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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.
The AMSSM Sports Medcasts (medical podcasts) are to learn about clinically relevant sports medicine topics in a concise and entertaining format.
Episodes

Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Dr. Jill Sylvester reviews the article, “Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Complication Rates With Best- and Worst-Case Analyses for Rerupture Rates,” which was originally published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine in March 2021. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as moderator.
Dr. Sylvester 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 2021, as selected for the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Complication Rates With Best- and Worst-Case Analyses for Rerupture Rates

Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Dr. Jill Sylvester reviews the article, “Physical Inactivity is Associated with a Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Study in 48,440 Adult Patients,” which was originally published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in April 2021. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as moderator.
Dr. Sylvester 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 2021, as selected for the 2022 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
Physical Inactivity is Associated with a Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Study in 48,440 Adult Patients

Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD (T: @ArmySportsDoc), is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD (T: @AdamTenfordeMD), to discuss a recently published manuscript titled “Bone Stress Injuries in Runners Using Carbon Fiber Plate Footwear.”
In this conversation, Dr. Tenforde addresses the following topics related to the article:
- Explanation of the use of Carbon Fiber Plate (CFP) technology in footwear and why it’s become so popular
- Addressing the rapid changes and progression of record-breaking performance in the running community as a result of this footwear
- Discussing his article featuring a case series of navicular bone stress injuries in runners using CFP footwear
- Providing some general recommendations for safely using CFP footwear, as well as raising awareness on the possible health concerns of this new technology
Additional Resources
Bone Stress Injuries in Runners Using Carbon Fiber Plate Footwear https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01818-z
Return to Sport Following Low-Risk and High-Risk Bone Stress Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/24/bjsports-2022-106328

Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Dr. Lee Mancini reviews the article, “Resistance Training Does Not Decrease Placental Blood Flow During Valsalva Maneuver: A Novel Use of 3D Doppler Power Flow Ultrasonography,” which was originally published in Sports Health 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.
Resistance Training Does Not Decrease Placental Blood Flow During Valsalva Maneuver: A Novel Use of 3D Doppler Power Flow Ultrasonography

Friday Jan 27, 2023
Exercise Physiology with Polly de Mille
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.
