Long Term Athlete Development
What do you think about when you hear someone say Long Term Athlete Development? Do you picture the elite club travel team athlete competing... 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 Training Month 2023: “Vanderbilt Edition”
It is March 2023, and it is National Athletic Training Month again. We are in year three of doing a special episode highlighting athletic... Read More.
Salter Harris I Fibula Fractures: Fact vs Fiction
When I did my training, the standard party line was that if a skeletally immature patient has an ankle injury, is tender over the... Read More.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness. We hear this word a lot these days. The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of mindfulness is the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of... Read More.
ESports Medicine
In the world of sports medicine, I’m sure there are many who would question whether Esports should be considered an actual sport. Interestingly, I... Read More.
Research Review: Hockey
Ice Hockey. Although many think of it as a regional sport, with indoor ice rinks, hockey can be played pretty much anywhere. Having lived... Read More.
Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine: Dr. Bernard Griesemer
We want to start off the New Year with a new feature to the Podcast. I’m calling it “Pediatric Sports Medicine Profiles.” There have... Read More.
Commotio Cordis
If you hadn’t heard of commotio cordis prior to this past week, you likely have now. On January 2, 2023, Damar Hamlin of the... Read More.
Research Review: Tennis
We’re back from a little hiatus. I don’t know about you, but it’s been a super busy fall with sports injuries. I’ve seen some... Read More.
Research Review – The Apophysis
When I give lectures on growth plate problems, I often present a slide with an x-ray of a knee in a kid who hasn’t... Read More.
Should Kids Run Marathons?
What kind of reaction do you get when you read a news article reading about a grade-school kid who's running a marathon? It typically... Read More.
What’s In Your Sideline Bag?
I remember the excitement I had receiving my first sideline team bag as a fellow at Vanderbilt. It was certainly a sturdy bag as... Read More.
