TY - JOUR T1 - SEPNZ warm UP BJSM tendinopathy, back pain and OA: sorting the evidence JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 241 LP - 242 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103851 VL - 55 IS - 5 AU - Blair Jarratt Y1 - 2021/03/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/5/241.abstract N2 - While the waves of the global pandemic continue to pound the borders of New Zealand—we are one of the luckiest countries in the world to live a relatively ‘normal life’ with community eradication of the virus leaving this small drop in the Pacific Ocean the envy of many of countries. Our children know of only minimal ‘lockdown’ periods, so it is with the greatest sympathy that I write in this international journal to others that are still severely restricted. New Zealand has been able to come out of the lockdown with an explosion of sports, and we watch and wait for our international friends to have similar freedom and the dream of Olympic games again. The front cover of this BJSM was from the recent Redbull ignite rugby union sevens tournament played in the beachside town on Mount Maunganui. Eighth men and eight women’s teams united together to find hidden sevens talent from New Zealand in a weekend competition which was a feast of athleticism, energy and colour.Spectators strolled freely … ER -