January 2021

ORTHOPAEDICS

SPORTS MEDICINE DURING COVID-19

Featuring: Lucas T. Buchler, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Better Edge ​podcast, Lucas T. Buchler MD, discusses sports medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Buchler shares what he has learned about sports and it’s role for our youth, communities and states teams. He updates us on what, if anything, we know about whether players affected by COVID-19 will endure any long-term effects on their health or game performance.

Dr. Buchler also offers guidance on the return to sports participation and a phased approach to decrease risk of community spread, along with a gradual increase in physical activity to decrease risk of injury. He explains how this thoughtful approach to exercise gives athletes a chance to acclimatize to the temperature and the intensity/duration of practices, and how a slow ramp up of exercise can decrease injury risk and heat illness. 
Lucas T. Buchler, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern Medicine.

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