On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD to discuss the topic of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in Musculoskeletal Medicine.

Dr. Tenforde recently published research about best practices for ESWT, which is used in a variety of clinical applications including the management of musculoskeletal conditions. In this conversation, he addresses the following topics and questions about shockwave therapy:

• What is ESWT?

Additional Resources

Best practices for extracorporeal shockwave therapy in musculoskeletal medicine: Clinical application and training consideration. PM&R 2022 May;14(5):611-619. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12790. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.12790

Bone stress injuries. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022 Apr 28;8(1):26. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00352-y. PMID: 3548413

A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on the Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis. Life (Basel). 2021 Nov 24;11(12):1287. doi: 10.3390/life11121287.

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD is joined by sports medicine researcher and past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, Dr. NiCole Keith, PhD to discuss the topic of Exercise for Post-Menopausal Women.

Dr. NiCole Keith (T: @nicolekeithphd) is a Professor from the Department of Kinesiology and associate dean of faculty affairs in the School of Health & Human Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her research interests include physical activity and health equity. In addition to serving as the current president of the ACSM she has previously served as the vice president of membership, communication, and policy and serves on both the Exercise is Medicine and American Fitness Index advisory boards.

In this 20-minute conversation Dr. Keith addresses the following topics:

• Discussing the different stages of menopause and the importance of physical activity during these stages

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Krystian Bigosinski, is joined by Dr. Matt Fedoruk, PhD, who works as the Chief Science Officer leading the Science & Research team at the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (@usantidoping).

Dr. Fedoruk served as a Featured National Speaker in the Doping in Sport session during the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting. In this conversation, he discusses some of the latest trends in doping science and testing and addresses the following topics:

• His experience as a USADA Officer during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympics Games in China, and the new testing measures that were recently put in place.

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Meredith Turner, MD, who is one of the speakers in the Race and Sport session during the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

In this conversation, Dr. Turner discusses her upcoming presentation in Austin, TX, on the Challenges of Exercise and Physical Activity in Minorities and addresses the following topics:

• The definition of minority populations and how she first got interested in this topic

Resources:

Oliver, E. J., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Kasim, A., & Vallis, D. (2021). Inequalities and Inclusion in Exercise Referral Schemes: A Mixed-Method Multi-Scheme Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(6), 3033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063033

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33809451/

Hawes, A. M., Smith, G. S., McGinty, E., Bell, C., Bower, K., LaVeist, T. A., Gaskin, D. J., & Thorpe, R. J., Jr (2019). Disentangling Race, Poverty, and Place in Disparities in Physical Activity. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(7), 1193. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071193

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30987098/

Physical activity deserts: What they are and how to reduce them with Dr. NiCole Keith. Ep #468 https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/physical-activity-deserts-what-they-are-and-how-to-reduce-them-with-dr-nicole-keith-ep-468

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD (T: @MVGutierrezMD), who is serving as the AAPM&R Exchange Lecture Speaker during the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

• Defining Post-COVID Syndrome and its many potential impacts

Resources:

What is peripheral nerve hydrodissection and what conditions can it potentially treat? What is the data behind its practice? Has one injectate proven to be more efficacious than the others?

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD is joined by family medicine and sports medicine physician Dr. Garry Ho, who will be giving a lecture on Perineural Hydrodissection during the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

In this 20 minute conversation Dr. Ho addresses the following topics:

• The definition of hydrodissection and the theory behind its use?

Dr. Garry Ho is an Associate Professor from the Department of Family Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, and the Georgetown University School of Medicine and has worked closely with athletes from several professional and collegiate organizations including the Washington Football Team, the D.C. Divas, the Washington Glory, the US Military Academy at West Point and the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.

