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Contents of sportEX medicine – Oct 2010 (issue 46)

Tor — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:20:18 +0000

Journal Watch – Our take on the quarter’s sports medicine research Achilles tendionpathy: part 2 – following from the article published in the previous issue – Dr Nat Padhiar, one of the UK’s first podiatric consultants, is the lead author – and looks at the management of this complex condition The ankle joint: a refresher [...]

Contents of sportEX dynamics – Oct 2010 (issue 26)

Tor — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:19:53 +0000

Journal watch – our take on this quarter’s research covering the themes of sports massage How to choose the best massage medium for your clients by Sports Massage Association member, Amy Woolstenholmes – this article reviews the use of vegetable oils, mineral oils, creams, powder, gels and lotions with a number of useful summary tables [...]

Contents of sportEX health – Oct 2010 (issue 26)

Tor — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:19:22 +0000

Policy update – a look at this quarter’s physical activity policy developments both nationally and internationally Research update – our quarterly roundup of research relating the promotion of health through activity A review of possible evaluation methods of physical activity schemes along with the pros and cons of each written by Kiara Lewis, a senior [...]

Orthopedic Massage: Theory and Technique by Whitney Lowe – a sportEX book review

Tor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:28:28 +0000

Title – Orthopedic Massage: Theory and Technique (2nd edn) Author – Whitney W. Lowe Publisher – Mosby Elsevier ISBN – 978-0 443-06812-6 Cost – £29.99 Reviewed by Joan M Watt, physiotherapist, sports massage practitioner and president of the Sports Massage Association Style – The book is divided into two sections. The first covers general principles [...]

Massage for Therapists by Margaret Hollis – sportEX book review

Tor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:23:23 +0000

Title – Massage for Therapists (third edn) Author – Margaret Hollis Publisher – Wiley-Blackwell ISBN – 978-1-4051-5916-6 Cost – £28.99 Reviewed by Bob Bramah, MCSP, MSMA – Bob Bramah is dual-qualified as both a physiotherapist and a sports massage practitioner. He is also a board member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy’s special interest group [...]

3D Anatomy: Resistance Training (Primal Pictures) – DVD review by sportEX

Tor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:36 +0000

Title – 3D Anatomy: Resistance Training Author – Jeffrey M. Willardson Publisher – Primal Pictures Ltd, ISBN – 978-1-907061 Cost – £145.00 Reviewer Bob Bramah, physiotherapist and sports massage practitioner Target audience – This DVD-ROM is intended for fitness professionals and students. Overview – This new addition to the Primal Pictures range focuses on anatomy [...]

Soft Tissue Release by Jane Johnson – sportEX book review

Tor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:36:35 +0000

Title – Soft Tissue Release by Jane Johnson Publisher – Human Kinetics, ISBN – 978-0-7360-7712-5 Cost – £14.99 Reviewed by Joan M Watt, physiotherapist, sports massage practitioner and president of the Sports Massage Association Target audience – The preface states that the book is for “all therapists wishing to add to their existing skills” and [...]

Coming up in sportEX medicine – Oct 2009

Tor — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:45:08 +0000

A quarterly publication covering the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries (a subscription includes both a printed copy as well as online access) Journal watch – covering key research published over the last three months in the areas of injury treatment and rehabilitation and including our popular ‘in context’ comments Podiatry and sports injuries [...]

Coming up in sportEX dynamics (Oct 09)

Tor — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:30:25 +0000

A quarterly publication (a subscription includes both a printed copy and online access) covering sports massage, sports performance and pitchside injury Journal watch – again covering key research published over the last three months in the areas of sports performance, sports massage and pitchside injury Pre-season musculoskeletal screening – including online forms and templates which [...]

Coming up in sportEX health (Oct 09)

Tor — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:53 +0000

sportEX health is a quarterly publication (a subscription includes both a printed copy and online access) focusing on the promotion of physical activity for health. Policy and research news – a look at key policy and research which has been published over the last three months The Sitara project – a case study on getting [...]