Dr Casey Glenn walks through a study analyzing the 'lever test' for the diagnosis of ACL tears in the acute setting.  Given significant swelling and pain the acute diagnosis of ligamentous injury can be both challenging and painful to patients. The lever test is a promising physical exam maneuver that may be more accurate and better tolerated that traditional exam maneuvers.

Lever Test

There is a growing number of non-contact based knee injuries happening with athletes. there are growing concerns that the surfaces we are playing on may be the driving force this increased injury risk, however I think it is more complicated than just the artificial turf we are playing on more regularly. Footwear is playing a bigger factor to the increase risk of knee injures especially non-contact knee injuries. sit back and enjoy this weeks podcast going dow the road of why we are seeing more non-contact knee injures and how we can work on preventing or limiting this number from continuing to increase.

#95 What Is Up With All The ACL Injuries  - 2:5:25, 1.26 PM

On November 15th 2022 I took my son out for a run and 10 minutes later my life would be changed forever. I was crossing an intersection with my son in a stroller when a car hit us at a crosswalk. In todays Podcast I will give the recap on my unfortunate injury that occurred when I got hit by a car. it was a lengthy recovery process, but I was able to get back to a normal life without surgical interventions. if you have had a traumatic knee injury then this podcast is for you. I will explain how I got hurt what my injuries were and what I did to get back to running and living my life without surgery. 

#108 my Injury Story.  - 8:12:25, 9.35 AM

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