Switzerland

Publisher Pascal Rub traces how the SEMS Journal grew from a print publication for around 1,000 readers into an internationally accessible open-access platform – from the 2019 launch of sems-journal.ch..

In his farewell editorial after 13 years as Editor-in-Chief, Boris Gojanovic reflects on the SEMS Journal as a relay race and on the five values that guided him: legacy, knowledge,..

Incoming Editor-in-Chief Roman Gähwiler unveils a reimagined SEMS journal – a sports medicine magazine with recurring sections and an English-first approach. This special issue focuses on vascular (sports) medicine and..

Even highly trained athletes can have clinically relevant lipid disorders – from dyslipidaemia to familial hypercholesterolaemia and elevated lipoprotein(a). The new Swiss Olympic/SEMS algorithm provides a pragmatic, sport-specific framework for..

A lot of valuable work is done in Swiss sport. This is one of the main reasons why our athletes are able to repeatedly achieve success at the Olympic Games,..

The annual Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association Symposium (SSPA) is always a highlight for the year. Our dear friends at SSPA have made the decision many years ago to organize their..

Interviewed by Dr Boris Gojanovic, SEMS president Dear Dr Noack, can you tell us how and why you got interested in becoming a sports and exercise medicine doctor? PN: Well..

Outdoor play and the daily way to school are considered as essential fields of experience for children to satisfy their motor needs, to gain increasing mobility and to establish social..

Sports physicians who take care of both leisure and elite athletes tend to be confronted with doping practices in various facets. The authors of this article aimed to examine attitudes,..

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to observe the developmental trajectories of motivation types among young children from 8 to 12 years using a more comprehensive scale of physical..

Until now, there have been no studies in Switzerland that investigate differences in the motor performance disposition of children in urban and rural as well as in traditional and physical..

The role of regular physical activity for population health has been clearly documented. Improvements in population levels of physical activity require long-term implementation of a combination of measures, including the..