Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mark Halstead
Covering hot topics and recent research in the world of the young athlete relevant to healthcare professionals. Hosted by Dr. Mark Halstead
On a regular basis in sports medicine, we are faced with ethical dilemmas. Whether or not we should allow kids to play certain sports […]
Today on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast we are going to tackle a topic that I would predict that all of us do not […]
We are back to finish out Brain Injury Awareness Month looking at another component of the SCAT6. Today we are going to tackle what […]
March means two things in the world of sports medicine, not counting March Madness. The first is National Athletic Training Month. The second is […]
We are turning the page from our leap year month into March of 2024. It’s time for National Athletic Training Month again. Each year […]
Dr. Jason Zaremski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida. Dr. Zaremski received his medical […]
If you are coming out of fellowship now, you have requirements for training in the use of ultrasound, both diagnostically and for injections. During […]
As we all know, the world of youth sports today can sometimes be described as sheer chaos for some families. The frequent travel for […]
Happy New Year everyone! It’s 2024. Sports Medicine had an interesting year and I thought I’d take a brief moment to review some of […]
A common question I get in clinic when seeing patients for concussion is “what is the best helmet out there for my son or […]
The hip. It’s an area in orthopedics that has seen exponential growth in research over the last several decades. I don’t recall ever talking […]
The 6th Concussion in Sport Group Meeting was last year around this time and earlier this year in June of 2023 the updated guidance […]
There are a handful of knee injuries that are seen commonly in the adolescent age group. Patellar dislocations and subluxations rank high on that […]
I wanted to try something new today with the podcast. As I’ve become older and more seasoned, I’ve had a growing interest in history […]
I think any of us who are involved in sports medicine and the care of young athletes appreciates those in the media who just […]
If you are involved even a little bit with concussion care, you are probably aware that the latest Concussion in Sport Group reports came […]
One of the things I have loved about doing this podcast is the ability to educate people. But it’s not only for the education […]
It’s Springtime. Baseball season is underway. I don’t know about you, but my offices are a never-ending stream of young throwers from about February […]
Fractured collarbones. When I first started my career, the party line for a fractured clavicle was if both ends of the collarbone were in […]
We are continuing with our Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine series with our next guest as a recently retired physician from the East Coast. […]
What do you think about when you hear someone say Long Term Athlete Development? Do you picture the elite club travel team athlete competing […]
It is March 2023, and it is National Athletic Training Month again. We are in year three of doing a special episode highlighting athletic […]
When I did my training, the standard party line was that if a skeletally immature patient has an ankle injury, is tender over the […]
Mindfulness. We hear this word a lot these days. The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of mindfulness is the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of […]
In the world of sports medicine, I’m sure there are many who would question whether Esports should be considered an actual sport. Interestingly, I […]
Ice Hockey. Although many think of it as a regional sport, with indoor ice rinks, hockey can be played pretty much anywhere. Having lived […]
We want to start off the New Year with a new feature to the Podcast. I’m calling it “Pediatric Sports Medicine Profiles.” There have […]
If you hadn’t heard of commotio cordis prior to this past week, you likely have now. On January 2, 2023, Damar Hamlin of the […]
We’re back from a little hiatus. I don’t know about you, but it’s been a super busy fall with sports injuries. I’ve seen some […]
When I give lectures on growth plate problems, I often present a slide with an x-ray of a knee in a kid who hasn’t […]
What kind of reaction do you get when you read a news article reading about a grade-school kid who’s running a marathon? It typically doesn’t get news coverage because it doesn’t happen often, but if you look at comments on social media there are often lots of comments about the cruelty of it. The … Continue reading Should Kids Run Marathons? →
I remember the excitement I had receiving my first sideline team bag as a fellow at Vanderbilt. It was certainly a sturdy bag as I still have it and it has held up better than any bag I’ve purchased since then. It was stocked with various supplies and over the years has seen things … Continue reading What’s In Your Sideline Bag? →
As sports medicine professionals, we interact with athletes at all levels. I was one of a handful of sports medicine physicians who started from a pediatric background and work with an NFL team as one of their team physicians. It was a part of my career I won’t ever forget, and no question gave … Continue reading Sports Hernia →
While recently browsing through Twitter, I noticed a debate in the athletic training twitter world about whether or not icing is beneficial following an ankle sprain. There was some significant discussion on both sides of the issue, so I thought I’d do a little dive into the research out there and get everyone current … Continue reading Does Ice Help an Ankle Sprain? →
If I was a cleverer Podcast host, I would have timed this better and had my 50th episode coincide with this. But – alas I’m on episode 47. As I turn 50 today, I wanted to take some time to reflect on my career and those who have helped me get to where I … Continue reading Reflections at 50 →
