SportMedBC's injury prevention and performance initiative SportSmart, offers courses, videos, tips and resources through its free Safety Network on SportMedBC.com.
Funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada's Active and Safe initiative, SportMedBC produced nine SportSmart videos. From injury prevention, to exercises and stretching, to taping, SportMedBC and SportSmart has some excellent advice available.
In the fourth video of the series, Sports Physiotherapist Timberly George reviews shoulder stretches and exercises.
* Updated June 12, 2013
MAY 1, 2013 - After five years at North Vancouver’s North Shore Winter Club, SportMedBC has moved to Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby, BC.
SportMedBC opened operations at Fortius, Monday, May 6th. As a premier founding partner of Fortius, SportMedBC will continue to serve the full continuum of British Columbians, from recreation to fitness to performance.
Effective May 6, 2013, our new office is located at:
SportMedBC
Suite 2004
3713 Kensington Avenue
Burnaby, BC
V5B 0A7
(near the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West)
General Enquiries: 604.294.3050
SportMed RunWalk: 604.294.3050 - ext. 106
SportMed Safety: 604.294.3050 - ext. 104
Toll Free: 1.888.755.3375
Fax: 604.294.3020
Email: info@sportmedbc.com
SportMedBC thanks its friends at the North Shore Winter Club for their accessibility and support over the last five years.
Officially opening Wednesday, May 1st, Fortius Sport & Health is a philanthropic project featuring integrated, world-class team of sport and exercise medicine and science practitioners working together in a state- of-the-art facility designed to optimize health and performance.
SportMedBC's injury prevention and performance initiative SportSmart, offers courses, videos, tips and resources through its free Safety Network on SportMedBC.com.
Funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada's Active and Safe initiative, SportMedBC produced nine SportSmart videos. From injury prevention, to exercises and stretching, to taping, SportMedBC and SportSmart has some excellent advice available.
In the third video of the series, Sports Physiotherapist Timberly George reviews knee exercises.
By SportMedBC Safety Coordinator, Seb Hartell
With the 2013 Major League Baseball season passing the quarter pole, injuries, unfortunately, continue all throughout the league. My favorite team, the Toronto Blue Jays, have been hit hard by the injury bug. The list runs long; from the ankle problems of Jose Reyes and Brett Lawrie, to four starting pitchers currently on the disabled list, it’s almost like the injuries won’t stop.
But when it comes to baseball injuries, every organization and all fans have come to fear those nasty words - TOMMY JOHN SURGERY.
When news breaks that a pitcher requires Tommy John Surgery, hearts break as the recovery process can take over a year. In addition, a pitcher’s workload is generally limited the following season and there are no guarantees that the pitcher can regain their pre-injury form. Unbelievably, over 40 major leaguers had Tommy John Surgery last season. For some (see below - former San Francisco Giant Brian Wilson), it was their second time.
Most baseball fans have heard about Tommy John Surgery, but many know very little about the details of the operation. Named after the former Major League pitcher, the surgery is a graft procedure which replaces the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) of the elbow with another ligament or tendon in the body.
The UCL is a thick triangular band located on the medial aspect of the elbow that is made up of three smaller bands (anterior, medial and posterior). It originates from the humerus and inserts into the ulna, a bone in the forearm. The UCL applies stability to the elbow joint against valgus stress and allows for proper arm control throughout a throwing motion.
Injury to the UCL happens in most throwing sports and is very common in baseball. Poor throwing mechanics, fatigue and muscular imbalances can all cause more stress placed on the UCL, leading to injury. Immediate treatment following injury should include rest, ice, compression and elevation (R.I.C.E.). Consult a SportMed Practitioner to properly assess the injury and establish the necessary rehabilitation.
The goals of the initial phase of rehabilitation are to reduce pain and swelling while protecting the injury site. The elbow is typically immobilized for 10 days, therefore hand grip exercises and gentle shoulder and wrist mobility exercises are most appropriate.
Gradually gaining full range of motion is the key goal to the second phase of rehabilitation, as well as safely improving muscular strength. Important exercises include isometric forearm exercises, external shoulder rotations, along with low-weight resistance exercises for the elbow, forearm and wrist. The final phase of rehab is essential to increase power, strength and endurance throughout the arm and shoulder. It’s also important to focus on proprioception, coordination and flexibility. This is the phase where the athlete would begin to perform sport specific exercises.
