AISTS Sport Medicine Podcasts

Discover the world of sports management through the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, featuring interviews with leading experts, professionals and academics.

Diabetes can occur in anyone. In Europe, between 35-40% of people will develop diabetes over their lifetime. Physical activity is the key to managing Type 2 diabetes . Learn more about diabetes with Camila Cintra and Ximena Maratuech with the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast. This podcast presents information about what diabetes is, the risk factors and complications associated with the disease and how physical activity can greatly improve those who suffer from it.

Have you ever used ice to treat an injury? Using cold as a means of physical treatment is a practice that has been studied and used since the age of the ancient Egyptians, 4000 years ago. New treatment technologies over time have led us to cryotherapy, which is what many professional athletes used now days. Whole body cryotherapy only takes 3 minutes and the chamber temperature is set to between 110 to -160 ̊C below zero. This months AISTS Sports Medicine podcast by Gustavo Arellano and Fabio Franceschi delves a little deeper into this treatment and talks about the use of cryotherapy in sports, how it works, its effectiveness and also its possible side effects.

Sports injuries are very common, no matter what level of competition you may participate at. This AISTS Sports Medicine podcast by Marga Rico Jimenez and Stijn Decoene, investigates how dry needling can help with sports injuries as well as post-surgery treatment, traumatic injuries or chronic pains such as low back pain or headaches.

This podcast talks about what dry needling is, why it is used and how it is performed. A live dry needling session is also performed with a professional physical therapist on one of the presenters.

With athletes increasingly using social media to engage their fanbase and support sponsor activities, AISTS participants Jeffrey Aylen and Annie O'Shea asks the question: "how does such constant connectivity affect athlete mental health?"

This podcast touches on the impact of cyber bullying, how negative interactions online may amplify existing depression, anxiety, insecurity and pressures and what sports administrators can do to help athletes.

With some of the most significant sport performances anticipated to take place at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this AISTS Sports Medicine podcast by Johanna Murauer and Anne-Sophie Thilo, investigates how visualisation and imagery techniques are being used by athletes.

 

To learn more about the AISTS Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology, visit www.aists.org/msa.

This week, we’re celebrating International Yoga Day - 21 June. In this podcast, presented by AISTS participants Georges Neto and Rohit Ramesh, they talk to a yoga and physical training expert about the benefits of practising yoga and how athletes can include yoga as part of their training to perform better, avoid injuries and better connect mind and body.

To learn more about the AISTS Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology, visit www.aists.org/msa.

Debating the theory of nature vs nurture, AISTS MSA 2015 participants, Anthony Gardner and Cindy Qiu packs this podcast with the wisdom of Homer Simpson, the studies of Malcom Gladwell, the theories of Gagne and analogies by Matt Damon's Will Hunting.

Dig into the impact of hard work, intrinsic motivation and "going with the flow" when it comes to athlete development.

To learn more about the AISTS Master of Sports Administration, visit www.aists.org/msa.

In this episode of the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, AISTS MSA 2015 participants, Rajashree Bhattacharyya, Wanching Cho and Jiao Li, discusses the role and importance of fat and carbohydrates for elite performance, and why high fat diets are gaining more attention from professional athletes looking for an extra edge.

To learn more about the AISTS Master of Sports Administration, visit www.aists.org/msa.

In this episode of the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, AISTS MSA 2015 participants, Mauricio Matos and Ignasi Vendrell, takes a look at the quantity ad quality of sleep and its impact on athletes' memory, performance, focus, decision-making and moods.

To learn more about the AISTS Master of Sports Administration, visit www.aists.org/msa.

As Europe looks forward to more light in the evenings, this podcast by AISTS MSA participants, Tamar Palmon Maoz and Cristina Moriyama Swan discusses the beneficial effect of light on the human body, circadian rhythm and sleep.

They also take a look at the lesser known laser therapy and its alleged benefits on muscle recovery and healing properties.