Valentine’s day coming up may have many of us weak at the knees. But elite athletes, like those set to play in Superbowl LVII, go through detailed training and conditioning schedules to strengthen joints like the knee, prepare for big games, and reduce the risk of injuries. If they do occur, how are sports injuries assessed and treated in high-level athletes? Why are we told to bend our knees when landing from a jump? And what else can athletes do to reduce the risk of injury?

Learn all about these topics and more from this episode’s guest, Dr. Andrew Cosgarea, an experienced orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and current head team physician of the Johns Hopkins Athletics Department.

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Links and resources:

Dr. Cosgarea’s Hopkins medicine profile, including his research work

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/andrew-cosgarea

5 tips for preventing sports-related injuries, by Dr. Andrew Cosgarea

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/sports-injuries/5-tips-for-preventing-sports-related-injuries 

Follow the latest news and progress of JHU Athletics:

https://hopkinssports.com/

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Varun Chokshi & Steven Jerjian

Host: Steven Jerjian

Guest: Dr. Andrew Cosgarea

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast Team!