I was recently on a flight, and next to me sat a 40ish-year-old fellow. I usually avoid conversations with people who sit next to me on airplanes, as I hate to sit with my head turned for long periods of time participating in conversations I'd rather not be in.
"So," he begins, "Where you heading?"
"I'm off to give a seminar in Omaha," I tell him.
"Really? What's it on?"
"Sports biomechanics."
His eyes light up. People love talking about themselves.
He's a tennis player, and about two months ago, he pulled a calf muscle. He's been to multiple docs and therapists, and he's still injured, and he doesn't know how to fix it or who to go to.
Not only do I know how to fix it, but I also know that I must be the leading authority in the country on calf pulls. Not because I'm smart, but because I had an eight-year period in my life where I couldn't run more than three miles without pulling a calf muscle. I estimate I pulled my calf muscles 70-80 times over that period. After figuring out how to treat this problem, I made it back to marathoning... a mere 14 years after my prior marathon. So I was intimately aware of the emotionally frustrating journey this poor guy was on.
The clincher was this, and even he was upset about it. His primary physician took his blood pressure as part of the exam on his calf (I guess you always revert back to what you know) and found his blood pressure was a tad high. The guy says it's high because he's gained 15 pounds in the past two months since he can't exercise. So, the doctor writes a prescription for high blood pressure medication and sends him on his way.
And there lies the problem. Fixing the Healthcare Crisis will provide the solution.
-Dr. Tim Magg
"So," he begins, "Where you heading?"
"I'm off to give a seminar in Omaha," I tell him.
"Really? What's it on?"
"Sports biomechanics."
His eyes light up. People love talking about themselves.
He's a tennis player, and about two months ago, he pulled a calf muscle. He's been to multiple docs and therapists, and he's still injured, and he doesn't know how to fix it or who to go to.
Not only do I know how to fix it, but I also know that I must be the leading authority in the country on calf pulls. Not because I'm smart, but because I had an eight-year period in my life where I couldn't run more than three miles without pulling a calf muscle. I estimate I pulled my calf muscles 70-80 times over that period. After figuring out how to treat this problem, I made it back to marathoning... a mere 14 years after my prior marathon. So I was intimately aware of the emotionally frustrating journey this poor guy was on.
The clincher was this, and even he was upset about it. His primary physician took his blood pressure as part of the exam on his calf (I guess you always revert back to what you know) and found his blood pressure was a tad high. The guy says it's high because he's gained 15 pounds in the past two months since he can't exercise. So, the doctor writes a prescription for high blood pressure medication and sends him on his way.
And there lies the problem. Fixing the Healthcare Crisis will provide the solution.
-Dr. Tim Magg
