Interviews

2022 Podcasts | Blog | Featured | Hydration | Karen Malkin | Nutrition | Podcast Episodes | Science

How to Create Healthy Lifestyle Habits with Karen Malkin
BySports Medicine Weekly March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

Breaking bad habits is difficult, and establishing healthy lifestyle habits on a long-term basis can be equally challenging. Achieving success requires a dedicated effort to make both physical and mental changes. Though many of us live stressful, demanding lives, with just a little tweaking here and there, we can develop habits that will help us…

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2022 Podcasts | Blog | Gymnastics | Interviews | Performance | Podcast Episodes | Psychology | Science | Sports | Treatment

How Sports Psychology Helps Athletes and Performers with Lauren Loberg, PhD
BySports Medicine Weekly March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Professional athletes are celebrated for possessing extraordinary physical abilities, as well as the incomparable mental toughness necessary to succeed in competitive athletics. With so much attention placed on their seemingly superhuman abilities, it should be no surprise that there’s previously been a stigma about athletes sharing their mental health struggles and appearing weak and vulnerable…

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2022 Podcasts | Basketball | Blog | Dr. Brian Cole | Gymnastics | Injury | Interviews | Knee | Performance | Podcast Episodes | Prevention | Running | RUSH Physical Therapy | RUSH Physical Therapy | Science | Sports | Therapy | Training | Treatment | Volley Ball

The Best Treatments For Patellar Tendonitis
BySports Medicine Weekly March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

In this week’s episode of the Sports Medicine Weekly podcast, Dr. Brian Cole is joined by a Rush physical therapist to discuss the best ways to manage and treat patellar tendonitis, more commonly known as jumper’s knee. The patellar tendon connects the patella (knee cap) to the tibia (shin bone) and assists in the extension…

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Interviews | Performance | Podcast Episodes | RUSH Physical Therapy | Sports | Therapy | Training | Yoga

The Benefits Of Yoga For Athletes
BySports Medicine Weekly December 3, 2021October 14, 2026

On this episode, we talk with Lesley Bezdek-Cohen, PT, DPT about the different benefits of yoga for athletes. Lesley is the Lead Physical Therapist at Rush Physical Therapy’s Andersonville, Illinois clinic. Lesley danced professionally with ballet and jazz companies prior to going back to school for physical therapy and has been teaching yoga since 2009….

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2021 Podcasts | Head | Injury | Interviews | Karen Malkin | Nutrition | Performance | Podcast Episodes | Prevention | Psychology | Science

Ep. 34: Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Prevented?
BySports Medicine Weekly November 23, 2021October 15, 2026

In this episode, we are joined by Karen Malkin, NBC-HWC, to talk about strategies to support brain health. Karen is a board-certified health coach and the owner of Karen Malkin Health Counseling. My life’s work is my passion to change the way we practice medicine. I saw firsthand how integrative medicine extended my mother’s life…

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2021 Podcasts | Injury | Interviews | Midwest Orthopaedics | MidwestOrtho | Podcast Episodes | Shoulder | Treatment

Ep. 26: Treating Rotator Cuff Tears With Dr. Nik Verma
BySports Medicine Weekly September 13, 2021January 27, 2022

In this episode, we discuss the treatment of rotator cuff tears with sports medicine and shoulder surgeon Dr. Nik Verma from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. Dr. Verma is the lead investigator in a clinical study focused on the first balloon implant for arthroscopic treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears (MIRCTs). [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=46505974″ width=”100%”…

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2021 Podcasts | Fitness | Injury | Interviews | Podcast Episodes | Prevention | Running | RUSH Physical Therapy

Ep. 25: Avoiding Injury While Endurance Training with Erin Short, PT, DPT
BySports Medicine Weekly September 2, 2021September 2, 2021

In this episode, we are joined by Erin Short, PT, DPT, from RUSH Physical Therapy, to talk about how to avoid an injury while endurance training. We also discuss the role of physical therapy in helping patients both before and after an injury. “The biggest surprise people have is that they are weaker in their…

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2021 Podcasts | Injury | Interviews | Midwest Orthopaedics | Performance | Podcast Episodes | Prevention | Therapy | Training | Treatment

SMW Ep. 24 Maximizing Recovery with Patrick Pauley M.S., ATC, PES, FRCms
BySports Medicine Weekly August 25, 2021October 14, 2026

In this episode, we talk with Patrick Pauley, an athletic trainer specializing in fitness, injury prevention, and sports performance, about how to use a system approach at the time of injury to maximize recovery. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=46172540″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”dark” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”left” hide-logo=”true” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”true” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”false”] Patrick graduated magna cum laude with…

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2021 Podcasts | Dancing | Interviews | Performance | Podcast Episodes | Prevention | RUSH Physical Therapy | Sports | Therapy | Treatment

Ep. 23: Taking Care of Performing Arts Athletes with Dustin Jesberger, PT, DPT
BySports Medicine Weekly August 10, 2021August 12, 2021

In this episode, we are joined by Dustin Jesberger, PT, DPT from RUSH Physical Therapy who shares insight into common injuries in the performing arts industry. Dustin explains the types of injuries seen in the performing arts space and his role in helping keep these performers as healthy as possible. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=46038223″ width=”100%” height=”200px”…

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2021 Podcasts | JRF Ortho | KarenMalkin | MidwestOrtho | Podcast Episodes | RUSH Physical Therapy | Vericel

Ep. 19: Common Injuries of the Weekend Warrior with Casey Gray, PT, DPT
BySports Medicine Weekly June 21, 2021February 1, 2022

In this episode of Sports Medicine Weekly, Casey Gray, PT, DPT, from RUSH Physical Therapy, joins Dr. Brian Cole and Steve Kashul to discuss managing common injuries of the weekend warrior and the best prevention and treatment options available. Casey also discusses returning to exercise following the COVID-19 pandemic. Casey Gray, PT, DPT, is the…

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Basketball | Dr. Brian Cole | Injury | Knee | Midwest Orthopaedics | Podcast Episodes | Sports | Treatment

SMW Injury Update: Kawhi Leonard
BySports Medicine Weekly June 17, 2021October 15, 2026

You’re about to listen to a Sports Medicine Weekly Injury Update, where Dr. Brian Cole provides his analysis of major professional sports injuries in just 10 minutes or less. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=45343222″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”dark” playlist=”show” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”left” hide-logo=”true” hide-likes=”true” hide-comments=”true” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”false”] Leonard, who had played 34 minutes in the previous…

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Dr. Brian Cole | Interviews | Midwest Orthopaedics | Podcast Episodes | Science | Treatment

Ep. 18: Osteoarthritis orthobiologics with Dr Brian Cole
BySports Medicine Weekly June 15, 2021October 14, 2026

Orthobiologics such as platelet-rich-plasma, and stem cells have gained popularity as treatments for knee osteoarthritis over recent years. Orthobiologics are cells, blood components or growth factors which claim to promote healing and decrease inflammation. Platelet rich plasma and stem cell injections are an expensive treatment and there is a paucity of rigorous evidence to support…

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