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Nourishing the Injured Athlete
Ma ure e n Na mko o ng , MS, RD Dire c to r, Nutritio n a nd F itne ss E ve ryda y He a lth Inc . E AT A Ja nua ry 2014
Overview
- Hig h-le ve l re vie w o f the he a ling pro c e ss
- Co nside ra tio ns during he a ling a nd re ha b ilita tio n
- Nutritio na l ma na g e me nt o f the injure d a thle te
- Spe c ific nutrie nts o f inte re st
- F
- o ds to disc o ura g e during injury
- E
me rg ing a re a s
- F
ina l ta ke a wa y re c o mme nda tio ns
Process of Healing
- I
nfla mma tio n
- I
nitiatio n o f the he a ling pro c e ss
- Cle a r the site o f b a c te ria a nd c e llula r de b ris
- Ang io g e ne sis
- Pro life ra tio n
- De po sitio n o f the fib ro b la st a nd c o lla g e n ma trix
- Oste o b la st fo rma tio n a nd c a rtila g ino us c a llus
- Gro wth o f ne w c a pilla ry ne two rks
- Re mo de ling
- Cyc le o f b re a king do wn, re b uilding , a nd o rg a niza tio n
- Oste o b la st/ o ste o c la st a c tivity
- Simulta ne o us pro te in synthe sis a nd de g ra da tio n
- Ne t re sult – hype rme ta b o lic sta te & pro te in ne e ds
Injury Considerations
- I
mmo b iliza tio n
- L
- ss o f musc le ma ss
- De c re a se in stre ng th
- De c re a se in musc le func tio n
- Me ta b o lic impa c t o f immo b iliza tio n
- Ne g a tive ne t musc le pro te in b a la nc e
- Ana b o lic re sista nc e
- Amino a c ids
- De c re a se in insulin se nsitivity
- Bo ne c o lla g e n synthe sis do e s re spo nd to inc re a se d a mino a c id le ve ls
- De c re a se in a c tivity
Considerations During Rehabilitation
- Ana b o lic sta te
- I
nc re a se musc le
- I
nc re a se stre ng th
- I
nc re a sing a c tivity