BJSM Podcast

Dr. Ashwin Rao, a board-certified sports medicine expert and team physician for the University of Washington, shares insights on treating tendinopathy. He compares microsurgical tendon debridement and orthobiologics, highlighting the advantages of minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Rao discusses innovative outpatient procedures and the role of local anesthesia, enhancing patient experience. He also addresses the use of orthobiologics like platelet-rich plasma and stem cells, clarifying their benefits in pain relief and rehabilitation. Enthusiastic about community involvement, he encourages ongoing education in sports medicine.

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Erin Hammer, MD, MPH, who received the Best Overall Research Award at the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. The study focused on the use of Guardian Caps and whether they were associated with a lower risk of sport-related concussion (SRC) during practices and games among high school football players. In this conversation, Dr. Hammer discusses her award-winning research, which was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, and also shares her personal advice for those looking to get more involved in scholarly research. Registration is now open for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, which takes place from April 22-27. Learn more and register now at annualmeeting.amssm.org.   Research Article Links The Association Between Guardian Cap Use During Practices and Sport-related Concussion Risk in High School American Football Players bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/4/257 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting Research Podium Presentations journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/fulltext/2024/03000/2024_amssm_research_podium_presentations.11.aspx

Chris Macdonald, a researcher at the University of Copenhagen and an elite athlete, joins Harvard's Professor Daniel Lieberman, a paleoanthropologist known for his work on endurance running. They explore why exercise often fails as effective medicine, highlighting our evolutionary instincts against voluntary activity. They discuss the distinction between efficacy and effectiveness in treating conditions like type 2 diabetes. The conversation emphasizes the need for enjoyable exercises and supportive environments to foster long-term adherence and engagement in physical activity.

In this episode, Dr Kyle Winik is joined by Adam Weir, Hans Tol, and Rod Whiteley, all actively involved in the Sport and exercise medicine field to discuss hamstring injuries and an approach to a challenging injury in practice. This was recorded live from the IOC 15th Advanced Team Physician Course, in Rome, Italy. Through the episode they discuss an approach to a patient with a hamstring injury but also tackle some important questions about if there are any ways to speed up or predict an accurate return to play.”

In this episode, Dr Brooke Patterson is joined by Dr Bas Vanhooren, an applied sport scientist and strength and conditioning specialist, and a national level athlete. They discuss the BJSM Academy award winning PhD on “Innovative approaches to injury prevention and performance enhancement in running: insights from PhD research on hamstring strengthening, running biomechanics and energetics, and wearable technology”. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/10/21/bjsports-2024-109159.long This podcast forms a part of an ongoing series which aims to highlight the work of early career researchers, via the BJSM PhD Academy Awards, and in this series, we will also be asking the guests how they first got involved in research, why they decided to do a PhD, what they loved and what they found most challenging, and their career pathway or plans post-PhD. There are many ways to for clinicians to be involved in research, and we hope to highlight these along the way. Brooke also highlights a new exciting initiative – The Training and Career Development Network developed by the IOC Research Centres. https://ucalgary.ca/sport-injury-prevention-research-centre/ioc-research-centres-training-and-career-development-network

In this episode Dr Kyle Winik is joined by Dr Lervasen Pillay, a Sport and Exercise Physician who has a keen interest in Exercise and Cancer. Through the episode they discuss an approach to a patient battling cancer and try to give an approach to change the narrative that exercise can be used as a tool in cancer management.

In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Lars Engebretson. After 17 years, Lars has stepped down as the Head of Scientific Activities of the Medical and Scientific Department for the International Olympic Committee. In this episode Lars reflects on his achievements, career, and the future of sport and exercise medicine research. You can follow Professor Engebretson on Twitter/X here

New-generation running shoes are being developed with the aim of enhancing an athlete's stride length and propulsion force. But what do podiatrists think about these innovative "super shoes"? In this podcast, Dr. Daniel Bastock explores this concept with Damir Metljak, a sports podiatrist based in Adelaide, South Australia. They discuss the biomechanical implications of these shoes, the potential for increased injury risk, and how to design the ideal orthotic to complement the unique characteristics of this footwear.

In this episode we have a chat with this year’s American Medical Society for Sports Medicine(AMSSM) Global Exchange Program to South Africa candidate Dr Emily Sweeney. Doctor Sweeney is a Pediatric Sport Medicine Physician currently practising at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver. She will also be a speaker at the biannual SASMA Conference in October later this year. Being a previous elite level gymnast who retired at a young age due to a back injury, Doctor Sweeney has a unique perspective to gymnastic medicine. Despite retiring as an athlete she remained very involved with the sport and now serves as a practitioner to many gymnasts suffering with gymnastics related injuries and pathology. https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2018/11000/returning_to_sport_after_gymnastics_injuries.7.aspx?WT.mc_id=EMxALLx20100222xxFRIEND The discussion touches on numerous gymnastics medicine topics, like mental health, diversification of skills and lessons from the recent Paris Olympics. Some of the articles referred to in the episode: -Returning to Sports After Gymnastics Injuries -Health outcomes among former female collegiate gymnasts: the influence of sport specialization, concussion, and disordered eating

Dr Richard Budgett has been the Medical and Science Director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the last 12 years. He talks to Dr Georgia Cahill from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games about his role and reflects on how the IOC has focussed on athlete safety and health promotion as he prepares to step down in December 2024.