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Foot and ankle injuries can be overwhelming for new sports medicine learners due to the complex network of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. Dividing the anatomy into the ankle joint, hindfoot, midfoot, and forefoot can be helpful. Learning the intricate anatomy is the first step in understanding what structures are located where, making it easier to narrow down the differential diagnosis. Foot and ankle injuries are common in the majority of sports, and learners need to become f...

Millions of individuals will have persistent symptoms following an acute COVID-19 infection requiring post COVID-19 rehabilitation. Common symptoms include fatigue, decreased activity tolerance, cognitive dysfunction (brain fog), shortness of breath, and pain. This leads to decreased ability to complete activities of daily living, return to work or school and affects quality of life.There are many terms for post COVID-19 condition including long COVID (proposed by patients in May 2020) and po...

What role does physical activity have in optimizing brain health and function?There is strong evidence for exercise as a protective factor for dementia. This should includereaching the Canadian Physical Activity / World Health Organization Guidelines includingstrength training, balance exercises and aerobic activity.Exercise induces neurogenesis, addresses cardiovascular risk factors, decreases depressionand anxiety and is associated with larger brain regions such as the hippocampus.There is ...

This episode deals with something we all do every day, sleep! Sleep is now seen as an active, restorative experience intended to optimize our functioning while awake, rather than a passive process. Sleep is closely tied with mood and pain, and plays animportant role in cognition, emotional regulation, injury, function, and chronic disease.Sleep difficulties are incredibly prevalent and fatigue frequently accumulates over time –the concept of sleep debt. Though generally 8 hours per night are ...

Welcome to Season 3! Three new residents will be co-hosting this season alongside Dr. Ali Rendely.PGY1: Dr. Chris WavellPGY4: Dr. Melissa WeidmanPGY4: Dr. Natalie Daly Episode one focuses on nutrition and physical activity through the decades.How do patients optimize nutrition and physical activity as they age? It’s hard to “out nutrition” inactivity, but exercise is the forgiver of many sins! The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) is 0.8 g protein per kg of body weight...

In this episode, we review all of the episodes from this season and highlight our favourite clinical pearls, while adding some new ones! A huge thank you to all of our guests for sharing their knowledge and time. To recap:Low back pain with Dr. Stuart McGillDiet and Sports Nutrition with Jennifer SygoExercise is Medicine with Rob BertelinkSport Concussions with Drs. Alex Francella and Scott Shallow Lower extremity injuries with Dr. Tim Rindlisbacher Physical Activity and P...