Podcasts by AISTS Sport Medicine Podcasts
With the International Olympic Committee as one of our founding members, the AISTS provides post-graduate Sport Management education, applied research and an engaging platform of connections. Discover the world of sports management through our exclusive podcasts focusing on Sports Medicine, featuring interviews with leading experts, professionals and academics.
This podcast series was created by AISTS Head of Sports Medicine, Dr Boris Gojanavic (@DrSportSante) and are entirely scripted, recorded and produced by participants of the AISTS Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology programme (MAS).
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Effectiveness of Cold Water Immersions on recovery post-exercise from 2022-02-15T08:27:43
This episode discusses the effectiveness of Cold Water Immersions on recovery post-exercise. This AISTS Sport Medicine podcast is created together with AISTS Class of 202 Juan Lopez Salaberry and E...
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High Altitude Sport and it's effects on the body from 2022-01-19T10:41:28
This episode talks about what happens to individuals when they climb Mount Everest. Carolina Gillespie and Robert Sheppard speak about how the body copes with the climb and instructions to overcome...
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How did Ma Long recover from knee injury and become the world table tennis champion? from 2021-08-11T14:01:31
In 2018, the World Table Tennis Federation @wtt introduced a new ranking that drove top players to participate in even more events. Ma Long is considered a victim of this change. He was diagnosed w...
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How to prevent injuries when switching between different tennis court surfaces? from 2021-06-04T14:01:36
This is a great opportunity to learn from the pros. It is no coincidence that the tennis year is divided into a hard court, grass court and clay court season. Each surface sets different demands on...
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Can taking a break from your diet lead to more successful results? from 2021-04-13T07:31:35
The human metabolism is a complex system. If a diet is to be successful, a more precise understanding of the relevant mechanisms helps. This includes the fact that the body always strives for balan...
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Basketball and ankle injuries: What's going on? from 2021-03-17T19:52:58
Injuries to joints and ligaments are particularly common in professional basketball. Do players not allow the injuries to heal because the pressure to perform is too high, or is it due to the speci...
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How could Japanese avoid an obesity crisis? from 2021-02-12T11:16:27
According to a 2015 OECD study, 20% of all adults worldwide are already overweight - and the trend has been rising for 30 years. Japan is the least affected, with 10 times fewer overweight people t...
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What are the impacts of having AISTS classes outside? from 2021-01-05T17:21:35
Physical and mental health together with social and communications skills all seem to be benefactors of hosting classes in the outdoor BUT how does health and safety, transport and weather impact o...
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Elite athletes competing in two sports from 2020-12-23T14:34:12
This podcast shares key learnings from top athletes competing in multisport events and how this can be complementary and beneficial to your specialized sport. Learn how you can have fun with more t...
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Squash is a high injury prone sport. Myth or Reality? from 2020-11-11T16:00:14
Squash has been listed as the healthiest sport in the world - Forbes 2016, however, it is a challenging sport for most beginners due to fear of injuries. Learn how you can have fun as the professio...
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Ageing Athletes: Are athletes now peaking in performance later than in the past? from 2020-10-06T12:49:56
What does Roger Federer, Dara Torres and Tom Brady, have in common?
Their talent and success are not linked to their age!!! Learn longevity techniques utilized by these professional athletes th...
How to prevent a tennis elbow? from 2020-09-03T09:16:10
Does the thought of playing tennis excite you? Find out why armature players are more prone to tennis elbow than professionals. Learn about the risks factors and prevention techniques that will spe...
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Is elite sport good for health/lead to better or worse health long term? from 2020-06-15T06:00
AISTS class of 2019's Roberto Pitta and Surbhi Kuwelar delve into the topic of elite sports. Does it lead to better or worse long term health?
In this podcast, they discuss muscular-skel...
Does stretching help muscle recovery and/or injury prevention? from 2020-06-01T06:00:07
For years stretching has been promoted as a way to prevent injuries, but is it true? In this month's Sports Medicine podcast, Yoori Jung and Guillermo Marin from AISTS class of 2019 aim find out. <...
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Is doping one of football's biggest secrets? from 2020-05-18T09:07:50
Is doping one of football's biggest secrets? That's what Gelmi Rick and Sierro Adrien from AISTS class of 2018 delve into in this episode of the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast.
