#560 - Dr. Kevin Stone: How to Recover from Injury and Play Forever

Today on the show we have an intellectual powerhouse - Dr. Kevin Stone. The episode is on the shorter side for this podcast but it is jam packed with high level expertise that you won't want to miss. Dr. Stone of The Stone Clinic is a leading orthopedic surgeons, Ted Talk Speaker, founder of the Stone Research Foundation, and author of Play Forever: How to Recover from Injury and Thrive . He’s been featured in The New York Times, Triathlete Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Well + Good and many others. Dr. Stone regularly works with weekend warriors to elite endurance athletes showing patients how injuries can lead to a lifetime of high-performance fitness and athleticism. Dr. Stone is an expert in a wide range of topics and is particularly passionate about the advancements of regenerative medicine, Biologic Intelligence, and is one of the world’s leading experts in meniscus transplantation. Dr. Stone also discusses fascinating patient case studies that prove you can thrive after injury. In particular, the one patient ran 3,200 miles across America over three months (that's over 40 miles a day) after two partial knee replacements. Sponsors: Thank you to Lagoon for sponsoring this episode and for their truly amazing pillows! In addition, come join the 8x8x8 Challenge! We are inviting you to run 8 miles each day and be in bed 8 hours each night, for 8 consecutive days. The challenge will begin on 8/8 and run through the morning of 8/16. Everyone that finishes and documents their journey will get prizes from Lagoon and you can save 10% on purchases just by registering at https://lagoonsleep.com/pages/8x8x8-challenge . Vacation Races is a running and travel company that helps people explore and enjoy the most scenic places on earth. They host half marathons, ultramarathons and trail running festivals at national parks around the country and multi-day running adventures all over the world! Use our codes to save serious money at www.vacationraces.com on these incredible adventures: rambling15 - New customers can use this code for 15% off any half marathon or ultra marathon that is not currently sold out (excludes Trailfest events and Global Adventures). rambling200 - New customers can use this code for $200 off any Global Adventures trip that is not currently sold out (code is only good for Global Adventures events and cannot be used toward half marathons, ultra marathons or Trailfest events) --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices