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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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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
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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
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CEUs on the Beach at SPATS – 207

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SPATS allows Athletic Trainers to combine learning and vacation in one trip.  High quality CEUs in an intentionally relaxed setting and still providing time to hangout or hit the beach and get some fresh seafood.
The Sports Medicine Broadcast will be broadcasting live for the first time in June 2016, So Jeff Darr joins us to give some insiders tips to making the most out of this summer conference.
Contact: vatargv.org
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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Mental Health and Drug Abuse in Athletes – 206

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John Ciecko 3 is a 2x drug free sport scholarship winner for his work in educating athletes, coaches, parents and community members about drugs abuse.  He has also presented at NATA Convention 2015 on the “Science of Addiction, Drug Abuse and Our Athletes.”  He joins the podcast today to talk more about these topics he is passionate about.
Discussion topics:
Why are you passionate about this topic?
What are some things you would like athletic trainers to understand about mental health?
What are the most common issues athletic trainers miss when dealing with athletes?
Discuss the science of addiction
Why are some people more at risk for addiction than others.
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Keeping NBA Athletes’ Health a Priority – 205

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Rockets new Strength and Conditioning Coach Joe Rogowski works with Rookie Isaiah Canaan at a morning session at the Toyota Center in Downtown Houston TX on Thursday September 19th, 2013
Rockets new Strength and Conditioning Coach Joe Rogowski works with Rookie Isaiah Canaan at a morning session at the Toyota Center in Downtown Houston TX on Thursday September 19th, 2013

Joe Rogowski is the Director of Sports Medicine for the NBA Player Association.  There has been a lot of talk recently about NBA teams playing too many games, or too many back to back games, resting players and returning them to play quickly.  We discuss what the NBA is doing about it and what are the future plans to protect players and keep them healthy.

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Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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AIRROSTI from a Patient’s Perspective – 204

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AIRROSTI – Applied Integration for the Rapid Recovery of Soft Tissue Injuries

I took the bait and tried out their services.  We discuss the injury, the booking, the process, the treatments, the outcome.

Spoiler Alert: I recommend AIRROSTI for soft tissue injuries that I might not be able to treat in the ATR.

Discussion topics:
What is AIRROSTI
How can it help me as a patient?
How can it help my athletes?
How can I incorporate them as part of the sports medicine team?
Contact:
Twitter: @PHSSportsMed
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What’s next in Athletic Training Education – 203

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ELM or Entry Level Master's programs are the future, that is a done deal.  So moving forward we want to discuss what Athletic Training Education will look like in the future with Dr, Mark Merrick, President of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.

Discussion topics:
Overview of the ELM program
Where are we going from here?
What is the CAATE currently working on?
What do you foresee in the future for Athletic Training Education?