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Sports Medicine: Keeping Runners on Track

Recorded on 8/29/2011

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Long-distance running—a passionate ritual for many—can sometimes take a toll on the body. But with the right equipment, training and post-injury rehabilitation, runners can work with a sports medicine team to stay on track.  In this podcast, a sports medicine physician and a physical therapist explain their approaches and a patient will share her own experience.

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Mark A. Harrast, MD Mark A. Harrast, MD
Sports medicine physician , UW Medicine
Dr. Mark A. Harrast is a sports medicine physician at UW Medicine Health System and medical director of the Seattle Marathon. His clinical expertise is diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries and illnesses in endurance athletes, runners and triathletes. He also has a focus on injury prevention and wellness, and enjoys treating athletes and active people throughout the age spectrum. He works closely... more >

Gwen Scott Gwen Scott,
Orthopedic clinical specialist, UW Medicine
Gwen Scott is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and has worked at the outpatient physical therapy clinic at Harborview Medical Center since 2000.  Gwen sees patients with injuries ranging from post-trauma fractures to chronic back pain. One of her special interests is working with athletes, specifically endurance athletes. Gwen's personal background in athletics started with tennis, soccer, and swimming. Once... more >

Christy Noel Hurley Christy Noel Hurley,
Sports medicine patient
Forty-one-year-old Christy Noel Hurley has been a long distance runner for more than eight years. In training for her first marathon at the end of June 2011, she experienced several overuse injuries as well as one traumatic injury that hampered her training. Christy went in for evaluation very quickly. After following through with recommendations from her medical team, keeping up... more >

TRANSCRIPT:

  1. Introduction LISTEN
  2. Christy’s Story LISTEN
  3. Prehabilitation and Avoiding Injuries LISTEN
  4. Deep Water Running During Rehabilitation LISTEN
  5. Nutrition and Diet LISTEN
  6. Running Trends LISTEN
  7. Closing Comments LISTEN

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