JAT Podcasts

JAT Chat | Return to Sport Assessments in Patients with Ankle Sprain

On this episode of JAT Chat, Dr. Shelby Baez interviewed Dr. Ryan McCann about his two recent articles in the Journal of Athletic Training. The conversation covered methods for determining patients’ return-to-activity readiness after an ankle sprain and facilitators of and barriers to ATs’ selection of outcome assessments when determining return-to-activity readiness for patients with an ankle sprain.
Articles:
Influences of Athletic Trainers’ Return-to-Activity Assessments for Patients With an Ankle Sprain | Journal of Athletic Training (allenpress.com)
Assessments Used by Athletic Trainers to Decide Return-to-Activity Readiness in Patients With an Ankle Sprain | Journal of Athletic Training (allenpress.com)
Guest Biography:
Dr. Ryan McCann is an associate professor in Old Dominion University’s School of Rehabilitation Sciences. He earned bachelor's and master’s degrees in athletic training from Northern Kentucky University and ODU, respectively.  He earned a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Kentucky. Dr. McCann currently teaches in ODU’s Master of Science in Athletic Training program and is co-director of the PhD in Kinesiology & Rehabilitation program. His research focuses on risk factors, neuromuscular consequences, and interventions for ankle injuries.

JAT Chat | Promoting Student-Athlete Wellbeing During the Transition from Collegiate Sport

Dr. Shelby Baez interviews Erin J. Reifsteck, PhD and J.D. DeFreese, PhD about their clinical concepts paper titled Call It an “Evolution”: Promoting Student-Athlete Well-Being During the Transition From Collegiate Sport in the recent special issue on Mental Health.
Article: https://tinyurl.com/2b8f85mr
Dr. Erin Reifsteck is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at UNC Greensboro. Erin's research focuses on promoting physical activity, health, and well-being during sport and life transitions, with an emphasis on translating psychosocial theories and research findings into practice.
Dr. J.D. DeFreese is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J.D.'s research examines the associations among current and former athlete mental, physical, and social functioning. J.D’s recent work has focused on how the transition from sport to non-sport activities is specifically associated with these important biopsychosocial outcomes for athletes.

JAT Chat | Integrating Psychologically Informed Practice

On this podcast, Chris Kuenze, PhD, ATC interviews Shelby Baez, PhD, ATC and Kate Jochimsen, PhD, ATC about their Current Clinical Concepts paper discussing the: integration of psychologically informed practice for management of patients with sport-related injuries.
Article: https://tinyurl.com/333vx79k
Dr. Kate Jochimsen is a researcher at the Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR) at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Member of the Faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jochimsen completed her MS in athletic training at Florida International University, her PhD in rehabilitation sciences at the University of Kentucky, and postdoctoral training in biomechanics at The Ohio State University. The goal of her research is to advance psychologically informed practice by developing and implementing effective mind-body and movement-based interventions to optimize clinical outcomes and improve well-being for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Shelby Baez, Ph.D., ATC, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. Dr. Baez is a certified and licensed athletic trainer with an expertise in psychology of sport injury and an approved non-certified mentor for aspiring CMPCs through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Dr. Baez’s research examines the impact of psychosocial factors on health outcomes after sport-related injury, with a focus on patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Her lab examines the impact of psychosocial factors on biological outcomes, such as neurocognitive function, biomechanical alterations, and secondary injury risk. Her lab also seeks to identify clinically feasible and novel psychosocial interventions to improve health outcomes. Dr. Baez has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and other regional and national foundations to support her work. She is a member of AASP, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), was the recipient of the AASP Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2020, and the recipient of the ACSM New Investigator Award in 2023.

JAT Chat | Pediatric Health Care Provider Awareness, Perceptions, and Utility of Sport Specialization Recommendations

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Tamara Valovich McLeod and Dr. Shelly Fetchen DiCesaro about their recent paper that compares knowledge, perceptions, awareness, confidence in knowledge, and use of sport specialization recommendations among HCPs who work with pediatric athletes.
Dr. Tamara Valovich McLeod is the Chair, Director, and a Professor of Athletic Training, Professor in the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, and John P. Wood, D.O., Endowed Chair for Sports Medicine at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. McLeod completed her PhD from the University of Virginia. She was the founding director of the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network and her research has focused on the pediatric athlete with respect to sport-related concussion. Dr. McLeod is fellow of the NATA, the National Academy of Kinesiology, and the National Academies of Practice-Athletic Training and was the recipient of the NATA Foundation Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research in 2023.
Dr. Shelly Fetchen DiCesaro is an associate professor of athletic training at the University of Pittsburgh and is an athletic trainer with the US Figure Skating Team USA Medical Provider Pool.