2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting Information: https://annualmeeting.amssm.org

Resources:

Lam KHS, Hung CY, Chiang YP, Onishi K, Su DCJ, Clark TB, Reeves KD. Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Hydrodissection for Pain Management: Rationale, Methods, Current Literature, and Theoretical Mechanisms. J Pain Res. 2020;13:1957-1968

https://www.dovepress.com/ultrasound-guided-nerve-hydrodissection-for-pain-management-rationale--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR

Cass, Shane P. DO Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Hydrodissection, Current Sports Medicine Reports: January/February 2016 - Volume 15 - Issue 1 - p 20-22

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Fulltext/2016/01000/Ultrasound_Guided_Nerve_Hydrodissection__What_is.10.aspx

Similar to sports, overuse injuries are exceedingly common in the performing artist population. On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Stephen Luebbert, MD, is joined by Dr. Jeremy Stanek, MD, to discuss the topic of performing arts medicine and his career journey from musician to sports medicine physician.

In this conversation Dr. Stanek addresses the following topics:

• Stanek’s inspiration for becoming a performing arts physician as well as discuss the patient populations he typically sees and treats

Resources

Websites:

1. Performing Arts Medicine Association https://artsmed.org/

Textbooks

Performing Arts Medicine, 1st Edition; Author: Lauren Elson, MD; Publisher: Elsevier; Paperback ISBN: 9780323662123; eBook ISBN: 9780323581837; Publication Date: November 20, 2018

Performing Arts Medicine, 3rd Edition; Authors: Robert T Sataloff, MD; Alice G. Brandfonbrener, MD; Richard J. Lederman, MD; Publisher: Science & Medicine, Inc.; ISBN-10: 0975886223; ISBN-13:  978-0975886229; Publication Date: December 15th, 2010

Although early specialization in sport may pose a risk to some youth athletes, is it possible to have success with specialized training? What is it about the workload-injury relationship and injury risk factors that practitioners must take into account when taking care of specialized athletes? On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Giorgio Negron is joined by one of the leading experts on youth sports health, Dr. Neeru Jayanthi, to discuss the topic of youth sports specialization.

In this conversation Dr. Jayanthi addresses the following topics:

• Definition of youth sports specialization

References:

Jayanthi N, Saffel H, Gabbett T. Training the specialised youth athlete: a supportive classification model to keep them playing. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Nov;55(22):1248-1249. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103880. Epub 2021 Aug 11. PMID: 34380644.

Jayanthi N, Kliethermes SA, Côté J. Youth sport specialisation: the need for an evidence-based definition. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Feb;54(4):196-197. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101256. Epub 2019 Dec 19. PMID: 31857339.

Myer GD, Jayanthi N, Difiori JP, Faigenbaum AD, Kiefer AW, Logerstedt D, Micheli LJ. Sport Specialization, Part I: Does Early Sports Specialization Increase Negative Outcomes and Reduce the Opportunity for Success in Young Athletes? Sports Health. 2015 Sep-Oct;7(5):437-42. doi: 10.1177/1941738115598747. Epub 2015 Aug 6. PMID: 26502420; PMCID: PMC4547120.

Today, AMSSM members Dr. Caitlyn Mooney hosts Dr. Katie Rizzone on the topic of sports bras.  With more women athletes than ever, the sports bra has certainly grown in popularity in the last decades.  This extended podcast episode will visit the history of breast support in sport and discuss how breast pain and discomfort affect sports participation in women, as well as recent research by Dr. Rizzone and colleagues on their recent study on characteristics of sports bra preference in adolescent females. 

Resources:

CHARACTERISTICS OF SPORTS BRA PREFERENCES IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES

Katherine H. Rizzone, MD MPH, Bianca Edison, MD MPH, Jane Chung, MD, Ingrid K. Ichesco, MD, Nailah Coleman, MD

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2325967121S00110

Naomi Brown, MD, joins host Nate Milburn, MD, MBA, on the AMSSM Journal Club Podcast to discuss a review article on low back pain in young athletes.

This study gives a framework for the presentation and management of pediatric back pain. While it is not a randomized control trial, it is imperative that physicians understand this common complaint that can often be intimidating on the surface.

Resources:

Low Back Pain in Young Athletes https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1941738109334212