The Sports Medicine Broadcast

We are in this together to promote our profession and improve the health of our patients. Alisha M Pennington hosts The Business ATVantage podcast to help athletic trainers gain a business since and know their value. Chris Lenker hosts ATpodcast to capture a lot of athletic trainer stories and hit on some current topics and trends. Jeff Driban is the founder of Sports Medicine Research and host his podcast to discuss the research he is doing or seeing as it pertains to Sports Medicine. We all aim to improve the profession of Athletic Training through both casual and formal education in a format you want. *** Reach out to one of your favorite podcast hosts and tell them thanks because it really is a lot of work.*** Contact me: Jeremy Jackson Show Notes: 201 Check out Frio Hydration and School Health who proudly support the Sports Medicine Broadcast.

WOW, what an amazing fast paced show.  30 minutes is really fast.  We had a lot of fun and gave away some really cool stuff thanks to some really awesome people. Here is the full list of guests and topics.  This episode is long but very entertaining. About every half hour we switched guests if you want to jump ahead to one then think in roughly 30 minute blocks. It will also start the NATM with a bang since we are running about 15 shows this month.  

National concussion authority Dr. Summer Ott, PhD brings Chris Shields, DPT to discuss a relatively new treatment option for concussions that are taking extended periods of time.  Keeping the heart rate below 60% of the max HR can improve patient function and help them move towards normalizing. Discussion topics: Show Notes #199 Contact Chris Shields Contact Dr. Summer Ott email me: info@sportsmedicinebroadcast.com Twitter: @PHSSportsMed

Each of us knows what to do when there is an ankle sprain, broken femur or torn ACL: call the athletic trainer.  What happens when that injury is the Athletic Trainer? Mike Overman – tib fib fracture Jesse Lopez – ACL tear Jeremy Jackson – Knee hyperextension Hear the story of our injuries, what we did to treat ourselves, evaluate ourselves and rehab ourselves (seems to be a theme here).  Laugh with us as we discuss everything related to the process. Discussion topics: Show Notes #198 Contact Mike Overman Contact Jesse Lopez Contact Jeremy Jackson email me: info@sportsmedicinebroadcast.com Twitter: @PHSSportsMed

   or    Brett McQueen is a research nerd.  He enlightens us on some of the most current data supporting using tape and the support for using a brace. Discussion topics: Tell us about some of the research you have been studying of in regards to bracing or taping What different variables did you look at in taping? How about bracing? How can you create a control for an ankle taping How has this information been received athletic trainers, Coaches / Parents? Where there any style or brand recommendations for braces? What can we do to help spread the current understanding of the brace tape argument? Show Notes #197 Contact Brett McQueen: Email Brett Twitter: @bmcqueen42 website: LightningPerformanceSolutions.com email me: info@sportsmedicinebroadcast.com Twitter: @PHSSportsMed

Where there is a need there is a business opportunity.  Alisha Pennington saw Athletic Trainers needed help getting jobs and that schools need Athletic Trainers.  Working in a state that does not protect or place a huge emphasis on Athletic Trainer is a challenge that needed to be taken on.  She has developed her company to solve that disconnect between athletic trainers and schools Discussion topics: Alisha’s athletic training story Tell us a little about ATVantage What is your hope or goal for the business? What do you see as some potential drawbacks for hiring athletic trainers this way? What are the top benefits for working this way? How does the lack of title protection in California  affect Athletic Training What can we do to help justify more hours / additional help Show Notes #196 Contact Alisha: @theATVantage email me: info@sportsmedicinebroadcast.com Twitter: @PHSSportsMed

