We’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Edward Chang and focus on the use of blood flow restriction therapy for both upper and lower extremity conditions.

On today’s episode we’re focusing on blood flow restriction therapy or “BFR”. Blood flow restriction is one type of ischemic therapy that is thought to increase muscle mass, strength and performance at a lower level of resistance training. And that last part really is the key, because training at high loads is often not possible for our patients undergoing rehab for an injury or postoperatively.

We’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Robin West and dive deeper into return to play decision making, including criteria for clearance and novel treatments to expedite return.

On today’s episode we’re focusing on return to play after various orthopedic injuries: what factors influence the timing of return, what criteria are used to determine clearance and how this all differs between sports.

We’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Michael Ciccotti and dive deeper into UCL surgery, including surgical techniques and outcomes for both primary and revision UCL reconstruction.

On today’s episode we’re focusing on ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the elbow with Dr. Michael Ciccotti, Chief of Sports Medicine at the Rothman Orthopedic Institute and current president of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.

On today’s episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin and dive deeper into the surgical management of meniscus tears, specifically focusing on bucket handle meniscus tears and post-surgical rehab.

On today’s episode we’re focusing on meniscus tears with Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin, Orthopedic Surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Chief of Women’s Sports Medicine. We have some great articles for you today that really contribute well this conversation on how to best manage various types of meniscus tears across different age groups.

On today’s episode we’re continuing our discussion on shoulder instability with Dr. Mark Price, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Head Team Physician for the New England Patriots. We have 5 great articles which we discuss over two episodes that really contribute well this conversation on how to best manage shoulder instability in athletes both in-season and post-season.

On today’s episode we’re focusing on shoulder instability with Dr. Mark Price, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Head Team Physician for the New England Patriots. We have 5 great articles which we discuss over two episodes that really contribute well this conversation on how to best manage shoulder instability in athletes both in-season and post-season. 

Episode 2 resumes our discussion with Dr. Mulcahey on all things ACL. On this episode, we chat about management of ACL injuries including graft choice, surgical technique and how we approach and rehab ACL revision surgeries. Dr. Mulcahey is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Tulane University where she serves as the director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Program and is a team physician for numerous high school, collegiate and professional sports teams.

Dr. Mary Mulcahey: Sports in COVID and All Things ACL - Part I