Athletes and active adults here are top tips on how to avoid injury so you don't have to stay out of the boat or miss your opportunity to win gold!
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This video has the following sections:
0:00 How to never miss a day of training due to injury.
1:13 Top benefits of pain.
2:49 3 Strategies to follow to prevent injury.
7:20 Biggest problem that puts athletes at risk for injury.
8:24 How not to lose sight of winning.
12:55 Lessons learned to stay in the game, and win gold!
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• Vid#2: Do's & Don'ts F...
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Dr. Erik Brand, MD and Dr. Gregory Spooner, DPT share tips on how to quickly recover from injuries to help athletes heal faster (stay in the boat), get stronger and win gold.
Dr. Erik Brand, MD:
Physician of Sports Medicine
Owner of Brand Performance Medicine, PLLC
Website: www.erikbrandmd.com
Linkedin: / erik-brand-9954ba44
Dr. Erik Brand is a Board certified sports medicine physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, with a passion for rowing who brings an athlete perspective on how to quickly recover from injury using exercise as a form of medicine. He's a medical coach. Holistic care for the active adult. Treats conditions of muscle, bone, joint and nerve in the adolescent and adult.
His Goal: Help patients become functional as possible, quickly as possible, long-lasting as possible, with as much respect as possible for their time, energy, money and hope.
For athletes (especially rowers), here's Dr. Erik Brand's rowing experience:
University of Oxford
-Rower at Oxford University Boat Club (1998-00)
-Won Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Isis Goldie ('00), Spare Pair ('99)
-Won Head of the River Fours ('98)
-Rower and coach at Hertford College (1999-01)
-Top 16, Henley Royal Regatta Temple Challenge Cup ('00)
-Highest victory tally in Summer Eights Regatta ('01)
University of Washington
- National Champion, Varsity Crew Team
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Dr. Gregory Spooner, DPT
RowPhysio Rowing & Sports Performance 🚣
Doctor of Physical Therapy 👐
Training and Rehabbing Rowers to Gold 🏆
Rowing Adventurer & Endurance Athlete
Website: www.rowphysio.com
Linkedin: / therowingpt
Dr. Greg Spooner is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in rowing athlete injury prevention and performance enhancement, utilizing private sessions, live boathouse events, and telemedicine video analysis. Body regions of particular interest include the shoulder, balance and proprioception system, and peripheral vestibular rehabilitation. Strong manual therapy background incorporating Applied Functional Science (Gray Institute) for complete therapeutic rehabilitation from injury. He's a movement specialist, and a holder of many gold medals. He's focus is on enhancing performance, relieving pain and preventing injury to make you a more resilient athlete or an active human being.
Guinness World Record-setting rower. Won a Race across the Atlantic from NY to UK.
Non-profit co-founder of adventure education organization with successful rowing and education expeditions across the North- and Mid-Atlantic Oceans, around Canada's Vancouver Island, and down all 2,650 miles of the Mississippi River. Public Relations lead achieving long-form appearances on NBC's "Dateline" and "Today" shows, ABC's "Good Morning America" and "20/20," and Canada's CBC News "The National."
University of Puget Sound
DPT, Physical Therapy
- US Rowing Level 2 Certification, "Performance Coach"​, US Rowing
- Injury prevention specialist, Rowing and Sculling clubs/teams
- Doctor of Physical Therapy / GS, United States Department of Defense
- Principal, Adventure Speaks 501(c)
- Founder & Partner, DPT, RowPhysio Physical Therapy, Rowing and Sports Performance
- Vice President & Co-Founder, OAR Northwest
- Certification in Applied Functional Science (CAFS), Gray Institute
- DN-1 and DN-2 Trigger Point Dry Needling Certification
- Team member for Mountain, Backcountry and High-angle rescue scenarios, Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council.
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