Friday, January 12, 2007

Don't stop

“The easy way out is to say, ‘Don’t exercise,’ ” said Dr. Richard Steadman, an orthopedic surgeon in Vail, Colo., and founder of the Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation, which studies the origins and treatment of sports injuries. That advice, he added, “is safe and you probably will have healing over time.” But, he said, “if the injury is not severe, resting it will probably prolong recovery.”

Not applicable in my case ["...unless it’s something as serious as a broken bone or a ripped ligament or muscle..."], but interesting research. Also made for the today's most e-mailed NYT story.

Because honestly: "It also helps patients psychologically, he added. "If you take athletes or active people out, they get depressed, they get wacky," Dr. Kocher explained.

Posted by princess kanomanom @ 7:41 AM