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Jack Taunton, MD
The health benefits of physical activity have been documented since ancient times, beginning more than 2000 years ago when Hippocrates highlighted the importance of active living.[1] Today irrefutable evidence indicates... Read More
Routine physical activity is associated with improved health and well-being and a reduction in adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, while physical inactivity is known to be a risk factor for the... Read More
The sudden cardiac death (SCD) of a young athlete is typically the result of structural and arrhythmic disorders that go undiagnosed, as the conditioned athlete typically doesn’t exhibit symptoms.[1] As a result,... Read More
I read the article “Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of plantar fasciitis” with interest (BCMJ 2004;46[4]:174-178). I am a plastic surgeon in New Westminster and for approximately the last 25 years... Read More
The clinical syndrome of enthesopathy of the plantar fascia presents as pain on the inferior posteromedial surface of the heel, which is characterized by amplified morning discomfort usually aggravated by walking and... Read More
This is the second issue of the BC Medical Journal with a focus on sport medicine. The articles in the first issue addressed training topics, while the three articles in this issue focus on treatment. The... Read More
Patellar tendinopathy refers to a clinical condition of activity-related anterior knee pain assessed with tenderness at the inferior pole of the patella at the patellar tendon attachment. It is an overuse injury caused... Read More
Sport medicine has evolved over the past 25 years from orthopedic trauma to a full study of musculoskeletal injury, both acute and overuse, plus a host of exercise medicine challenges. This is reflected by the Allan... Read More
One-third of people older than 65 and one-half of people older than 80 fall at least once per year.[1-4] Research indicates that the decrease in functional fitness caused by reduced sensation and vestibular... Read More
Running is one of the oldest and simplest types of aerobic activity. Unfortunately, running also has very high injury rates. For example, Macera and colleagues[1] reported that 24% to 65% of runners can expect to... Read More