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