August 2015 – Inside Sports Medicine

August 2015

31 Aug 2015 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal avascular necrosis, bone infarct, deductibles, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. T.O. Souryal, hydration, MRI, neurosurgeon, orthopedic surgeon, patellar tendon, prednisone, quads, sciatica, scoliosis, spasm, spine curvature, sports medicine, statistics, transplant

08/29/15 #543: So Over My Head

T.O.

World class spinal surgeon Dr. Scott Blumenthal joins Dr. Souryal for two hours of your only sports medicine talk show on the radio and the Interwebs! We have cut out the commercials for this podcast, so you get all the good stuff, without commercial interruption.

The Business of Medicine segment touches on a loophole that promotes the propagation of stand-alone Emergency Rooms, and segue ways into a Souryal Story which illustrates the problem, and more on transparency, or lack thereof, and the profit and pitfalls of the insurance game.

It’s a good thing Dr. B. is on because there are so many questions right in his bailiwick. How do you know when to choose an orthopedic surgeon vs. a neurosurgeon for back trouble? What are the effects of prednisone use and future surgeries? How do you know when it is time for a hip replacement? What is the relationship of spasms to hydration?

Listen and learn, my friends. And then…tell your friends!

16 Aug 2015 On The Air With Dr. T.O. Souryal AC joint, achilles, arthritis, arthrofibrosis, Deflate Gate, degenerative disc disease, Dr. Brad Bellard, Dr. Craig Garrison, Dr. J. Pat Evans, Dr. T.O. Souryal, dry needling, EPL, Foraminal Stenosis, hydration, MRI, PGA, PRP, PT, rehab, spinal injury, sports medicine, tendonitis, tendonosis, tibial plateau fracture

08/15/15 #542: Rehab is Vital

Dr. TO Souryal

Our first caller is recovering from a run-in, or a run-over, with a steer and asks for ideas to speed up his return to mobility. PT specialist Dr. Craig Garrison joins the good Dr. Souryal in the first hour and explains some current practical methods trainers use from weigh-ins to check hydration levels in athletes to “dry needling” and trendy acupuncture. In the Business of Medicine segment, the doctors discuss physical therapy and insurance limitations, efficiency, and value.

Must we mention urine? Yes, indeed! Sports medicine specialist Dr. Brad Bellard comes on in the second hour to advise how to get the most out of PT sessions and help answer callers’ questions. A concerned wife describes her husband’s hip injury and arthritis and wonders if his fall made his arthritis worse or if PT may be making his injury worse. A 42 year old wants to work but his severe back pain and degenerative disease holds him back. Dr. Souryal assures him that he is doing all the right things but needs a clear diagnosis to get on track. A young weightlifter has a “textbook” shoulder pain, a motocross racer asks about an old spinal injury that still causes problems, and a runner has achilles trouble.