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Ep 75: Lifestyle Medicine Meets Orthopedics: Changing the Way We Treat Pain with Dr. Heidi Prather

Ep 75: Lifestyle Medicine Meets Orthopedics: Changing the Way We Treat Pain with Dr. Heidi Prather19 ago57 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Starting Gate, we talk with PM&R physician Dr. Heidi Prather, who founded the Lifestyle Medicine Program at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Prather has seen firsthand how lifestyle changes can play an important role in managing musculoskeletal pain, improving function, and even influencing outcomes for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. We discuss why the same treatment or intervention may not work the same way for every person and how underl...