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
