Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast
Education Podcasts
Covering hot topics and recent research in the world of the young athlete relevant to healthcare professionals. Hosted by Dr. Mark Halstead
Location:
United States
Genres:
Education Podcasts
Description:
Covering hot topics and recent research in the world of the young athlete relevant to healthcare professionals. Hosted by Dr. Mark Halstead
Twitter:
@PedsSportsPod
Language:
English
Contact:
3142297683
Email:
mike@2guystalking.com
Episodes
The State of Sports Parenting
9/16/2025
We’ve featured the Aspen Institute previously on the podcast. They have done great work looking at youth sports and looking at the drivers of youth sports participation and youth sports culture. Recently they released results of a survey of youth sports parents which revealed […]
Duration:00:32:19
Preparing for Sports Medicine Fellowships
8/25/2025
If you are a high school student, college student, medical student or medical resident who has an interest in sports medicine, then this podcast episode is for you. It can be confusing and a little daunting investigating what it takes to become a sports […]
Duration:00:43:31
Perspectives on “The Pitt”, Season 1 — Episodes 11-15
8/6/2025
It’s time for the finale of our review of The Pit, a medical drama on HBO Max starring Noah Wyle. We’ve been going through the first season of this incredible show and how it’s really captured a lot of the issues going on in […]
Duration:01:23:52
Perspectives on “The Pitt”, Season 1 — Episodes 6-10
7/9/2025
ou may love or hate medical TV shows. They seem to come in waves on TV. Right now, one of the best medical TV shows that I’ve seen, in my opinion, is “The Pitt.” We are taking a dive into this show talking about […]
Duration:01:27:42
Perspectives on “The Pitt”, Part 1 — Episodes 1-5
6/23/2025
Medical TV Shows. From M*A*S*H to St Elsewhere, ER to Scrubs, Call the Midwife to House, Grey’s Anatomy to Chicago Med, there have been a wide variety of portrayals of medical care on television over the years. There are some shows that try to […]
Duration:01:11:18
The Athlete with Mononucleosis
5/28/2025
Infections in athletes can be a challenge. No one likes to feel sick, especially someone who is ready to compete in a sport or participate in an event. Some infectious diseases raise more concern when dealing with athletes. Infectious mononucleosis is one of those […]
Duration:00:43:36
Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine — Dr. Claire Leblanc
5/12/2025
We are continuing our series of podcasts called “Pediatric Sport Medicine Profiles.” We all know there have been some significantly instrumental individuals who have been influential in this landscape whether it be training many of us, people who have completed critical research, those who […]
Duration:00:27:39
AI in Sports Medicine
4/14/2025
Artificial Intelligence. As a child of the 80s, I remember fondly one of my favorite movies and its subsequent sequels about when the machines gain self-awareness and take over. If you are too young and don’t recall that movie, perhaps you remember the catch […]
Duration:00:53:31
National Athletic Trainers Month 2025
3/28/2025
Welcome to National Athletic Training Month 2025. Each year we highlight several athletic trainers to talk about their roles, some interesting cases, struggles, and advice for those starting out in the field. Today on the podcast, I am joined by two athletic trainers who […]
Duration:00:48:57
Swollen Joints — Where Rheumatology and Sports Medicine Collide
3/11/2025
In sports medicine, we see a lot of swollen joints. Typically, they are from an injury, but not every single swollen joint is from something structurally damaged. It may be an inflammatory issue. How do we tease this out as sports medicine professionals? Our […]
Duration:00:38:49
Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine – Dr. Joseph Congeni
2/23/2025
We are continuing our series of podcasts called “Pediatric Sport Medicine Profiles.” There have been some individuals who have been significantly influential in this pediatric sports medicine, whether it be training many of us, people who have completed critical research, those who have been […]
Duration:00:40:03
Do Guardian Caps Help Reduce Concussion?
2/7/2025
You may have noticed the large puffy extensions on some football helmets in recent years. They are kind of hard to miss. The NFL recommended the Guardian Caps to certain positions for preseason in 2022 and extended their use recently now allowing them for […]
Duration:00:28:32
Twenty Years in Pediatric Sports Medicine: A Reflection
1/29/2025
We are in our sixth year of the podcast and I’m in the middle of my 20th year as a sports medicine physician. Twenty years flew by which means I’ve probably passed the halfway point in my medical career, unless I feel inspired to […]
Duration:00:39:34
The AAP Policy Statement on Safety in Cheerleading
11/18/2024
If you are involved with sports medicine, you have no doubt interacted with someone involved in cheerleading. From young ages, our youth are participating in cheer in various forms in private clubs or through their schools. However, is cheerleading safe? Today on the podcast […]
Duration:00:32:38
In Memorium: Profiles in Pediatric Sports Medicine – Dr. Stephen Rice
9/19/2024
I wanted to take a moment to express my condolences to the Rice family as I found out just a little bit earlier today that doctor Stephen Rice, who we had on the podcast back in April of 2023, so a little over a […]
Duration:01:03:36
Olympic Medicine
8/4/2024
If you are like me, you love the Olympics. Winter or Summer, it doesn’t matter. Watching the best of the best athletes from around the world in so many different sports is just incredible. My wife and I are partial to the track and […]
Duration:00:26:00
Exertional Heat Stroke
7/5/2024
Throughout much of the country, heat and humidity are starting to become the norm. As we inch closer to fall and especially with football practices and camps starting, those of us in sports medicine are on high alert for a potential surge in heat-related […]
Duration:00:36:36
The AAP Clinical Report on Overuse Injuries, Overtraining, and Burnout
6/8/2024
Youth sports can have many benefits to use. However, the world of youth sports, in some situations, has taken a life of its own. Many young athletes play multiple games in a day, on multiple teams, year-round, and often with added independent skill or […]
Duration:00:39:07
Ethical Issues in Sports Medicine
5/15/2024
On a regular basis in sports medicine, we are faced with ethical dilemmas. Whether or not we should allow kids to play certain sports based on injury risk, performance enhancement and equipment advances, treatment interventions, return to play decisions, and conflicts of interest to […]
Duration:00:52:36
Athletic Performance and Sleep
4/27/2024
Today on the Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast we are going to tackle a topic that I would predict that all of us do not get enough of….and that’s sleep. Sleep is a necessity for all of us but it can have a critical role […]
Duration:00:29:31