AMSSM Sports Medcasts – Details, episodes & analysis

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, continues the conversation with Dr. Dan Cushman, MD, discussing the management of a case of shoulder pain in a 23-year-old backpacker.

The goal of this ongoing series is to be an audible study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Cushman is board-certified in both Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and specializes in the care of musculoskeletal injuries in both athletes & non-athletes, musculoskeletal ultrasound, electrodiagnostics, and endurance sports-specific injuries. He serves as the team physician for the University of Utah Track & Field and Cross-Country teams and is also the team physician for the University of Utah Swimming and Diving teams.

Dr. Shirazi is a Sports Medicine Fellow at the University of Colorado. She completed her residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia/Cornell, where she served as Chief Resident, and is the current Fellow Chair for AMSSM’s Library of Ultrasound Pathology. She is passionate about women’s sports medicine and providing specialized care for female athletes.

Resources:

Best Practices in Sports Medicine: AMSSM and AOASM Case Studies (1st ed) – Case 66 (p. 395): https://amssmstore.com/best-practices-in-sports-medicine-amssm-and-aoasm-case-studies

Peripheral Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity | National Fellow Online Lecture Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC0XgHvQWXc

Unilateral Winged Scapula: Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Experience with 128 cases, With Special Attention to Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mus.26059

The Natural History of Long Thoracic and Spinal Accessory Neuropathies: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mus.10068

MR Neurography (MRN) of the Long Thoracic Nerve: Retrospective Review of Clinical Findings and Imaging Results at Our Institution Over 4 Years: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00256-017-2737-z

Ortho Bullets – Scapular Winging: https://www.orthobullets.com/shoulder-and-elbow/3062/scapular-winging

Surgical and Clinical Decision Making in Isolated Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1558944717733306

A Comprehensive Analysis of Pectoralis Major Transfer for Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1058274614006818

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO (X: @thejschro), is joined by two guests to discuss their award-winning research from last year’s AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

First, Dr. Meredith Ehn – the 2024 Young Investigator Award winner – discusses “The NICA Injury Surveillance System: Results from Five Years of Student-Athlete Injury Data,” which was recently published in Research in Sports Medicine.

Then, Dr. Rajiv Jain – the 2024 NCAA Research Award winner – shares information about his study, “Assessment Of Stimulated Blink Reflex And Symptoms Over Time In Collegiate Athletes With Sport-related Concussion,” which appeared in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

Links to the Research Articles:

The NICA Injury Surveillance System: Results from Five Years of Student-Athlete Injury Data https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15438627.2025.2478399

Assessment Of Stimulated Blink Reflex And Symptoms Over Time In Collegiate Athletes With Sport-related Concussion: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2024/10001/assessment_of_stimulated_blink_reflex_and_symptoms.2413.aspx

Dr. Emily Eshleman discusses the #2 article of 2023, “Clinical Recovery from Concussion–Return to School and Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” which was originally published in British Journal of Sports Medicine in June 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Eshleman is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Clinical Recovery from Concussion–Return to School and Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/12/798

Dr. Emily Eshleman discusses the #3 article of 2023, “Efficacy of Topical Versus Oral Analgesic Medication Compared to a Placebo in Injured Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis,” which was originally published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports in June 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Eshleman is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Efficacy of Topical Versus Oral Analgesic Medication Compared to a Placebo in Injured Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.14418

Dr. Emily Eshleman discusses the #4 article of 2023, “Management of de Quervain Tenosynovitis,” which was originally published in JAMA Network Open in October 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Eshleman is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Management of de Quervain Tenosynovitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811119

Dr. Jason Deck discusses the #5 article of 2023, “Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses,” which was originally published in Diagnostics in March 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Deck is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/6/1138

Dr. Jason Deck discusses article the #6 of 2023, “Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory and Corticosteroid Injections for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” which was originally published in Sports Health in July 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Deck is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory and Corticosteroid Injections for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19417381221108726

Dr. Jason Deck discusses the #7 article of 2023, “Beyond Acute Concussion Assessment to Office Management: A Systematic Review Informing the Development of a Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool (SCOAT6) for Adults and Children,” which was originally published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in June 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Deck is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Beyond Acute Concussion Assessment to Office Management: A Systematic Review Informing the Development of a Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool (SCOAT6) for Adults and Children https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/737

Top Sports Medicine Articles Podcast – PRP vs. Steroid Injections for Tennis Elbow

Dr. Moira Davenport discusses the #8 article of 2023, “Corticosteroid Injections for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis are Superior to Platelet-rich Plasma at 1 Month but Platelet-rich Plasma is More Effective at 6 Months: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Level 1 and 2 Studies,” which was originally published in The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in September 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Davenport is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Corticosteroid Injections for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis are Superior to Platelet-rich Plasma at 1 Month but Platelet-rich Plasma is More Effective at 6 Months: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Level 1 and 2 Studies https://www.jshoulderelbow.org/article/S1058-2746(23)00395-6/abstract

Dr. Moira Davenport discusses the #9 article of 2023, “Ultrasonography or Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures,” which was originally published in The New England Journal of Medicine in May 2023. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Davenport is a member of the AMSSM Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2023, as selected for the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Ultrasonography or Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2213883