As sports medicine professionals, we interact with athletes at all levels. I was one of a handful of sports medicine physicians who started from a pediatric background and work with an NFL team as one of their team physicians. It was a part of my career I won’t ever forget, and no question gave … Continue reading The Adaptive Training Foundation: A Conversation with David Vobora →
Athletes with trouble breathing are nothing new. Obviously, athletes may get winded with deconditioning or just a really hard work out. But what about when it isn’t expected? Commonly we think of asthma and as an asthmatic since college, it is a near and dear problem to me. But not all things that may … Continue reading The Athlete With Trouble Breathing →
Iron Deficiency is an often under recognized source of reduced performance and fatigue particularly in female athletes. Endurance athletes seem to experience this more commonly, but we certainly do see other athletes who may have these struggles as well. But are we diagnosing and treating it properly? I’ve heard several speakers on this topic … Continue reading Iron Deficiency in Athletes →
It is March 2022, and it is National Athletic Training Month. Last year we did an episode with 3 athletic trainers with whom I’ve crossed paths and enjoyed it so much I wanted to do that again. Today on the podcast, I am joined by three athletic trainers who have all played a role … Continue reading Life as an Athletic Trainer: National Athletic Training Month 2022 →
Back pain in the young athlete. It’s something we often don’t think twice about in adults, but in kids, back pain in the active athletic kid is often a different beast. One of the more common conditions is the spondylolysis or a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis. It is a condition that can … Continue reading Spondylolysis →
On February 22, 2002, at 2:22PM the airwaves of Madison, Wisconsin would never be the same again. College student radio could finally be considered legit and truly legal. Many may not realize that the landscape for student radio at the largest university in the state of Wisconsin was looking bleak for nearly a decade … Continue reading On-Air: Building a College Radio Station: The WSUM Story & Remembering Dave Black →
It’s almost been 2 decades since I entered the world of pediatric sports medicine. It’s been over 30 years since I was in high school sports. The typical 3 sport athlete has certainly become less common since then, but certainly not extinct. Both boys and girls have seen their sports become more organized, starting … Continue reading Youth Sports Specialization →
We are back with our first episode of 2022. Omicron has been running rampant throughout the world. It’s been a busy month away from the podcast for me. The PRiSM meeting is now underway. Unfortunately, I am under work-related travel restrictions so I am unable to join my colleagues in person, but I was … Continue reading Research Review: Concussion →
We are approaching a little over a month away until the annual PRiSM Society meeting to be held in Houston, Texas. If you aren’t familiar with PRiSM, but listen to this podcast, let me clue you in. This is a great organization to be a part of. PRiSM stands for Pediatric Research in Sports … Continue reading PRISM 9th Annual Meeting Preview →
If your sports medicine practice is like mine or if you are an athletic trainer in the training room, you probably get a bunch of kids coming in with the presumptive diagnosis of a jammed finger. I don’t think my final diagnosis has ever been a jammed finger, but we use that term loosely … Continue reading Common Hand Injuries →
High school sports: I have fond memories of my 4 years as a cross country runner, the 3 years in track, and my one protest year of playing high school tennis when my school changed coaches for our distance team in track. I have lifelong friendships with several of those teammates and those activities … Continue reading Reimagining School Sports →
It seems in my office the default diagnosis by many health care professionals and patients presenting with lower leg pain with exertion is shin splints. It’s an easy thing to fall back on as it’s a common problem, but certainly not the only problem that causes exertional lower leg pain. I’ve had a special … Continue reading Exertional Compartment Syndrome →
When rehabbing an athlete after an injury or surgery, there are lots of protocols that are out there and tools at the disposal of the physical therapist and athletic trainer. It can get overwhelming sometimes, especially for those of us as physicians who are diagnosing the problem but aren’t actual doing the rehab. I’m … Continue reading Blood Flow Restriction Training →
The media… it can be a love/hate relationship at times. We see a new publication talking about a medical breakthrough sensationalized in the media and our patients may get the wrong impression of what the impact really is. A perfect example of this was when the ‘concussion blood test’ approval by the FDA became … Continue reading How to Communicate with the Media →
We are 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Just about a year ago we had an episode trying to gauge what would happen with fall sports. To date, it has been the most downloaded episode of this podcast. As we see surges continue to happen around the country and around the world as the … Continue reading COVID-19 and Sports: What We’ve Learned and Where Are We Going for Fall 2021 →
We have seen a lot in recent years that seems to be polarizing this country. More than I have ever witnessed in my nearly half century on this planet. In the last few years, an area that seems to be growing in its polarization in the world of sports is how to approach a … Continue reading The Transgender Athlete →
We are back with another Research Review Episode of the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast. Today we are going to cover a sport near and dear to my heart…cross country running. I have two experts on my podcast today to cover three articles in the world of running. The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Links … Continue reading Research Review — Running →
