Spring/Summer 2002
N SteadmanSPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION VOLUME Hawkins 8 SPRING/SUMMER 2002 An International Center for Research and Education — Keeping People Active Patients in the News: Sports and Wellness: Bode Miller: “Healing Response” and the Stay Healthy on the Green with Simple Comeback Kid Exercises Editor’s Note: The following profile is based on an interview by By Jeff Carlson Dick Needham. Mr. Needham is a senior contributing editor of Ski Magazine . Editor’s Note: Mr. Carlson is a physical therapist for the Howard Head Sports Medicine Center in Call it coincidence, but it seems every time Vail, Colo. world-class athletes in need of a body repair visit Steadman-Hawkins—Bruce The time has come to dust off those Smith, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Phil clubs and get yourself in shape for Mahre, Steve Mahre, John Elway, Picabo another summer of golf. Diehards, Street, Greg Norman—they return to the like myself, have probably been tak- playing field in better shape than when they ing advantage of the mild winter. were competing at even their highest level. I’ve played six times since mid- Witness Bode Miller. In 2000-2001, the January and have a net and a mat soon-to-be ski racing phenom had already set up in my living room to hit balls had one World Cup podium finish (giant every night. I know my priorities. slalom) and was primed for a big result at If you’re like most others, the the combined downhill/slalom event in St. dozens of days skiing and working Anton, Austria. He was fourth in the slalom out have you in great shape, but not going into the downhill, but 30 seconds into exactly golf shape.
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