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Scott Rand

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Apr 30, 2025, 5:30:55 AMApr 30
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A mother brings her 15 year old son in for evaluation of curvature of the back noted by the Athletic Trainer at his school.  He has no complaints about back pain and a normal neurological exam.  After your evaluation, to include a scoliosis radiographic evaluation, you identify that he has dextroscoliosis with a Cobb angle of 15 deg.  His Risser classification is Risser 3.  On further exam his leg lengths are equal. 

 

Appropriate recommendations for follow-up evaluation include:

A.     Follow up evaluation in 6 months

B.      Refer for Physical Therapy

C.      Refer to a Pediatric Spine Surgeon

D.     Order a lumbar MRI

E.      Only follow up as needed if symptomatic


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Scott E Rand, MD  FAAFP CAQSM

Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Co Director of Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Willowbrook

Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine  Houston Methodist Academic Institute

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine in Clinical Medicine  Weill Cornell Medical College.

13802 Centerfield Dr  Suite 300

Houston, TX  77070

Scott Rand

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May 1, 2025, 5:31:09 AMMay 1
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A 23 year old professional snowboarder falls while making a jump.  He lays on the snow and does not get up.  When ski patrol reaches him, he is conscious and complaining of back pain.  He is boarded and collared and transported to the nearest hospital.  He is neurologically intact.  A plain film radiograph shows a compression fracture of T12.  What is the appropriate course of treatment?

A.     Obtain a CT scan to further assess the fracture.

B.      Place the patient in a TLSO brace and perform follow-up x-rays in 2 weeks.

C.      Consult the neurosurgeon for surgical correction of the fracture.

D.     Consult interventional radiology for kyphoplasty of the fracture.

 


Scott Rand

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May 2, 2025, 5:31:12 AMMay 2
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What factor has most contributed to the dramatic decrease in catastrophic cervical spine injuries since 1976?

 

A.     Improved pre-participation physical exam screening

B.      Mental conditioning prior to games

C.      Improvement in helmet design

D.     Banning of spear tackling or primarily striking with the crown of one’s head

 


Scott Rand

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May 6, 2025, 5:30:19 AMMay 6
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1.       What moves will score points in intercollegiate and high school freestyle wrestling

 


Scott Rand

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May 7, 2025, 5:31:02 AMMay 7
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Scott Rand

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May 8, 2025, 5:30:37 AMMay 8
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1.       Describe a snowboarder’s ankle or snowboarder’s fracture

 


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May 12, 2025, 5:31:25 AMMay 12
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Scott Rand

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May 13, 2025, 5:31:34 AMMay 13
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1.        What are the pitch limits according to Little League baseball by age


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May 14, 2025, 5:31:57 AMMay 14
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1.        A volleyball player presents with presents with decreased sensation and paresthesias over the dorsoradial hand.  What is the most likely etiology?

 


Scott Rand

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May 15, 2025, 5:30:54 AMMay 15
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1.        What are some ways to optimize speed in swimming?

 


Scott Rand

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1.        What are the events in mens and womens artistic gymnastics?

 


Scott Rand

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May 19, 2025, 5:31:53 AMMay 19
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1.        What are the events in the heptathlon?

 


Scott Rand

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May 20, 2025, 5:31:20 AMMay 20
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What are the events in the pentathlon?


Scott Rand

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May 21, 2025, 5:30:12 AMMay 21
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Scott Rand

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May 22, 2025, 5:30:08 AMMay 22
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Has the marathon always been 26.2 miles?

 


Scott Rand

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May 23, 2025, 5:30:46 AMMay 23
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What are the different distances in triathlon racing?

 

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Scott Rand

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May 28, 2025, 5:32:00 AMMay 28
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1.       The banked track used in cycling is called a ___________________

 


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1.        What is the minimal allowed body fat percentage in NCAA wrestling


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May 30, 2025, 5:30:43 AMMay 30
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1.       What are the events in diving competition?


 

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