Addressing Racial Disparities in Adolescent Athlete Health Care (May 12, 2017)

Welcome to Sports Med Res’ this week in review podcast where we highlight the news in sports medicine research from the week ending on May 12, 2017. This week Jessica Wallace, PhD, ATC — an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Performance & Exercise Science at Youngstown State University — joins us for a discussion of her recent study entitled “Racial Disparities in Concussion Knowledge and Symptom Recognition in American Adolescent Athletes”.

* Athletic Trainers in High Schools Could Help to Bridge the Gap in Racial Disparities in Adolescent Athlete Health Care
* Eating Disorders Persist Over Entire Season
* Consensus statement on concussion in sport-the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016
* Exceeding Pitch Count Recommendations in Little League Baseball Increases the Chance of Requiring Tommy John Surgery as a Professional Baseball Pitcher