Dr. Robert Truax
Dr. Robert Truax is a board-certified doctor in sports medicine, family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment at University Hospitals in Cleveland and an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine. Visit uhhospitals.org/SportsMedVideos to watch sports injury videos.
November 16, 2012 |
Dr. Robert Truax
November 15, 2012 |
Dr. Robert Truax
Certain exercises have been classified as aerobic (with oxygen) or anaerobic (without oxygen). Typical aerobic activities include jogging, biking and any exercise that requires sustained motion for more than five minutes. Typical anaerobic activities include sprinting, jumping and any exercise...
It is not uncommon for an endurance athlete, especially a female, to ask me about using iron to help with performance. Though it seems logical that iron, which helps carry oxygen, would serve this purpose, it is not always that...
Nutrition for athletes has three purposes: 1) maximize initial performance; 2) sustain maximal performance; and 3) rapid recovery. For the female athlete, proper nutrition is also needed to maintain menstrual cycle and bone health.
The menstrual cycle is an additional energy...
Knee problems are the second most common acute injury in sports (ankles are the first) and the most common overuse/chronic injury. Knee issues come in three general categories: traumatic, acute overload and chronic overuse. I will discuss each one in...
