“YoungRasputin
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Yeah I feel you on the head trauma. I’m doing more just bagwork to keep moving and keep in as close to fighting shape as I can. I’m not doing any standup sparring, because my neck is not in a state where it would be a good idea to have my head getting bashed around on the regular.

It’s probably gonna be a couple of months until I can get the treatment. Gotta go through some hoops first. Waiting for my pre-treatment MRI to get approved. I’ll probably post something about it if it gets me back on the mats though.
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Bioescentalgia
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If you’d rather not disclose, I understand, but where are you looking to get the treatment done?

Are there a lot of places? I looked into it about a year ago (when I was having similar issues, just not as bad as now), and it seemed there were like two places in the U.S. that did it.
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YoungRasputinDirty
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I’m going to the same place Joe Rogan went. Life Span in Santa Monica. http://www.lifespanmedicine.com
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Bioescentalgia
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Awesome. Thanks.
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— Reddit

How to Prevent the Most Common Sports Injuries

Gerri Miller with From the Grapevine interviewed LifeSpan medicine's Dr. Moshe Ben-Roohi on sports medicine and injury prevention.  What follows is a fascinating set of suggestions and ideas about how the body can recover best from both practice and injury.  Most importantly Dr. Ben-Roohi speaks to the growing space between RICE & surgery.  

“In order to avoid preventable injuries, we really need to know our bodies. We need to recognize when we’ve left it all on the field and it’s time to stop. This applies to running, competitive sports, and working out in the gym. And it applies to sprained ankles, hamstring injuries, knee, back, and hip injuries too. If you look at injuries in basketball games, almost all of them are in the last quarter when the players are tired and their muscles are overworked. Struggling to do those last couple of reps might seem like a good idea, but it could end up sidelining you with a lingering injury.

Warming up prior to play is crucial. Golfers who take just 10 minutes to warm up before a game have significantly less back and wrist injuries. This makes perfect sense: you need to get your blood flowing to the joints, muscles, and ligaments you’re going to be working most. Taking a few practice swings can also be a great time to work on your visualization, which has been shown to improve performance in multiple sports.”

— Gerri Miller

If you find this of value please read the whole interview at From the Grapevine.  LifeSpan medicine cares for many elite athletes worldwide who sometimes travel to us at our locations in both Santa Monica and Dallas. Dr. Ben-Roohi is a renowned expert in non-surgical treatments for joint and spine issues which can be caused by age, auto-immune issues as well as sports related injuries. Contact us to learn more about how LifeSpan medicine can be of service to you in your athletic endeavors or just to have vitality and longevity through optimal health.

Inflammation - Why Food Matters

Dr Lanae Mullane, LifeSpan medicine's Director of Nutrition, shared some thoughts with Yoga Digest on the diet's role in inflammation and allergy and how you can apply that to anti-aging techniques. She discusses the impact on your body, regarding food sensitivities and how those reactions are delayed and more subtle than food allergies. These symptoms can include GI issues like bloating, getting headaches, joint issues, brain fog, low energy, and chronic pain.  Many days after a food is eaten is when you will actually see these symptoms. Common food sensitivities are wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, corn, and also tree nuts.

“Consuming inflammatory foods regularly accelerates the aging process. When inflammation becomes chronic; cells, tissues, and organs of your body become damaged (e.g arthritis). There are varying degrees of inflammation produced when a problem food is consumed. In general, the greater the inflammatory response, the more severe the symptom.

You can do an objective test to determine inflammatory foods or you can do an experiment. Eliminate highly inflammatory foods (wheat, eggs, dairy, soy, corn, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish) from your diet for at least 1 month. After a month systematically reintroduce one food at a time back into your diet and pay attention to how you feel for 3 days. Foods that trigger a symptom should be avoided. Foods you tolerate can be reintroduced back into your diet.”

— Dr. Lanae Mullane

To learn more about how LifeSpan medicine can be of service to you in how to eat right, keep your body’s inflammation low, and acquire more knowledge about integrative nutrition just give us a call and speak to one of our nutrition experts.