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THE TIME OF YEAR THAT FAMILIES
ARE GETTING OUTDOORS AND GETTING
ACTIVE.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT. BUT YOU
ALSO KNOW THAT IT’S ALSO A TIME
WHEN THERE’S AN INCREASE IN
SPORTS RELATED INJURIES. I DID
NOT KNOW THAT OUR SPONSOR, THE
DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER, WANTS TO
SHARE SOME ADVICE TO PREVENT
THOSE EXACT INJURIES. NOW,
JOINING US NOW IS DR. JOHN
MARRAZZO, A SPORTS MEDICINE
PHYSICIAN AT THE DMC, AND HE’S
ALSO GOING TO SHARE HOW YOU CAN
TREAT SOME OF THOSE INJURIES AT
HOME. DOCTOR, GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> OF COURSE. SO FIRST, LET’S
START SIMPLY BY TALKING ABOUT
WHAT SOME OF THESE COMMON
INJURIES ARE THAT YOU SEE THIS
TIME OF YEAR. YEAH
>> SO ANYTIME THERE’S A CHANGE
IN ACTIVITY, WHETHER THAT’S
STARTING A NEW ACTIVITY OR A
CHANGE IN SEASON OR RETURNING TO
A PRIOR ACTIVITY AFTER AN
INJURY, WE’RE AT USE FOR OVERUSE
TYPE INJURIES. THESE INCLUDE
SPRAINS, TENDON ISSUES, EYES,
STRAINS AND STRESS FRACTURES.
>> OKAY, SO NOW OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE
WANT TO AVOID AVOID INJURIES.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE TIME, BUT
ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO
WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE THAT YOU
WANT US TO FOLLOW TO PREVENT
THESE EXACT INJURIES?
>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS
REALLY TRUSTING YOUR INSTINCTS
AND LISTENING TO YOUR BODY. WE
DON’T WANT TO PUSH THROUGH PAIN.
PAIN IS OUR GUIDE OF SAYING IF
WE KEEP DOING THIS, WE MIGHT
HAVE A SETBACK THE NEXT THING
AND ALSO WE REALLY WANT TO RAMP
THINGS UP NICE AND SLOWLY. SO
THINK SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE
RACE. THE NEXT THING IS REALLY
IMPORTANT IS PROPER HYDRATION.
SO OUR BODIES ARE COMPRISED OF
OVER 60% WATER AND WE REALLY
NEED THIS WATER TO HELP
LUBRICATE OUR JOINTS AND GETTING
OUR SOFT TISSUES WORKING. SO IF
SOMEONE WEIGHED 240 POUNDS, FOR
EXAMPLE, IF YOU DIVIDE THAT
NUMBER IN HALF, THIS IS THE
AMOUNT OF FLUID OUNCES THAT YOU
WOULD NEED IN ONE DAY. JUST FOR
REGULAR HYDRATION. SO WE’RE
TALKING NINE WATER BOTTLES.
>> YES, THAT’S WHAT YOU NEED TO
HYDRATE. I LIKE THAT. AND I’M
GLAD THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT PAIN
BECAUSE IT USED TO ALWAYS BE NO
PAIN, NO GAIN, BUT USE IT AS A
GUIDE.
>> EXACTLY. USE THAT AS A GUIDE.
THE NEXT THING IS, ONCE YOU’RE
HYDRATED AND YOU’RE ACCLIMATED
AND YOU’VE RAMPED THINGS UP, WE
REALLY WANT TO DO DYNAMIC
STRETCHING AND THAT DYNAMIC
STRETCHING REALLY GETS THE
ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF OUR
TISSUES WORKING WELL. SO THAT
WE’RE READY FOR ACTIVITY. OKAY
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW, IF THERE IS
AN INJURY, HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS OPPOSED
TO HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TREAT AT
HOME, YOU KNOW, AS OPPOSED TO
GOING TO THE DOCTOR, SOMEONE
LIKE YOU? YEAH, WE USED TO
FOLLOW RICE, WHICH IS REST ICE
COMPRESSION AND ELEVATION, BUT
THE MOST RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT PROLONGED REST CAN ACTUALLY
MAKE THINGS WORSE.
>> SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
FOLLOW THE ACRONYM PIECE. SO
PIECE THE P STANDS FOR PROTECT
IT. WE WANT TO LET PAIN BE OUR
GUIDE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO GET
THOSE TISSUES MOVING.
>> OKAY.
>> E IS FOR ELEVATE, WHICH IS
JUST ELEVATING ABOVE THE LEVEL
OF THE HEART TO HELP WITH
EXCESSIVE SWELLING. A IS THE
BIGGEST SHOCKER FOR MOST PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY AVOIDING
ANTI INFLAMMATORY TYPE
MEDICATIONS.
>> REALLY?
>> OKAY. AND AVOIDING ICE. SO
USE THE ICE TO KEEP YOUR
BEVERAGES COLD. BUT NOT FOR THE
SOFT TISSUE INJURIES BECAUSE ICE
AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICINES
PREVENT US FROM FEELING THAT
PAIN. BUT THEY ALSO BLOCK THE
FIRST STAGE OF HEALING, WHICH IS
INFLAMMATION.
>> INTERESTING.
>> OKAY. YEAH.
>> AND THEN FROM THERE AND THEN
WE ALSO HAVE COMPRESSION AND
COMPRESSION AND YOU CAN USE AN
ELASTIC BANDAGE AND EDUCATE THE
PATIENT ON AN ACTIVE APPROACH TO
THEIR HEALTH CARE.
>> OKAY, SO PIECE.
>> THERE YOU GO. JUST REMEMBER
THAT THAT’S GREAT NEWS BECAUSE
THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT
WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD. YES. YES
THIS IS KEY INFORMATION. NOW,
PEOPLE ASSUME THAT SPORTS
MEDICINE PHYSICIAN MEANS TREAT
ONLY ATHLETES, BUT IS THAT THE
CASE?
>> NO, WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE
OFFICIAL TEAM DOCTOR FOR THE
DETROIT RED WINGS AND DCFC. BUT
I TREAT PATIENTS EVERY DAY IN
THE CLINIC FROM ALL AGES, FROM
TWO MONTHS OLD TO 102 YEARS OLD.
AND WE HAVE THE UNIQUE ABILITY
TO PROVIDE WIDE CARE AND ADDRESS
WHATEVER SPECIFIC GOALS THAT
PATIENT HAS. AND WE HAVE THE
TEAM APPROACH AND WE CAN GIVE
THE SAME COMPETITIVE EDGE WE
GIVE TO OUR PROFESSIONAL
ATHLETES, TO EVERYONE.
>> SO US REGULAR PEOPLE, THERE’S
HOPE.
>> DOCTOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US TODAY AND SHARING
THIS CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME. I’LL TELL
YOU, THANKS FOR HAVING ME MUCH,
OF COURSE, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE DMC SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICES
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