The Science Behind Youth Sports Injuries & Athletic Recovery

<p>In this episode of <strong>Take Back My Brain</strong>, Laurie Hammer interviews <strong>Dr. Taylor Premer</strong>, a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner specializing in helping athletes perform and recover at their highest level.</p><p>Together they discuss why youth sports injuries are becoming increasingly common, including ACL tears, ankle sprains, Tommy John injuries, and concussions. Dr. Premer explains how overtraining, poor nutrition, inadequate recovery, and underlying health issues often contribute to injuries that many people simply attribute to bad luck.</p><p>The conversation explores modern sports medicine, the importance of quality sleep, whole-food nutrition, blood work, concussion recovery, movement-based rehabilitation, and why parents should focus on foundational health habits before investing in expensive recovery technologies. They also discuss how parents can create healthy habits at home that support both athletic performance and lifelong wellness.</p><p>- - - - - </p><p><strong>Mind Thrive Course:</strong> Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy <a href="https://www.lauriehammer.com/mindthrive-amino-acid-therapy">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p><em>Special Offer:</em> Use code <strong>MINDTHRIVE</strong> at checkout to get <strong>$1,000 off</strong> the course!</p><p>- - - - - </p><p><strong>Dr. Taylor Premer</strong> is a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner based in Lincoln, Nebraska. He specializes in helping athletes and high-performing individuals identify the root causes of injuries and optimize recovery through functional medicine, movement, nutrition, and lifestyle interventions. His approach combines evidence-based sports medicine with foundational health strategies to improve performance and reduce injury risk for athletes of all ages.</p><p> - - - - - </p><p><strong>Connect with Dr. Taylor Premer</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drtaylorpremer/">https://www.instagram.com/drtaylorpremer/</a> </p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-premer/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-premer/</a> </p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PremerHealth/">https://www.facebook.com/PremerHealth/</a> </p><p>- - - - - </p><p><strong>Connect with Laurie Hammer</strong></p><p><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/laurie.hammer.7/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠</a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>  </p><p><strong>Website:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://www.lauriehammer.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><strong>Youtube: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>-----</p><p><strong>PODCAST</strong></p><p>Thank you for listening.</p><p>Please subscribe and share.</p><p>This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com</p><p><a href="https://drtalks.com/podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast⁠⁠</a></p>