#1 Why Do You See a Surgeon First? Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ Explains

Over 90% of sports injuries don't require surgery — yet most athletes are sent to a surgeon first. Dr. Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ built Dynamic Athlete in Boulder, Colorado specifically to fix that: a practice where regenerative medicine puts your personal goals at the center of the care plan, and surgery is the last resort, not the default. In this founding episode, he shares why he packed up his life, signed a 10-year lease without knowing a single person in Boulder, and what the traditional orthopedic model gets backwards.Chapters:00:00 Why the standard sports injury model is backwards01:50 How Dr. Garg's fellowship at the Andrews Institute shaped his non-surgical first philosophy04:02 Why seeing a surgeon first for joint pain is like seeing a neurosurgeon for a headache07:22 The leap: packing up from Nashville and moving to Boulder without knowing anyone10:22 Why Dr. Garg signed a 10-year lease with no network and no place to live12:02 The "gardening season" story — why your personal goals define your treatment plan14:09 The NASCAR pit crew approach: hour-long consultations, full team care16:03 What Dr. Garg would tell himself — and why he'd do it again17:25 Financial ethics: why he turned away a patient offering $5,000 cashLinks:Meet Dr. Aneesh Garg: https://dynamicathlete.com/dr-aneesh-garg/PRP Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/prp-therapy/Stem Cell Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/stem-cell-therapy/Shockwave Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/shockwave-therapy/Exomind: https://dynamicathlete.com/exomind/Emsella Therapy: https://dynamicathlete.com/emsella-therapy/The Regen Doc is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. Individual results vary. Candidacy requires a formal consultation at DynamicAthlete.com.