Death by effectiveness: exercise as medicine caught in the efficacy trap!

C. Beedie; S. Mann; Alfonso Jimenez; L. Kennedy; A. M. Lane; S. Domone; S. Wilson; G. Whyte

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2014-094389

Death by effectiveness: exercise as medicine caught in the efficacy trap!

C. Beedie, S. Mann, Alfonso Jimenez, L. Kennedy, A. M. Lane, S. Domone, S. Wilson, G. Whyte

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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 Government1 and Public Health England.2

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-324
Journal	British Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume	50
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-094389
Publication status	Published - 12 Feb 2015

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