Ep. 1A Project Badwater: Drs. Phil Maffetone and Cathy Dudick on Sports-Related 'Trauma,' Training Through Injury, and Recovery

Drs. Phil Maffetone and Catherine Dudick, a trauma surgeon in Atlantic City, come on to talk about the relationship between trauma and exercise and give recommendations to endurance athletes on building a training program that keeps them from falling victim to injury--whether soft-tissue injury or chemical injury. - The similarity between what occurs in athletes and a trauma patients?- Inflammation is the common response; inflammation drives healing, but it can also drive further injury- Why the events prior to an injury or "niggle" are often the true root of the cause- Do we ever want some trauma, i.e. micro trauma, as a way to build and adapt on the quest to become fit for our sport?- Should you train through pain, niggles and injuries (Tawnee brings up cases when athlete still raced when injured and accomplished great feats or had to bow out)- The mental side of dealing with injury/sports trauma, recovery and the need to keep going and not give up- What kind of recovery in training is needed to avoid serious soft tissue or chemical injuries- The "less is more" approach vs. "no pain no gain" Highlights from the article "10 Truths About Sports Trauma" by Dr. Maffetone: - Trauma happens, how to mitigate- Injury and ill health result from excess exercise trauma.- Injury is not normal- Trauma patients and athletes share much- Brain-Body Stress connection- Training trauma is the anthem of the no-pain, no-gain philosophy- The training equation helps balance trauma- Total recovery needed- The root of most injuries- No cure in a pill