Explore every episode of the podcast Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast

  In March of 2026, the International Olympic Committee released a new policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sports. This new policy is applicable to the 2028 Olympic Games to be hosted in Los Angeles and onward and is not […]

  Welcome to National Athletic Training Month 2026. Each year we highlight several athletic trainers to talk about their roles, some interesting experiences, struggles, and advice for those starting out in the field. Today on the podcast, I am joined by three athletic trainers who […]

  We are closing out our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see […]

  We are starting a new series where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we […]

  We will be starting a new mini-series of the podcast called “Revisionist Sports Medicine” covering things in pediatric sports medicine that are overlooked or misunderstood in honor of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Revisionist History” podcast.   This series will cover various phrases or diagnoses we see […]

  We’ve featured the Aspen Institute previously on the podcast. They have done great work looking at youth sports and looking at the drivers of youth sports participation and youth sports culture. Recently they released results of a survey of youth sports parents which revealed […]

  If you are a high school student, college student, medical student or medical resident who has an interest in sports medicine, then this podcast episode is for you. It can be confusing and a little daunting investigating what it takes to become a sports […]

  It’s time for the finale of our review of The Pit, a medical drama on HBO Max starring Noah Wyle. We’ve been going through the first season of this incredible show and how it’s really captured a lot of the issues going on in […]

  You may love or hate medical TV shows. They seem to come in waves on TV. Right now, one of the best medical TV shows that I’ve seen, in my opinion, is “The Pitt.” We are taking a dive into this show talking about […]

  Medical TV Shows. From M*A*S*H to St Elsewhere, ER to Scrubs, Call the Midwife to House, Grey’s Anatomy to Chicago Med, there have been a wide variety of portrayals of medical care on television over the years. There are some shows that try to […]

  Infections in athletes can be a challenge. No one likes to feel sick, especially someone who is ready to compete in a sport or participate in an event. Some infectious diseases raise more concern when dealing with athletes. Infectious mononucleosis is one of those […]

  We are continuing our series of podcasts called “Pediatric Sport Medicine Profiles.” We all know there have been some significantly instrumental individuals who have been influential in this landscape whether it be training many of us, people who have completed critical research, those who […]

  Artificial Intelligence. As a child of the 80s, I remember fondly one of my favorite movies and its subsequent sequels about when the machines gain self-awareness and take over. If you are too young and don’t recall that movie, perhaps you remember the catch […]

  Welcome to National Athletic Training Month 2025. Each year we highlight several athletic trainers to talk about their roles, some interesting cases, struggles, and advice for those starting out in the field. Today on the podcast, I am joined by two athletic trainers who […]

  In sports medicine, we see a lot of swollen joints. Typically, they are from an injury, but not every single swollen joint is from something structurally damaged. It may be an inflammatory issue. How do we tease this out as sports medicine professionals? Our […]

  We are continuing our series of podcasts called “Pediatric Sport Medicine Profiles.” There have been some individuals who have been significantly influential in this pediatric sports medicine, whether it be training many of us, people who have completed critical research, those who have been […]

  You may have noticed the large puffy extensions on some football helmets in recent years. They are kind of hard to miss. The NFL recommended the Guardian Caps to certain positions for preseason in 2022 and extended their use recently now allowing them for […]

  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 years flew by which means I’ve probably passed the halfway point in my medical career, unless I feel inspired to […]

  If you are involved with sports medicine, you have no doubt interacted with someone involved in cheerleading. From young ages, our youth are participating in cheer in various forms in private clubs or through their schools. However, is cheerleading safe? Today on the podcast […]

  I wanted to take a moment to express my condolences to the Rice family as I found out just a little bit earlier today that doctor Stephen Rice, who we had on the podcast back in April of 2023, so a little over a […]

  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 the world in so many different sports is just incredible. My wife and I are partial to the track and […]

