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IT band syndrome

17 Jul 2016 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal Aaron Rodgers, ACL, allografts, biceps tendonitis, cartilage debris, CR7, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, golf injuries, hyperbaric oxygen, IT band syndrome, MCL, Meniscus, Metatarsalgia, muscle spasm, Olympics, patellar tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, referred pain, sports medicine, Telemedicine

07/17/2016 #585: In the Wheelhouse

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07/17/2016 #585: In the Wheelhouse

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There are so many great questions for just the right doctors to answer! A restaurant manager asks why MCL and ACL injuries heal and don’t heal. A 53 year old bowler’s knee pop hurts more when he’s sitting down than when he’s walking- does he need an x-ray or an MRI? Spine specialist Dr. Scott Blumenthal explains the common course of back spasms, what to do about them and when to do it, including ice or heat. A cyclist was hit by a motorist and after surgery has back pain and a shorter leg. Would a lift be helpful? Another caller wonders if he should investigate his sternum pop more deeply. An offhand remark about an ACL replacement leads Dr. Souryal to explain the real deal with allografts. A caller has back pain and also groin pain. Are they related? A basketball player has a dislocated toe and wonders about his limited range of motion. A weightlifter has an elbow issue, a runner has Metatarsalgia, and another weightlifter has a lump on his arm after a car accident and needs to know if lifting will damage it more.

The debate about who may be the most globally recognized, or highly paid, name in sports continues and the show wraps up with a few observations on the Olympics. Right up my alley!

26 Jul 2015 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal braces, Dr. Brad Bellard, Dr. T.O. Souryal, fatigue, herniated disc, hyponatremia, IT band syndrome, knee dislocation, knee replacement, low back pain, over-use injury, patella, salt replenishment, sleeves, sports medicine, tendinosis, tendonitis, Tennis Calf, total back failure, weight loss

07/25/15 #541: No Sweat? That’s not cool.

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Sports medicine specialist Dr. Brad Bellard joins the crew today to discuss the different stages of heat illness, hydration, and awareness just in time for football season. Most of us are dehydrated, but there are times you actually can drink too much water and sweat out your salts. On a super hot day, drinking sports drinks can solve that issue, unless you go overboard.

Topics start with carseat alarms and sleeves athletes are wearing these days- fashion, fad, or do they have a practical purpose? In other segments, Dr. Souryal peels back the curtain in the surgery room about the logistics of timing multiple operations for one patient.

There are calls about knees, backs, calves and more. A runner tweaks his knee and wonders if his diagnosis is right, while another man buckled his knee after slipping on water and has clicking and issues straightening his leg, even after multiple surgeries. Something isn’t adding up- it’s complicated, and curious. A softball player loses some weight and pops his calf, and then the other a few weeks later. Could the calf strains be related to the weight loss? In the “lead a horse to water” department, a former barrel racer has a herniated disc and is reluctant to get any treatment. Dr Souryal describes all the options to her concerned husband.