Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast

Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast


Latest Episodes

Common Hand Injuries
November 21, 2021

If your sports medicine practice is like mine or if you are an athletic trainer in the training room, you probably get a bunch of kids coming in with the presumptive diagnosis of a jammed finger.

Reimagining School Sports
November 07, 2021

- High school sports: I have fond memories of my 4 years as a cross country runner, the 3 years in track, and my one protest year of playing high school tennis when my school changed coaches for our

Exertional Compartment Syndrome
October 24, 2021

- It seems in my office the default diagnosis by many health care professionals and patients presenting with lower leg pain with exertion is shin splints. Its an easy thing to fall back on as its

Blood Flow Restriction Training
October 19, 2021

- When rehabbing an athlete after an injury or surgery, there are lots of protocols that are out there and tools at the disposal of the physical therapist and athletic trainer. It can get overwhelmi

How to Communicate with the Media
September 11, 2021

- The media it can be a love/hate relationship at times. We see a new publication talking about a medical breakthrough sensationalized in the media and our patients may get the wrong impression of

COVID-19 and Sports: What We’ve Learned and Where Are We Going for Fall 2021
August 27, 2021

- We are 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Just about a year ago we had an episode trying to gauge what would happen with fall sports. To date, it has been the most downloaded episode of this po

The Transgender Athlete
August 18, 2021

- We have seen a lot in recent years that seems to be polarizing this country. More than I have ever witnessed in my nearly half century on this planet. In the last few years, an area that seems to

Research Review — Running
July 25, 2021

- We are back with another Research Review Episode of the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast. Today we are going to cover a sport near and dear to my heartcross country running. I have two experts o

A Conversation with Former NFL Player Chris Long
July 06, 2021

- Many young athletes who play the sport of football have dreams and aspirations of playing in the NFL someday. Whether those dreams and aspirations are realistic or not is a different story. I coul

Abdominal Trauma in Sports
June 21, 2021

  Athletes sustain all sorts of musculoskeletal injuries. I’d put good money that most athletic trainers and sports medicine physicians feel pretty comfortable evaluating an ankle, knee or shoulder. But what happens when the trauma is to the abdomen?