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CONTENTS JULY 2011 ISSUE 29


Publisher TOR DAVIES BSc (Hons) tor@sportex.net Editor BOB BRAMAH MSMA, MCSP bob@sportex.net Art editor DEBBIE ASHER debbie@sportex.net Advertising manager TOR DAVIES tor@sportex.net +44 (0)845 652 1906 Subscriptions SANDRA GREATOREX subs@sportex.net +44 (0)845 652 1906


TECHNICAL ADVISORS Steve Aspinall Paula Clayton


Steven Cluney MSMA Dr Marco


Cardinale Dave Clark


Stuart Hinds Brad Hiskins Ian Jeffrey


Michael Nichol Joan Watt


BSc (BASRaT), MSc MSMA, MCSP


PhD, MSc, BSc


MSc, BSc (Med Hons), BPE Dip SST


BSc, Dip SST


BA (Hons), MSc, PGCE, CSCS BSc (BASRaT) MCSP, MSMA


Dr Greg Whyte PhD, BSc (Hons) Welcome


Here in the UK we have the best health care system in the world. w this because politicians and


how come we have a huge complementary health industry providing services the public obviously want that the NHS doesn’t?


The NHS does many things well but on some levels it is a mess. It was set up in the aftermath of the second World War with the intention of providing health care that was free at the point of delivery. The costs of this service were to be met by a ‘National Insurance’ scheme. It’s a great idea but it never worked because the costs versus income just never added up. Every therapist has a horror story of how the NHS has failed one of their patients who as a result may have ended up with a seriously compromised quality of life. So now is the time to swop words for action!


NHS reform is in the news at the moment. Please get involved. You can find your member of Parliament’s email address at www.parliament.uk and if you are one of our growing number of international readers, pick a member and let them (and us) know what happens in your country.


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CONTENTS 4Journal watch


your skills An introduction to Google Scholar How to reduce personal injury risk We know this because politicians and NHS staff keep telling us. So


A look at some of the latest research


7Literature searching - update 11 Physician heal thyself


Looking beyond the foot for performance enhancement in field sports


19 Gait assessment15Posture assessment - part 2 Methods to correct suboptimal posture


25Searching the online archives Don’t miss our online content TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SPORTEX VISIT DISCLAIMER


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HIGHLIGHTS


n HIP JOINT AND PELVIC GIRDLE ANATOMY REFRESHER


n INJURY PREVENTION IN FOOTBALLERS


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n OVERUSE INJURIES IN YOUNG ATHLETES


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