You can dop...
From painkillers to health killers from 2020-02-05T15:00:25
In our latest AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast Al Maflahi and Khalid Marqueta Ignacio from the 2018 class discuss painkillers and their impact on athletes.
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Is getting drunk one evening a risk for athletic performance from 2020-01-17T15:54:16
In our latest AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast Horike Shota and Mehta Nishant from the 2018 class discuss whether getting drunk can impact an athlete’s performance.
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Weight categories in sport from 2019-12-06T10:51:39
Weight cutting is a very common practice in contact sports. It is the practice of rapidly losing weight to fit in a certain weight category before a fight. What does science have to say about this?...
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What is the Athlete Biological Passport? from 2019-10-08T08:12:53
Doping scandals threaten the Olympic Movement, and the public, even some athletes and sports organisations, have lost faith in the anti-doping system. How can the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) ...
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Is Beer Really A Good Recovery Drink? from 2019-08-02T10:50:07
This month’s AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast talks about beer as a recovery drink. It is very common to go out for a beer after a team or group sports practice or game. But, does having a beer after ...
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Can vegan athletes perform equally well? from 2019-07-01T13:37:34
This month’s AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast will be talking about nutrition, specifically whether it is possible for vegans to achieve the same performance level in sport as omnivores. Which kind of...
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The science says you shouldn’t run a marathon: We say you should! Who is right? from 2019-06-05T13:37:37
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast will be talking about marathon running. The science says you shouldn’t run a marathon but AISTS participants, Michael Collins & Olivia Dilorati - Class o...
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Do you really need to stretch before and after exercise? from 2019-05-01T14:33:24
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast will be talking about one of the most asked questions by most physically active people - do we really need to stretch before and after exercise? Mansur ...
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Do psychological factors contribute to athletes getting injured? from 2019-03-31T18:47:09
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast will be looking at injuries from a different angle - a psychological point of view. Most of the time, when we think about an athlete’s physical injury, we...
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Can Androgen Levels Define Femininity and Fair Play? from 2019-03-01T16:00:23
This months AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast will be talking about one of the most controversial topics in sport at the moment - androgen levels in female athletes. Tina Sharma and Goran Miletic reco...
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Should Sharapova have known better? from 2019-02-01T14:33:23
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Ayesha Talpade and Pablo Rosetti discusses the legal, medical and ethical issues surrounding the Sharapova doping case. On March 06, 2016 S...
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Effects of Repeated Head Trauma in the NFL from 2018-11-30T13:22:29
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Gustavo Garrido and Zhen Ma looks more in-depth into the effects of repeated head traumas with NLF players. The studies about the effects o...
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Is More Protein Better? from 2018-10-26T10:21:56
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by David Wardle and Kanav Dosajh, class of 2017, provide answers to the question - is more protein better? In sport, it is typically thought t...
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Should All Athletes Take Creatine? from 2018-10-03T10:52:23
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Pavla Foley, Lukas Gerber and Saeyong Ahn, looks more in-depth into the effects of taking creatine for athletes. Only creatine monohydrate ...
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What is the safe algorithm for decision making in RTP? from 2018-08-31T12:43:32
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Aditi Tyagi and Patrice Remarck, put forward the question of "What is the safe algorithm for decision making in RTP? Patrick was the head co...
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Olympians: Nature or Nurture. What makes an Olympian: genetics or the environment? from 2018-07-27T13:21:34
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Eduardo Cerdan Garcia and David Peradalta Negre from the class of 2017, attempts to answer the popular question of what makes an Olympian? ...
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Does Cupping Aide Athletic Performance? from 2018-06-29T12:30:44
This months podcast, presented by MAS 2017 participants Shyamang Goswami and Jingyi Zhang takes a closer look at the traditional Chinese medicine technique of Cupping. Cupping is the term applied ...
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The Effects of Strength Training on Children from 2018-05-25T13:44:54
This months podcast, presented by MAS 2017 partipants Mak Doric and Samiha Dabholkar, investigae the effects of strength training with children. Most parents who have a gifted son or daughter worr...