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SportMedBC's injury prevention and performance initiative SportSmart, offers courses, videos, tips and resources through its free Safety Network on SportMedBC.com.
Funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada's Active and Safe initiative, SportMedBC produced nine SportSmart videos. From injury prevention, to exercises and stretching, to taping, SportMedBC and SportSmart has some excellent advice available.
In our second video, SportMedBC Safety Coordinator Seb Hartell reviews foot and ankle exercises.
As of September 2013 there will be no more body-checking in Canadian PeeWee hockey (under 13 age division). The ever present debate regarding at what age body-checking should be introduced into minor hockey came to the forefront this past weekend, as Hockey Canada’s Board of Directors voted almost unanimously to ban body-checking at the PeeWee level. The Canadian sport medicine community has largely supported this decision and the Canadian Pediatric Society has come out to say that, “this evidence-based decision puts brain safety first and will enhance player development by focusing on fundamental skills, fun and lifetime fitness.”
Sport Physiotherapist and SportMedBC Board Member Marc Rizzardo, has worked with numerous youth hockey players as well as a number of NHL hockey players throughout his career and commends Hockey Canada’s latest ruling on body-checking.
“In a lot of aspects it is a good move considering all the recent literature on head injuries. The new rule will allow players to develop in two areas that will help cut down the number of injuries. First the players will be much stronger when hitting is introduced so they will be able to withstand the hit better because they will be stronger on their skates, have better balance and have overall stronger musculature. Secondly, the extra two years will allow them to enhance their ability to see the ice better and they are less likely to get hit with their heads down. Overall a good decision by the Hockey Canada Executive.”
Hockey Canada’s decision was supported by recent Alberta research that PeeWee hockey players incurred 3-times more injuries than those players in the Quebec PeeWee hockey league who did not engage in body-checking until the Bantam age division. Alberta researcher and co-chair of the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, Carolyn Emery, PhD, projects that this ban will prevent, “over 5,000 injuries and 1,500 concussions” across Canada within the 2013-2014 PeeWee hockey season alone. Additionally, Emery’s study found that the difference in injury rates amongst Bantam hockey players who began to hit in the PeeWee versus Bantam divisions were negligible. This finding helps strengthen the notion that learning to body-check at a younger age doesn’t provide a protective effect by allowing young athletes to “learn how to take a hit” as some previously thought.
The decision by Hockey Canada to ban body-checking at the PeeWee level comes with the associated dedication by Hockey Canada to form a work group to develop a mandatory “national checking and instructional resource program to support the progressive implementation of checking skills at the Novice to PeeWee levels to better prepare players for body-checking at the Bantam and Midget level.”
- SportMedBC
Photo: Hockey Canada (Hockey Canada President & CEO Bob Nicholson)
To read more about the research conducted at the University of Calgary.
SportMedBC's injury prevention and performance initiative SportSmart, offers courses, videos, tips and resources through its free Safety Network on SportMedBC.com.
Funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada's Active and Safe initiative, SportMedBC produced nine SportSmart videos. From injury prevention, to exercises and stretching, to taping, SportMedBC and SportSmart has some excellent advice available.
In the first video of the series, SportMedBC Safety Coordinator Seb Hartell discusses foot and ankle injury prevention.
Medical Team Volunteers are needed for the Vancouver Scotiabank Half Marathon and 5 KM Fun Run and Charity Challenge on June 23rd, 2013.
CONTACT
The event starts at 7:30am from Thunderbird Arena at the UBC campus and participants will work their way through the streets of Vancouver past the beaches of Spanish Banks, Locarno and Jericho then crossing the Burrard Street Bridge before arriving at the finish line in Stanley Park.
SportMedBC and Rockdoc are looking for a team of First Aider's, Athletic Therapists, Nurses, Paramedics, MD's and everyone inbetween that has a passion for healthcare, who shares our enthusiasum for keeping the participants healthy, safe and able to acheive their goals.
All you need is a minimum First Aid (current) certification. Once you register, we'll place you in the best role and prepare you with all the information, equipment and supplies that you'll need on event day.
