Hey gang, sorry I've been less active here. Wanted to post this. I just spoke at The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, where I was able to talk 20 minutes about CrossFit! Amazing. They are leaning forward, and with the growing popularity of CrossFit, the primary care sports medicine docs must understand what to… Continue reading Taking Care of the CrossFit Athlete
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#Statins and Primary Prevention – USPSTF Weighs In.
There is lots of debate on Statins in Primary prevention for Coronary Disease. Now the USPSTF weighs in on their recommendations. Bottom Line: 1. Adults 40 -75 with 1 risk factor: Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia PLUS Pooled Cohort risk > 10%. --> Give Statin (low to moderate intensity) 2. Same as #1, but with risk 7.5%… Continue reading #Statins and Primary Prevention – USPSTF Weighs In.
‘Too busy’ to workout? Enter: HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training. Great blog site, please review, and enjoy this blog! Between work, the commute, family/friends, and general life- we can oftentimes procrastinate our workouts/shorten them/forego them all together. We don’t have that 45 minutes we had initially… Source: 'Too busy' to workout? Enter: HIIT
Coming out of the Crossfit Closet* -A CrossFit experience by a Physician, for Physicians
*Originally published in the "Uniformed Family Physician"-Journal of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians. Reprinted with permission. Oh RC. Coming out of the CrossFit Closet. Uniformed Family Physician Fall 2013. Vol 7(1). Edition 25. Pages 31-33. I have a confession to make. I am a CrossFitter. I am currently a fellow in the… Continue reading Coming out of the Crossfit Closet* -A CrossFit experience by a Physician, for Physicians
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 