Athletes who suffer from illness are more likely to get injured and they are likely to underperform. It’s messy (vomiting, diarrhoea) but there are guidelines for physios and docs in these roles.

Professor. Martin Schwellnus talks to Liam West (@Liam_West) and offers practical tips useful for all members of the medical team. Prof. Schwellnus is director to one of only 8 IOC Research Centres worldwide. He has recently been appointed as Professor Sports & Exercise Medicine by the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Recorded at the IOC Team Physician Course in Doha, Qatar, so you’ll hear a few sounds in the background. #NotBMJStudio Practical tips from an international icon in sports & exercise medicine, who is a member of the Scientific Committee for the 2016 IOC Team Physician Course in Cape Town, (November).

Further Links:

Prospective monitoring of illness and injury - http://bit.ly/1C2PXLp
Sports Injury & Illness at the Sochi 2014 Games- http://bit.ly/1Fd1aJj
Injury & Illness for Team GB at Sochi 2014 - http://bit.ly/1GyuRKb
Health protection of the Olympic Athlete - http://bit.ly/1BaUhgC
Illness in Super 14 Rugby - http://bit.ly/1SazEp7
Injuries & Illness at the FIFA 2010 World Cup - http://bit.ly/1cPTdmB
Prevention against illness & Injury in Athletics - http://bit.ly/1Iz7hfP
Injuries & Illness at the London 2012 Olympic Games - http://bit.ly/1MvxXyL
Factors associated with illness at London 2012 Games - http://bit.ly/1SazEp7

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