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Dave
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 Posted - 06/04/2004 : 08:00:34
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The NY Mets organization continues to be a great example of modern medicine vs. TMS.
The Mets could have signed Vladimir Guerrero, one of the top 3 players in baseball, but they passed. Vlad was sidelined with a back injury for a couple of months last year. The Mets doctors decided that his "herniated disc" posed too great of a risk of chronic back problems, so they decided not to pursue him. Big mistake. Vladimir is currently leading the league in almost all offensive categories and shows no signs of back trouble.
On the other side of the coin, the Mets budding 20-year old star Jose Reyes now has back problems. The Mets doctors told Reyes to expect some lower back soreness as they teach him a "new way to run" to help him avoid the chronic hamstring injuries that have plagued him over the years. Sure enough, Jose's hamstring feels fine now, but he now has a bad back. He's undergoing every physical treatment under the sun. It's too bad because back problems do tend to become chronic when they are TMS, which in this case it cleary is.
In the Mets case, "modern medicine" has failed them on both of these fronts. The situation would be comical if I wasn't such a die-hard fan  |
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2scoops
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2004 : 08:38:28
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Since you are mentioning athletes. During the basketball playoffs Jason Kidd had a sore back that hindered his performance. Sam cassell was sidelined due to a sore back, and I believe the Timberwolves really needed him.
Sticking with the sports thing, wasn't a herniated disc the reason that Mark Mcguire retired and didn't he have back surgery. Also I heard Larry Bird had back surgery, is that true? |
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Dave
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2004 : 13:01:31
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Originally posted by 2scoops
Since you are mentioning athletes. During the basketball playoffs Jason Kidd had a sore back that hindered his performance. Sam cassell was sidelined due to a sore back, and I believe the Timberwolves really needed him.
Sticking with the sports thing, wasn't a herniated disc the reason that Mark Mcguire retired and didn't he have back surgery. Also I heard Larry Bird had back surgery, is that true?
Not sure about Larry Bird, but I think TMS "injuries" are very common in sports.
Kidd had a bad knee, and made a miraculous recovery after some specialist performed deep tissue massage. Placebo? Maybe.
Ron Artest had several bouts with migraines on the game days. Migraines are definitely TMS.
Mark McGuire did retire because of a bad back, but he was most likely taking steroids, so it's tough to say if TMS played a role. |
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Steve
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2004 : 14:04:20
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| Back pain has become an epidemic in professional sports and why shouldn't it? The people who play it are a reflection of our society. Do you think Babe Ruth or Hank Aaron ever complained about injuries (in Babe's case, other than a hangover-induced headache)? Pitchers used to complete 80% of the games they started; now if a pitcher goes 7 innings it's a "long" outing. Pro football players used to play both ways, many for the entire game. Many of the "injuries" reported by athletes today just didn't exist back in that era. |
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Irony and the NY Mets
