AMSSM Sports Medcasts

Dr. Peter Rippey covers the No. 8 article of 2024, titled “High-Intensity Interval Training and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses,” which was originally published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports in May 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host. Dr. Rippey is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting. High-Intensity Interval Training and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.14652

Dr. Peter Rippey covers the No. 9 article of 2024, titled “Platelet-Rich Plasma Has Better Results for Long-term Functional Improvement and Pain Relief for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” which was originally published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine in February 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host. Dr. Rippey is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting. Platelet-Rich Plasma Has Better Results for Long-term Functional Improvement and Pain Relief for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03635465231213087

Dr. Jim Dunlap discusses one of the honorable mention articles of 2024, titled “Does Headgear Prevent Sport-Related Concussion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Including 6,311 Players and 173,383 Exposure Hours,” which was originally published in Sports Health. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host. Dr. Dunlap is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting. Does Headgear Prevent Sport-Related Concussion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Including 6311 Players and 173,383 Exposure Hours: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19417381231174461

Dr. Lee Mancini discusses one of the honorable mention articles of 2024, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), which was originally published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host. Dr. Mancini is the Co-Chair of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting. 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1073

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, continues the conversation with Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD, discussing how to manage a case of hip pain in a 25-year-old recreational weightlifter. The goal of this ongoing series is to provide an audio study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship. Dr. Tenforde is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He is a sports medicine physician at the Spaulding National Running Center – one of the only centers in the United States exclusively dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of running-related injuries. He has the unique perspective of being both a doctor and a former professional runner who was an All-American at Stanford University, where he contributed to three NCAA National Team Championships and later qualified for the Olympic trials. Dr. Shirazi is an Attending Physician at Women's Health, Sports & Performance (WHSP) Medical in Brighton, MA, and a dual board-certified physician in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. She has a passion for advancing the health and performance of female athletes and specializes in the non-operative management of musculoskeletal and sports-related injuries, providing comprehensive care for athletes of all ages and abilities. Resources Mountjoy M, Ackerman KE, Bailey DM, et al. 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). Br J Sports Med. 2023;57(17):1073-1097. doi:1136/bjsports-2023-106994 Kraus E, Tenforde AS, Nattiv A, et al. Bone stress injuries in male distance runners: higher modified Female Athlete Triad Cumulative Risk Assessment scores predict increased rates of injury. Br J Sports Med. 2019;53(4):237-242. doi:1136/bjsports-2018-099861 Hoenig T, Ackerman KE, Beck BR, et al. Bone stress injuries. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022;8(1):26. doi:1038/s41572-022-00352-y Nattiv A, Kennedy G, Barrack MT, et al. Correlation of MRI grading of bone stress injuries with clinical risk factors and return to play: a 5-year prospective study in collegiate track and field athletes. Am J Sports Med. 2013;41(8):1930-1941. doi:1177/0363546513490645 Hoenig T, Tenforde AS, Strahl A, Rolvien T, Hollander K. Does Magnetic Resonance Imaging Grading Correlate With Return to Sports After Bone Stress Injuries? A Systematic Review and Meta- analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2022;50(3):834-844. doi:1177/0363546521993807 Barrack MT, Fredericson M, Tenforde AS, Nattiv A. Evidence of a cumulative effect for risk factors predicting low bone mass among male adolescent athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2017;51(3):200-205. doi:1136/bjsports-2016-096698 Robertson GA, Wood AM. Femoral Neck Stress Fractures in Sport: A Current Concepts Review. Sports Med Int Open. 2017;1(2):E58-E68. doi:1055/s-0043-103946 Fredericson M, Roche M, Barrack MT, et al. Healthy Runner Project: a 7-year, multisite nutrition education intervention to reduce bone stress injury incidence in collegiate distance runners. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2023;9(2):e001545. doi:1136/bmjsem-2023-001545 Roche M, Nattiv A, Sainani K, et al. Higher Triad Risk Scores Are Associated With Increased Risk for Trabecular-Rich Bone Stress Injuries in Female Runners. Clin J Sport Med. 2023;33(6):631-637. doi:1097/JSM.0000000000001180 Burke LM, Ackerman KE, Heikura IA, Hackney AC, Stellingwerff T. Mapping the complexities of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): development of a physiological model by a subgroup of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus on REDs. Br J Sports Med. 2023;57(17):1098-1108. doi:1136/bjsports-2023-107335 Tenforde AS, Barrack MT, Nattiv A, Fredericson M. Parallels with the Female Athlete Triad in Male Athletes. Sports Med. 2016;46(2):171-182. doi:1007/s40279-015-0411-y Hoenig T, Eissele J, Strahl A, et al. Return to sport

