Sports Medicine Section Newsroom

April 3, 2019

An Interesting Case

You’re on morning shift, the ED is relatively quiet, and the first patient is a 35 year old complaining of unilateral shoulder weakness.

August 30, 2018

Not Just Another Patient with Low Back Pain. Discovering Bertolotti’s Syndrome

Patient is a 64 y/o Spanish speaking female presenting with an acute exacerbation of chronic lower back pain. Approximately 3 years ago she twisted her right ankle and believes this is what originall...

August 30, 2018

Should we leverage the Lever Sign test to evaluate for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears?

Bottom Line: The Lever Sign test is reportedly 63-100% sensitive and 90-100% specific for ACL tears. More studies are needed, but initial results may point toward a new viable maneuver in evaluating A...

June 13, 2017

Video Update- Musculoskeletal Exam Series

Funded by an ACEP Section Grant, the ACEP Sports Medicine Section has created video tutorials to assist emergency physicians in their evaluation and diagnosis of musculoskeletal conditions in the ED.