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“ I have had the worst luck in the last two years. I had a knee replacement in April 2022 for a left knee that had at least 6 scopes over a 10-year + period and it was finally ready to be redone. At last, I would be pain-free. I worked extremely hard to rehab so…

“ Anybody I’ve met since I got hurt, I feel like they don’t know me and that they can’t know me. For people that I’ve become really close to since I got hurt—it almost hurts me to know that this person won’t actually ever know who I am or who I was. They’re meeting an entirely…

“I am a soccer player, and I tore my labrum in my right hip. After trying physical therapy for 4 months, I ended up needing surgery. I am a couple months post-op, feeling much better now, and can see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, however I am still having…

“  I never lost my ability to breathe. I never lost completely my ability to swallow. We had to adjust things for a little while. But I am a huge believer that being as fit at that moment as I was going to be all year—I needed that to get through what I got through and…

“ My injuries led to major surgery, a hip replacement. I have really struggled with being on my feet all day, fatigue, and not feeling even close to 80 percent at work.    I just learned I will have two unrelated surgeries, and the thought of healing all over again in my stressful and physically demanding…

“ Now I have to take this as a challenge: How do I have this elite-level B game that is almost indestructible, where I know I can get the job done in a maybe a different way, but just as efficient … and that’s where athletes get the most gain in their mental capacity and their…

“ How does one find self-compassion when you’ve been through this too many times and understand the importance of the beginning phase while also itching to get out of it and back to the activities that bring me joy?   I know all the usual tactics: time with friends, using other activities (music, podcast, drawing), resting,…

“If one already has a good physical therapist, what are the benefits of a personal trainer when recovering from an injury or surgery? Is it just more money or can a personal trainer actually be a value add?”   “How do you balance being smart about prevention without letting worry of re-injury consume you?”  …

“ How to deal with re-injury? I tore my ACL last winter and it almost broke me, but I fought my way back into skiing at almost my previous level this year. Now I just tore it again and I feel absolutely shattered. I wasn’t out of control or falling – the turn was just too…

“Injury was horrible and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but I think again, that shaped me and that helped me become a better physician today because of those experiences. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything. It’s part of who I am and has made me who I am today.”   Alex McDonald was…