Know & GO: An "Ask The Expert" Podcast For Athletes
By SportStars Magazine
Know & GO: An "Ask The Expert" Podcast For AthletesFeb 16, 2023
Learning By Doing Track & Field Clinic (w/ Lee Webb)
For this episode, the show welcomes arguably one of California's most decorated high school track and field coaches ever. Lee Webb spent more than 30 years as the boys and girls track coach of James Logan High in Union City. His Colts teams won two state titles and 53 North Coast Section championships. His athletes won a combined 36 individual state golds and 253 NCS golds. He's also coached junior world and junior national teams for USA Track and Field.
For the past four decades, Coach Webb has used his ties to some of the nation's greatest track and field athletes to provide an annual Learning By Doing Clinic featuring instruction provided by former Olympians and world record holders. On Feb. 18, the event will return for the first time since 2019 and will be the first of two held at Chabot College in Hayward this spring.
Webb discusses how the event came to be, and shares about the many Olympians who have attended over the years — as well as the ones who will be instructing this year. He also shares a few pieces of advice for high school athletes getting ready to begin their 2023 seasons.
Lisfranc Fractures & Other Foot Injuries
After spending an episode breaking down ankle sprains, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Abidi returns to the show to talk Lisfranc fractures and a varsity of other foot injuries — some more common in high school athletes than others.
Dr. Abidi goes over what causes Lisfranc fractures, what type of pain it can cause and how the injury is treated. Bay Area football fans may have heard of the Lisfranc fracture recently when it was reported former Antioch High star Najee Harris dealt with one during training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In our 20 minute conversation, Dr. Abidi also talks about plantar fasciitis, metatarsal fractures and common broken toes.
Shoulder Dislocations
For this episode, the show welcomes Golden State Orthopedic and Spine's Dr. Jeffrey Kanel for a discussion on various shoulder injuries — most notably shoulder dislocations.
Dr. Kanel is an orthopedic surgeon at Golden State Orthopedic and Spine. He is fellowship-trained in pediatric orthopedics and spinal deformities and specialty-trained in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine. His expertise could cover several topics, but this episode focused on shoulder dislocations, a relatively common injury among high school athletes and one that we hadn't really covered yet on the podcast.
Over the 20 minute conversation, Dr. Kanel addresses what happens when a shoulder is dislocated and the process for surgery (more common in high school athletes than older patients) and recovery. He also covered labrum tears (also more common in teen dislocations than others), the difference between shoulder dislocations and shoulder separations, and how rotator cuff injuries are NOT common in teen athletes.
Ankles, Achilles & Toes
In the newest episode of Know & GO we sit down with Golden State Orthopedic and Spine's Dr. Murali Moorthy — a specialist in lower extremity injuries.
Over a 25- minute conversation, Dr. Moorthy dives into high ankle sprains, Achilles tendon ruptures and turf toe injuries. What happens in those injuries? How are they treated, and what are recoveries like?
Like our Episode 7 guest Laura Davis, Dr. Moorthy also grew up in the East Bay and is a graduate of Northgate High in Walnut Creek. He also works as a team physician for the Bishop O'Dowd-Oakland athletics department.
Plotting A Return To Play
For our seventh episode, Know & Go host Chace Bryson welcomes the show's first female guest — Laura Davis, a former elite swimmer for Stanford who's now a seasoned nurse practitioner with Golden State Ortho & Spine.
Davis has been in orthopedics for 13 years. In addition to assisting with surgeries, rehab and other procedures, she's made a point to specialize in helping injured athletes plan and execute their return to play process.
That was the major topic of conversation during the episode. Davis shared the step-by-step process she takes with her athletes to make sure they are both physically — and mentally — ready to return to action.
ACLs: After The Tear
For our sixth episode, the show welcomes back Dr. Semon Bader. Dr. Bader first joined Know & GO in our second episode to talk about the overall basics of the dreaded ACL tear. This episode, we got a little more in depth on the post-operative ACL recovery process.
