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Old 09-02-2002, 10:27 AM
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Posted By: Dr.Koos

..of Ruth laying under a diathermy machine, which did little more than putting a heating pad on an injured area that should have been treated with electro-stim, active release therapy, other chiropractic manipulations, or anti-inflammatory steroids. With only X-rays available and later, the fluoroscope, potentially career ending or career hampering injuries necessitating more radical treatments and rest couldn't be diagnosed with today's precision internal imaging equipment. Many pre-30s players got in shape each spring for the upcoming season by SWEATING off the excess pounds gained during a Winter's over-indulgence rather than a progressively structured exercise and nutritional regimen under constant Professional supervision.

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