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Nathaniel S. Nye, MD, a sports medicine fellow at the National Capital Consortium Sports Medicine Fellowship in Bethesda, Maryland, presented, “Does Abdominal Circumference (AC) or Body Mass Index (BMI) Better Predict Lower Extremity Injury Risk?” lass week at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Nye is an AMSSM member.

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David J. Berkoff, MD, sports medicine physician and associate professor of orthopaedics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, presented, “Corrected Error Video vs PT-Instructed home Exercise Program: Accuracy of Performing Therapeutic Exercises” last week at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, La.

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New evidence-based guidelines on management and return to play of the Female Athlete Triad, published recently in both the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine and the British Journal of Sports Medicine, was discussed last week at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, La.

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Daniel Herman, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 2014 AMSSM Foundation-ACSM Foundation Clinical Research Grant for his research titled “Assessment of Neuromuscular Performance Deficits and Recovery after Concussion: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk.” While recent studies suggest that poor neurocognitive performance associated with a concussion may increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury, the magnitude and duration of impaired neuromuscular performance is unknown. Dr. Herman will study how these two factors affect musculoskeletal injury risk in athletes after return to play, with the overall objective of enhancing injury prevention and rehabilitation.

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The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) would like to thank U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) for introducing S2220 and U.S. Representatives Tom Latham (R-Ia.) and Cedric Richmond (D-La.) for their introduction of HR3722, companion bills clarifying that sports medicine professionals who travel outside their primary licensed state to provide care for the athletes will be covered by their medical malpractice insurance.

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New research by Canadian sports medicine physician Mark Tarnopolsky, MD, PhD, suggests that a person can slow the speed at which they age by exercising regularly.

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As an emphasis on competitive success in youth sports has led to intense training, frequent competition and early single sport specialization, overuse injuries and burnout have become common. Given these concerns, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) released a new clinical report earlier this year that provides guidance to physicians and healthcare professionals who provide care for young athletes.

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Brian Hainline, MD, chief medical officer for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), presented “AMSSM/NCAA: Care of the College Athlete - Essentials for the Team Physician” alongside members of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) including Jonathan Drezner, MD, Lisa Barkley, MD, Cindy J. Chang, MD, John P. DiFiori, MD, Jonathan A. Drezner, MD and Kimberly G. Harmon, MD during a pre-conference lecture at the 2014 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

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AMSSM aims to encourage physician and patient conversations by identifying five tests or procedures to question, highlighting potentially unnecessary—sometimes harmful—care in sports medicine

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More than 60 sports medicine physicians of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) will be volunteering to help revitalize a New Orleans park this Friday, April 4, 2014.

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Key sports medicine research revealed next week at the 2014 AMSSM Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La. will address overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports, post-concussion syndrome, cardiac screening, obesity and other challenges facing sports medicine today.

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Post-concussion syndrome (PCS) and spinal cord injuries are complex problems that can present with a variety of symptoms or sequelae. To help demystify some of the debate which exists surrounding the definition of when concussion becomes Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS), three experts in brain and spinal cord injuries will discuss their evidence-based approaches next week at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM).

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David Epstein, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Sports Gene, will deliver the Presidential Keynote at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans next week.

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The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) has launched its first International Traveling Fellowship program tour, an academic exchange and clinical immersion initiative for sports medicine physicians to teach and learn sports medicine on a global level.

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More than 1,400 sports medicine physicians from the United States and abroad will reveal cutting-edge medical research at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the largest primary care sports medicine physician organization in the nation.

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Sports medicine physician members of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), who are experts in winter sports injury prevention and treatment, are available for interviews during the Olympic Games.

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As an emphasis on competitive success in youth sports has led to intense training, frequent competition and early single sport specialization, overuse injuries and burnout have become common. Given these concerns, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) has released a new clinical report that provides guidance to physicians and healthcare professionals who provide care for young athletes.

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Team physicians from AMSSM and five other organizations meet annually to produce Team Physician Consensus Statements. This year, the panel of sports medicine experts updated the first statement released in 2000 – the Team Physician Consensus Statement, which provides guidelines for choosing a qualified team physician and outlines the duties expected.

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In partnership with the Haitian Sports Medicine Society (SHAMS), the AMSSM will host its first Sports Medicine/Sports Trauma and Event Medicine Conference in Haiti on June 29 – July 3, 2013. The conference is designed as a “teach-the-teacher” course with the goal of advancing the education of professionals in Haiti who care for active people, from the professional athlete to the weekend warrior.

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A new study presented last week is coming one step closer to finding out whether or not an athlete’s genetic makeup determines the severity of post-concussive brain function. Tom Terrell, MD, M.Phil., presented his concussion research entitled “Association between Genetic Polymorphisms and the Difference between Baseline and Post-Concussion Headminder/ImPACT Neuropsychological Test Scores in  Reaction Time and Errors in College Athletes” on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, Cal.