cervical myelopathy

24 May 2015 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal ACL, anatomic variation, back pain, bruised tailbone, cervical myelopathy, cryotherapy, Dr. Brad Bellard, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, groin injury, kinesio tape, lumbar spine, MRI, proprioceptive fiber, sacroiliac joint, spinal stenosis, sports medicine, stem cell, subluxation, warning signs

05/23/15 #535: Worst is First

Dr. TO Souryal

Dr. T.O. Souryal is joined by talented spine surgeon Dr. Scott Blumenthal and the ideal sports medicine specialist, Dr. Brad Bellard. All bring their wisdom and cool factor to today’s episode! The Docs start off responding to a call about a possible bruised tailbone and anatomic variations. This leads into a discussion of the hope or hype of new procedures or fads such as kinesio tape, trendy stem cell treatment, and cryotherapy.

The Sports Medicine 101 topic at the top of the hour is the classic medical terms or symptoms, like chest pains and headaches, that immediately get the attention of medical professionals and may signal a serious condition.

Calls continue to come in about an evolving diagnosis after a slip on spilled water, an active 33 year old with a popped knee/subluxation and a caller with spinal stenosis, another wants to know if a spinal fusion can be reversed. The last caller is a runner with a sacroiliac problem who has to sort out medical advice that doesn’t match up and treatment that has gone on way too long.

9 May 2015 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal aging, cerebral palsy, cervical myelopathy, cryotherapy, dialysis, dopamine, Dr. Brad Bellard, Dr. Mel Manning, Dr. T.O. Souryal, endorphins, exercise, Kevin Love, peripheral neuropathy, Rhabdomyolysis, runners, SLAP lesion, SLAP tear, spinal canal stenosis, spinal stenosis, sports medicine, Texas Sports Medicine, weight lifters

05/09/15 #534: This is why we do what we do

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Dr. Souryal is getting ready for summer – spinning some Beach Boys tunes and hanging with his friends Mel and Brad. Lucky for us, his friends happen to be exceptional sports medicine specialists Dr. Mel Manning and Dr. Brad Bellard. Chiropractic care, cryotherapy, endorphin highs and “squirrelly” runners, as well as the important difference between “swag” and “shwag” are discussed.

The show starts with a miracle story of a longterm deficiency that was easily managed, once a certain doctor asked the right questions and kept digging to find a new and better solution to her patient’s problem. At the halfway mark, Sports Medicine 101 covers a rare, and advanced, topic: Rhabdomyolysis, which is an excessive breakdown of muscle tissue that can lead to hospitalization and even dialysis.

As always, information and entertainment are at the heart of the show, and the three doctors shed some light on various medical puzzles from listeners. A father is curious whether his daughter’s noisy, yet pain-free knees can indicate a problem, something doesn’t add up for a caller with a degenerative spinal condition, and a runner needs to consult a cardiologist for his heart irregularity. One caller describes knife-like pain after spinal surgery, another has had multiple SLAP tears and wonders what’s up now and where did that old anchor go? A 30 year old runner has had pain and a pop in his left knee for the last month, another aging and tall 30 year old asks for advice on how to restart his exercise routine in a wise way. A former patient of Dr. Souryal ends the show on a high note when he calls to thank the Doc for the excellent care he has given. The doctors agree: this is why we do what we do.