Mayo Clinic has recently opened its Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center expansion at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center in Rochester, Minnesota. The new space offers performance solution programs, including hockey, golf, running, baseball/softball, anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention, return-to-sport, and EXOS training. The programs begin with personalized assessment and are then tailored to meet individual needs, regardless of age or level of athletic achievement.
Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center Expands
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The space features multiple playing surfaces, such as hardwood and artificial ice, and specialized lifting platforms. Michael Stuart, M.D., co-director of the Sports Medicine Center, said in the April 29, 2014 news release, “Our team of physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and strength and conditioning specialists will help prevent injury, refine skills and speed recovery so people can spend more time doing what they love at the highest level possible.”
Mayo Clinic notes that training capabilities in the new space are enhanced through collaboration with EXOS, a training organization based on mindset, nutrition, movement and recovery. Mayo Clinic and EXOS staff will work together to deliver sports medical care and human performance training solutions.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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