Episode 85: Nutrition Plays a Major Role in the Pre/Post-Operative and Rehabilitation Process Maximum Wellness

It’s estimated that the annual cost of recreational or sports-related injury and rehabilitation is roughly nine billion for young adults seventeen to forty-four years of age. In many cases, such as in an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), with associated surrounding ligament damage – meniscus and medial collateral ligament - early osteoarthritis is in the future. 
When I was affiliated with the St. Louis Blues Hockey Organization, as their Performance Conditioning & Nutrition consultant, from 1989 to 1999, hockey research reported that you could anticipate an injury for every 1000 man-hours on the ice. 
With a 3-hour practice limitation, when you place 50 players (during training camp) on the ice, you’ve burned up 150 man-hours in one practice session. Thirty percent of the injuries were non-contact, fatigue related.
A primary focus of injury management, treatment, and if applicable, pre/post-surgical, is the management of inflammation, which is a normal, important aspect of the body’s repair process – until it gets out of control or protracted. 
 Modes of treatment, such as cryotherapy, anti-inflammatory prescriptions, and even nutritional interventions, like omega-3 supplementations, may be contraindicated in the initial therapy intervention. 
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