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nasmorn ◴[20 Feb 25 15:43 UTC] No.43116061[source]▶

A friend of mine who is a doctor, osteopath a once played pro basketball in Austria said: if pro sports injuries would be treated like the general population is treated there would be no pro sports.

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hosteur ◴[20 Feb 25 16:15 UTC] No.43116504[source]▶

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Care to elaborate on what they meant by that?

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1. theultdev ◴[20 Feb 25 17:04 UTC] No.43117213[source]▶

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It means pro-athletes would never recover so there would be noone left to play pro sports.

Because pro athletes get procedures that actually work, vs general population procedures that can be detrimental.

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Broken legs and ankles heal better if you walk on them within weeks