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Howard Luks MD

@hjluks

Orthopedic Surgeon, Author, Trail Runner, very amateur cyclist Exits x 3 co-founder: https://t.co/BoFIFxTTd2 Book = https://t.co/7hlCnE4ZAO

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Brad Schoenfeld, PhD(@BradSchoenfeld) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fascinating findings that suggest muscle mass occurs by a reallocation of muscle proteins whereby hypertrophy in recruited muscles is supported by atrophy in non-recruited muscles! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38687626/

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Not all root tears lead to OA.
2 year old tear. The feeling of instability started to limit pickleball activity.

Not all root tears lead to OA. 2 year old tear. The feeling of instability started to limit pickleball activity.
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🚴‍♀️ AnneGuzman - 🇨🇦(@guzmannutrition) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Stay tuned! Dropping my recent with Howard Luks MD Dr. Howard Luks this week where we dive into all things knee pain!

-Can you work through the pain?
-When do you consider surgery?
-New GLP-1 (Ozempic) research
-My knees grind. Does it matter?

And much more! Follow here!

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Marco Altini, PhD(@altini_marco) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I've talked a few times about the importance of measuring HRV while seated (or standing), as opposed to while supine (lying down)

in the study below, blood pressure changes after exercise of different intensities were missed completely while supine, and clearly visible while…

I've talked a few times about the importance of measuring HRV while seated (or standing), as opposed to while supine (lying down) in the study below, blood pressure changes after exercise of different intensities were missed completely while supine, and clearly visible while…
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Howard Luks MD(@hjluks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

THIS!
Loss of muscle mass, power, balance isn’t often just due to aging… it’s usually due to a series of successive periods of less activity due to illness, falls, etc.
Many never get back to baseline after recovery. So the next injury or illness resets the baseline even…

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Not bad for 61 !! ☺️🎂🎉
Some folks will never give up.
But some will never start.
There might be some genetics at play…. But there’s also decades of effort behind being a fit “near” senior 😂

Not bad for 61 !! ☺️🎂🎉 Some folks will never give up. But some will never start. There might be some genetics at play…. But there’s also decades of effort behind being a fit “near” senior 😂
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Howard Luks MD(@hjluks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Routinely bracing anything is just a really bad idea. DME income shouldn’t come at the expense of someone’s overall health.

In a young athlete, only one week of immobilization leads to a loss of a 3-4% percent of muscle mass, and a 30+% increase in anabolic resistance and…

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When you run with friends who initially agree to keep pace with you, then start to slowly accelerate 😂😂
From 10 min/mi to sub 8 😂😂
Yet I could still talk at the end. Go figure.

When you run with friends who initially agree to keep pace with you, then start to slowly accelerate 😂😂 From 10 min/mi to sub 8 😂😂 Yet I could still talk at the end. Go figure.
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