Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

The Editorial in this, the third issue of CJSM in 2013, invites us to consider concepts and definitions concerning the issue of Injury Surveillance in Sports Medicine.

Hammond and Colleagues discuss the terms "Injury," "Recovery," "Recurrence" and "Severity," and explore some of the relationships between surveillance and recovery definitions, pointing out the conflicts that may exist between reliability and validity when selecting different definitions of injury.

In our Critical Reviews section, Briggs and Colleagues present a Systematic Review article of Lumbopelvic Neuromuscular Training (LMNT) and Injury Rehabilitation. They conclude that there is currently a lack of good evidence in order to make specific recommendations for or against the use of LMNT following musculoskeletal injury.

In addition, there is a wealth of original Research concerning such wide-ranging subjects as Body Composition and Endocrine Profiles, the Effects of Wedged Footwear on Lower Limb Biomechanics, and Psychosocial Risk Factors for Injury, with these research articles being based on an equally broad range of different sports including Snowboarding, Baseball, Elite Youth Ice Hockey, and Running.

We also have three different Case Reports on Costal Cartilage Fractures and Disruptions in a Rugby Football Player, Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure in a Sickle Cell Trait Athlete, and Clinical and MRI Outcomes after Platelet-Rich Plasma treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis.

Finally, in our Journal Club, there are articles on Identifying Risks for Cramping in Endurance Running, therapeutic Ultrasound for detecting Bone Stress Injuries, Cold Water Immersion to improve Post-Exercise Recovery, and Habitual Physical Activity and Body Weight Changes in Postmenopausal Women.

As well as our diverse articles in this issue, don't forget to check out our CJSM Blog, now led by our new Web Editor Dr James MacDonald, at http://www.cjsmblog.com

Best Wishes,

Christopher Hughes MBBS MSc
Editor-in-Chief