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The Sports Enthusiast's Official Resource for Fitness, Nutrition, Injury Prevention and Treatment.

Hosted by Chicago Bulls Team Physician Dr. Brian Cole, Sports Medicine Weekly podcast focuses on the most recent and relevant sports injuries that affect athletes ranging from the professional to the weekend warrior. It delivers an in-depth look at injuries that occur on the field as well as those that happen to us in everyday life.

10/08/2026

How Strength and Conditioning Programs Support Long-Term Athletic Performance

How strength training, workload management, sleep and nutrition work together to keep athletes healthy and performing over the long term....

How strength training, workload management, sleep and nutrition work together to reduce injury risk and keep athletes performing for years.

10/01/2026

Golf After 65: How to Stay Active, Protect Your Body and Keep Playing

How golf supports strength, balance and activity after 65, plus warm-ups, pacing, equipment fit and practical ways to keep playing affordably....

How golf supports strength, balance and activity after 65, plus warm-ups, pacing, equipment fit and practical ways to keep playing affordably.

09/22/2026

Endurance training takes preparation beyond just logging miles. 🏃
In this episode, Erin Short, PT, DPT, shares practical strategies for preventing injuries, building a strong foundation, and using physical therapy to support endurance athletes before and after injury.
✴️THE SPORTS ENTHUSIAST'S OFFICIAL RESOURCE FOR FITNESS, NUTRITION INJURY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.

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.

09/20/2026

Why Technique Alone Doesn’t Make a Great Manual Therapist

Technical proficiency sets the ceiling on what a clinician can do. Clinical reasoning determines whether the intervention chosen is the right one for this patient, right now....

Technical skill sets the ceiling on what a clinician can do; clinical reasoning decides whether the chosen intervention is right for this patient, right now.

09/18/2026

Cleared to Play Is Not the Same as Ready to Play

Medical clearance confirms the tissue has healed. It does not confirm you can decelerate on a fatigued leg in the 85th minute. Here is what the gap contains and what to test before treating clearance as a green light....

Medical clearance says the tissue healed. Readiness is measured: limb symmetry, movement under fatigue, and a planned first month back. Know the difference.

09/16/2026

Why Athletic Recovery Goes Beyond Sleep Duration

Athletes track sleep by the hour, but new research shows consistency — not just duration — may matter more for recovery and injury prevention....

New research shows sleep regularity may predict recovery and injury risk in athletes even more than total hours slept. Here's how to build a consistent schedule.

09/14/2026

Fall Marathon Training: Protecting Your Knees in the Final 8 Weeks

Dr. Brian Cole, a Chicago sports medicine surgeon specializing in cartilage restoration, shares tips to protect your knees in the final weeks of marathon training....

Dr. Brian Cole, a Chicago sports medicine surgeon specializing in cartilage restoration, shares tips to protect your knees in the final weeks of marathon training.

09/09/2026

Switching Careers Into Nursing: Is an Accelerated BSN a Realistic Path Into Sports Medicine?

What career changers should weigh before choosing an accelerated BSN, and how nursing connects to orthopedic, rehab, and sports medicine settings....

What career changers should weigh before choosing an accelerated BSN, and how nursing fits into orthopedic, rehab, and sports medicine care.

09/08/2026

What College Athletes’ Bodies Face in Their First Fall Season and How to Prepare Joints for the Jump

Dr. Brian Cole explains why the jump from high school to college training puts young athletes' joints at risk, and how to prepare before preseason....

Dr. Brian Cole explains why the jump from high school to college training puts young athletes' joints at risk, and how to prepare before preseason.

09/06/2026

The Business Side of Sports Medicine: Why Leadership Training Matters as Much as Clinical Skill

Table of contents Introduction Clinical Skill Alone Doesn't Run a Clinic Where Business Training Fits In…...

How business training and healthcare administration shape the operations behind sports medicine clinics, hospital programs, and athletic care.

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