2023 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-The Athlete Experience and Injury Prevention in this Population

The Athlete Experience and Injury Prevention in this Population

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In this video, the speaker discusses aging in athletes, specifically focusing on injury prevention, recovery, cross-training, and load monitoring. They emphasize the importance of sleep for recovery and recommend monitoring sleep quality and quantity. The speaker also mentions the significance of progesterone for sleep in aging female athletes and suggests replacing it if necessary. They suggest using recovery tools such as Theragun, Hyper-Ice, Normatec, and the Graston technique. Some additional recommendations include taking turmeric as a natural anti-inflammatory, incorporating stretching and yoga, wearing supportive shoes like UFOS, monitoring labs for deficiencies, considering hormone replacement therapy, being cautious with anti-inflammatory medication, ensuring proper footwear and bike fit, and seeking coaching guidance.

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Karen Sutton, MD

Keywords

aging in athletes

injury prevention

recovery

sleep quality

recovery tools