Death by effectiveness: Exercise as medicine caught in the efficacy trap!
Abstract
Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) has had a good run. For a while it was the low-cost magic bullet. With efficacy demonstrated in study after study, the conclusion was clear: ‘Exercise is Medicine’, a potential public health panacea. Sadly, the early promise waned. While we continue to be bombarded by original research and reviews extoling the efficacy of exercise, there is an apparent dearth of evidence of its effectiveness. This fact is highlighted in 2014 reports from the UK Government and Public Health England.Citation
Beedie, C., Mann, S., Jimenez, A., Kennedy, L., Lane, A. M., Domone, S., Wilson, S. and Whyte, G. (2016) Death by effectiveness: Exercise as medicine caught in the efficacy trap! British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50, pp. 323-324.Publisher
BMJJournal
British Journal of Sports MedicinePubMed ID
25807166Additional Links
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/6/323Type
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enISSN
0306-3674EISSN
1473-0480ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/bjsports-2014-094389
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