Many young athletes who play the sport of football have dreams and aspirations of playing in the NFL someday. Whether those dreams and aspirations are realistic or not is a different story. I could easily go through the statistics of the continually shrinking odds of the success rates of moving from high school to … Continue reading A Conversation with Former NFL Player Chris Long →
Athletes sustain all sorts of musculoskeletal injuries. I’d put good money that most athletic trainers and sports medicine physicians feel pretty comfortable evaluating an ankle, knee or shoulder. But what happens when the trauma is to the abdomen? How confident do you feel in identifying something that may be brewing to one of the … Continue reading Abdominal Trauma in Sports →
Sports medicine professionals interact with athletes daily, many of whom have some underlying mental health issue. Commonly this may be anxiety or depression. We know that many athletes don’t feel comfortable disclosing their mental health issues or concerns or often they may go undiagnosed for long periods of time. They can affect athletic performance … Continue reading The AMSSM Position Statement on Mental Health →
We continue our series during Mental Health Awareness Month discussing mental health issues facing athletes. Think that professional athletes have it all together and there aren’t any pressures? How about if you make the Olympics for your sport? Everything will be great from there on out, right? It’s easy to walk away. No pressures…..well … Continue reading A Conversation with Olympian Rachael Flatt (Mental Health Awareness Month 2021) →
Injuries can be devastating to an athlete of any age. It typically means loss in many respects… of goals, dreams, aspirations, normal physical activity, interaction with teammates and just being part of a team. Over the years, many tears have been shed in sports medicine offices over a diagnosis that results in that loss. … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – A High School Athlete’s Story →
It’s time for another Research Review on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast. Today we tackle the shoulder. We’ll review 3 articles covering shoulder instability bracing, clavicle fractures and the effectiveness of a throwers injury prevention program. Time to dive in to the medical literature. The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via … Continue reading Research Review — The Shoulder →
When we talk about sports medicine, we think about injuries to all sorts of structures in our body…the muscles and tendons, ligaments, bones, the brain…..but what about your teeth? You’ve all seen professional hockey players with their jack-o-lantern type smiles as a badge of honor. What do we need to be thinking about in … Continue reading Dental Injuries in Sports →
We are nearing the end of March 2021. It is Brain Injury Awareness Month but certainly not to be overlooked, it’s also National Athletic Training Month. I’ve said it before that I don’t think it’s a coincidence, given that the important role our athletic trainers take in concussion awareness, education, diagnosis and management that … Continue reading Life as an Athletic Trainer. National Athletic Training Month 2021 →
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE, is a major topic when talking about the spectrum of things related to brain injury in sports. From its first descriptions in 1928 by Dr. Harrison Martland when coining the term “Punch Drunk Syndrome” to its portrayal in the movie “Concussion” with Will Smith starring as pathologist … Continue reading CTE: A Conversation with Chris Nowinski →
It’s March and that means it’s Brain Injury Awareness Month. It’s easy for many of us to see the many patients who come into our practices or we evaluate on the sidelines and help guide them through their evaluation and recovery from their concussion. But as a pediatric sports physician who has a huge … Continue reading Remembering Jake Snakenberg: Brain Injury Awareness Month 2021 →
There is a lot of equipment out there we use with our young athletes to hopefully reduce the risk of injury. Some is required for a particular sport, although some athletes and families just purchase things on their own to use. But does the protective equipment do what is intended? How about protective equipment … Continue reading Research Review: Protective Equipment →
If you do any sort of sports medicine, you’ve heard of the meniscus, that shock absorber between the bones in the knee. Do you know what a discoid meniscus is? Why is this even important when discussing young athletes? Today on the podcast, we discuss the discoid meniscus, something that may have seen you … Continue reading Discoid Meniscus: A PRISM RIG Discussion →
It’s 2021. CoVID-19 is still here. We amazingly have a vaccine out and I’m so thankful and grateful to the scientists who worked tirelessly to get it out and to have had the opportunity to be a recipient of the vaccine. But despite these advances, cases, hospitalizations and deaths have continued to surge. We’ve … Continue reading The Pediatric Heart and COVID →
Did you know that when you think of the words MOON and MARS, they actually have a meaning outside of our celestial bodies in the sky? You probably never even equated those couple of words to sports medicine. If you have not, you should, especially if you see young athletes with ACL tears. My … Continue reading The MOON and MARS ACL Studies →
Have you heard of PRISM? I’m not talking about A prism, the geometric shape, but the sports medicine organization PRISM. If you haven’t, you’ll want to listen in as this has become a very important organization in the world of pediatric sports medicine providing an opportunity for increased collaboration of sports medicine professionals and … Continue reading What is the PRISM Society? →
