August 2016

27 Aug 2016 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal ACL reconstruction, AJSM, Chondromalacia Patellae, cortisone shots, Dr. Karim Meijer, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, EpiPen, hamstrung knees, plantar fasciitis, pre-surgery psychological evaluation, PTSD, recovery time, shoulder pain, SLAP tear, sports medicine, steroid use, Subchondroplasty, tendonitis, Tenodesis

08/27/2016 #588: Banter is Better

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08/27/2016 #588: Banter is Better

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Preeminent spine surgeon Dr. Scott Blumenthal and Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Karim Meijer join Dr. Souryal today. The doctors get the ball rolling talking about scar tissue and Tony Romo, the complications of steroid use, the EpiPen situation, and then get to the calls.

First off- an internist adds his two cents about price gouging in the pharmaceutical industry. The next caller is on his feet all day with plantar fasciitis and wonders if he should stop his cortisone shots. A young baseball player has knee pain without a diagnosis, a 54 year old with an arthritic ankle may need an ankle replacement and the right surgeon to do it, and a caller with back pain has had four injections after back bulges as well as a five level laminectomy. After twenty more injections he still has pain and needs more awareness before more procedures. Dr. Souryal explains the diagnosis, patient, procedure dynamic and risk/reward equations. A former athlete in her 40’s needs knee evaluation, a runner is about to have a Subchondroplasty procedure in his knee and asks about recovery time for this new procedure, a soldier discusses the psychological element of his treatment for chronic back pain, and a very tall 48 year old is falling apart and wonders if there may be a genetic link to his issues.

21 Aug 2016 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal allograft, cupping, Dr. Brad Bellard, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, Eastern Medicine, Hippocratic Oath, new rules, performance-enhancing drugs, pinched nerve, ping pong, piriformis syndrome, placebo effect, posterior subluxation, psychology, Rio Olympics, Ryan Lochte, sciatica, sports medicine, steroids, torn labrum, Usain Bolt

08/20/2016 #587: The Obecalp Effect

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08/20/2016 #587: The Obecalp Effect

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Dr. Brad Bellard and Dr. Scott Blumenthal join the King of Texting, AKA Dr. Souryal, for another episode packed with sports medicine infotainment. The conversation starts with the cupping fad at the Rio Olympics, Cool Runnings, and wondering if the thrill is gone.

Our first caller had a farm accident and thoracic back surgery but now has rotator cuff issues and needs a better diagnosis before more treatment. A caller with a torn labrum ponders whether he healed his own shoulder while putting off surgery. A 39 year old had knee surgery in his twenties but has some numbness and tingling after sitting and wonders if it is related to his former knee problems. A 24 year old who works out intensely and regularly sometimes has some upper back pain that takes his breath away.

In the second hour there is more conversation on the Rio Olympics and a debate on the line between performance enhancing practices and unfair/illegal drugs or procedures for athletes. Then a caller with tingling fingers and pain in his shoulder years after an auto accident may have posterior subluxation and wonders what he can do about it. Dr. Souryal goes on to explain sciatica, piriformis issues, and back pain. The show winds down as the modern Hippocratic Oath, Olympic heroes, and new ping pong rules, among others, are discussed. Psst…any Sharks out there?

1 Aug 2016 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal AMA, arthritis, artificial disc replacement, Cervical spinal fusion, CPT, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Dr. Brad Bellard, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, herniated disc, J.J Watt, Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction, medical coding, MPFL, MRI, patellar disclocation, pinched nerve, Prince Fielder, referred pain, Saturday Night Palsy, sciatica, sports medicine, stem cell procedure, subluxation, Tim Duncan, torn ACL, worker’s compensation

07/30/2016 #586: Dr. Honesty

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07/30/2016 #586: Dr. Honesty

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Honest to goodness…so much to talk about today! Dr. Souryal is joined by Dr. Brad Bellard and Dr. Scott Blumenthal for a wide-ranging conversation on sports, medicine, and current events. Our first caller has worker’s compensation struggles, then Dr. Scott Blumenthal explains the treatment and recovery process for a herniated disc, and the relation between business and medicine weaves through the whole show. Another caller asks if artificial disc replacement might be a good option for him, a biker’s neck pain travels to his right hand, a 15 year old soccer player had an ACL repair and later a patellar dislocation and her father asks what to do next for this rare injury combination. An avid weightlifter has stingers on his right arm in his sleep and on his bike, but not at the gym and wonders what kind of doctor he should see first. Then we finally get to The Business of Medicine as the doctors discuss some situations where doctors can be reimbursed more for an inferior procedure or equipment from insurance than the option that works well for patients, ending with observations on the efficacy of stem cell procedures.

Keeping it real, Folks!