What's New in September 2019!
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In the September 2019 edition of
Sidelines
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From the President: Shawn Kerger, DO, FAOASM
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Fall sports are definitely in swing, and I’m sure that you all are incredibly busy and loving every minute of what we get to do for a living! I am writing this immediately after an OMM lab at OU-HCOM – Dublin Campus, and I can tell you that our osteopathic future is full of bright and exciting potential if the students I’ve interacted with today are any indication (and of course they are). These future members of our profession and the AOASM will make us even better than we are now, truly standing on the shoulders of giants as we all do. In that vein, I’m proud to report on what some of our members have been doing this past month on behalf of the AOASM…
Michael Sampson, DO, FAOASM, is eagerly looking forward to our arrival in Baltimore, Maryland, for the 2019 OMED Conference. He’s collected a variety of bleeding-edge sports medicine topics such as E-Sports and Gaming Addiction, Culinary Medicine, and Office-Based Ultrasound, and is doing so in coordination with our partners in ACOFP, AAO, and ACOP, as well as new partnerships with the AOAAM and the ACONP. We’ll also be covering updates in sports-related concussion diagnosis and treatment including OMT, and finish the Conference with a Unified Program on improving physician resiliency that will follow a TED-style format. I’m really looking forward to being there, and I hope to see you all, too. Be sure to register as a sports medicine physician when you do and seek me out at the “round table” discussions that are sure to happen!
Mary Solomon, DO, is representing us at the 1
st Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM Conference in Washington, DC as I write this. I don’t have any information for you yet on any outcomes from this meeting, but will report in next month’s letter. We are the first osteopathic professional organization to be part of this consortium and the AOASM will (once again) lead the way.
Bill Kuprevich, DO, FAOASM, has been called up to travel with the USA Women’s basketball team competing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the FIBA Americup Tournament. He’s also there as I write this, and so we’ll all know the results by the time you read this. We wish them all success and a safe return!
Andrew Martin, DO, FAWM, FAOASM, is working with
Blake Boggess, DO, FAOASM, on a Sports Medicine Board Review Course that we hope to have in place by the spring in time for the Annual Conference. They have developed a great outline and are working on organizing the content and presenters now, and I know that this will be a great osteopathic sports medicine board review course for all of us!
Gunnar Brolinson, DO, FAOASM, FACOFP, FAAFP, is hard at work on the update of the AOASM’s own
Clinical Joint Exam textbook (now in its 10
th year since publication) and we are also aiming for its arrival in the spring in time for the Annual Conference. I know that this update will have the latest and greatest on physical examination of the musculoskeletal system, especially with a sports medicine focus. There will also be new chapters added, so be sure to watch for the release information on this from the AOASM.
Becca Rodriguez-Regner, DO, has completed her inspection of the Disneyland facilities for the Annual Conference and we are all very excited about the setting for our meeting. She’s taking us in a new direction with the organization of the educational program, and I think you will all find it very applicable and fresh in content and delivery. Be sure to watch for details starting in next month’s
Sidelines!
As you can see, there is a lot of action in our association through our members and if you’d like to be part of the action, please reach out to me or any of our Board of Directors and Committee Chairs to volunteer. I couldn’t be more proud to be part of this elite group of physicians, who are constantly pushing and redefining the boundaries of excellence in osteopathic sports medicine and doing so with class, intelligence, and experience. They are the giants for our next generation, and you stand among them!
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AOASM 2020
Join Us in Anaheim, California!
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Save the Date:
April 27-May 2, 2020
Pre-Conference Workshops:
April 27-28
Annual Conference:
April 29-May 2
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The Aspen Institute's Project Play Releases
State of Play 2019
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Please click the button below to view the recent report from The Aspen Institute, “State of Play 2019,” which analyzes, “how well stakeholders are serving children, ages 12 and under, through sports.” The Project Play Summit was held September 17-18 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Written By Dr. Carmen Jaramillo
It’s that time of the year again: school physicals! A 12-year-old boy presented to clinic for his annual exam. He was going to start seventh grade and seemed like any other normal pre-teen; however, his blood pressure was way above the normal range for his height percentile. It was retaken and, unfortunately, still elevated. Upon inquiring about the patient’s medical history, he grew tearful as he expressed his desire to play football but had no means of transportation to practices or games. After he was consoled, the patient was told he needed to have his blood pressure checked once he was calmer. He pulled out his headphones, closed his eyes, and began listening to music. At his final recheck, the patient’s blood pressure was much improved and he was advised to return in several months to make sure his blood pressure remained at optimal levels.
