Student travel is amazing. I regularly talk with high-school-age students who have never left the Greater Houston Area Jeff Hopp has decided to give up his time off during the summer to take students on trips over the summer. How did you get started with student travel? I went on a few trips with my wife as a chaperone since she is a teacher. My role with EF Tours is to recruit kids and build excitement around the trip. We offer it to our students AT Aides, Health Science students IB program. The trips are educational but are mostly about opening people up to travel, culture, and people. Where ..read more

AI Motion Capture can be a game-changer for orthopedics. Dr. Adam Whitman of Medbridge discusses how we can benefit and what we have to be careful of when using AI Motion Capture. Everything has AI now, what does motion capture with AI mean? AI has been around since the internet started. As hardware improves so can the calculations the computers can do. Self-driving cars example - cows falling from abridge…what would you do vs what would a computer do? AI does really well in processing huge amounts of data rapidly and consistently. The physics problems in movement patterns allow for AI to be u ..read more

Digital Health is revolutionizing healthcare. Adam Whitman, now with Medbridge, was a practicing clinician for 12 years including running a concierge PT service for NFL athletes. Adapting to Emerging Tech (listen to my recent recording with Casey and Kim) I have my hands in most aspects of the company More recently I have been focused on improvement in remote care possibilities. Demand for healthcare is growing More and more providers are getting burned out and leaving the profession Are you trying to take my job? All of our movement assessment uses AI AI has greatly improved since the beginni ..read more

Protect3D joins medicine and technology to help Athletes return to the sport safer and maybe faster. Kevin Gehsmann joins me to share their story and how Athletic Trainers can get their athletes braced. Where did the idea come from? Engineering student Liked 3D printing Daniel Jones, the quarterback at Duke, went down with a clavicle fracture. They decided their engineering project would help Daniel and other elite athletes needing protection. Customized for his unique needs and ROM What has been the most difficult hurdle for Protect3d? In the early days, we were recognized by the NFL and won ..read more

Kim Lowry and Nutrition Myths are so close, so easy, so trendy…Kim Lowry discusses some of the Sports Nutrition myths with Ryan Collins at the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Update. Protein 2-2.2 grams of protein if they are trying to bulk up Total calories are a common misconception You can not bulk up Muscle but not add any fat…almost universally Spread it out throughout the day Nutrient Timing Research is mixed - some say within an hour increases your muscle growth You can ap into muscle synthesis about every 3-4 hours High Protein snacks and meals Nuts Low-fat cheese sticks Greek yogurt ..read more

Alex Bray is a young professional that grew up with social media and smartphones. She uses it to make an impact in her sports medicine practice. Why do you use social media for sports medicine? Started in grad school as a way to network, turned into a way to advocate for our profession & athletes, share things I struggle with as an AT to help others, and learn from other ATs in areas that I’m weaker in.  What have you taken from Social Media? It can be helpful or hurtful. I’ve created some friendships because of it, but I also see toxic, negative things in the AT Social Media world ev ..read more

Dr. John Gallucci discusses Five Things that Athletic Trainers can do as clinicians to help prevent injury. John, what is your Athletic Trainer story?  Wrestler and baseball player in high school A local PT company had an outreach AT His family owned a supply company that connected him with PTs. Through high school and college, he had several great interactions with ATs that lead him down that path to becoming an AT. Five things we are doing wrong that could cause injury: Providing self-care We understand biomechanics and how the body works. Use proper biomechanics Appropriate nutrition I ..read more

Up to 90% of eye injuries in sports can be prevented with proper eyewear. Dr. Alireza Somji, OD joins me, Jeremy Jackson to discuss some of what he sees and how we can help prevent eye injuries. International sports vision association - eye safety awareness program WileyX are ballistic rated Sportsvision.pro Protect prevent play Over half of the brain is dedicated to visual processing. But we almost never train the visual performance Alexander Arnold from the redbull documentary Steph Curry, Matt Ryan. First step should be getting a full eye evaluation. Make sure they have an examination and n ..read more

Emerging Concussion tech can be big business. Casey and Kim join the podcast to discuss some of the new tools and trends for Sports Medicine professionals managing concussions. What has gone away? Clear edge test New Concussion Tech: What is new? EyeBox - you put your chin on a chin rest and then track the marker in the EyeBox Wavi - EEG Mind Mirror - uses a front-facing camera and focuses on pupilometry  Mouthguards -  What is new with SWAY? We stay up to date with the consensus statements.  We updated our documents from SCAT 5 to SCAT 6 Our tests mirror what is going on with t ..read more

Casey and Kim share Emerging Technology in Sports Medicine Emerging Tech in Sports Medicine Rehab Xothrm smart pad Blazepods  Firefly recovery Healthy roster, RankOne and EMRs GameReady BFR Owens/Delfi, SujiBFR Virtual Reality Sidelines Sway Medical App  Avive Perry weather Emerging tech for At Home Medbrige Evaluation InFlow Hydration monitor Spark Motion Dartfish Sway Medical App Force plates Mind Mirror Contact Us: Casey Paulk Kim Wyand Jeremy Jackson ..read more