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The AMSSM Sports Medcasts (medical podcasts) are to learn about clinically relevant sports medicine topics in a concise and entertaining format.
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Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD, is joined by Polly de Mille, RN, MA, RCEP, CSCS, USAT, to discuss the topic of Exercise Physiology and how it can help figure out the missing links in training programs.
Polly de Mille is an exercise physiologist and the Director of Performance Services at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She will provide the American College of Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture titled, “Inside the Running Lab: How to Evaluate Optimal Run Mechanics and Physiology” during the 2023 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
In this 20-minute conversation, she addresses the following topics:
- Sharing more information about her work as a certified exercise physiologist at HSS
- How she and her team can help identify the causes of injuries and help athletes stay healthy in order to reach their goals
- How her background as a critical care nurse and an avid marathoner led her into the field of exercise physiology
- The ways she and her colleagues can help improve runner’s outcomes and how many different disciplines come together to play important roles to make that happen
- The different types of tests used by exercise physiologists and how they use that information to improve performance
- The possibilities of using nutrition to enhance physiologic training sessions
HSS Sports Rehabilitation and Performance Center: https://www.hss.edu/sports-rehabilitation-and-performance-center.asp
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Dr. Lee Mancini reviews the article, “Blood Flow Restriction Training for Athletes: A Systematic Review,” which was originally published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine in November 2020. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as moderator.
Dr. Mancini is the Co-Chair of the 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 2021, as selected for the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
Blood Flow Restriction Training for Athletes: A Systematic Review DOI: 10.1177/0363546520964454
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Dr. Lee Mancini reviews the article, “Prevalence of Inflammatory Heart Disease Among Professional Athletes With Prior COVID-19 Infection Who Received Systematic Return-to-Play Cardiac Screening,” which was originally published in the JAMA Cardiology in March 2021. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as moderator.
Dr. Mancini is the Co-Chair of the 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 2021, as selected for the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
Prevalence of Inflammatory Heart Disease Among Professional Athletes With Prior COVID-19 Infection Who Received Systematic Return-to-Play Cardiac Screening. DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.0565
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Dr. Lee Mancini reviews the article, “How Does Hormone Transition in Transgender Women Change Body Composition, Muscle Strength and Hemoglobin? Systematic Review with a Focus on the Implications for Sport Participation,” which was originally published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in August 2021. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as moderator.
Dr. Mancini is the Co-Chair of the 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 2021, as selected for the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
How Does Hormone Transition in Transgender Women Change Body Composition, Muscle Strength and Hemoglobin? Systematic Review with a Focus on the Implications for Sport Participation doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103106
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Dr. Lee Mancini reviews the article, “State Laws Governing School Physical Education in Relation to Attendance and Physical Activity Among Students in the USA: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” which was originally published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science in May 2021. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as moderator.
Dr. Mancini is the Co-Chair of the 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 2021, as selected for the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
State Laws Governing School Physical Education in Relation to Attendance and Physical Activity Among Students in the USA: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.09.004
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Today, we are introducing a new mini journal club series highlighting the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2021, as selected for the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
Dr. Lee Mancini is the Co-Chair of the Top Articles Subcommittee, the newest addition to AMSSM’s Education Committee, and in this inaugural episode, he discusses the rigorous process of how these impactful articles were selected. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as moderator.
This ongoing series will feature 10-15 minute episodes, highlighting each article individually, beginning with the honorable mentions, and then counting down the top 11 articles from 2021. These episodes will be released every other week in AMSSM's podcast feed.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Irfan Asif, MD, to discuss the topic of Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion.
Dr. Asif, who is the Chair of the AMSSM Collaborative Research Network, helped lead the 2021 Research Summit, which produced several publications and educational resources related to Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion. In this conversation, he addresses the following topics and questions:
- A refresher on the 2021 Research Summit and the significant outcomes from that event
- How the Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion Core Curricula originated
- More details about the interactive and freely available Exercise Medicine & Physical Activity Promotion Modules
- How can physicians and other medical faculty integrate these resources into their clinical practices?
- Providing information about the upcoming 2023 Research Summit on Justice, Equity and Inclusion, which takes place in April 2023
- Future publications, deliverables and other opportunities stemming from the 2021 Research Summit
Additional Resources
Exercise Medicine & Physical Activity Promotion Modules tinyurl.com/exercisemodules
Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity Promotion: Core Curricula for US Medical Schools, Residencies and Sports Medicine Fellowships https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/56/7/369.full.pdf
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
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?
- The origins of shockwave therapy use and some of its additional applications
- Describing the process of shockwave therapy and its effects
- Some of the factors to consider when performing ESWT, especially to clinicians who have never used this treatment option before
- Understanding the different types of shockwave therapy and how they can be used to treat injuries
- What types of providers can administer ESWT, and what are the recommended treatment protocols for medical teams?
- What is the reimbursement status of shockwave therapy for providers?
- What are some of the medical conditions that are best treated by ESWT, in both the lower and upper extremities?
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.
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
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
- Creating effective exercise prescriptions, including the best physical activity recommendations and strategies
- The best types of exercises for post-menopausal women and several alternatives, based on potential health and risk factors
- Addressing health disparities between genders and communities, and making sure individuals can safely engage in physical activity
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
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.
- How does WADA’s Athlete Biological Passport work, and what has its impact been on anti-doping?
- How does he view orthobiologic treatments, such as PRP and stem cell therapies, through the lens of anti-doping?
- Are gene doping technologies realistic from a physiological standpoint, or it is still the stuff of science fiction?
- How does USADA balance respect for athlete autonomy and privacy, while also performing meaningful doping control?
- How should sports medicine providers proceed when encountering athletes who might be coerced into doping programs?
- How should physicians approach care of recreational athletes when it comes to the risks and benefits of substances that may be performance-enhancers, such as testosterone?
- How does he approach being a fan of sport while working at USADA, where he often sees the best of worst of sport?