Cardiovascular Screening for young sport participantsYoung orienteers are invited to participate in the cardiovascular screening programme recently introduced by the University of Glasgow and the National Stadium Sports Medicine Centre.
05th Nov 09 
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Medical Certificate required in FranceIf you plan to orienteer in France you will need to provide a certificate, stamped & signed by a doctor to confirm that you are fit to compete.
The letter sent to IOF members by the Secretary of the FFCO to explain the situation
A blank form for you to get stamped & signed.
27th Oct 09 Read more…
Heart Screening for Young AthletesThe Cardiac Assessment in Young Athletes (CAYA) pilot programme will offer cardiovascular screening on a voluntary basis to young Scots over the age of 16 who take part in any organised amateur sports.
15th Aug 08 Read more…
SOA Sports Science Convenor Jason Simpson explores the issues around drugs in sport.
Orienteering, just like every other sport, is having to deal with the increasing problem of doping.
23rd Mar 07 Read more…
I’m sure we’ve all had experience of the wee sleekit beastie; but unlike Rabbie Burns, I mean the vampiristic tick! My concern is that too often we do not give them the respect they are due. Many of the ticks in the UK carry a bacteria (Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato) which if transmitted through a bite, can result in Lyme Disease. Fahrer H et al. wrote, in the Scientific Journal of Orienteering in 1993, that in Switzerland more than 40% of Orienteers had positive blood tests for this bacteria. The tests are now far more sensitive so perhaps this research should be repeated! Lyme Disease (LD), if left untreated, can lead to some very grave health problems.
13th Nov 06 Read more… 
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I am a sessional GP and I have primarily worked in the Forth Valley and Greater Glasgow areas for the last 8 years. I have a special interest in Sports Medicine and Palliative Care. I have been a keen Orienteer for the last 20 years, and I believe it is important to ensure the welfare of all athletes in our sport. I envisage that my contribution will be:
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