Sports Medicine Weekly

Dr. Cole and Steve discuss the injuries that have occurred in the NBA from nearly all of its top stars suffer from one injury or another over the past several except for LeBron James. According to his business partner Maverick Carter, anyone can maintain this level of health for 15 years as long as they are willing to spend $1.5 million a year on their body like James does. In this segment his use of cryotherapy, hyperbaric chambers, and NormaTec leg boots are explained

Matt Gauthier, PT, DPT, SCS from Athletico Physical Therapy talks with Steve and Dr. Cole about the unique characteristics of the Overhead Athlete, types of overhead throwing injuries: causes, prevention and treatment.

John Golden John Golden is the president of product pioneering at EXOS. He's responsible for building a performance ecosystem for the Corporate Wellness program at EXOS. John Golden explains the benefits and evolution of corporate wellness programs with Steve and Dr. Cole. Also discussed are the technologies that EXOS can bring to the corporate space to help employees perform better and increase loyalty to the people managing their health.

Dr. Cole addresses Runners World article on ‘Common Injuries to Never Train Thru’ and a very common concern of patients about continued activity and if it makes an injury worse. Also discussed the importance of relative rest, anti-inflamatories, stretching and the wonders of ice for injury treatment.

Jim Karas Founder of Jim Karas Intelligent Fitness and Wellness in Chicago and Lake Forest on Sports Medicine Weekly. Jim Karas talks discusses the use and benefits of Cryotherapy, its claims and contraindications with Steve and Dr. Cole. Jim stresses the importance of cryotherapy for the use of recovery as opposed to weight loss

Dr. Cole and Dr. James ​Andrews talk about why labrum and shoulder repairs for MLB pitchers were more successful with less technology and information as opposed to more.

Dr. Cole speaks with Olympic Medalist, Dara Torres, about how athletes fill the void the Olympics leave. 

The first episode of Sports Medicine Weekly features an interview with Olympian swimmer and 12-time medal winner Dara Torres about her training methods and then an interview with Dr. James Andrews about how his career got started and how technology has changed over the years.   The episode wraps up with a discussion regarding injuries in the modern NBA.  Dr. Andrews also shared a cool story about how he revolutionized the labrum repair with a young Roger Clemens, launching his medical career in baseball.