AOSSM 2022 Annual Meeting Recordings - no CME-Epidemiology/Summary of the Scope of the Aging Athlete

Epidemiology/Summary of the Scope of the Aging Athlete

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In this video, the speaker discusses the importance of focusing on the health and well-being of aging athletes. They highlight that life expectancy has doubled in the US and other countries, giving people around 40 more years to remain active and healthy. However, sports medicine often neglects this population, even though there are approximately 50 million active master's age athletes in the US. The speaker estimates that around 6.2 million of these athletes may require surgery. They emphasize the need to care for aging athletes to combat sedentary death syndrome, challenge the stereotype of inevitable decline in old age, and maintain mobility through interventions. The speaker also presents data on injury rates and performance decline in older athletes.

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Vonda Wright, MD

Keywords

aging athletes

health and well-being

life expectancy

sports medicine

master's age athletes