Here is the scenario: * 17 year old female volleyball player * plays club and school alternating seasons * no other sports * Pain in anterior shoulder * go through normal muscle eval * pain on Speed’s test * pain with Yergason’s Start with heat and ROM exercises Progress to body weight exercises Then to t-band exercises Pain free return to play in about 4 weeks There are lots of other treatment types we did not do, and likely some evaluations we forgot.  One way to improve is to look back, but here we do it with the help of some of my friends and injury experts. Contact Josh Ogden Email: Contact Mike McKenney Email: Show Notes 195 email me: info@sportsmedicinebroadcast.com Don’t forget to register to win gift cards from Sports Health   * Tri-Planar performance above T8 requires stability and control of sagittal and frontal plane movements at the pelvis/hip (below T8) * Scapular position is directly related to orientation of Rib-cage over pelvis * Finding reference centers for landing mechanics * Fatigue * Lack of Upper thoracic movement variability (need Subscap/Serratus/Low Trap) * TRICEP facilitation * In the air, you shoulders become your hips, you need controlled mobility * Thoracic mobility is essential for overhead motion * Pec inhibition * Is it really bicep tendonitis? * Differential Diagnoses: * Thoracic Outlet Syndrome * Rotator Cuff/Supraspinatus * Deltoid * Trigger/Tender point referral pattern from infraspinatus/anterior deltoid * Scap Dyskinesis w/compensatory HG IR = “impingement”? * etc. * Concurrent findings: * Overall Hx * Overall tension (e.g. chronic upper trap contraction) * Breathing patterns esp. c/restriction upper R chest? * Neck breather w/rib cage elevation? * Overall posture * Slumped shoulders?  Kyphotic?  Lordotic? etc. * Forward head/posterior rotated head posture? * Shoulder height variance? * Spinal rotation/curvature * Rib cage/thoracic positioning & mobility * Pelvic stability? * FA IR/ER & Flex limitations? * Imaging – Musculoskeletal US or Arthrogram? * Injections?  Relief or no? * Treatment (I use PRI techniques mixed with a lot of traditional techniques, but use whatever you have in your toolbox) * Frontal Plane control thru pelvis and Transverse plane control thru thorax * Rib cage mechanics * Breathing pattern retraining (or manual techniques) as needed to restore IR/ER & remove restrictions * Restore thoracic rotation * Improve Scap Positioning * Inhibit Pecs, lats, upper traps, etc. as needed * Pec minor involvement? * Low Trap & Tricep First * Serratus Anterior * Make sure scap is moving on thorax due to SA activation, NOT Pec activation * SA moves scap on thorax * Pec reinforces anterolateral tilt * Subscapularis * Contralateral side * Low Trap/Tricep * SA * Subscap * No injury is unilateral.

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Dr. Amy Christen-Huhn is my family pediatrician.  Communicating with patients who lack vocabulary to articulate what hurts and when is a mandatory skill for her job.  We plan to learn tips and tricks to ask better questions and get better answers from our patients. A few of her tips are: Gain trust Start on the unaffected side Use distraction Make questions relate to them Use one finger Watch them move Email Dr. Amy Show Notes 194 email me: info@sportsmedicinebroadcast.com Don’t forget to register to win gift cards from Sports Health

Chris Dean, President of Alaska Athletic Trainer Association, shares experiences of working in Alaska as an Athletic Trainer. We discuss: Best and worst parts of working in Alaska; Unique sports or treatment remedies; Ways they are improving and promoting Athletic Training in Alaska; Insider tips on dealing with cold weather; Polar Bears at Football Practice Moose Crossings -60 degree weather Show Notes 193 Contact Chris: cdean@sportsmedicinefairbanks.com   Image reference: http://www.skolaiimages.com/journal/tag/sports/  

Soccer season often produces as many injured athletes as football season.  To gear up we are speaking with some of the best Athletic Trainers in soccer. Dawn Stuckey – Rice Owls Theron Enns – Houston Dynamo Bobby Wisenberger – Charleston Battery Topics: What are preventable injuries in soccer and how can we prevent them? Best practices for rehabbing Soccer injuries Top tips for preventing and treating cramps Sports specific rehab Show Notes 192  

  Sam Lee Heads up the Hawaii ATA and feels like he is in paradise. Here we will talk about some of the fun parts of being an Extreme AT and some of the challenges. Show Notes 191 Sportshealth.com/SMB Thanks to Alicia @ The ATvantage and Mary Jackaway for helping me locate guests for this episode

In episode 135 – Tragedy, Death, Grief, Healing we were fresh off the loss of an athlete in which we performed life-saving skills.  We desire for each school to have an action plan in place to help the Athletic Trainers and coaches deal with the loss for the next 6 months, not just the next week. Here is our action plan for you to submit to your district and have on file or in place before a catastrophic injury occurs. Action Plan Show Notes 190 Contact Bubba: Twitter @ATCLATBubba Email Dr. Josh Yellen

Greg Evans is the driving force in partner School Health with the Sports Medicine Broadcast.  He is an Athletic Trainer leading a company to provide better products to Athletic Trainers.  We wanted to give some thoughts opinions and insight into some of the products that are new and available to improve our practice as athletic trainers. Show Notes – 189 Contact Greg Evans or School Health Twitter: School Health Phone: 1.866.323.5465 Facebook: School Health Register to win a School Health gift card each month

Ophthalmologist Dr, Pham took care of me and helped prevent me having a detached retina.  She used to work down the street from a soccer field and has seen her share of sports injuries.  check out her presentation as she shares some stories and best practices to treat and deal with Athletic eye injuries. Dr. Pham’s Presentation Dr. Phams’ somewhat graphic videos Show Notes 188 Contact Dr. Pham Email Office Phone: 281-495-2222 Episode 188 on YouTube