.
. WELL,
. WELL, WE'RE AT THE TAIL END OF SPORTS SEASON WHICH MEANS
EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED
ATHLETES COULD BE NURSING AN
INJURY FROM THE SLOPES.
SO THE QUESTION IS WHEN IS IT
TIME TO TAKE YOUR CONCERNS TO A
DOCTOR?
TO FIND OUT I TALKED TO DR.
JOHN MANNING FROM EVERGREEN
HEALTH.
IT'S A SPORT THAT INVOLVES A
LOT OF SPEED AND AND MOVING
BODIES OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN
TOGETHER AND VARIATION IN
TERRAIN AND HAVING A KNEE
INJURY IS ACTUALLY PROBABLY THE
MOST COMMON STORY THAT WE SEE
IN HERE.
PROBABLY MORE THAN HALF OF THE
INJURIES I SEE COMING OFF THE
MOUNTAIN SKIING INVOLVE THE
LOWER EXTREMITY AND AND MORE
PARTICULARLY AMONG LOWER
EXTREMITY INJURIES.
THE KNEE IS FAR AND AWAY THE
MOST COMMON OF COURSE PEOPLE
YOU HEAR A LOT ABOUT
INJURIES
INJURIES AND THAT'S FOR GOOD REASON. THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON
AND THE INJURY THAT CAUSES
PEOPLE TO BE FORCED OFF THE
MOUNTAIN AND I HAVE TO GO
THROUGH A SURGERY RECOVERY .
SO IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, WHAT IS
THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO TREAT
THESE INJURIES?
A TRUE ACL INJURY IN A PATIENT
THAT'S YOUNG AND ACTIVE.
WHEN I SAY YOUNG I MEAN I'M
THINKING FIFTY AND AND YOUNGER
MOST OF THE TIME THOSE ARE
INDICATED FOR SURGICAL
RECONSTRUCTION.
WE DO SEE A LOT OF OTHER
LIGAMENT SPRAINS AND INJURIES
OF THE KNEE THAT DON'T
NECESSARILY REQUIRE SURGICAL
TREATMENT BUT INSTEAD REQUIRE,
YOU KNOW, SOME TIME RECOVERY ,
SOME WORK WITH THE PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS AND GETTING
STRENGTHENED BACK UP AND
LETTING THE REHAB PROCESS RUN
ITS COURSE.
WHEN IT DOES COME TO SURGERY
THOUGH, WHAT WHAT DOES REHAB
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES WORK I MEAN
RECOVERY I SHOULD SAY LOOK LIKE
COULD YOU EXPECT TO BE BACK ON
THE SLOPES BY NEXT SEASON?
ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW THAT I
WOULD WANT TO HIT THE NAIL ON
THE HEAD AND THAT'S THE REASON
WHY THE THE PATIENTS COME AND
SEE ME AS AN ORTHOPEDIST IS
MOST OF THEM WANT TO GET BACK
TO THEIR LEVEL OF ACTIVITY
BEFORE THEY HAVE SUSTAINED SOME
DEGREE OF AN INJURY THAT KEEPS
THEM OUT IN THE EVENT OF AN
ANKLE INJURY AND RECONSTRUCT
SURGERY TO GIVE THEM A NEW ACL
MOST OF THE TIME I CAN I CAN
ASSURE THOSE PATIENTS THAT
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET BACK SKI
NEXT SEASON WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR
STUDIES OF HIGH LEVEL ATHLETES
AND COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL,
BASKETBALL, SOCCER, THOSE SORTS
OF THINGS, THEY'RE USUALLY BACK
AROUND 11 TO 12 MONTHS.
BUT I ALSO TELL MY PATIENTS
THAT WE'RE NOT QUITE AS
DEMANDING OF OUR EXTREMITIES AS
THOSE HIGH LEVEL ATHLETES.
SO IF YOU'RE A WEEKEND WARRIOR
SKIER SO REALISTICALLY KIND
OF A SIX TO EIGHT MONTH TIME
FRAME CAN HAPPEN FOR SOME FOLKS
AND YOU WOULD KNOW BEST YOU
WERE YOURSELF A DIVISION ONE
COLLEGIATE ATHLETE, RIGHT?
I PLAYED FOOTBALL AND RAN TRACK
IN COLLEGE AT DARTMOUTH AND AND
I GREW UP DOING ALL SORTS
OF OTHER SPORTS INCLUDED AND
STILL STILL DO THAT OFTEN SEE I
GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO WHAT
COULD HAPPEN ON THAT LEVEL
OF ADVANCED ATHLETE.