Now most likely this 12-year-old boy was not listening to Beethoven or Mozart, but he was listening to music that he enjoyed. The relaxing effects of music have been something universal throughout the centuries. However, music has not really been explored in formal medical settings in which patients experience the most of their anxiety. Although anxiety does not necessarily cause chronic hypertension, it can lead to acute elevations in blood pressure in a variety of medical settings. This, in turn, can result in a different approach of managing the patient.
There have actually been several studies done looking at the effect of music on vitals signs; namely, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and heart rate (HR). Other studies have also assessed effects of music on anxiety, which this patient seemed to have at the beginning of his exam. This was explored in the pre-operative setting as well as the ICU in which patients spent a lot of time in an unfamiliar environment in which their levels of anxiety could actually affect their recovery. The meta-analysis that was done found that those who received music therapy had a significantly greater decrease in blood pressure and heart rate. Reduction in anxiety also led to a decrease in postoperative recovery time and lower hospital length of stay.
With that said, music is something that should be explored a lot more in the medical setting. Whether it is in a clinic office or in the intensive care unit, music has the universal ability to lessen anxiety, and it has a calming effect. Studies in the future should incorporate different types of music as well as optimal length of music therapy. Whatever factors will be studied, the possibilities are endless and worth exploring!
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Sportsosteopathy in Cologne, Gemany
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Dr. Brett DeGooyer led the Sportsosteopathy course, offered September 13-15, 2019, in Cologne, Germany. Dr. Patrick Leary provided additional lectures and manual medicine training. Forty-two physicians participated, making this one of the larger groups AOASM has helped train in conjunction with the DAAO. Thank you, Dr. DeGooyer and Dr. Leary, for representing AOASM!
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Greetings, SAOASM!
This month we hosted our first SAOASM webinar of the academic year! We heard from Mark Rolfs, DO, PharmD, on the topic of
Upper Extremity: Anatomy, Mechanics, Pathology, and OMT
. Dr. Rolfs attended Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and earned his PharmD at University of Washington. He completed his internal/family medicine residency at St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, and his sports medicine fellowship at VCOM/Virginia Tech. Dr. Rolfs is an assistant professor of Family Medicine at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine and serves as a team physician for Liberty University, University of Lynchburg, the Lynchburg Hillcats, and Liberty Christian Academy.
Links to join our SAOASM webinars are sent out via email and posted on our SAOASM Facebook page.
If you were unable to attend, we recorded and posted the lecture on the
AOASM website
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Megan Boyer
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Class of 2021
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If there is ever anything you would like to learn about or see happen through the SAOASM, please reach out to our Executive Board at
studentAOASM@gmail.com
We love hearing from you and providing you with the best opportunities to learn and have fun in sports medicine!
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SAOASM Student Spotlight
Graham "RJ" Mann,
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, OMS-IV, Class of 2020
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Graham first began his journey into the field of sports medicine when he started as the SAOASM OMS-I representative at LUCOM. He then became President of the chapter in 2017 and began LUCOM’s application for national recognition by AOASM. His work at LUCOM served as a catalyst for the sports medicine group moving from an “interest group” to becomin
g a fully recognized and funded student organization at his school. During his time as OMS-III Representative at LUCOM, Graham helped the cur
rent Executive Board plan meetings and labs during the school year, as well as assisted in planning the Southeast Regional Conference held at LUCOM in March 2019. Graham currently serves as the OMS-IV Representative at LUCOM, as well as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative for SAOASM.
What made you interested in sports medicine and how has SAOASM impacted you as a medical student?
As a first year I was able to do sideline shadowing at a Liberty University football game and from there I was hooked. I immediately applied to be the first-year representative for the LUCOM chapter. I have been involved with the sports medicine club the remainder of my time at LUCOM. Working with the sports medicine team has given me a clear path for my career and my goals as a physician.
What are your goals moving forward into the upcoming academic year?
I want to further my knowledge of the sports medicine field ––get ample time in the training rooms at Liberty University and University of Lynchburg honing my athlete management, OMM, and joint injection techniques. After graduation in May, I am planning on attending a family medicine residency, followed by a sports medicine fellowship.
Congratulations, Graham! And thank you for all you’ve done for your chapter and our national organization. Best wishes to you during this year of auditions and with your Match in March!
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Future OMED Conference Schedule
- OMED 2020: Friday, October 16 - Monday, October 19 in Austin, Texas
- OMED 2021: Friday, October 22 - Monday, October 25 in Phoenix, Arizona
- OMED 2022: Thursday, October 27 - Sunday, October 30 in Boston, Massachusetts
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Journal Article Spotlight:
Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
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Journal Article Spotlight:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
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Performance Nutrition for the Adolescent Athlete: A Realistic Approach
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What's the rate of knee osteoarthritis 10 years after anterior cruciate ligament injury? An updated systematic review
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