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!

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 performing arts in a different c...

Today is the fourth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is an award winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and reporter for ProPublica.org, Mr. David Epstein.  Mr. Epstein's talk is titled "Small Data in Sports: Finding What Matters and What You Can Change".  Much of this talk directly relates to talent identification - how do we find out who is going to be a great athlete.  Mr. Epstein always gives engaging ta...

Today is the second video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is the world-renowned bassist, Mr. Gerald Veasley. Mr. Veasley's talk is titled "Overcoming Performance Anxiety: A Musician's Perspective".  Performance anxiety is a common issue for any human performance field - including athletics, music, and public speaking. This is a great talk and gives a great perspective on dealing with performance anxiety.

Joining us today in the podcast are Major Nick Barringer (RD/LD) and Captain Will Kobbe, both of the United States Army.  Both Nick and Will are at Texas A&M finishing up advanced degrees in Kinesiology as a part of their service commitments.  We talk with Nick and Will about fitness and physical training in the military and how society's health problems are actually health problems for the Army as well (and how the military is attacking these health problems). 

Today's guest is Dr. John Chong of the Musician's Clinic of Canada.  Dr. Chong is another of our joint collaborations with the Athlete and the Arts initiative which is designed to apply sports medicine practices and knowledge to the Performing Arts (and vice-versa!).  Dr. Chong is the President of the Performing Arts Medical Association and a clinician who was a piano child-prodigy.  So, he speaks first-hand of the injuries, overtraining, and and medical needs of a performers.  Check out...

Dr. Michael Reid, Dean of the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida joins us in the podcast today.  Dr. Reid has been a long-time pioneer in understanding why muscles work like they do - in particular, Dr. Reid's team was the first to understand that muscles made reactive oxygen species to regulate muscle contraction.  Don't let the last sentence scare you - it's easier than you think especially as Dr. Reid explains it.

Randy Dick, co-founder and co-developer of the Athletes and the Arts initiative joins us today in the podcast.  This initiative is working to link the sports medicine world with the world of performing artists such as vocalists, musicians, and dancers.  As you've heard from several of our previous podcasts, there are many overlaps between sports medicine and performing arts so this initiative is timely.

We are joined in the podcast today by Ms. Jennie Morton, a renowned vocalist and dancer who is also an osteopath and works to help performers stay healthy.  She has performed on the West End and travels the world doing workshops on proper practices for health in performers. And if you've wondered how performers can dance and sing at the same time, you need to listen to the podcast!

Dr. Susan Wagner - an expert in School Physical Education - joins us in the podcast today.  We talk extensively about the need for activity for kids, why school systems are abolishing PE and recess, and how these actions could be jeopardizing not only the kids' health but also their academic progress.  (Yes, students actually do better on tests when they're active.  Easiest way for schools to boost performance on academic tests - make sure that recess and PE are in the curriculum.  Are a...