DID THAT INSPIRE YOU TO GO INTO
A CAREER IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY?
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GROW UP
BEING AN ATHLETE YOU PLAY
THROUGH COLLEGE YEARS.
YOU SEE A LOT OF INJURIES
AROUND YOU AND TEAMMATES AND
AND I SAW THAT INJURIES AND I
SAW EXCELLENT RECOVERIES AND
THEN I MYSELF SUSTAINED AN ACL
TEAR MY MY SENIOR YEAR
OF FOOTBALL IN COLLEGE AND I
HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH THE
SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION AND WAS
ABLE TO GET BACK AND I'LL THAT
WAS THE END OF MY FOOTBALL
CAREER.
I WAS BACK TO PLAYING FOR
RECREATIONAL SPORTS WITHIN THE
YEAR AND HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE
SO THAT WAS INSPIRING TO ME THE
EXPERIENCE I HAD THE EXPERIENCE
OF MY FORMER TEAMMATES HAD
ORTHOPEDICS REALLY GETS PEOPLE
BACK IN THE GAME AND BACK TO
THEIR ACTIVITIES AND IT WAS
EXCITING TO ME.
YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE HAS SAY
SUSTAIN INJURY ON THE SLOPES OR
EVEN HAS FOR ME LIKE MY KNEE
HURTS WHEN I'M WALKING UP THE
STAIRS I DON'T KNOW WHEN DID
SOMEONE COME SEE YOU AND WHAT
WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT FROM AN
APPOINTMENT?
WELL, FIRST OFF WE HAVE A
REALLY EMPHATIC WELCOMING STAFF
HERE AT EVERGREEN AND THEY'RE
GOING TO TREAT EVERY PATIENT AS
A UNIQUE CASE THAT EVERYBODY'S
INJURY IS DIFFERENT.
EVERYBODY'S EXPERIENCE, THEIR
PAIN IS DIFFERENT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME
REALLY ACTIVE LISTENERS AND A
TEAM THAT'S REALLY THERE TO
HEAR YOU OUT AND EVALUATE EACH
CASE INDEPENDENTLY AND REALLY
GET TO THE HEART OF THE
DIAGNOSIS FIRST.
SO BEFORE YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD
ON A TREATMENT PLAN, OUR OUR
JOB IS TO LISTEN TO YOUR FULL
STORY, GET A GREAT EXAM
OF WHATEVER JOINT OR INJURY YOU
HAVE THAT'S HURTING AND AND
THEN GET IMAGING STUDIES AND WE
CAN DO ALL OF THAT HERE
CONCISELY AND THEN BASED ON OUR
FINDINGS MOVE INTO THE
TREATMENT DECISION BASED WHAT A
VIRTUAL VISIT HELP.
I MEAN I KNOW THAT A LOT
OF PEOPLE A LOT OF US ARE
SCHEDULING VIRTUAL VISITS.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD DO
WITH AN ORTHOPEDIST?
WE ARE DOING SOME VIRTUAL
VISITS STILL AT THIS TIME
PEOPLE HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY
MORE COMFORTABLE COMING IN AND
PERSON.
CERTAINLY IT'S A LITTLE BIT
MORE CHALLENGING FOR ME TO GET
A REAL GOOD FEEL OF STABILITY
OF YOUR KNEE OR THE RANGE
OF MOTION OF YOUR SHOULDER
BASED ON AN EXAM THROUGH THE
SCREEN.
BUT I CAN EFFECTIVELY PUT SOME
PATIENTS THROUGH THAT AND GET
AN IDEA OF HEY THAT LOOKS
PRETTY CONCERNING.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME IN AND
BE EVALUATED IN PERSON.
SO THAT IS POSSIBLE AND EARLIER
IN THE PANDEMIC WE'RE CERTAINLY
DOING MORE OF THAT AND IT'S
STILL AVAILABLE THAT'S OK.
SO MY KNEE IT HURTS RIGHT HERE.
NO EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
EVERGREEN HEALTH ORTHOPEDIC AND
SPORTS CARE TEAM, VISIT THE
WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN OR THE
LINK ON NEW DAYS WEBSITE.
WE'LL GET YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU
NEED TO GO DO YOU REMEMBER THE
GAME PASSWORD WHERE HOLLYWOOD
STARS WOULD TRY TO GUESS THE
PASSWORD JUST ONE WORD CLUES.
IT WAS REALLY HARD WHEN WE
TRIED IT.
YOU KNOW HOW COMPETITIVE I CAN
BE THE HILARIOUS RESULTS PLUS A
SURPRISE CELEBRITY ANNOUNCER
COMING UP