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21 Sep 2015 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal Apophysitis of the hip and pelvis, back pain, carpal, CTE, delayed union, disc fusion, disc replacement, Dr. Brad Bellard, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, growth plate injury, hamstring, Jones Fracture, juvenile Scheuermann’s Disease, metatarsals, MRI, nerve blocks, sports medicine, tarsal, Tiger Woods, traction

09/19/15 #545: The Gang is all here!

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The whole gang is here for the start of our 15th season! Expert spinal surgeon Dr. Scott Blumenthal fields questions from an Army staff sergeant with back problems who plans to move on to another physically active career and is weighing a disc fusion versus a disc replacement operation. A discussion of what a Jones Fracture is and how to treat it follows. One caller has questions on the benefits of traction, then a concerned father calls about his athletic 16 year old son’s possible juvenile Scheuermann’s Disease.

Sports Specialist Dr. Brad Bellard comes in for the second half and talks about CTE (or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) in the news and how it affects participation in youth football. A caller questions whether there is such a thing as “injury prone”, and the show wraps up with a question about the best exercises for apophysitis of the hip and pelvis in a 16 year old athlete.

Happy Anniversary, Dr. Souryal! and many more!

10 Jan 2015 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal abdominal hernia, ACL, bruising, Craig Sager, Dallas, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, hernia, hyperbaric chamber, inversion tables, lumbar pillow, Mavericks, motion machine, NFL, PRP, Raiders, Roy Tarpley, sports medicine, Tennis Calf, tennis elbow, Tim Brown, traction

01/10/2015 – Episode 521: It’s not always sunny in Dallas

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Spine surgeon Dr. Scott Blumenthal joins Dr. Souryal for another fine mix of medicine, sports, and current events. Raiders’ legend and 2015 Hall of Fame finalist Tim Brown shares his insights on this big weekend for football in Dallas, how Aaron Rodgers’ injury may affect play-off strategy, and playing football in super-cold weather.

In case you missed it, there are some great Craig Sager flashbacks from last week’s interview. In Sports Medicine Secrets one thing is worth repeating: don’t believe everything you read – especially about injuries. How bad can Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers injury be? In Sports Medicine 101 the doctors discuss calf injuries in general and Aaron Rodgers’ calf injury in particular. Good Stuff!

Listeners queries start some interesting discussions on pillows, home inversion tables, and getting second, or third opinions when a diagnosis is confusing or incomplete. One caller is urged to explore options beyond pain pills and cortisone shots after a slip resulted in a neck injury and later pain in his arms and hands. One listener wants to know what exercises are best for regaining strength ten months after ACL surgery, another asks what exercises he should do and when to start them after an abdominal hernia reattachment, and an avid golfer with tennis elbow may need patience, not surgery.