Injuries and Recovery
Why Act Your Age? With Dr. Naomi Albertson
English - February 03, 2020 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBFitness Health & Fitness Medicine health fitness aging muscles muscle strength exercise bones bone active aging Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Sports medicine doctor Naomi Albertson explains important things to know about injuries, from overuse injuries to more serious injuries. Learn the role of recovery between activity for preventing overuse injury, what to expect if you've suffered this type of injury or a more traumatic injury, and tips for recovering from injury and returning to activity as quickly and safely as possible.
Highlights:
1:49 What does injury look like? Traumatic vs overuse injuries.
3:30 Causes of overuse injury, how to treat them, and typical recovery times.
6:36 The importance of recovery after exercise to prevent overuse injuries: rest, nutrition, hydration, and sleep.
9:58 Understanding normal soreness from activity vs. pain and injury.
13:13 What to do and expect if you suffer a more serious injury.
15:52 Returning to activity after injury, and how to assess your risk of re-injury.
18:32 Tips for speeding up injury recovery.
22:31 Additional things those in middle age and older need to think about regarding injury.
25:16 The role of muscle strength in protecting joints.