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Sports Medicine Educational Resources

Preseason

  • Pre-participation exam
  • Concussion in athletes
  • Sudden cardiac death in athletes/using the AED
  • Cervical spine injuries
  • Spine boarding workshop

Shoulder

  • Biomechanics
  • Rotator cuff injuries
  • Glenohumeral joint instability and dislocation
  • Adhesive capsulitis
  • AC and SC joint injuries
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome

Elbow

  • Biomechanics
  • Throwing
  • Elbow entrapment neuropathies

Wrist and hand

  • Biomechanics
  • Carpal bone fractures and instability
  • Finger tendon injuries
  • TFCC injury and thumb UCL injury
  • Finger fractures and dislocations
  • Wrist tendon injuries
  • Finger and hand entrapment neuropathies

Spine

  • Spondylolysis and spondyloslesthesis
  • Disc injuries
  • Scoliosis evaluation

Hip, pelvis, groin and thigh

  • Hip pointers and snapping hip syndrome
  • Sports hernia and osteitis pubis
  • Avulsion and stress fractures
  • Piriformis syndrome
  • Thigh contusion/myositis ossificans/hamstring injuries

Knee and lower leg

  • Anatomy and biomechanics
  • Knee and patella dislocations
  • Extensor mechanism injuries
  • PF pain syndrome, chondromalasia, patella tendonitis, etc.
  • Ligament and meniscus injuries
  • Medial tibial stress syndrome and tibial stress fractures
  • Exertional compartment syndrome

Ankle and foot

  • Anatomy and biomechanics
  • Fractures and dislocations
  • Ankle sprains, turf toe, plantar fasciitis
  • Ankle impingement, OCD, and sinus tarsi syndrome
  • Tendon injuries
  • Entrapment neuropathies and Morton's neuroma

Miscellaneous topics

  • Sports enhancing supplements
  • Abdominal and thoracic trauma in sports
  • Orthopedic exam