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Using Sleep as a Performance Enhancer from 2018-05-02T03:43:23
Are you getting enough sleep to ensure your performance is at 100%? Kenyan runners on average run 130-140 miles every week and on average get 10 hours sleep at night and 2-3-hour nap during the day...
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Is Running Marathons Healthy For You? from 2018-03-29T12:22:36
This months Sports Medicine Podcast take a good look at the pro's and con's of marathon running and the impacts that long-distance running can have for some people.
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Using Banned Substances Legally - What are TUEs and why are they controversial? from 2018-02-23T15:32:42
In this month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast Joshua Parkyn and Carla Wuhrer discuss how athletes use banned substances legally through therapeutic use exemptions, better known as TUEs, and why the...
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Can new technologies in MotoGP prevent riders from clavicle injuries? from 2018-01-27T12:21:03
This year’s first AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast looks at the topic of "Can new technologies in MotoGP prevent riders from clavicle injuries" presented by Valentina Poggi and Tim Cetinich, class of ...
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Is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) actual science or relief from belief? from 2017-11-03T16:28:19
This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast Vineet Basu and Corentin Caporal explore the topic of PRP ,Platelet Rich Plasma, and try to answer the question “Is PRP actual science or relief from beli...
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No Pain, No Gain? A Focus on Myths of Muscle Soreness And Exercise from 2017-10-06T07:15:09
In this month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast Kyrian Mello and Stefanie Krysiak explore some of the myths related to workouts and in particular that of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). They p...
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What is the best way to recover after exercise through proper nutrition and sleep? from 2017-09-11T09:44:03
Are you doing all you can to recover after a long ride or run? Listen to the latest AISTS Sports Medicine podcast from Geena Krueger and Gianluca de Cristofaro who delve into the topic of recovery...
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Was the hype around Zika and the Olympics warranted? from 2017-08-04T09:29:51
In the lead up to the Rio Olympics, a lot of media attention was focused on a mysterious virus called Zika. There was a fear that the Olympics could cause a spread of the virus worldwide by all the...
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Can One be Addicted to Exercise? from 2017-07-07T13:30:32
In this month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast we have Oladapo Ajayi and Otonye Iworima investigating the topic of exercise addiction. Former elite athlete, Otonye Iworima, a Nigerian triple jumper...
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What Impact Will A Gluten Free Diet Have On Your Physical Performance? from 2017-06-09T13:22:12
In this month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast we have Alexandre Pernet and Silvia Bernhard looking into the impact a gluten free diet could have on someones physical performance. Gluten is a mixtu...
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What is Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome in Endurance Athletes? from 2017-05-03T14:17:27
In this month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast Joana Cal and Michael Broadley discuss Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (UPS) in endurance athletes. Namely, what is it and why does it occur? To...
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Does my morning coffee make me faster? from 2017-04-07T16:01:34
This month’s podcast looks at why many athletes take a caffeine drink or drink coffee before they start a race or before their final sprint. It is not directly to stay awake, but rather the effects...
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How do psychological factors influence top athlete’s injuries? from 2017-03-03T15:51:09
This month’s podcast looks at how psychological factor can influence injuries for top athletes. Alvaro Abati and Juan Scmitz will take you through the psychological factors that can impact the inj...
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Is Swimming in Cold Water Good or Bad for your Health? from 2017-02-06T09:37:53
Discover the world of sports management through the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, featuring interviews with leading experts, professionals and academics.
For 2017 the first AISTS Sports M...
Diabetes and Physical Activity from 2016-12-02T16:10:14
Discover the world of sports management through the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, featuring interviews with leading experts, professionals and academics.
Diabetes can occur in anyone. In...
Cryotherapy - the next big thing for athlete recovery? from 2016-10-31T13:47:46
Have you ever used ice to treat an injury? Using cold as a means of physical treatment is a practice that has been studied and used since the age of the ancient Egyptians, 4000 years ago. New tre...
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Dry Needling from 2016-09-26T13:59:40
Sports injuries are very common, no matter what level of competition you may participate at. This AISTS Sports Medicine podcast by Marga Rico Jimenez and Stijn Decoene, investigates how dry needli...
