Kirk A. Campbell, MD, a Sports Orthopedic Surgeon at NYU Langone, joined co-host EmmaKate Austin in this week’s “Injury Report” segment. You can listen to their conversation about the recovery process, including the recent recovery of New York Mets relief pitcher A.J. Minter, below. Minter, after all, is a guy who’s just as likely to be working through a lat strain. Dr. Campbell offered powerful advice from his own rehabilitation experience.
The weekly “Injury Report” segment intended to educate football fans on the scope and timeline of player injuries and subsequent recoveries. In our most recent episode, Dr. Campbell unequivocally translated what Minter’s lat strain actually entails. Blake talked about the different ways an athlete can recover from similar injuries and what that looks like.
With A.J. Minter’s lat strain that’s become a huge obstacle to him being a potential multi-inning relief weapon against the Mets. The latissimus dorsi, or lat muscle, is one of the most important muscles for shoulder mobility and strength. Tending to this muscle will be important for Minter’s return to the mound. In terms of Dr. Campbell’s concern about the impact of rush rehabilitation that led to second damage and a failure to “come back.”
During the conversation, Dr. Campbell described some potential physical therapy approaches that could be used to support Minter’s healing process. You’ll be required to do physical therapy exercises to regain strength and flexibility in the repaired region. You’ll get in a good rhythm of healing, and then start to edge back into throwing renditions.
EmmaKate Austin, who co-hosts the segment with Dr. Campbell, engaged him in a conversation about how injuries like Minter’s can impact a team’s performance and overall morale. The duo reiterated the importance of knowing the player injury from a clinical and fan view.
Specifically, Dr. Campbell spoke to best practices for athletes who are recovering from identical strains. His guidance in such matters proved invaluable not just to players, but to coaches in Minter’s situation and others. With that in mind, this episode is chock full of great stuff for Mets fans. It really does begin to educate listeners on the various complexities around the recovery of an athlete.
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