Completing preparticipation physical evaluations for the fall sports season in schools

By Dr. Kristina DeMatas To prepare each student for the fall sports season in the US, a medical professional must carry out a preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE). This ensures that young athletes are medically able to engage in sports and have a good current health status. The PPE is guided by the following organizations: American Academy of […]

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Mark Hutchinson’s YouTube videos showing how to examine joints passes 2.5 million views!

Long-standing BJSM Blog readers will know of Mark Hutchinson’s world famous physical exam videos but I continue to run across many folks at conferences who don’t know of this terrific free teaching tool. If you want to polish up on physical examination of the shoulder, knee, hip/groin – you’ll love the range of videos. You […]

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