AI in Sports Medicine
Artificial Intelligence. As a child of the 80s, I remember fondly one of my favorite movies and its subsequent sequels about when the machines... Read More.
Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast
Collect more innovative experience and hear stories from a Pediatric Sports Medicine Doctor (Dr. Mark Halstead) who covers and educates about current hot topics in the world of the young athrlete relevant to health care professionals.
National Athletic Trainers Month 2025
Welcome to National Athletic Training Month 2025. Each year we highlight several athletic trainers to talk about their roles, some interesting cases, struggles, and... Read More.
Swollen Joints — Where Rheumatology and Sports Medicine Collide
In sports medicine, we see a lot of swollen joints. Typically, they are from an injury, but not every single swollen joint is from... Read More.
Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine – Dr. Joseph Congeni
We are continuing our series of podcasts called “Pediatric Sport Medicine Profiles.” There have been some individuals who have been significantly influential in this... Read More.
Do Guardian Caps Help Reduce Concussion?
You may have noticed the large puffy extensions on some football helmets in recent years. They are kind of hard to miss. The NFL... Read More.
Twenty Years in Pediatric Sports Medicine: A Reflection
We are in our sixth year of the podcast and I’m in the middle of my 20th year as a sports medicine physician. Twenty... Read More.
The AAP Policy Statement on Safety in Cheerleading
If you are involved with sports medicine, you have no doubt interacted with someone involved in cheerleading. From young ages, our youth are participating... Read More.
In Memorium: Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine – Dr. Stephen Rice
I wanted to take a moment to express my condolences to the Rice family as I found out just a little bit earlier today... Read More.
Olympic Medicine
If you are like me, you love the Olympics. Winter or Summer, it doesn’t matter. Watching the best of the best athletes from around... Read More.
Exertional Heat Stroke
Throughout much of the country, heat and humidity are starting to become the norm. As we inch closer to fall and especially with football... Read More.
The AAP Clinical Report on Overuse Injuries, Overtraining, and Burnout
Youth sports can have many benefits to use. However, the world of youth sports, in some situations, has taken a life of its own.... Read More.
Ethical Issues in Sports Medicine
On a regular basis in sports medicine, we are faced with ethical dilemmas. Whether or not we should allow kids to play certain sports... Read More.
