Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast

Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast


Latest Episodes

Do Guardian Caps Help Reduce Concussion?
February 07, 2025

You may have noticed the large puffy extensions on some football helmets in recent years. They are kind of hard to miss. The NFL recommended the Guardian Caps to certain positions for preseason in 2

Twenty Years in Pediatric Sports Medicine: A Reflection
January 29, 2025

We are in our sixth year of the podcast and Im in the middle of my 20th year as a sports medicine physician. Twenty years flew by which means Ive probably passed the halfway point in my medical ca

The AAP Policy Statement on Safety in Cheerleading
November 18, 2024

If you are involved with sports medicine, you have no doubt interacted with someone involved in cheerleading. From young ages, our youth are participating in cheer in various forms in private clubs

In Memorium: Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine – Dr. Stephen Rice
September 19, 2024

I wanted to take a moment to express my condolences to the Rice family as I found out just a little bit earlier today that doctor Stephen Rice, who we had on the podcast back in April of 2023, so a

Olympic Medicine
August 04, 2024

- If you are like me, you love the Olympics. Winter or Summer, it doesnt matter. Watching the best of the best athletes from around the world in so many different sports is just incredible. My wife

Exertional Heat Stroke
July 05, 2024

- Throughout much of the country, heat and humidity are starting to become the norm. As we inch closer to fall and especially with football practices and camps starting, those of us in sports medici

The AAP Clinical Report on Overuse Injuries, Overtraining, and Burnout
June 08, 2024

Youth sports can have many benefits to use. However, the world of youth sports, in some situations, has taken a life of its own. Many young athletes play multiple games in a day, on multiple teams,

Ethical Issues in Sports Medicine
May 15, 2024

On a regular basis in sports medicine, we are faced with ethical dilemmas. Whether or not we should allow kids to play certain sports based on injury risk, performance enhancement and equipment adva

Athletic Performance and Sleep
April 27, 2024

- Today on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast we are going to tackle a topic that I would predict that all of us do not get enough of.and thats sleep. Sleep is a necessity for all of us but it

A Review of the SAC (Standardized Assessment of Concussion) — Brain Injury Awareness Month
April 04, 2024

- We are back to finish out Brain Injury Awareness Month looking at another component of the SCAT6. Today we are going to tackle what I consider to be the OG version of the SCAT, otherwise known a