The Tommy John epidemic has become one of the most pressing issues in baseball and in this episode of The Research Rundown, we bring together five of the game's leading sports medicine minds to tackle it head on.

Dr. Michael T. Freehill, Head Team Physician, and Brian Schulman, Director of Sports Medicine and Performance of the Athletics, join Dr. Steven B. Cohen, Head Team Physician, Paul Buchheit, Head Athletic Trainer, and Joe Rauch, Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Philadelphia Phillies for a wide-ranging roundtable on the data, the causes, and what baseball needs to do next.

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He made history as the first assistant athletic trainer in MLB, rehabbed Bo Jackson's hip, got Michael Jordan ready for the diamond, and was on the field when the White Sox won the 2005 World Series. In this episode, Herm Schneider — one of the longest-tenured and most pioneering athletic trainers in MLB history — reflects on 40+ years with the White Sox, the evolution of sports medicine, his brotherhood with PBATS, and life after the game.

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On this episode of the Inside Athletic Training Podcast, we’re joined by Bryan Housand, Minor League Medical Coordinator for the Minnesota Twins organization.

Bryan discusses his path through professional baseball, what the role of a Minor League Medical Coordinator looks like behind the scenes, and the challenges of overseeing player health and communication across an entire farm system.

We also dive into the evolving relationship between medical and performance staffs, the growing importance of collaboration in professional sports, where the athletic training profession is heading, and the skills younger athletic trainers need to succeed in today’s game.

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