Episode 41: Schedules and Injuries in Professional Athletes and Much More

This is a quick reference list for the locations of show topics in Episode 41 of The Dr. David Geier Show. For a detailed list of topics and references for additional information, scroll down for the complete show notes.

In the Zone
Are injuries more likely on teams that play multiple games or matches per week? If so, are there simple solutions (starts at 3:51)

That’s Gotta Hurt
Roy Halladay – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher (starts at 14:07)
Dustin Pedroia – Boston Red Sox second baseman (starts at 18:28)
Grayson Greiner – University of South Carolina catcher (starts at 22:30)
Jared Weaver – Los Angeles Angels pitcher (starts at 26:06)
Matt Kemp – Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder (starts at 29:10)
Mardy Fish – professional tennis player (starts at 32:46)
Paul Williams – professional boxer (starts at 35:27)

Ask Dr. Geier
Will playing baseball slow the healing of my son’s lumbar spine stress fracture? (starts at 40:06)
Will pitching make my son’s posterior shoulder dislocation worse? (starts at 43:26)
When should I worry that my meniscus repair during ACL surgery hasn’t healed? (starts at 45:48)
Should I worry that my knee keeps giving out after a sports injury? (starts at 48:16)
Should I consider diagnostic arthroscopy of my knee if my MRI is normal but I’m not improving? (starts at 50:58)

Fan Favorites and Trash Talkers
Comments from listeners on the show and our previous discussions (starts at 55:54)

Are athletes on teams that play too many matches without enough rest more likely to get injured? If so, what can be done to prevent injuries? Dr. Geier also discusses the injuries of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay, Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, University of South Carolina catcher Grayson Greiner, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jared Weaver, Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp, tennis player Mardy Fish, and boxer Paul Williams. Plus in the Ask Dr. Geier segment, he answers your sports medicine questions.

Episode 41 of The Dr. David Geier Show is here! I want to thank all of you who suggested topics or famous athletes whose injuries I could discuss. I want this show to focus on injuries, athletes, and topics you want, so please keep sending suggestions!

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In the Zone
Are injuries more likely on teams that play multiple games or matches per week? If so, are there simple solutions (starts at 3:51)
Professional soccer injuries increase with more than one match per week
Men’s soccer injuries: Data from the NCAA
Women’s soccer injuries: Data from the NCAA
Episode 32: Injuries in women’s tennis (starts at 3:10)
“If you had ten minutes…”
Ask Dr. Geier – Injury Prevention Programs

That’s Gotta Hurt
Roy Halladay – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher (starts at 14:07)
Sports Injury Locator – Internal Impingement of the Shoulder
Sports Injury Locator – Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)
Sports Injury Locator – Shoulder Impingement
Sports Injury Locator – Rotator Cuff Injuries
Sports Injury Locator – Superior Labral (SLAP) Tears

Dustin Pedroia – Boston Red Sox second baseman (starts at 18:28)
Sports Injury Locator – Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury of the Thumb

Grayson Greiner – University of South Carolina catcher (starts at 22:30)
USC’s Greiner to miss at least NCAA regionals
Sports Injury Locator – Meniscus Tears
Sports Injury Locator – Meniscus Tears – Recovery
Ask Dr. Geier – Meniscus tears in young athletes
Ask Dr. Geier – Meniscus Tears
Episode 33: Meniscus tears of the knee (starts at 2:59)

Jared Weaver – Los Angeles Angels pitcher (starts at 26:06)
Sports Injury Locator – Herniated Disc
Episode 39: How much of my baseball season will I miss with a bulging disc in my lumbar spine? (starts at 41:32)
Epidural steroid injections can help athletes return after lumbar herniated discs

Matt Kemp – Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder (starts at 29:10)
Sports Injury Locator – Hamstring Strain
Episode 2: Arian Foster (starts at 12:15)

Mardy Fish – professional tennis player (starts at 32:46)
Mardy Fish undergoes procedure to fix frightening heart condition

Paul Williams – professional boxer (starts at 35:27)

Ask Dr. Geier
Please remember my disclaimer that I cannot offer specific medical advice on this show, in the blog, or by email.

Will playing baseball slow the healing of my son’s lumbar spine stress fracture? (starts at 40:06)
Sports Injury Locator – Spondylolysis

Will pitching make my son’s posterior shoulder dislocation worse? (starts at 43:26)
Sports Injury Locator – Shoulder Dislocations

When should I worry that my meniscus repair during ACL surgery hasn’t healed? (starts at 45:48)
Sports Injury Locator – Meniscus Tears
Sports Injury Locator – Meniscus Tears – Recovery

Should I worry that my knee keeps giving out after a sports injury? (starts at 48:16)
Should I consider diagnostic arthroscopy of my knee if my MRI is normal but I’m not improving? (starts at 50:58)
Time to see the doctor?
Ask Dr. Geier – Timing of Surgery

Fan Favorites and Trash Talkers (starts at 55:54)
This week, I read listeners’ comments about trauma call and hanging out with anesthesiologists and the gratitude of the writer in England all of you helped with suggestions on career-ending injuries.

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