JAT Podcasts

JAT Chat | The National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Avinash Chandran and Dr. Randy Cohen about the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Injury Surveillance Program and the recent thematic issue of the Journal of Athletic Training on NCAA injury epidemiology.
Dr. Avinash Chandran joined the Datalys Center in January 2020 as the Director of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program. Prior to joining the Datalys Center, Dr. Chandran was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he concurrently worked within the Matthew-Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center, the Center for Study of Retired Athletes, and the Injury Prevention Research Center. Dr. Chandran is a quantitative Epidemiologist, and his research interests are in athlete health over the lifespan, with an emphasis on female athlete health. Dr. Chandran holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Maryland, College Park. He completed his Master of Science in Epidemiology, as well as his PhD in Epidemiology at the George Washington University.
Dr. Randy Cohen has been Associate Athletics Director for Medical Services at the University of Arizona since 2001.  Before coming to Arizona Randy worked at Purdue University & University of Notre Dame.   Randy has a degree in athletic training from Purdue University, a degree in physical therapy from the University of Illinois- Chicago and a doctorate of physical therapy from Simmons College.  Randy has 30 years of experience in college sports medicine.  He is the former Chairperson of the NATA College and University Athletic Trainers Committee.    

JATCast | Injury Epidemiology in NCAA Men's Football

Dr. Luke Donovan summarizes the article Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Football: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019 by Dr. Avinash Chandran and colleagues. This article was featured in the July issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.

The AT Tapes | Integrating Wearables into ACL Rehabilitation

Dr. Lizzie Elder interviews Dr. Chris Kuenze about the use of wearable technology to track patient outcomes after ACL reconstruction as well as his recent paper "Feasibility of a Wearable-Based Physical Activity Goal-Setting Intervention Among Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction."
Article Link: https://bit.ly/3j5KgM6
Dr. Chris Kuenze is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, a clinical professor in the Department of Orthopedics, and the Director of the the Sports Injury Research Laboratory. His primary research interest is the impact of ACL reconstruction on physical activity participation developing interventional approaches to promote physical activity during clinical care. His secondary interests include clinical evaluation of lower extremity neuromuscular function with the goals of reducing ACL re-injury risk and promoting positive long term patient outcomes. 

JATCast | Reliability and Validity of a Clinical Assessment Tool for Measuring Scapular Motion

Dr. Donovan summarizes "Reliability and Validity of a Clinical Assessment Tool for Measuring Scapular Motion in All 3 Anatomical Planes" by Oliver A. Silverson, MS, ATC; Nicole G. Lemaster, PhD, ATC, CES; Carolyn M. Hettrich, MD, MPH; Nicholas R. Heebner, PhD, ATC; Tim L. Uhl, PhD, ATC, PT
 
Article: https://bit.ly/3j8Bgpu

The AT Tapes | Adoption of Lightning Safety Best-Practices Policies

Dr. Lizzie Elder interviews Dr. Samantha Scarneo-Miller about her recent paper titled "Adoption of Lightning Safety Best-Practices Policies in the Secondary School Setting."
 
Article Link: https://bit.ly/3wg1Fow
 
Dr. Samantha Scarneo-Miller is an Assistant Professor Division of Athletic Training and the Program Director of the Athletic Training Education Program at West Virginia University.

JAT Chat | Pain Catastrophizing in Athletes

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Geoffrey Dover about his recent paper titled "Association Between Pain Catastrophizing and Pain and Cardiovascular Changes During a Cold-Pressor Test in Athletes." 
Link: https://bit.ly/2TnYGMR
Geoff Dover is a Certified Athletic Therapist and a Certified Athletic Trainer. After earning his undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph he completed his Athletic Therapy training at Sheridan College. He then earned his masters degree and PhD at the University of Florida. For the last three years Dr. Dover was the director of the Graduate Athletic Training program at the University of Florida before starting his position at Concordia University at Concordia in 2008. Dr. Dover wants to thank all of his co-authors for making this study possible. Because of their hard work we were able to identify these findings and make contributions towards understanding pain in athletes.

JATCast | Neuroplasticity in Corticolimbic Brain Regions After ACL Reconstruction

Dr. Luke Donovan summarizes the article "Neuroplasticity in Corticolimbic Brain Regions in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction" by Dr. Shelby Baez and colleagues. This article is featured in the April issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.
Article link: https://bit.ly/32D9GaC

JATCast | Range-of-Motion Deficits and Laxity After an Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain

Dr. Luke Donovan summarizes the article "Identifying Range-of-Motion Deficits and Talocrural Joint Laxity After an Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain" by Dr. Bethany Wisthoff and colleagues. This article is featured in the April issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.
Article link: https://bit.ly/3u7sR8C

JAT Chat | Heat Safety and Environmental Monitoring

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Doug Casa, Dr. Yuri Hosokawa, and Dr. William Adams about their recent series of papers discussing best practices for heat safety and environmental monitoring.
Dr. Douglas Casa is the Chief Executive Office for the Korey Stringer Institute and a full professor at the University of Connecticut. In 2008 he was the recipient of the medal for distinguished athletic training research from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. In 2016 Dr. Casa received the highest honor in his field when he was named a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology (FNAK #556). He was named a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association in 2008.
Dr. Yuri Hosokawa is an Associate Professor at Waseda University in Tokyo Japan. Her research interests include prevention and education of sudden death in sport, establishing best practices in road race medicine, development of regional-specific heat guidelines for exertional heat illness prevention, and development of heat acclimatization guidelines for tactical athletes.
William Adams is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Athletic Training Program at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. William has been a licensed Athletic Trainer since 2010 and has worked clinically in collegiate and secondary school settings. Dr. Adams’ research interests are focused on investigating various facets of exertional heat stroke, maximizing athletic performance in the heat and preventing sudden death in sport and physical activity.

JATCast | Health-Related Quality of Life in Former NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes

Our special guest host, Dr. Shelby Baez, summarizes the article Health-Related Quality of Life in Former National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Collegiate Athletes Compared With Noncollegiate Athletes: A 5-Year Follow-Up by Dr. Janet Simon and colleagues. This article was featured in the recent Special Issue Celebrating Women Scholars in Athletic Training.