Carbs, protein and fat. Macro and micronutrients. Dieting and calories. Supplements. All things that athletes are concerned about to varying degrees. Proper nutrition is essential for fueling our bodies and optimizing our athletic performance. But are our athletes doing it correctly? Are we advising our patients correctly? Join us for Part II as we … Continue reading Nutrition for Athletes, Part 2 →
We are closing in on a year into this pandemic. We just elected a new President. We’ve had sports return at a professional and collegiate level and around the country kids have continued to be involved in sports, with some areas more restricted than others. Locally, here around St Louis and in Missouri we’ve … Continue reading COVID Update: The Heart, Winter Sports and More… →
Carbs, protein and fat. Macro and micronutrients. Dieting and calories. Supplements. All things that athletes are concerned about to varying degrees. Proper nutrition is essential for fueling our bodies and optimizing our athletic performance. But are our athletes doing it correctly? Are we advising our patients correctly? Today I’m joined by a prominent sports … Continue reading Nutrition for Athletes, Part 1 →
COVID-19. It’s August 2020. Months ago, I think we were all hopeful that the virus would be something of the past. But it didn’t go away. Obviously, we could debate all of the reasons why that may be but here we are. The summer has nearly passed us by and fall sports practices, for … Continue reading COVID-19 Update: Are Sports Happening This Fall? →
The sports preparticipation exam. Some love it, some hate it. For athletes it’s a nearly annual ritual. But why do we do it? Are we truly doing it the way we should be doing it? What’s new from the 5th edition that was released in May 2019. Have you checked? Is your state using … Continue reading The Sports Pre Participation Exam (PPE) →
This is the second Research Review on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast. Our plan is to continue these on a monthly basis reviewing 2-3 articles with a thematic element to the articles. This month, concussions will be our topic. We have another 3 articles and one of the leaders in pediatric sports concussion research … Continue reading Research Review: Concussions – A Conversation with Dr. Christina Master →
Resistance Training? Is it good for young athletes? What about some things we hear a lot about? Max lifts? Stunting growth? That kids don’t benefit from strength training until puberty. The American Academy of Pediatrics released last month, in June of 2020, a revision to their 2008 policy statement with a new clinical report … Continue reading AAP Clinical Report — Resistance Training →
Welcome to a new feature of the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast. Once a month we will have the Research Review, similar to a journal club. There will be a theme to the articles that are reviewed. I’ll bring guests who may be an author of the articles or topic experts in the themed area … Continue reading Research Review: Youth Baseball →
A new wrinkle in returning to sports following infection with COVID-19 emerged in recent weeks. There is concern about potential effects of the virus on the heart. With sudden cardiac death in athletes a concern for all of us in sports medicine, any issues that could cause cardiac damage may get your Spidey Sense tingling. … Continue reading Cardiac Considerations for Athletes with COVID-19 →
It’s been a long several months with stay-at-home orders, a lack of consistent nationwide recommendations of what should and should not be done, and a lot of empty gyms and vacant fields. COVID-19 has certainly thrown all of our lives for a loop. It’s also a little humbling to become a less essential physician … Continue reading Returning to Sports During a Pandemic with Dr. Jason Newland →
Sports Medicine doesn’t just apply to the organized sports we see at a park, field or in a gymnasium. The great outdoors is the greatest playground in existence. Being active with hiking, backcountry running, mountain biking, climbing, and kayaking, whether in a competitive setting or not, brings its own unique challenges. Today on the … Continue reading Wilderness Medicine with Dr. Andrew Gregory →
Is social media right for you as a physician? Is it worth the hassle? Can it be beneficial to your practice? How can you increase your presence on social media if you already use it? Today on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast, we have some sports medicine social media gurus join us to answer … Continue reading Using Social Media in Pediatric Sports Medicine →
So you are a medical student or resident. You have an interest in sports medicine. You like kids so you think that pediatrics may be the area you want to focus. So what’s next? In this episode of The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast, we will discuss resources and things to think about when making … Continue reading A Guide to Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowships →
For the last several decades, there’s been a tremendous focus in the world of concussion on areas such as recognizing when a concussion occurs, various diagnostic evaluations, treatment recommendations and determining when it’s an appropriate time to return to play sports after a concussion. However, it’s only really been the last eight or nine … Continue reading Navigating Return to Learn After Concussion for Health Care Providers →
In order to better understand someone and how they came to be the person that they are, an origin story so to speak, sort of like how a hero or villain in comic books are revealed to readers, can help make things more clear and hopefully make the topic or character more interesting. My … Continue reading Pediatric Sports Medicine – An Origin Story with Dr. Greg Landry →
This podcast has been a long time coming. For at least the last five years, I’ve talked and thought about starting a podcast covering topics in pediatric sports medicine. So, here I am. I’ve partnered with a dear friend from high school to help produce our podcast. And now my vision is finally becoming … Continue reading The 101 – Why The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Exists… →