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Get Help ging Better A CLUE: A KNEE BRACE WHAT IT MEANS: Previous injuries don’t stop Harmon from getting his workout on. It wasn’t just awards he left college football with; he has an abducted knee, caused by an on-the-ﬁeld injury. It means his knee has moved outward from the midline of the body, causing a knock-kneed effect. Add to this a shoulder that reportedly has been broken twice during two separate ﬁlming incidents. Certiﬁed personal trainer Michael Marsico, a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, says that if he were training Harmon, he’d treat him the same way he would a 20-year-old: by using functional training. “It’s not discriminatory. Anybody at any skill or ﬁtness level can do it,” he says. Functional training means creating exercises to strengthen muscles you use daily. The exercises mimic everyday life movements, such as picking up a child. Copy this in the gym by lifting a medicine ball or kettlebell in the same fashion, Marsico says. “You’re incorporating the back, glutes and shoulder muscles,” he adds. “So you create exercises to teach those muscles how to work together at the same time.” To treat injuries that happened a long time ago, like Harmon’s knee, Marsico says he would also recommend balance exercises on a Bosu ball, working up to squats. “Balance exercises are also essential for seniors, even if they don’t have a knee problem like Mark,” Marsico says. “This type of preventive medicine is invaluable.” ter s are aging bet iou s American onsc can help. mon, health-c eTime Health Like M ark H ar Center’s Prim al er. innet t Medic es 50 and old than ever. Gw to all adult s ag ailable nd ar of is free and av qu ar terly cale Membership bers receive a ealt h mem w renceville P rimeTime H s facilit ie s in La edic al Center’ lk s by innet t M l events and ta events at Gw h fairs, specia cluding healt bers can take ssionals. M em and D uluth , in medic al profe ainer or d other a personal tr physicians an ork out wit h chi or yoga , w d or no fees . clas se s in tai l at discounte reduct ion —al riving sk ills e stre ss polish their d le ar n sk ills lik bers can also car ealt h mem discounts on P rimeTime H gram and earn P ro and vision D river Safety pre sc riptions wit h A A RP ’s rvices , such as mmunit y se insurance . Co o. he alt h discounted , to /pri m e ti m e services , are alce nte r.org tt m ed ic rimeTime Visit g win n e 0 0 0 to join P ll 678 -312-5 , or ca to le ar n more . H ealt h tod ay PHOTOGRAPHY BY SINFACTORY MEDIA/CORBIS OUTLINE Vim & Vigor · WI NTER 2011 31 http://www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/primetimehealth

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center
Contents
Phil's Feature
New Hip, New Life
Building Better Heart Care
Back in Action
Supplementary Knowledge
Keys to Survival
Clearing the Air
Mark Harmon of NCIS fame makes 60 look good
This One's For the Girls
Life After a Loss
Do Your Diabetes Homework
Healthy Returns
Prime Time Health
The Future of Breast Health
Growing Generosity
Out of the White Coat
Transforming Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center