– a Podcast to Promote and Improve YOUR practice of Athletic Training
What is CTE? CTE or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is something we can not diagnose in living patients at this time. We can measure markers or indicators. Joe D joins the podcast to share his story of living with the markers of CTE. He shares some of his stories and experiences as he is learning to …
Do you know your Local ER Doctor? Here in Houston we have a HUGE medical center and tons of small ER clinics and facilities. There is likely no way I could meet and know each ER Doctor in my area. Dr. Gail Margerum is a fan of the Sports Medicine Broadcast and and reached out …
Continuing the conversation on Current Helmet Research Devin Hamrick continues the conversation revolving around current helmet research with an interview from Justin Landers of Katy High School. Justin is an AT who is equally involved in equipment decisions as the football coaches. He has lots of experience from “our” side. Similarly, he knows the equipment …
Keith Shireman, AT for Batesville Pioneers in Arkansas was the recipient of close to $70,000 worth of Mobile Sports Medicine Unit donations. He has a 28 foot “bumper pull” trailer and a new truck to pull it with. This did not just fall in his lap though. He has been building relationships for years in …
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Phillip Williams, MD Dr. Phillip Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Dr. Williams specializes in Sports Medicine with a focus on innovative arthroscopic and reconstructive interventions for injuries affecting individuals of all ages. Ultimately, his …
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Shawn Ready did rodeo for years. His list of injuries is phenomenal. He also did some dumb things along the way. Daniele Petty was hit by a car and nearly lost her foot but return to a somewhat active lifestyle and became an Athletic Trainer John Ciecko tried to break his neck playing college football, …
One would think a geneticist would be pretty dry, but Dr. Jim Hudziak is quite funny and helps make genetics relating to sports concussions a lot easier to understand. Genetics are a much bigger factor when you are younger than when you are an adult in determining who you are and what you do. Contact …
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Chris Dean, President of Alaska Athletic Trainer Association, shares experiences of working in Alaska as an Athletic Trainer. We discuss: Best and worst parts of working in Alaska; Unique sports or treatment remedies; Ways they are improving and promoting Athletic Training in Alaska; Insider tips on dealing with cold weather; Polar Bears at Football Practice …
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Soccer season often produces as many injured athletes as football season. To gear up we are speaking with some of the best Athletic Trainers in soccer. Dawn Stuckey – Rice Owls Theron Enns – Houston Dynamo Bobby Wisenberger – Charleston Battery Topics: What are preventable injuries in soccer and how can we prevent them? Best …
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Sonia Gysland has broken the ranks of professional football; Dawn Stuckey is a head Athletic Trainer at Rice University; Christina Cope is an Athletic Trainer at Klein High School. All three have teamed up to discuss some of the struggles for female Athletic Trainers. Thanks for the special contributions from @FemaleATProbs Top 10 reasons it is so …