Ep 786: Want Faster ACL Recovery? Dr Desai's Got You.

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4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

We’re diving deep into the science of getting back in the game—better, faster, and stronger. Dr. Desai from Restore PDX joins us to break down the latest innovations in ACL surgeries, recovery protocols, and how cutting-edge treatments like stem cells and non-invasive procedures are changing the way athletes bounce back.

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00:01:57 - Challenges with ACL Surgeries

00:09:41 - Regenerative Medicine

00:13:36 - 00:19:17 Fat and PRP

00:19:17 - Technological Advances in Regeneration

00:24:17 - ACL Repair Success Rates

00:36:15 - Red Light Therapy

01:03:45 - Photo Bio Modulation

01:20:12 - Future of ACL Recovery

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0:00.0	You're listening to Power Athlete Radio, a podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day.
0:08.4	Join former NFL Pro and Power Athlete founder John Wellborn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength, conditioning, and more.
0:17.0	So whether your goal is to be the hammer, destroy mediocrity, or simply move the dirt, you've come to the right place.
0:24.5	Now with the warm up done, let the gains begin.
0:27.4	Hey, Power at the Nation.
0:28.3	I want you to buckle up for an intelligent and informative podcast with Dr. Raul Desai.
0:33.8	He is the CEO of Respor PDX, and he is a regenerative medicine doctor and radiologist that's pioneering innovative techniques that challenge the boundaries of traditional medicine.
0:45.1	The one that was most exciting for me was the fixing of ACL ruptures without surgery.
0:52.0	As you know, if you listen to this podcast for any length of time,
0:54.7	I had an ACL rupture in 96. The ruptured at some time during my NFL career and I've just lived without it. And as a result, I've had some, you know, arthritic changes to my knee that I need to deal with. So selfishly, we get into the podcast. We talk about that. But for those of you that you know have know, have kids, sports injuries, ACLs are something
1:12.3	that is always present. And up until this point, the only option has been surgical intervention.
1:17.4	So we get into some of the things that they're doing to fix ACLs without surgery and fix
1:23.1	arthritis, fill in some of the tendons and the ligaments and torn cartilage. So they're doing some really cutting edge therapies with stem cells and PRP and really just
1:31.0	using your own biologics to help you grow.
1:33.0	So we get into that.
1:34.4	The photobiobiomodulation, which is the red light therapy.
1:38.9	I've always been on the fence about, but he's a big believer.
1:41.2	So we're going to talk about that and some of the effects of it.
1:49.4	So hopefully some cool stuff for you to take away and more importantly, just shed some light on some really just amazing techniques that are happening in the world and just some changes
1:54.3	and some advances.
1:55.6	So Dr. Ruhl, Desai.
1:58.1	I did a speaking engagement.
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