CJSM Podcast 24 — A conversation with Christina Master, M.D. about vision/vestibular dysfunction in children post-concussion

May 9, 2018 by

Christina L. Master, M.D. speaking on her work on vision and vestibular dysfunction at recent AMSSM 2018 conference.

“Invest a little time; get a lot of information.”

So says the guest for our newest podcast — Christina L. Master, M.D., pediatric sports medicine specialist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania–in reference to the physical examination for sports-related concussions (SRCs)

If you attended her lecture at AMSSM 2018 I am sure you were as suitably impressed as I was:  Dr. Master is a masterful speaker, and she gave a memorable presentation on the importance of a focused oculomotor exam in the evaluation of pediatric SRCs.

She exhorted the clinicians in the audience to consider a move away from a primarily symptom-based evaluation of their pediatric patients, to one which is more oriented toward looking for physical signs of visual and vestibular dysfunction — in as little as two minutes, a physical exam can provide the clinician with vitally important information.

Not coincidentally, we had just published one of her more recent publications on this very subject in our March 2018 issue: Vision & Vestibular Dysfunction Predict Prolonged Recovery in Children. We thought it would be the perfect time then to have Dr. Master as our podcast guest; the trick was to track her down in all the comings and goings of AMSSM 2018.  We succeeded.

In the podcast, she discusses her research on physical exam findings of vision and vestibular dysfunction which aid in the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of pediatric sport-related concussion.

Take a listen to our conversation: as ever you can find our podcasts on our main webpage or, better yet, subscribe to them on iTunes.  Read the study itself…..AND…..I’d encourage you to take the CME module covering Dr. Master’s work.

“Invest a little time; get a lot of information.” So true.  Both in the examination room with our patients, and here with us at CJSM.

 

Filed under CJSM Podcasts, General Interest

About sportingjim
I work at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio USA, where I am a specialist in pediatric sports medicine. My academic appointment as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics is through Ohio State University. I am a public health advocate for kids' health and safety. I am also the Deputy Editor for the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

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