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The Impact of Social Media on Athletes' Well Being from 2016-08-26T08:11:09
With athletes increasingly using social media to engage their fanbase and support sponsor activities, AISTS participants Jeffrey Aylen and Annie O'Shea asks the question: "how does such constant co...
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Picture this: The power of visualisation for athletes from 2016-07-29T07:18:27
With some of the most significant sport performances anticipated to take place at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this AISTS Sports Medicine podcast by Johanna Murauer and Anne-Sophie Th...
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Yoga for Athletes from 2016-06-23T07:46:55
This week, we’re celebrating International Yoga Day - 21 June. In this podcast, presented by AISTS participants Georges Neto and Rohit Ramesh, they talk to a yoga and physical training expert about...
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Debating the 10,000 hour rule from 2016-05-27T07:21:01
Debating the theory of nature vs nurture, AISTS MSA 2015 participants, Anthony Gardner and Cindy Qiu packs this podcast with the wisdom of Homer Simpson, the studies of Malcom Gladwell, the theorie...
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Fats and carbohydrates: Friend or Foe of Athletes? from 2016-04-28T15:01:02
In this episode of the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, AISTS MSA 2015 participants, Rajashree Bhattacharyya, Wanching Cho and Jiao Li, discusses the role and importance of fat and carbohydrates for ...
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Sleep for Athletes: Impact on Performance & Recovery from 2016-03-18T08:07:54
In this episode of the AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, AISTS MSA 2015 participants, Mauricio Matos and Ignasi Vendrell, takes a look at the quantity ad quality of sleep and its impact on athletes' m...
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Luminotherapy: An alternative treatment for recovery from 2016-02-26T17:36:47
As Europe looks forward to more light in the evenings, this podcast by AISTS MSA participants, Tamar Palmon Maoz and Cristina Moriyama Swan discusses the beneficial effect of light on the human bod...
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Managing Sports Concussion from 2016-01-27T14:23:44
On the eve of the AISTS's first Sports Concussion Conference for International Federations, this podcast by AISTS MSA participants, Pierre-Adrien Lagrange and Kerim Teboulbi.
In this epis...
Back to school. Back to sports. from 2015-08-24T09:50:25
It’s back to school for most children at this time of year, so in this podcast AISTS MSA participants, Abou bakr Shaaban and Junoh Lee, examines the critical need to promote sports in schools for ...
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High Performance Centres: The secret weapon of athletes? from 2015-06-26T13:50:46
AISTS MSA participants Neha Maheshwari and Vishnu Murali describes in depth the nature of high performance centres and how these holistic environments are geared towards giving athletes the winning...
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Barefoot Running from 2015-05-29T14:59:31
With summer just around the corner, are you tempted to go nude with barefoot running?
AISTS MSA 2014 participants, Nikki Symmons and Slaven Dizdarevic explains some of the pros and cons o...
Is it time for the genetically modified athlete? from 2015-05-01T08:34:40
Gene Doping is becoming a very solid reality in the world of elite sports. In this podcast, AISTS MSA 2015 participants, Boudien Broekhuis and Nancy Liu, explains how Gene Doping works to enhance a...
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Getting a good night's sleep from 2015-03-13T07:56:57
AISTS MSA 2014 participants, Maria Ntanou and Hisham Shehabi, get in bed with athletes to see how sleep affects their competitive performance.
In this episode, Maria and Hisham look at th...
Do sensors actually improve athlete performance? from 2015-02-27T09:38:57
AISTS MSA 2014 participants, Allan Chamorro and Mandeep Saharan, ask whether equipment – such as sensors – actually improve the performance of an athlete or are they simply a waste of time and money?
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Stem Cell therapy for treatment or performance enhancement? by Ezio Margiotta & Gianluca Siracusano from 2015-01-30T15:27:06
In this episode, AISTS MSA 2014 participants Ezio Margiotta and Gianluca Siracusano discuss the use of stem cell therapy by elite athletes. They ask the question: are we looking at an advancement i...
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Sports Medicine: Recovery Methods by Michael DeCastro & Milena Schötzer from 2014-10-31T14:25:48
The debut AISTS MSA Sports Medicine podcast by Michael DeCastro and Milena Schötzer gives listeners a humourous insight into recovery methods, equating recovery from training to brushing your teeth...
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