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Send us Fan Mail A 17-year-old volleyball player walks into clinic with a week of non-traumatic low back pain, but her story has a detail I never ignore: months earlier, she felt a “pop” during a jump and her symptoms worsened with trunk extension. That combination of athlete profile, mechanism, and exam findings should immediately put pars interarticularis stress injury on your radar. I break dow...

Send us Fan Mail We break down a real clinic case where a simple misstep leads to a suspected Lisfranc injury and a fast track from urgent imaging to surgical care. We share the exam and X-ray clues that help us spot midfoot instability early, plus what recovery often looks like after fixation. • case presentation after a plantar-flexion misstep with a pop and immediate inability to weight bear •...

Send us Fan Mail We walk through how pediatric distal radius fractures behave differently from adult injuries, using real X-ray cases to show what to measure and why it matters. We focus on remodeling potential, age-based angulation limits, and practical casting choices that keep kids safe while they heal fast.  • case study of a seven-year-old with a subtle metadiaphyseal distal radius fracture a...

Send us Fan Mail A snowboard edge catch, a fall on an outstretched hand, and a wrist that instantly looks wrong. We take you step-by-step through a classic distal radius fracture presentation in orthopedic urgent care, featuring a 22-year-old with dorsal displacement and the unmistakable dinner fork deformity often seen in a Colles-type fracture. If you want a practical, real-world framework for e...

Send us Fan Mail A “simple ankle sprain” can be the most expensive diagnosis in sports medicine when it’s wrong. We’re unpacking a case that looks ordinary at first glance: a 16-year-old wrestler who can still walk, has normal-looking initial X-rays, and yet can’t return to the mat because the pain is higher than the usual sprain spot. That detail changes everything, pushing us toward a high ankle...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss a case presentation regarding a greater tuberosity fracture in a young patient. The X-rays and video presentation can be seen on the YouTube channel.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss a case presentation regarding a commonly seen hip injury in young athlete. The X-rays and video presentation can be seen on the YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/5PsWcvPSaI0

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we will discuss a case regarding recurrent effusions in a young athlete. The images including x-rays, MRI and operative photos can be seen on the YouTube channel for the podcast.

Send us Fan Mail This episode I talk with Emily Kosderka Ph. D., ATC Assistant Professor at Linfield University. Emily's research is in the use of exercise as a therapeutic intervention following sport-related concussion and she hopes her work will further our understanding of how exercise can be used safely to improve recovery. She is on the advisory board for the Collegiate Athletic Trainer...

Send us Fan Mail This is a great episode with the team at Summit Physio and Performance on all things hip. Dr. Tessa Kothe and Dr. Cat Cui, join me as we dive into the most common hip problems we see, how to diagnosis and fix them. Discuss specific PT exercises we can use to improve hip strength and mobility.

Send us Fan Mail This is a great episode; I am joined by Laura Rinne (@coach_laurarinne) youth athletics coach and CrossFit level 2 certified trainer. We discuss all things involving youth athletics including when to start, how to prevent injury, how to motivate kids to participate.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined by Vanessa Smith, PA-C. She is the founder of OrthoRefresh.com an online platform with talks and videos involving evaluation, casting, splinting and treating upper extremity complaints. We have a great conversation about some common hand and wrist complaints.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined by Darin Yantis, DPT. We discuss common ski and snowboard injuries that we see in the Orthopedic and PT clinic. We address symptoms to watch out for, injury prevention, exercises to warm up and prepare for these dynamic sports and activities.

Send us Fan Mail I am joined in this episode by Dagan Cloutier, PA-C. Dagan is an orthopaedic PA working in New Hampshire, editor and chief of JBJS Journal of Orthopaedic for Physician Assistants. He currently specializes in orthopaedic urgent. care. In this episode we discuss acute ankle injuries, evaluation, treatment, patient education and return to activity.

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of our conversation with Tessa Kothe PT, DPT, CF-L1 from Summit Physio & Performance. This episode we focus on chronic lower back pain, with commonly seen reasons for this pain. Link to video of exercise provided by Tessa is below: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WY1346YxV6kSuH45JGNS3pAMTOlHhy7o&export=download

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I speak with Tessa Kothe PT, DPT, CF-L1 from Summit Physio & Performance. In this two-part series we first discuss how to evaluate and treat acute lower back pain. Tessa also provides a video demonstration and discussion on exercises we can do when we have lower back pain. Link to video of exercise provided by Tessa is below: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WY1...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the importance of a functional exam in some patients to help aid in diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal complaints. We review 2 cases where this functional exam helped to determine the cause of pain and what to focus on to correct this.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I sit down with Darin Yantis, DPT to discuss common pickleball injuries that we both see. We discuss how to prevent injuries, appropriate warm up, strengthening and injury prevention exercises to perform. Darin will also give examples on how to perform these exercise.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss a common cause of back pain in older adults. Vertebral compression fractures are one of the most common fragility fractures seen in older adults. We will discuss a case presentation including symptoms to watch out for, evaluation, treatment and imaging.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss when a patient should seek an orthopedic evaluation. How timing and onset of symptoms is important in determining cause of symptoms. How functional evaluation of patients are important and when to perform them. Also how educating the patient is important. Soft tissue injuries can occur without pain, and pain can happen without soft tissue injury!

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss a 2 y/o patient that presents with complaints of elbow pain, symptoms are consistent with a nursemaid's elbow injury. We discuss evaluation, imaging and treatment options.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we will discuss a common cause of anterior knee pain in our school age population. We will review the cause, common symptoms, differential diagnoses and treatment recommendations regarding this.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss a case of olecranon bursitis, and treatment of both aseptic and septic pre-patellar and olecranon bursitis.

Send us Fan Mail Brief introduction to the podcast!