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As BJSM begins a record-breaking year (see below), I’ll try to tempt you to spend more time on our site than you can really afford. Please scan the subheadings for your pet topics.
Swimmer’s shoulder
This is a big problem and has traditionally been considered to have multifactorial aetiology. But Myanmar’s Mya Lay Sei has partnered with global shoulder heavyweight George Murrell to discover that distance swum is a critical predictor1 (see page 105). Load, load, load – do not ignore load! This may have a big influence for swimming physios, docs and coaches. Not to mention biomechanists. And remember that BJSM’s April 2010 issue, edited by Kibler, Pluim and van Cingel, focuses on shoulder pain. Just one of our 16 issues per year (in case I forget to mention that).
Baseball pitcher’s elbow
Interpreting …