Postpartum Return to Activity with Dr. Margie Davenport

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Margie Davenport, PhD, to provide a preview of her main stage presentation about Updates to Postpartum Return to Sport during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Davenport is an exercise physiologist and Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. She holds the Christenson Professorship in Active Healthy Living and is the Director of the Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health.

Over the last decade, Dr. Davenport has worked with numerous national and international organizations to support physical activity during and following pregnancy, and she is serving as a Featured International Speaker at this year’s Annual Meeting in Kansas City.

In-person and virtual attendance options are still available for the conference. Register to attend the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting at annualmeeting.amssm.org.

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO (X: @thejschro), is joined by Dr. Ashwin Rao, MD, to provide a preview of his main stage presentation about Microsurgical Tendon Debridement vs. Orthobiologics for Tendinopathy during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Rao is board-certified in family medicine and sports medicine, and is a Professor in UW School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine. He is also a team physician for University of Washington Husky Athletics and a medical consultant for the Brooks Beast Middle Distance Track Club. He previously served as a team physician for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, Program Director of the UW Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, and Co-Chair of the Education Committee on the Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM).

In-person and virtual attendance options are still available for the conference. Register to attend the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting at annualmeeting.amssm.org.

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Erin Hammer, MD, MPH, who received the Best Overall Research Award at the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

Her study focused on the use of Guardian Caps and whether they were associated with a lower risk of sport-related concussion (SRC) during practices and games among high school football players.

In this conversation, Dr. Hammer discusses her award-winning research, which was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, and also shares her personal advice for those looking to get more involved in scholarly research.

Registration is now open for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, which takes place from April 22-27. Learn more and register now at annualmeeting.amssm.org.

Research Article Links

The Association Between Guardian Cap Use During Practices and Sport-related Concussion Risk in High School American Football Players bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/4/257

2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting Research Podium Presentations journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/fulltext/2024/03000/2024_amssm_research_podium_presentations.11.aspx

Dr. Emily Eshleman discusses the #1 article of 2023, “Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Tendinopathy: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” which was originally published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine in January 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Eshleman is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Tendinopathy: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/abstract/2023/01000/efficacy_of_platelet_rich_plasma_versus_placebo_in.10.aspx

Dr. Emily Eshleman discusses the #2 article of 2023, “Clinical Recovery from Concussion–Return to School and Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” which was originally published in British Journal of Sports Medicine in June 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Eshleman is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Clinical Recovery from Concussion–Return to School and Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/798

Dr. Emily Eshleman discusses the #3 article of 2023, “Efficacy of Topical Versus Oral Analgesic Medication Compared to a Placebo in Injured Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis,” which was originally published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports in June 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Eshleman is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Efficacy of Topical Versus Oral Analgesic Medication Compared to a Placebo in Injured Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.14418

Dr. Emily Eshleman discusses the #4 article of 2023, “Management of de Quervain Tenosynovitis,” which was originally published in JAMA Network Open in October 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Eshleman is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Management of de Quervain Tenosynovitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811119

Dr. Jason Deck discusses the #5 article of 2023, “Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses,” which was originally published in Diagnostics in March 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Deck is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/6/1138

Dr. Jason Deck discusses article the #6 of 2023, “Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory and Corticosteroid Injections for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” which was originally published in Sports Health in July 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Deck is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory and Corticosteroid Injections for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19417381221108726

Dr. Jason Deck discusses the #7 article of 2023, “Beyond Acute Concussion Assessment to Office Management: A Systematic Review Informing the Development of a Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool (SCOAT6) for Adults and Children,” which was originally published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in June 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Deck is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Beyond Acute Concussion Assessment to Office Management: A Systematic Review Informing the Development of a Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool (SCOAT6) for Adults and Children https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/737