Mark Adickes, M.D., is the Chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, and has the unique perspective of understanding medicine from the viewpoint of the elite athlete, the patient and the physician. An ESPN sports medicine expert, Dr. Adickes spent seven years in the NFL after first being an All-American at Baylor University.

Dr. Adickes was drafted in the first round by both the NFL and the USFL. Dr. Adickes played offensive line with the LA Express in the USFL, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Redskins. His professional football career culminated with a Super Bowl XXVI Championship with the Washington Redskins during the 1991 season.

Numerous injuries, surgeries and rehabilitations led Dr. Adickes to his professional career as an orthopedic surgeon. His time as an offensive lineman prepared him for the rigors of medical school. He attended George Mason University in northern Virginia to complete his pre-med studies and was accepted to Harvard Medical School where he was selected to deliver the commencement address. Dr. Adickes then attended orthopedic surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and went on to Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado. His fellowship included extensive training in the treatment of knee, shoulder and hip injuries. Dr. Adickes came to Baylor College of Medicine in 2016.

Rosalyn Nguyen, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Sports Medicine and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine. She has a special interest in female athletes’ injuries and is one of few female sports medicine specialists in Houston.

Dr. Nguyen concentrates on injury prevention and comprehensive, non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions and sports-related injuries with the goals of returning athletes to physical activities, optimizing sports performance and improving musculoskeletal well-being. Dr. Nguyen’s practice focuses on non-surgical approaches to treating sports medicine injuries, specifically hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, spine and foot and ankle conditions.

In 2015 and 2017, Dr. Nguyen was named a Top Doctor in Sports Medicine in Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctors issues and was named a Texas Super Doctors Rising Star in the July 2017 issue of Texas Monthly. She has provided medical care at athletic events, including the Houston Marathon, Boston Marathon, Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials and Boston Ballet, as well as for various team sports and professional athletes.

Dr. Nguyen received her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Cornell University and completed her medical training at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Nguyen was chief resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and completed a fellowship in sports medicine there. Prior to joining Baylor College of Medicine, where she serves on the Faculty Senate, she was on faculty at Harvard Medical School with clinical practices in Boston, Massachusetts.

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ADVANCES IN SPORTS MEDICINE: STAYING AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME

MARK ADICKES, M.D.Chief, Division of Sports Medicine Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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For those seeking relief from chronic pain, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections may be a treatment option.

Whether from aging, physical activity or a previous injury, pain can arise when the body no longer heals day-to-day deterioration in the joints. To combat this, physicians at Baylor College of Medicine are utilizing platelet rich plasma injection technology.

TREATMENT OPTIONSFOR COMMON SPORTS AILMENTS

While steroid injections may only resolve the problem for a month or two, this procedure reverses the deterioration process that is going on in the body, resulting in lasting relief. Studies show that early on, steroid injections provide more relief, but by six months following the procedure platelet rich plasma injections are more effective in relieving pain longer term.

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Dr. Adickes, who spent SEVEN YEARS in the NFL, is now the CHIEF of the DIVISION OF

SPORTS MEDICINE and professor of orthopedic surgery at BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.

“My job is simply helping people to stay active. That’s what I do; that’s what sports medicine is,” said Dr. Adickes. “It takes such a commitment to stay active. I have patients all the time who are in pain and who are devastated by that,” said Dr. Adickes, who adds that he’s been in pain since he was 18 years old as an athlete in a tough sport that takes a huge toll on the human body. He says the orthopedics field lives by the old adage, “if you don’t use it, you lose it.”

Dr. Adickes pursued a career in medicine after leaving the NFL to help people recover from some of the same injuries he dealt with during his college and professional football careers. He said that playing offensive line in the NFL prepared him for the rigors of medical school.

“I was used to the discipline, time and effort that had to be put in to maintain my health. I switched my work ethic into a different area – medicine.”

When Dr. Adickes is not in the exam room seeing patients, he’s in New York at DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket / Fantasy Zone Studio or at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. Although Dr. Adickes is becoming a well-known face on television, he says, “The job I enjoy the most is taking care of people; making somebody better, getting them running marathons again.”

The most important wave he sees in the future of orthopedics is to intervene earlier in the arthritis process. He believes gene therapy will take on a larger role in early intervention to help joints heal with a patients remaining cartilage. The forward-thinking work being done in gene therapy, specifically by Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, is especially exciting to Dr. Adickes. Until those new treatments are produced and tested, his advice is to modify physical activity.

“If you are doing something that’s creating lasting symptoms and pain, then maybe you need to make adjustments,” he said.

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Mark Adickes, M.D. (#61, top row) pictured with headcoach Joe Gibbs (center, top) and the offensive line of the1991 Washington Redskins, Super Bowl XXVI Champions.

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DR. ROSALYN NGUYEN: Chase my kids around, race with them or run up and down my stairs. I am on my feet most of the day at work and walk back and forth the extended distance between the clinic and my office. I wear comfortable shoes and keep a quick pace.

DR. MARK ADICKES: I do a quick stretch then break a sweat on a stationary bike. That means as little as eight minutes of cardio. I can complete a workout in as little as ten minutes. The key is to maintain the habit of exercise.

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Ready to focus on your health and stick to a diet and exercise plan? Dr. Mark Adickes shares his tips for setting, and sticking to, your health goals.

Decide on a reasonable workout that can be done in an hour and seek out professional help designing and performing an exercise regimen if needed.

According to Adickes, you should make your diet sustainable and allow for a cheat meal once a week. Stick to lean protein, vegetables and fruit. Avoid sugar and consume alcohol in moderation. Adickes also recommends a daily weigh-in.

FROM A SUPERBOWL CHAMPION

“You are going to mess up – get back on the horse when you fall off,” he said.

“Input, or nutrition, is actually just as important as output, or exercise,”

-Dr. Adickes said.

Always be sure to consult with a physician before beginning a diet or fitness regimen.

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