Today is the eighth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2015 Huffines Discussion. Up today in our series is Dr. Claude Bouchard, The John W. Barton Sr. Endowed Chair in Genetics and Nutrition in the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA.  Dr. Bouchard’s talk is called "Less Sitting or More Exercise or More Fitness?” and discusses the various benefits and drawbacks of approaching health in different ways. LISTEN&nbs...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. http://m.mlb.com/pitchsmart/tommy-john-faq http://grantland.com/the-triangle/tommy-john-epidemic-elbow-surgery-glenn-fleisig-yu-darvish/ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tommy_John_surgery http://www.uhhospitals.org/myuhcare/health-and-wellness/better-living-health-articles/2015/july/can-tommy-john-surgery-make-you-pitch-fasterBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Hum...

Sports Management is a rapidly growing side of Sport - and one that is often hidden behind the scenes.  Joining us today in the podcast is Dr. Matt Walker, the Division Chair for Sports Management at Texas A&M. We talk about the many sides and aspects of Sports Management.  If you're interested in how Sport works, this is a podcast for you! Enjoy!    LISTEN NOW!

Today in the podcast we've got a great conversation with Dr. Karen Clippinger from Cal State Long Beach.  Our topic today is the use of anatomy and biomechanics to help dancers perform better (and recover from injuries). Dr. Clippinger is brought to us by the TAMU program in Dance Science!  LISTEN NOW! 

Today is the ninth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.   Up today in our series is Dr. John Chong, Medical Director of the Musicians' Clinics of Canada. Dr. Chong's talk is called "Tuning the Mind and Body of the Musician for Optimal health and Performance" and covers new technologies for monitoring musicians' bodies to help optimize movement and performances. LISTEN or WATCH NOW! 

Today is the eighth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.   Up today in our series is Dr. JP Bramhall, Director of Sports Medicine and Team Physician for Texas A&M Athletics. Dr. Bramhall's talk is called "Biologics in Orthopedics" and covers new technologies for sports medicine rehab, including platelet rich therapies. LISTEN or WATCH NOW!  

Today is the fifth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is Mr. Randy Dick of Health and Safety Sports Consultants in Indianapolis, IN.  Mr. Dick has started a national initiative called "Athletes and the Arts" that aims to connect sports medicine with the performing arts.  Mr. Dick's talk is titled "Athletes and the Arts: Get In Tune". This is a great talk that may help you look at the perform...

Today is the third video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is a leader in the research being done on concussions, Dr. Ann McKee from Boston University. Dr. McKee's talk is titled "Sports and military TBI: Pathways to Neurogeneration".  Concussion prevalence in sports is a huge health and safety topic and Dr. McKee has been one of the leaders in understanding what is happening - especially in football.  Thi...

Sports medicine, when applied at the level of a University, is a complicated and multi-faceted enterprise.  We are pleased to have Mr. Phil Hedrick, Head Athletic Trainer for Athletics at Texas A&M University in the podcast today to talk about the complexity of providing sports medicine care for 600 athletes.  We also talk about some of the changing paradigms in sports medicine, especially in how it relates to health insurance.  Enjoy!  LISTEN NOW!Image Source: http://www...

Today, Texas A&M Football Defensive Line Coach Terry Price joins Dr. Lightfoot to talk about in-game defensive line substitutions.Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it, you can listen to the Podcast in its entirety here!