Covering hot topics and recent research in the world of the young athlete relevant to healthcare professionals. Hosted by Dr. Mark Halstead
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On a regular basis in sports medicine, we are faced with ethical dilemmas. Whether or not we should allow kids to play certain sports […]By Mark Halstead
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Today on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast we are going to tackle a topic that I would predict that all of us do not […]By Mark Halstead
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A Review of the SAC (Standardized Assessment of Concussion) — Brain Injury Awareness Month
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We are back to finish out Brain Injury Awareness Month looking at another component of the SCAT6. Today we are going to tackle what […]By Mark Halstead
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March means two things in the world of sports medicine, not counting March Madness. The first is National Athletic Training Month. The second is […]By Mark Halstead
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National Athletic Trainers Month 2024
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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Dr. Jason Zaremski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida. Dr. Zaremski received his medical […]By Mark Halstead
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If you are coming out of fellowship now, you have requirements for training in the use of ultrasound, both diagnostically and for injections. During […]By Mark Halstead
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As we all know, the world of youth sports today can sometimes be described as sheer chaos for some families. The frequent travel for […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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A common question I get in clinic when seeing patients for concussion is “what is the best helmet out there for my son or […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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Is the Concussion Return to Play Protocol Too Complicated?
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The 6th Concussion in Sport Group Meeting was last year around this time and earlier this year in June of 2023 the updated guidance […]By Mark Halstead
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There are a handful of knee injuries that are seen commonly in the adolescent age group. Patellar dislocations and subluxations rank high on that […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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I think any of us who are involved in sports medicine and the care of young athletes appreciates those in the media who just […]By Mark Halstead
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The Amsterdam Concussion Guidelines
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If you are involved even a little bit with concussion care, you are probably aware that the latest Concussion in Sport Group reports came […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: What are the FACTS?
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Fractured collarbones. When I first started my career, the party line for a fractured clavicle was if both ends of the collarbone were in […]By Mark Halstead
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Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine: Dr. Stephen Rice
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We are continuing with our Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine series with our next guest as a recently retired physician from the East Coast. […]By Mark Halstead
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What do you think about when you hear someone say Long Term Athlete Development? Do you picture the elite club travel team athlete competing […]By Mark Halstead
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National Athletic Training Month 2023: “Vanderbilt Edition”
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It is March 2023, and it is National Athletic Training Month again. We are in year three of doing a special episode highlighting athletic […]By Mark Halstead
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Salter Harris I Fibula Fractures: Fact vs Fiction
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When I did my training, the standard party line was that if a skeletally immature patient has an ankle injury, is tender over the […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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Ice Hockey. Although many think of it as a regional sport, with indoor ice rinks, hockey can be played pretty much anywhere. Having lived […]By Mark Halstead
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Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine: Dr. Bernard Griesemer
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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I remember the excitement I had receiving my first sideline team bag as a fellow at Vanderbilt. It was certainly a sturdy bag as […]By Mark Halstead
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Groin pain. Literally can be a pain to deal with as a sports medicine professional. The source and location of the pain can be […]By Mark Halstead
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While recently browsing through Twitter, I noticed a debate in the athletic training twitter world about whether or not icing is beneficial following an […]By Mark Halstead
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If I was a cleverer Podcast host, I would have timed this better and had my 50th episode coincide with this. But – alas […]By Mark Halstead
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The Adaptive Training Foundation: A Conversation with David Vobora
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As sports medicine professionals, we interact with athletes at all levels. I was one of a handful of sports medicine physicians who started from […]By Mark Halstead
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Athletes with trouble breathing are nothing new. Obviously, athletes may get winded with deconditioning or just a really hard work out. But what about […]By Mark Halstead
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Iron Deficiency is an often under recognized source of reduced performance and fatigue particularly in female athletes. Endurance athletes seem to experience this more […]By Mark Halstead
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Life as an Athletic Trainer: National Athletic Training Month 2022
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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On-Air: Building a College Radio Station: The WSUM Story & Remembering Dave Black
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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If your sports medicine practice is like mine or if you are an athletic trainer in the training room, you probably get a bunch […]By Mark Halstead
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High school sports: I have fond memories of my 4 years as a cross country runner, the 3 years in track, and my one […]By Mark Halstead
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It seems in my office the default diagnosis by many health care professionals and patients presenting with lower leg pain with exertion is shin […]By Mark Halstead
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When rehabbing an athlete after an injury or surgery, there are lots of protocols that are out there and tools at the disposal of […]By Mark Halstead
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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COVID-19 and Sports: What We’ve Learned and Where Are We Going for Fall 2021
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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 […]By Mark Halstead
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