What happens in the surgery? How long does it last? What's the first 24 hours like, followed by the first three, six and nine months? What are the recovery benchmarks athletes can focus on, and what happens if they have a setback? (For that matter, what setbacks can occur?). We ask Dr. Bader all the questions, and he answered each of them during a 15-minute break at the bustling hub of his clinic.
All About Ankles
For our fifth episode we're joined by Golden State Orthopedic & Spine physician, Dr. Nicholas Abidi, to discuss an injury sustained by both elite talents and average Joes — the ankle sprain.
What exactly happens when you suffer an ankle sprain? What are the differences in the severity? Are certain athletes more susceptible to the injury? And what happens to athletes who continue to sprain the same ankle?
We tackle all of those questions and more in our 20 minute talk with Dr. Abidi. So walk carefully to the nearest comfortable listening area. Kick up your feet (and ankles), and have a listen.
You Can Do That: Correcting Baseball Fitness Myths
In this episode, host Chace Bryson welcomes the return of Dr. Charles Preston. The doctor guested in our first episode and talked about arm care for pitchers and overhead athletes. But for this episode, we pick out some outdated baseball fitness theories and correct them.
• Pitchers can throw curveballs at a young age.
• Pitchers can lift weights.
• Pitch counts aren't always equal with innings pitched.
Those topics and more are discussed along with advice for coaches and recommendations on resources (FREE resources!). Dr. Preston is an orthopedic surgeon for Golden State Orthopedic & Spine. He is also the lead physician for the NBA G League Ignite, a team physician at Saint Mary's College and the sideline physician for De La Salle football.
We Have The Technology
For this episode, we're joined by Dr. Hany Elrashidy to dive into the world of regenerative medicine — and how it can benefit both older and younger patients alike.
Dr. Elashidy is an orthopedic surgeon for Golden State Orthopedic & Spine. He's also the head physician for athletes at Dougherty Valley High in San Ramon and a leading voice and proponent of orthobiologics.
Host Chace Bryson has the doctor explain some of the various treatments that can be found in the field of orthobiologics. Those include platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, stem cell injections and more. While the treatments have gone along way in helping alleviate arthritis pain in older adults, there are plenty of younger athletes who can find relief through these treatments. They've been used in tendon injuries such as tennis elbow and runner's knee, as well as ACL tears.
The Dreaded ACL Tear
In our second episode, Know & GO host Chace Bryson welcomes a pair of guests for a discussion on knee injuries — specifically the torn ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament).
As part of the pod's partnership with Golden State Orthopedic & Spine, Chace talks with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Semon Bader — a nationally recognized authority on ACL reconstruction. Dr. Bader shares the basics of the dreaded knee injury. He covers how it happens, who is most susceptible to it, useful prevention strategies and the rehabilitation process.
From Dr. Bader, the show transitions to an athlete currently experiencing rehab for an ACL tear. Hassan Mahasin, a senior football standout for Serra High of San Mateo and soon-to-be San Diego State Aztec, joins Chace to share his experience after tearing his ACL in a game last October.
Armed & Ready
For the show's first episode, we're joined by one of the East Bay's most renowned sports medicine practitioners as Dr. Charles Preston joins the show.
Dr. Preston is the head team physician for Walnut Creek's NBA G League team, Ignite, as well as an assistant team physician at Saint Mary's College and the sideline physician for De La Salle High School football. Before settling in the Bay Area, he was also a house physician for the New York Mets — and it's his baseball medicine acumen that we sought out for this episode.
With baseball back in full swing, we wanted to make our first episode about arm safety. What are the most common injuries Dr. Preston sees in patients aged 12-18? What are the best preventative steps to avoid those injuries? Are there myths or old adages surrounding arm care that don't hold up anymore? And what is the doc's favorite piece of advice for young athletes for "overhead sports" (baseball, volleyball, swimming) athletes?