| ▲ | Someone 5 hours ago | |
FTA: “A high-level athlete doesn’t need to see a sports doctor. […] Professional athletes benefit from much better […] medical support than novice or amateur runners” So, which is it? You might say their “specific programme that includes dietary measures, recovery phases and processes” is medical support but doesn’t involve doctors, but if you do, I think that’s playing with words. | ||
| ▲ | irishcoffee 4 hours ago | parent [-] | |
As a decades-practicing engineer, I sure can stand to benefit from someone more experienced than me giving my work a health-check and some suggestions, but I don't NEED that because generally I'm one of the most experienced people. I benefit greatly from these more knowledgeable people. High-level athletes know their bodies better than 99% of people, including non-sports doctors. They don't NEED to see a doctor, but when they're out of their depth, talking to an experienced doctor, combined with the skills of the athlete already, the athlete probably gets more out of the doctor than a "normie" would. | ||