07/02/17 #621 Pulling The Curtain Back Segment 2
The doctors discuss good customer service.
The doctors discuss good customer service.
Dr. Souryal is joined on air by Dr. Mel Manning.
Dr. Mel Manning is on with Dr. Souryal for the entire show, while Dr. Brad Bellard joins in later. The discussion starts with speculation about Chris Bosh’s health issues and what that means for his career, for the team medical staff, risk/reward equations, and so on. This is a perfect lead-in to our first call-in question of the day: how do blood thinners affect the physiology of blood, exactly? Well, Dr. Souryal can tell you!
A very athletic discus coach calls in about his knee pain after a pop while twisting. It could be a cartilage problem that needs further (qualified and quality) evaluation, then there’s a Jay Z story. The next caller was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis after a blood clot and gives a different perspective on the use of blood thinners.
The second hour starts with Sports Medicine 101 which covers top draft pick Jaylon Smith’s injury from a sports medicine/orthopedic angle. A high school coach asks about current thoughts on rehab protocol after ACL tears, and a little talk about stem cells wraps up this episode. In case you are wondering….Melbourne beats Sudan and Tokyo in the unofficial Texts from Afar competition!
Sports medicine specialist Dr. Mel Manning joins Dr. Souryal to ponder why doctors are not all the same, sound medical advice, patients as consumers, and a defense of ABBA. A Souryal Story explains why sometimes there isn’t a good choice in medicine, and why doctors’ judgement matters so much. Retired NBA player Shawn “the Matrix” Marion calls in to shoot the breeze about basketball, fatherhood, and life. Dr. Craig Garrison, director of sports medicine at Texas Health Ben Hogan Center in Fort Worth, gives his perspective on new regenerative techniques for hip and knee recovery.
A mother asks how to best manage her son’s first degree spondylolisthesis: core strength is key and hamstring stretching, as well as regular exams, are recommended. Dr. Manning suggests a systematic approach to treat a herniated disc in the neck, the doctors advise the next steps in differential diagnosis for a caller with shoulder pain that travels to his hand. A 35 year old with an AVN (avascular necrosis) diagnosis wants to know if hip replacement is his only option, another caller asks about exercise after a hip replacement, and a 16 year old has hip issues with “lightning bolt sensations”. A caller with a pinched nerve in his lower back wants to know the timeframe for his injury to heal.
“Le sens commun est fort rare”, so says Voltaire!
Dr. Mel Manning, physiatrist and authority in the field of regenerative medicine, joins Dr. Souryal for this weekly dose of sports medicine information and entertainment. Some words makes us cringe, calls are answered, Hope or Hype is discussed, and topics are ripped from the current headlines.
Callers include a longtime skateboarder with a locking ankle, a father asking about the best exercises and braces to protect a football player’s knees, and another caller wakes up to a shoulder injury and wonders how long he should wait to see a doctor. A runner pulled his calf muscle years ago and wonders why a sudden pain keeps happening. It could well be referred pain from a pinched nerve or scar tissue that keeps tearing.
The next caller starts a discussion on advancements in disc replacement, and finding a surgeon comfortable with performing the latest techniques. A former basketball player with an unstable ankle, sprains it again and wonders what his next steps should be. This leads into an unscripted Souryal Story about a scoped ankle portal that didn’t close as quickly as expected and another from Dr. Souryal’s college days. The show ends with a golf instructor who has shooting back pain, and a 62 year old who shares his story about calf pains and a related heart condition. And so it goes.