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Podcast: Sports Medicine Broadcast
Episode: Backboarding the Injured Athlete
Description: Backboarding the injured athlete is an ever-evolving skill. Dr. Matt Camarillo discusses it live at the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Update
How common are spinal cord injuries?
-9-10% of injuries are spinal. About 12,000 nationally.
Looking at physicals I have a couple of athletes with previous spinal cord injuries. What are some of the things that I should be more aware of when taking care of these athletes?Â
-Usually due to trauma or born with cervical stenosis.Â
-Should have a spine surgeon associated with the athletic population
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