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Official Twitter account of the Banff Sport Medicine Foundation.
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Joined January 2018
Try your hand at being an orthopaedic surgeon using our Tactile knee model and VR headsets!!. We'll have hands-on activities and demos as part of our Discover Clinical Research Day event - Sep 7th!. Learn more or sign-up here 👉
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Bidding farewell to our Summer Students that have all done amazing work! 👋. We wish them all the best as they get back to their studies. Thank you again to the @CanmoreRotary Club Foundation, TOTEM Foundation, and Clearwater Foundation for their support of this program!
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Learn about how exercise can be used as a tool to manage symptoms of menopause in this latest Health Library article 👇.
bsmfoundation.ca
Menopause occurs when a woman’s menstrual period permanently stops. It marks the end of reproductive capacity. This is a normal part of aging and typically
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We're pleased to welcome Dr. Jarrett Moore as our 2025/2026 Orthopaedic Sport Medicine Fellow!. During his 12-month fellowship, Dr. Moore will be working alongside our Surgeons and running our regular fracture clinics. You can learn more about him here 👉
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We bid a sad farewell to our 2024-2025 Orthopaedic Fellow, Dr. Matt Getzlaf!. We wish him all the best as he heads back to Regina with his young family to start his sport medicine practice!
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Summer student, Ellie Thompson, getting the shots for the updated rehabilitation protocols she's been working on 📷📷
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@BanffSportMed have an opportunity for a Research Fellow in Orthopaedic Sport Med!. If this sounds like you, please apply. More info on the website 👇.
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Michaela Kopka MD FRCSC Dip Sport Med
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High Five 🙌 to the Banff Patellofemoral Instability Instrument (BPII 2.0)! A disease-specific outcome measure for patellofemoral (kneecap) instability developed right here in the Bow Valley!.
healio.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Disease-specific patient-reported outcome instruments are more sensitive to change vs. region-specific instruments in assessing adolescent patellofemoral instability cases,...
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You can also find more info on climbing-specific injuries and how to reduce your risk here 👉 2/2.
bsmfoundation.ca
The BSM Foundation is pleased to host Nani Woollings, Physiotherapist and Coach of the Canada Youth Climbing Team, in this upcoming in-person event!
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A good warm-up is vital to get you ready for climbing and reduce your risk of injury!. This simple warm-up is recommended by physio Nani Woollings. It’s quick & requires little equipment - a theraband that can be easily packed and taken to the crag. More info in comments!.1/2
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What are the key elements of a program that promotes gender equity in Canadian orthopaedics? Where does such an initiative begin – and where is it headed?. Learn more in this recent @CdnOrthoAssoc Bulletin featuring Dr. @LaurieHiemstra 👇👇.
coa-aco.org
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July 7th is @parachutecanada's National Injury Prevention Day!. In recognition, we're sharing our Injury Prevention & Management resources from our Health Library 👇👇.
bsmfoundation.ca
Health Library articles vetted by experts related to injury prevention and management
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Our summer student projects are in full swing! . Olivia, Sarah & Ellie are working on developing evidence-informed patient education resources about prehab, rehab, injections & more! Maria will be working towards developing a secondary injury prevention pathway.
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Check out this recent contribution to the Health Library by Dr. Helen Crofts to learn about the basics of meniscal ramp lesions 👇.
bsmfoundation.ca
A meniscal ramp lesion is a type of injury to a specific structure of the medial meniscus called the posterior horn. This is an area of the meniscus at the
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RT @OrthoDiversity: 🚨🌟 BIG NEWS! 🌟🚨 Launching the IODA Mentorship Program – the first-ever global mentorship network created for #ortho 🦴….
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June is Bike Month in Banff! 🚴♀️. In recognition, here's some expert training tips to get you in shape and reduce your risk of injury 👇.
bsmfoundation.ca
Biking is an increasingly popular recreational activity with significant potential for injury.
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Celebrating 80 years of @CdnOrthoAssoc leaders at the #COAmeeting, including our own Dr. @LaurieHiemstra 🤩
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This webinar on the management of first-time patellar (kneecap) dislocation can now be found on our YouTube channel 👇 💻.
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**Felling proud** with 3/5 papers in the #patellofemoral session at the @ISAKOS Congress using the BPII 2.0 as the outcome measure! . ~ with @LaurieHiemstra
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