  Throughout much of the country, heat and humidity are starting to become the norm. As we inch closer to fall and especially with football practices and camps starting, those of us in sports medicine are on high alert for a potential surge in heat-related […]

  Youth sports can have many benefits to use. However, the world of youth sports, in some situations, has taken a life of its own. Many young athletes play multiple games in a day, on multiple teams, year-round, and often with added independent skill or […]

  On a regular basis in sports medicine, we are faced with ethical dilemmas. Whether or not we should allow kids to play certain sports based on injury risk, performance enhancement and equipment advances, treatment interventions, return to play decisions, and conflicts of interest to […]

  Today on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast we are going to tackle a topic that I would predict that all of us do not get enough of….and that’s sleep. Sleep is a necessity for all of us but it can have a critical role […]

  We are back to finish out Brain Injury Awareness Month looking at another component of the SCAT6. Today we are going to tackle what I consider to be the “OG” version of the SCAT, otherwise known as the SAC, or the Standardized Assessment of […]

  March means two things in the world of sports medicine, not counting March Madness. The first is National Athletic Training Month. The second is Brain Injury Awareness Month. In the world of sport-related concussions, it’s an ideal time to continue to bring awareness about […]

  We are turning the page from our leap year month into March of 2024. It’s time for National Athletic Training Month again. Each year we highlight several athletic trainers to talk about their roles, some interesting cases, struggles, and advice for those starting out […]

  Dr. Jason Zaremski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida. Dr. Zaremski received his medical degree from Tufts University and then stayed at Tufts to complete his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is […]

  If you are coming out of fellowship now, you have requirements for training in the use of ultrasound, both diagnostically and for injections. During my fellowship 20 years ago, we weren’t talking about ultrasound use and I probably missed that boat by about 5 […]

  As we all know, the world of youth sports today can sometimes be described as sheer chaos for some families. The frequent travel for competitions, the never-ending quest to keep up with the Joneses, the fear of missing out on developing your child if […]

  Happy New Year everyone! It’s 2024. Sports Medicine had an interesting year and I thought I’d take a brief moment to review some of the most interesting things, in my opinion, of 2023 in the world of sports medicine.      Connect with The […]

  A common question I get in clinic when seeing patients for concussion is “what is the best helmet out there for my son or daughter?” Or what headgear is the best for sports that use headgear instead of helmets? Typically, we have the discussion […]

  The hip. It’s an area in orthopedics that has seen exponential growth in research over the last several decades. I don’t recall ever talking about hip impingement during my fellowship training 20 years ago. Yet, CAM and pincer impingement as well as labral tears […]

  The 6th Concussion in Sport Group Meeting was last year around this time and earlier this year in June of 2023 the updated guidance from this group was published. A subtle but important change was made to the return to play progression. I’ve had […]

  There are a handful of knee injuries that are seen commonly in the adolescent age group. Patellar dislocations and subluxations rank high on that list. However, it’s an injury that is sometimes misunderstood and there has been a tendency in the past to be […]

  I wanted to try something new today with the podcast. As I’ve become older and more seasoned, I’ve had a growing interest in history and the history of things, particularly in medicine. I was never a big history fan in high school. I tolerated […]

  I think any of us who are involved in sports medicine and the care of young athletes appreciates those in the media who just get it. I know I’ve been interviewed multiple times over the years for either print articles or for broadcast and […]

  If you are involved even a little bit with concussion care, you are probably aware that the latest Concussion in Sport Group reports came out mid-week in June 2023. A large series of systematic reviews and updated clinical recommendations were published and are all […]

  One of the things I have loved about doing this podcast is the ability to educate people. But it’s not only for the education of my listeners, but for me personally as well. In preparation for each episode, I’ll review articles and various online […]

  It’s Springtime. Baseball season is underway. I don’t know about you, but my offices are a never-ending stream of young throwers from about February to November. There are many reasons for this, of course, but what is the latest research telling us about our […]