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD, to discuss how to manage a case of hip pain in a 25-year-old recreational weightlifter. The goal of this ongoing series is to provide an audio study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship. Dr. Tenforde is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He is a sports medicine physician at the Spaulding National Running Center – one of the only centers in the United States exclusively dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of running-related injuries. He has the unique perspective of being both a doctor and a former professional runner who was an All-American at Stanford University, where he contributed to three NCAA National Team Championships and later qualified for the Olympic trials. Dr. Shirazi is an Attending Physician at Women's Health, Sports & Performance (WHSP) Medical in Brighton, MA, and a dual board-certified physician in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. She has a passion for advancing the health and performance of female athletes and specializes in the non-operative management of musculoskeletal and sports-related injuries, providing comprehensive care for athletes of all ages and abilities. Resources Mountjoy M, Ackerman KE, Bailey DM, et al. 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). Br J Sports Med. 2023;57(17):1073-1097. doi:1136/bjsports-2023-106994 Kraus E, Tenforde AS, Nattiv A, et al. Bone stress injuries in male distance runners: higher modified Female Athlete Triad Cumulative Risk Assessment scores predict increased rates of injury. Br J Sports Med. 2019;53(4):237-242. doi:1136/bjsports-2018-099861 Hoenig T, Ackerman KE, Beck BR, et al. Bone stress injuries. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022;8(1):26. doi:1038/s41572-022-00352-y Nattiv A, Kennedy G, Barrack MT, et al. Correlation of MRI grading of bone stress injuries with clinical risk factors and return to play: a 5-year prospective study in collegiate track and field athletes. Am J Sports Med. 2013;41(8):1930-1941. doi:1177/0363546513490645 Hoenig T, Tenforde AS, Strahl A, Rolvien T, Hollander K. Does Magnetic Resonance Imaging Grading Correlate With Return to Sports After Bone Stress Injuries? A Systematic Review and Meta- analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2022;50(3):834-844. doi:1177/0363546521993807 Barrack MT, Fredericson M, Tenforde AS, Nattiv A. Evidence of a cumulative effect for risk factors predicting low bone mass among male adolescent athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2017;51(3):200-205. doi:1136/bjsports-2016-096698 Robertson GA, Wood AM. Femoral Neck Stress Fractures in Sport: A Current Concepts Review. Sports Med Int Open. 2017;1(2):E58-E68. doi:1055/s-0043-103946 Fredericson M, Roche M, Barrack MT, et al. Healthy Runner Project: a 7-year, multisite nutrition education intervention to reduce bone stress injury incidence in collegiate distance runners. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2023;9(2):e001545. doi:1136/bmjsem-2023-001545 Roche M, Nattiv A, Sainani K, et al. Higher Triad Risk Scores Are Associated With Increased Risk for Trabecular-Rich Bone Stress Injuries in Female Runners. Clin J Sport Med. 2023;33(6):631-637. doi:1097/JSM.0000000000001180 Burke LM, Ackerman KE, Heikura IA, Hackney AC, Stellingwerff T. Mapping the complexities of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): development of a physiological model by a subgroup of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus on REDs. Br J Sports Med. 2023;57(17):1098-1108. doi:1136/bjsports-2023-107335 Tenforde AS, Barrack MT, Nattiv A, Fredericson M. Parallels with the Female Athlete Triad in Male Athletes. Sports Med. 2016;46(2):171-182. doi:1007/s40279-015-0411-y Hoenig T, Eissele J, Strahl A, et al. Return to sport following low-risk

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Tom Cross, MBBS, DCH, FACSEP, to discuss the Cross Bracing Protocol. In this conversation, which was recorded during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting, Dr. Cross discusses the following: Background on the Cross Bracing Protocol (CBP) and its origins The selection criteria and the grading system for the CBP The rehabilitation considerations for the CBP and potential complications Future directions of research for the CBP Dr. Tom Cross has practiced sports medicine for the past 28 years and during that time successfully completed 5 years of specialist post-graduate training in sport & exercise medicine. He has broad sports medicine experience caring for recreational athletes (adults and children), musculoskeletal injuries that occur at work or home, elite/professional athletes and also military personnel. Resources: Healing of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture on MRI and Outcomes Following Non-Surgical Management with the Cross Bracing Protocol https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/23/1490 Cross Bracing Protocol Patient Information Booklet: https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/pdf/cross-bracing-protocol-patient-information-booklet.pdf Dr. Cross’s Website, including additional resources and information about the CBP: https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/dr-tom-cross-sports-doctor-sydney.html