We are looking for crew to assign in roles in the following positions:
Start Line - UBC Thunderbird Arena
Finish Line - Stanley Park (Main Medical)
Finish Line - Stanley Park (Catcher)
Finish Line - Stanley Park (Rover)
On Course at one of the 6 Aid Stations
Mobile Response - Non Emergency Transport Vehicle
On the bike team (must have your own bike and helmet)
So SAVE THE DATE and click below to register and join the team!
REGISTER HERE
If you are a medical or nursing student, or a resident doctor, and would like to come out under the UBC Mass Gathering Medicine Elective - www.ubcmgm.ca - please be sure to confirm your position by contacting the Elective Coordinator at elective@ubcmgm.ca in addition to applying through Rockdoc. Without confirming with the Elective Coordinator, you will be assigned to a role on the Medical Team that is within the scope of your current certification.
On Monday, May 13th, the Fortius Athlete Development Centre welcomed partners and tenants to the brand new Burnaby facility.
“We thank Fortius Sport & Health for the kind welcome.
As a premier founding partner, it really is an exciting time for SportMedBC. Our new space at Fortius not only offers a beautiful work environment, but an opportunity to connect and collaborate with the best sports medicine people around.
With a variety of organizations and partners on board and the excellent resources offered, SportMedBC is thrilled to call Fortius home."
- SportMedBC Chair Dr. David Cox
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Fortius Sport & Health today announced an inaugural roster of Resident Sport Partners spanning six sport-specific organizations and a soccer academy.
The inaugural group of provincial sport organizations and multisport organizations will represent the single largest sport system cluster in British Columbia.
The group is led by Premiere Founding Partner SportMedBC, the provincial network of more than 600 sport medical practitioners and paramedical professionals in British Columbia, and BC School Sports, the provincial governing body for inter-scholastic sport.
It also includes BC Athletics, Curl BC, Canoe-Kayak BC, Karate BC, BC Water Polo and Synchro BC.
(SportMedBC Manager of Communications, Mike Martignago (L) with Fortius Director of Clinical Operations, Randy Goodman (R))
The eight provincial organizations are joined by the Roman Tulis European Soccer School of Excellence, an internationally - recognized soccer academy established by the late Roman Tulis, Sr. in 1993.
“Our vision is to collaborate with like-minded individuals and organizations who believe in the power of sport to transform lives,” said Scott Cousens, Founder & Chair of Fortius Sport & Health. “That's why it's only natural for us to have provincial sport organizations dedicated to the development of athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers share in the canvas that is the Fortius Athlete Development Centre.”
The Fortius Athlete Development Centre is the flagship facility for Fortius Sport & Health. The $61 million philanthropic project is an asset of the Fortius Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to funding sport & exercise medicine facilities, resources and other initiatives. It features the Fortius Institute, an integrated team of sport & exercise medicine and science leaders, including many of those practitioners who served the sport medical team at Vancouver 2010.
“A major pillar of what we're all about is athlete development,” said Dr. Rick Celebrini, Co-Founder & Chief Sport Officer of Fortius Sport & Health. “Launching the Fortius Athlete Development Centre with an inaugural series of Resident Sport Partners that are responsible for the growth and development of their respective sports is what we'd like to think is a win-win proposition.”
Dr. Celebrini noted that there are plans for other provincial sport organizations to join the project as Resident Sport Partners and Non-Resident Sport Partners.“
The Fortius Institute is designed to deliver the services of our integrated team of sport & exercise medicine practitioners to people of all ages and levels of ability, from active youth to performance athletes to weekend warriors who are active for life,” said Randy Goodman, Director of Institute Services for Fortius Sport & Health. “We're interested in however we can complement the existing sport system, fill gaps in terms of athlete services and partner with sport groups on innovative new programs.”
Additional Resident Sport Partners and Non-Resident Sport Partners at the local, provincial and national level will be announced in the coming months as the Fortius Institute and Fortius Athlete Development Centre ramp up towards their grand opening in September. Among the key partnerships already in place is the collaboration between the Fortius Foundation and B2ten, announced last month.
With the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec less than one-hundred days away, athletes are reminded that they are responsible for what they consume and they need to be aware and educated prior to and during the games.
With so many energy drinks, supplements and medications available, athletes should read through the up-to-date WADA prohibited list to see if a substance in question is banned.
For more - WADA Anti-Doping Code (2013 Prohibited List)
SportMedBC Safety Coordinator Seb Hartell will be the medical manager for Team BC.