Sports Medicine Educational Resources

Preseason

• Pre-participation exam
• Concussion in athletes
• Sudden cardiac death in athletes/using the AED
• Cervical spine injuries
• Spine boarding workshop

Shoulder

• Biomechanics
• Rotator cuff injuries
• Glenohumeral joint instability and dislocation
• Adhesive capsulitis
• AC and SC joint injuries
• Thoracic outlet syndrome

Elbow

• Biomechanics
• Throwing
• Elbow entrapment neuropathies

Wrist and hand

• Biomechanics
• Carpal bone fractures and instability
• Finger tendon injuries
• TFCC injury and thumb UCL injury
• Finger fractures and dislocations
• Wrist tendon injuries
• Finger and hand entrapment neuropathies

Spine

• Spondylolysis and spondyloslesthesis
• Disc injuries
• Scoliosis evaluation

Hip, pelvis, groin and thigh

• Hip pointers and snapping hip syndrome
• Sports hernia and osteitis pubis
• Avulsion and stress fractures
• Piriformis syndrome
• Thigh contusion/myositis ossificans/hamstring injuries

Knee and lower leg

• Anatomy and biomechanics
• Knee and patella dislocations
• Extensor mechanism injuries
• PF pain syndrome, chondromalasia, patella tendonitis, etc.
• Ligament and meniscus injuries
• Medial tibial stress syndrome and tibial stress fractures
• Exertional compartment syndrome

Ankle and foot

• Anatomy and biomechanics
• Fractures and dislocations
• Ankle sprains, turf toe, plantar fasciitis
• Ankle impingement, OCD, and sinus tarsi syndrome
• Tendon injuries
• Entrapment neuropathies and Morton's neuroma

Miscellaneous topics

• Sports enhancing supplements
• Abdominal and thoracic trauma in sports
• Orthopedic exam