Your doctor tells you that your back pain could be improved or resolved if you undergo minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). What does that mean, and can it really be as effective as traditional surgery? MISS is just as effective and safer, too.
CrossFit-has exploded in the past few years and unfortunately, so have the numbers of injuries related to CrossFit as well. I admit, I’ve tried some of the exercises and remember doing some of the same exercises while swimming on a collegiate level.
Is every CrossFit facility that comes to a town near you all train by the same protocols?
Is your trainer truly “qualified” and “certified” to help you with this now standard style of exercise?
These are just a few of the questions I have when I read and evaluate patients that come to see me after being injured by CrossFit.
I’m interested to know your thoughts.
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