Building Lifelong Athletes

Building Lifelong Athletes

Hosted by: Jordan Rennicke, MD

The Building Lifelong Athletes Podcast has one simple goal... to help keep you active and healthy for life. Whether you are a competitive athlete, fitness enthusiast, or just a weekend warrior, this podcast will help...

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BLA 089: Does Xylitol Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

You may have seen social media blowing up about xylitol and how it may increase your risk for heart disease and wondered if it’s true. In this podcast we will dive into the study everybody is talking about and help...
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BLA 088: Can Lifestyle Changes Reverse Dementia?

I saw a lot of buzz on social media all about a WFPB diet causing reversal of dementia. Knowing that that is a pretty huge claim, I decided to look into it and that’s what we are going to dive into today. Sign up for...
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BLA 087: Does Fish Oil Cause Heart Disease?

There has been a lot of talk on social media recently about a study that looked at fish oil consumption and cardiovascular disease. There have been a lot of exaggerated claims on this study, so in today's podcast we...
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BLA 086: Why Physical Therapy Fails

I have had countless patients tell me that they tried physical therapy and that it didn’t work for them. However, the vast majority of these patients didn’t truly “fail” physical therapy. How can that be? Well in...
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BLA 085: Lateral and Medial Epicondyalgia (Tennis and Golfer's Elbow)

Episode #82

Golfer’s and tennis elbow are by far and away the most common elbow complaints that I see in my clinic. In today’s video we are going to talk all about them, so let’s dive right in.    Sign up for my newsletter to...
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BLA 084: DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis and Trigger Finger Explained

Episode #81

DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis and trigger finger are two of the most common complaints you will see in primary care, so it’s important you know how to recognize, diagnose, and treat them. In this video we are going to...
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BLA 083: Gluteal Tendinopathy/GTPS (aka lateral hip pain)

Episode #80

Have you ever had pain on the outside of your hip? Or maybe you saw a patient who complained of it, but either way sometimes it can be a real challenge to deal with. In this video we will talk all about it, so let’s...
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BLA 082: Plantar Fasciopathy 101

Episode #79

If you are active, or take care of people who are active, then you have probably heard of the term plantar fasciitis. That term is a little out of date as I’ll explain in a little bit here, but it proves the point...
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BLA 081: Tendinopathy 101 (Pathology, Diagnosis, Presentation, Treatment)

Episode #78

If you are active, or take care of people who are active, then you have probably heard of the term tendinitis. That term is a little out of date as I’ll explain in a little bit here, but it proves the point that...
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BLA 080: Osteoarthritis Overview

Episode #77

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions that primary care physicians see. It is costly to our medical system, and debilitating for patient, so it is a very important topic that needs to be...
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BLA 079: Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain

Episode #76

If you have had shoulder pain in the past, or currently have it, there is a good chance that it is rotator cuff related shoulder pain. Or, if you are a clinician who sees patients then you have definitely seen rotator...
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BLA 078: Acute Low Back Pain Management (Evidence Based Guidelines)

Episode #74

There is a lot of advice on the internet about how to manage low back pain....and most of it is completely made up. The truth is that low back pain is a very tricky topic, but there are some overall principles that...
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