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The Technological Evolution of Injury Prevention

Matt Harvey was one of the best pitchers in the 2013 season for the New York Mets, but Tommy John surgery will force him to not pitch again until the 2015 season. Since the introduction of Dr. Jean-Pierre Meerssmen’s injury prevention system in 2002 at AC Milan’s “MilanLab,” injury prevention and performance management in elite sport hasn’t quite been the same. “Before we implemented our holistically‑based chiropractic approach, we had so many injuries we needed about 35 players in the team. Today, we only require 22,” commented Dr. Meersseman. Dr. Meersseman refers to the fact that since 2002, the incidence of non-traumatic injuries has dropped by 92 percent.

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