SASMA
by South African Sports Medicine Association
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Better Together: Allied Health in Sports & Exercise Medicine
Better Together: Allied Health in Sports & Exercise Medicine
About this podcast
A great resource for athletes, coaches, and sports medicine enthusiasts. Hosted by experienced sports medicine professionals, this podcast is dedicated to exploring the latest research, innovations, and best practices in sports medicine.
Each episode features in-depth discussions with leading experts in the field, including physicians, physiotherapists, sports scientists and sports psychologists. Our guests share their insights on topics such as injury prevention, rehabilitation, nutrition, mental health, and performance enhancement. They also share their experiences working with athletes of all levels, from amateur to professional.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 52 episodes
- Better Together: Allied Health in Sports & Exercise Medicine · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 16What does truly interdisciplinary athlete care look like? Join Dr Aasha Parshotam as she hosts a special SASMA conversation with: Ms Erin Dayaram – Podiatry Ms Natasha Deley –…
- Athlete Mental Health: Understanding and Preventing Suicide · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 15Join SASMA on World Mental Health Day 2026 as Dr James Burger speaks with Dr Bonginkosi Mafuze and Associate Professor Stephan Rabie for a discussion about suicide in athletes…
- Athletic Intelligence in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 14In this special collaboration between the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) and the Enhanced Pod, Nick Pereira sits down with Professor Habib Noorbhai to explore…
- Chad le Clos: The Person Behind the Performance · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 13What does it really take to perform at the highest level — and what happens beyond the medals, records and podiums? In this episode of the SASMA Podcast, Dr Kyle Winik sits down…
- South African Training → Premier League Reality: Bridging Two Sporting Worlds · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 12What does it take to go from South African medical training to working inside elite UK sport? In this episode of the SASMA Podcast, Dr Kyle Winik sits down with Dr Daniel Tadmor…
- Medicine on Two Wheels: Inside the Tour de France with Dr David Ogg · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 11In this exciting SASMA podcast, Dr Kerry-Ann Walton interviews her colleague, Dr David Ogg, after his recent success as one of team UAE’s team doctors at the Tour de France…
- Supporting Mental Health and Performance at Multi-Sport Games · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 10Join sports psychiatrist Dr James Burger as he interviews Team SA sports psychologist Dr Koketjo Tsebe from the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Together, they discuss mental…
- Beyond the Degree: Life, Balance, and Reinvention After the PhD · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 9Welcome to the Research Masterclass series, a collaboration between the SASMA Podcast and the Research Masterminds Success Academy. This series was created for clinicians…
- “The Emails, The Edits, The Expectations” – The Research Love Story · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 8Welcome to the Research Masterclass series, a collaboration between the SASMA Podcast and the Research Masterminds Success Academy. This series was created for clinicians…
- Research Podcast Series: AI in Research · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 7Welcome to the Research Masterclass series, a collaboration between the SASMA Podcast and the Research Masterminds Success Academy. This series was created for clinicians…
- The science behind the game: Inside cricket’s first sports medicine textbook · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 6In this episode of the SASMA Podcast, cricket clinician Nick Pereira sits down with John W. Orchard and Benita Olivier — editors and co-authors of Cricket Sports Medicine — to…
- From Performance to Pathology: Altitude Medicine Unpacked · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode of the SASMA Podcast, host Dr Kerry Walton is joined by Dr Sean Gottschalk to explore the extremes of emergency and sport and exercise medicine: Exercising at…
- Research Podcast Series: Thrive, Don't just survive · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 4Welcome to the Research Masterclass series, a collaboration between the SASMA Podcast and the Research Masterminds Success Academy. This series was created for clinicians…
- Research Podcast Series: Smarter Research Starts Here: Study Design & Proposal Development · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 3Welcome to the Research Masterclass series, a collaboration between the SASMA Podcast and the Research Masterminds Success Academy. This series was created for clinicians…
- Sports Dentistry · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 2In this episode of the SASMA Podcast, host Dr Aasha Parshotam is joined by Dr Bhavik Ganda, Dr Umair Mohammed, and Dr John Haughey to explore the emerging field of sports…
- Research Podcast Series: I want to do research, where do I start? · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 1Welcome to the Research Masterclass series, a collaboration between the SASMA Podcast and the Research Masterminds Success Academy. This series was created for clinicians…
- Building Sports Medicine in Mauritius: From Vision to Reality with Dr Adisha Bhola · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 10In this episode of the SASMA Podcast, Dr Aasha Parshotam sits down with Dr Adisha Bhola, President of the Sports and Exercise Medicine Association of Mauritius (SEMA) and Chief…
- Inside the Cape Town Marathon: Event Medicine, Risk & Readiness with Dr Darren Green · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 9In this SASMA Podcast episode, host Aasha sits down with Dr Darren Green—Chief Medical Officer for Mediclinic Corporate Events and CMO to flagship races and rugby tournaments—to…
- The Athlete’s Voice: Gio Aplon on Trust, Injury, and Medical Care in Rugby · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 7In this episode of the SASMA Podcast’s Athlete’s Voice series, former Springbok and Stormers star Gio Aplon shares his journey through 16 years of professional rugby. From being…
- Building the Future of Sport & Exercise Medicine in South Africa – With Prof. Martin Schwellnus · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode of the SASMA Podcast, host Kyle Winik speaks with Prof. Martin Schwellnus — a global authority in Sport and Exercise Medicine, Director of the IOC Research Center…
