by Ian McMillan | Feb 7, 2024 | Sports physiotherapy
Almost half of people who suffer a sports-related traumatic brain injury still experience physical symptoms after six months, according to a research article published last month (January) in JAMA Network Open. The study was led by the University of Stirling in...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 5, 2024 | Women's Health
The paucity of attention given to older women in sports and exercise science studies has been criticised by researchers in an article published online today (7 February) in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The article’s first author is Kelly McNulty from...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 1, 2024 | Book Reviews, Learning Zone
Making Sense of Cancer: Evolutionary Origin to Its Societal Impact and the Ultimate Solution Author: Jarle Breivik Publisher: River Grove Books ISBN: 978-1-63299-761-6 (Paperback); ISBN: 978-1-63299-762-3 (eBook) Price: £15.89 (Amazon);...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 1, 2024 | Sports physiotherapy
Allowing youngsters to take part in impact sports – such as rugby and boxing – amounts to conducting a form abuse to the child’s brain, according to a paper that has just been published online by the journal Sports, Ethics and Philosophy. The...
by Ian McMillan | Jan 31, 2024 | Reflections
Richard Smith has had an illustrious career in medicine, publishing, broadcasting and, more recently, as a climate change campaigner. In the first of an occasional series of opinion columns for PhysioUpdate, he explains why readers might like...