JAT Chat | Association of Outcomes with Referral for Vestibular Therapy After Concussion

On this episode of JAT Chat, Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Shawn Eagle about his recent paper titled "Association of Multidomain Assessment Outcomes with Referral for Vestibular Therapy After Concussion".
Link: https://tinyurl.com/mr2m95a3
Shawn R. Eagle, PhD, joined the faculty of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in January of 2022. Dr. Eagle has collaborated on Department of Defense (DoD) funded research through the University of Pittsburgh since 2013. He began focusing on TBI in 2015 when he began his doctoral studies at the University of Pittsburgh’s Neuromuscular Research Laboratory. Dr. Eagle extended his studies as a postdoctoral fellow in the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic from 2019 to 2021. His research interests are currently focused on mitigating risk for long-term sequelae following traumatic brain injury, with a specific focus on mental health issues.
Dr. Eagle has published over 110 papers in refereed journals and presented his research at local, national and international scientific conferences. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for 35 peer-reviewed journals.

JATCast | Access to Athletic Trainers and EMS Activations for Sport-Related Injuries

Dr. Luke Donovan summarizes "Access to Athletic Trainers and Emergency Medical Services Activations for Sport-Related Injuries" by Rebecca M. Hirschhorn, PhD, NRAEMT, ATC and colleagues.
Article: https://tinyurl.com/2j5arwaf

JAT Chat | Quadriceps Strength and Knee Symptoms after ACL Reconstruction

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Michelle C. Walaszek, PT, DPT, MS and Chris Kuenze, PhD, ATC from the University of Virginia about their recent article "Quadriceps Strength Does Not Influence Knee-Related Symptom State 6 Months after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction." The purpose of the study was to determine if meeting isometric quadriceps strength and symmetry criteria is associated with acceptable clinical knee-related symptoms 5–7 months post-ACLR.
Article: https://tinyurl.com/yc335vth

JATCast | Similar Concussion Rates in Spring Football and Preseason

Dr. Luke Donovan summarizes the article "Similar Concussion Rates in Spring Football and Preseason: Findings From the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium" which is authored by Steven P. Broglio, PhD, ATC and featured in the most recent issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.
Article: https://bit.ly/3VuXWS3
CARE Consortium: https://bit.ly/44KxqIB

JAT Chat | Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Consensus Statement

Dr. Shelby Baez interviews Dr. Jeffrey Driban, Dr. Hayley Root, and Dr. Matthew Harkey about the new Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Consensus Statement on Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and the Evidence Review for Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.
Consensus Statement: https://bit.ly/41YOc4X
Evidence Review: https://bit.ly/420JXpy
Jeffrey Driban, PhD, ATC, CSCS (@jbdriban) is a member of the Special and Scientific Staff at Tufts Medical Center and an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Driban received his Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from the University of Delaware. He received a Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology with an Emphasis in Athletic Training from Temple University. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Division of Rheumatology at Tufts Medical Center. 
Hayley Root, PhD, MPH, ATC (@_hjroot) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at Northern Arizona University at the Phoenix BIoscience Core. Her research examines factors related to implementation of best practice evidence, with a focus on preventing lower extremity injury and developing physical literacy in youth athletes.
Matt Harkey, PhD, ATC (@Harkey_MS) is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University. Harkey is a musculoskeletal researcher whose goal is to identify people at increased risk for knee osteoarthritis to better target interventions that prevent the onset or progression of disability.

JATChat | Emerging Concussion Assessments

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Rachel Le, Dr. Landon Lempke, and Matthew Wingerson, MS about their recent studies published in the Journal of Athletic Training.
 
Dr. Rachel Le serves as the coordinator of clinical education and assistant professor in the master's of athletic training program at Mercer University. Her research includes understanding repetitive head impacts in underrepresented sports.
Article: https://bit.ly/3ZEXnp6
 
Dr. Landon Lempke is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Michigan Concussion Center and Exercise and Sport Science Initiative at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on using reaction time and human movement biomechanics to establish objective return to play decision-making criteria, and ultimately optimize clinical practice related to concussion.
Article: https://bit.ly/3m6wOLS
 
Matthew Wingerson, MS is a first-year PhD student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, working under the guidance of Dr. David Howell in the Colorado Concussion Lab. His research focuses on post-concussion exercise, neurophysiology, and improving clinical processes, with the overarching aim of enhancing our understanding of concussions and improving patient outcomes.
Article: https://bit.ly/3zuyEJp