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Award winning broadcaster Tim Heller joins us to answer some questions regarding weather and sports, share his thoughts on keeping athletes safe and other odd weather questions.
Meals Athletes Can Make – 127
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Registered Dietitians Brett Singer (Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports Medicine) and Rita Zapien (H-E-B Grocery Stores) team up to bring practical meal advice for athletes. Two of my favorite tips are:
1. Take students / athletes on a field trip to the store and show them what to buy.
2. Speak with a RD and set up a store tour.
These two tips can really bring home the value and are super practical.
Concussion Protocol and mTBI Research – 126
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Dr. Jacob Resch is doing some pioneering research focusing on balance issues and concussions. One of their test sites is DeSoto High School where the Sports Medicine team, lead by David Young, is leading the way in the secondary setting with concussion research studies and protocol management.
Masters of Athletic Training at U of H
http://www.utdallas.edu/txbdc/img/news/news/160SF_3.MP3 (Conversation with Dr. Rob Renneker on pupilometer device)
https://curry.virginia.edu/about/directory/jacob-e-resch (Dr. Resch information)
http://www.ntats.com (North Texas Athletic Training Society)
http://www.concussionvitalsigns.com (Concussion Vital Signs Cognitive test)
http://bertec.com (footplate system we use)
Postural Restoration – 125
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Mike McKenney of North Eastern University joins us again to talk about postural restoration. He is joined by Josh Ogden from Baylor University. I love their thirst for knowledge and understanding for the sake of improving the performance of their respective athletic programs.
The Female Athlete and Social Media – 124
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Megan Jeffris shares her research from her masters thesis. Strangely enough Dr. Yellen did some of his master's research on female athletes. It is a dangerous double standard we hold for these amazing athletes to look like models.
Strength Training is Health Care Too – 123
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Mike McKenney and Dan Boothby have figured out how to do the most valuable aspect of athletic training. They focus on preventing injuries through a close relationship between Athletic Trainer, Strength Coach and Sports Dietitian.
“Wow, those guys are just a fountain of knowledge” – Dr. Josh Yellen on the guests for #123
Relationships Between a Coach and Athletic Trainer – 122
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Robbie McFarlan has been an AT for five years, but has had a very rare path to understanding the mind of a coach. His advice “Stop and try to understand where they are coming from before you take it personal” Check out our conversation about how each of has failed and learned a lesson the hard way about interacting with coaches.
Thanks to JJ Worthen for allowing us to use his music.
Sideline CT scanners with Med-Logic and Dr. Summer Ott – 121
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Sideline CT Scanner with MedLogic, Dr. Ott, and Brad Brown – 121
Dr. Summer Ott the Director of the Concussion Program for Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine joins us to figure how the Infrascanner from MedLogic can be used for high school sports setting. With 29 years in the NFL Brad Brown has some great insight into professional sports and in his new role as Director of Sports Medicine for Memorial Hermann. Janine McGowan and Pete Thompson did a great job answering questions and demonstrating this new technology.
Did you know a CT is as much radiation to the head as 300 – 400 chest X-rays? This new technology could help reduce exposure to radiation and speed the triage process
Link to all of the documents provided by MedLogic
Awesome SAT programs with Allen ISD and Chris Shaddock – 120
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How to run a great student Athletic Trainer Program with Chris Shaddock and Mary Lynn Miller – 120.
Chris has been doing a lot to promote Athletic Training. His kids, school and community believe in what the team behind the team does. He joins us to share ways we can all be more like him.
Mary Lynn Miller Joins us via Skype from Allen ISD in Allen, Texas. They have over 70 SATs, all girls. They have some pretty strict requirements to make it to the varsity level. Dealing with all those high school girls there are countless stories of drama.
Listen as each of them shares ways they have succeeded in create great student athletic trainer programs.
Thanks to JJ Worthen for allowing us to use his music.
Advanced Physical Therapy with Ryan Collins – 119
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Advanced Physical Therapy with Ryan Collins – 119
Ryan Collins, is a Physical Therapist for Memorial Hermann that joins us to share some techniques for advanced or late stage physical therapy. We also have a guest spot from Brad Brown Director of Sports Medicine for Memorial Hermann.
Thanks to JJ Worthen for allowing us to use his music.