On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Jordan Lyons, MD, who delivered one of the Best Overall Case Presentations during the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

In this conversation, Dr. Lyons discusses his award-winning case – Collapse of a Special Operator: Exertional Illness or More Than Meets the Eye? – and shares the findings and takeaways from this crucial medical diagnosis.

Resources:

2024 AMSSM Case Podium Presentations, published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Exercise Collapse Associated with Sickle Cell Trait Practice Recommendation

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Mike Uihlein, MD, to share a glimpse into his main stage presentation about Paralympic Sideline Emergencies during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Uihlein is the Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine for Education and Co-Director of the Adaptive Sports Medicine Clinic at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. He also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

He has served on teams that have claimed 11 titles, including three Paralympic gold medals (2014, 2018, 2022); four world championships (2015, 2019, 2021, 2023); five Para Hockey Cups (formerly World Sled Hockey Challenge) titles (2015, 2016 (Jan.), 2016 (Dec.), 2017, 2019) as well as the 2016 IPC Pan-Pacific Championship and 2018 Turin Para Ice Hockey International Tournament.

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 the debut episode of the AMSSM Sports Medicine Primer Series (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Stephen Luebbert, MD, MS, is joined by Dr. Jacqueline Brady, MD, to discuss how to manage a case of patellar dislocation in a basketball player.

The goal of this new series is to be an audible study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Brady is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR, where she is also the Associate Residency Program Director and Director of Orthopedic Simulation. Dr. Brady serves as Head Team Physician for Portland State University and performs research in the field of patellofemoral instability, multi-ligamentous knee injuries and arthroscopic skill-building in learners.

Resources:

Best Practices in Sports Medicine: AMSSM and AOASM Case Studies (2nd Edition): https://amssmstore.com/best-practices-in-sports-medicine-amssm-and-aoasm-case-studies-second-edition

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