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Marathon Medicine – 216

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Description: Dr. Ray Castle and John Cianca are the medical coordinators for the Houston and Lousiana Marathon.  Here we explore what it takes to put on an event like this, but also what medical concerns there are.
How can Athletic Trainers be better prepared for distance running injuries?
What are the best practices in preparing athletes for races?
Preparing the course?
Heat illness?
Cold illness?
Resources:
Contact
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Running Mechanics – 215

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http://rundocryan.com/
http://rundocryan.com/
Ryan Green has extensive expertise in running.  His lively hood is focused on helping people run better.
as managing partner of Varsity Running
Discussion topics:
Most common running injuries.
How to fix them
Which shoe type is better?
Which apps help us identify mechanical errors?
Contact: @rundocryan
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Running Through Cancer with RunDocRyan – LS1

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Ryan Green
Father, Husband Runner, Cancer Survivor.  Ryan Green is an amazing resource for almost all things running related. He shares his story about battling cancer and how that relates to being an Athletic Trainer.
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Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Athletic Training Abroad – 214

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www.saschina.org
www.saschina.org
Caleb Lott grew up in the US going to college in North Carolina and South Carolina but he took an internship in China.  He returned to the US for a few years then got offered a new position at the Shanghai American School where he currently works.
Hear how he got there
Why he stays
Some of the challenges and rewards
How you might be able to do something similar
Traditional Chinese Medicine Tour
FundForTeachers.org
Contact: caleb.lott@saschina.org
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Hydration, Electrolyte and Sports Performance – 213

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Are we drinking enough water?  Should you take that 8 cups challenge at work? What about the athletes, are we actually harming them by giving them Gatorade at baseball games where they barely sweat?  Pickle Juice, Powerade, Gatorade, Salt Tablets or Chicken Broth, what is unbiased research showing?
Contact:
Tell him what you think via social media: @McKenney_ATC
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Blood Flow Restrictions Training – 212

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http://www.owensrecoveryscience.com/
http://www.owensrecoveryscience.com/

Increased Human Growth Hormone, Increased Human Growth Factor, increased muscle girth, increased muscle strength.  Sounds like it is all positive with blood flow restriction training for a small fee.

Discussion topics:
How does it work
What does it cost
What does it take to be trained
Who is this training available to currently
Resources: http://www.owensrecoveryscience.com/
Contact kevin.maloney@MemorialHermann.org
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Biodex Protocols with Kevin Maloney – 211

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http://www.naturaltouchrehabilitation.com/Biodex.html
http://www.naturaltouchrehabilitation.com/Biodex.html

Biodex is a great tool to help solve the puzzle.  for most Athletic Trainers in the Secondary Setting it s not an option to have one in school.  However Kevin suggests speaking with the Doctor and Physical Therapist and see if they can not work out an à la carte script for using the equipment

Contact: Kevin.Maloney@MemorialHermann.org
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Sports Medicine University – 210

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SMU
Dr. David Geier joins us to discuss why he is such an advocate for athletic trainers, some of the things he does to promote Athletic Trainers and how he hopes to continue to spread the message.
He also talks about the professional learning community he has created to help Sports Medicine people collaborate.
“Our professional organizations are great, but there wasn't really anywhere to form deeper relationships with the other disciplines of Sports Medicine”
Contact@drdavidgeier.com
@DrDavidGeier
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Thorough Cardiac Screenings – 209

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Paul Waller wants to make a difference for athletes by screening and providing the best opportunity for cardiac success.  Wimbledon Athletics has one of the premiere cardiac screen programs in the country and it could be yours (your students) free.
Contact pwaller@dxtesting.com
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
CEU evaluation for  LIVE show
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Clinical Residency and Outreach – 208

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Forrest Pecha is the director of clinical Residency and is tasked with ensuring that each program is up to accreditation standards.
Discussion topics:
What is Clinical residency?
What are the current opportunities?
How does this help our practice?
Are we over stepping our bounds?

Resources:CAATE website www.caate.net for accreditation standards and guidelines

St Luke’s Sports Medicine www.stlukesonline.org/sports AT residency tab

For information on research articles supporting ATs in the physician practice setting– click on resources page

Contact:
pechaf@slhs.org or office 208-489-4299
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
CEU evaluation for  LIVE show