Sports Medicine on Tap

Episode 142 - Gino Gradkowski, Super Bowl preview

Who better to sit down with, to talk about the upcoming super bowl, than a former Super bowl champion!! We have a great show with Gino Gradkowski, who is a former NFL center and was part of the Baltimore Ravens 2012 Super Bowl championship team! We delve into his seven year NFL career and what it was like winning the Super Bowl. We discuss the lead up to the big game and also what it is like to traded to another organization, especially on April 1st! We learn what it is like to play against your brother, Bruce Gradkowski, in an NFL game and what it is like to grow up in Pittsburgh but get drafted by the Ravens, especially when your brother is playing for Pittsburgh! We make our Super Bowl predicitons and, of course, there was no way to not talk about Lindsey Vonn, and the miracle she is trying to pull off!

Episode 141 - playoff injury round up

We welcome one of our new sports medicine surgeons, Dr. Nicholas Bertha. We cover the final 8 teams for a round up on playoff relevant injuries!

Episode 140 - Alex Singleton, Testicular Cancer

We welcome urologist, Dr. Jayram Krishnan, to our show to discuss the important topic of testicular cancer. Hear the amazing story of Denver Bronco linebacker, Alex Singleton. Learn how he was diagnosed and the importance of awareness and self exams within the young, athletic population, those whom are most at risk. How did he only miss one game!?! We also touch on TJ Watt and what to expect from the pneumothorax which currently has him sidelined. Will he be back for this all important, playoff deciding, upcoming game with the Ravens?

Episode 139 - playing with fractures

Herbert, Danny Dimes, Rodgers and more! How are three NFL quaterbacks playing with fractures? The common thread of this most recent episode is how are three hockey players, I mean, NFL quarterbacks currently playing despite breaking bones? We reveal how and why, in addition to toughness, these critical players are able to minimize down time, despite breaking bones!

Episode 138 - AJ Duffy, NATA President

In this episode, we were honored to welcome the 16th President of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, A.J. Duffy, III, MS, ATC, PT BIO. Duffy has an incredibly accomplished career including 34 years as head athletic trainer and physical therapist for Widener University. His accolades are too many to list! Through Duffy's career we gain insight into the evolution of the profession, career pearls, and the future directions of Athletic Training.