Miami Dolphins Team Physicians Keep Players Healthy at Training Camp

For nearly 20 years, the Miami Dolphins have turned to orthopedic surgeon and head team physician, John Uribe, M.D., to keep them healthy and ready for game day. Dr.Uribe, Chief Medical Executive of Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, along with assistant team physicians, Michael Swartzon, M.D., and Gautam Yagnik, M.D., work with the Miami Dolphins players and coaches daily throughout training camp and the regular season.
“Every day is a good opportunity for me to get to know the players a little better, my familiarization with them really helps when I evaluate them for concussions,” said Dr. Swartzon.
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[Miami Dolphines Team Physician, Keeping Healthy at Training Camp]
[Baptist Health South Florida, Training Facility, at Nova Southeastern University]
[Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Founded by UHZ Sports Medicine Institute]
[What is a typical day like at Miami Dolphins training camp for a team physician?]
[Michael Swartzon, M.D., Sports Medicine Physician, Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute]
We start pretty early, about 7:00 AM. When the players come in, we see what injuries or illnesses we have. We address it directly. Then the rest of the time I try and help the athletic trainers get our players ready for practice. Once the players are practicing, there's a team of us, usually the orthopedic sports medicine fellow, the primary care sports medicine fellow and myself on the sideline to address any injuries. Hopefully nothing happens. If it does, we take them either to the athletic training room or we take them to our Davie facility for advanced imaging and treatment.
[What can you tell us about proper hydration?]
proper hydration is a key fundamental fact. The first meeting the players have when they come into the building for training camp is the medical meeting. I went over... Myself, Kyle Johnston, the head athletic trainer, we went over what heat illness is and how to prevent it. It really is about getting used to the climate and really drinking enough water. We have signs in the restrooms as to what color your urine should be. If it's too dark yellow, you're dehydrated.
[How long does it take to acclimate to the heat of South Florida?]
It takes several days to a couple of weeks to acclimate to that weather. We have them come for OTAs. We have them training outdoors beforehand. However, we know that even with that, it's still an issue, which is why the first few practices are I don't want to say easy, but they're not in full pads. We give them breaks. There's cooling tents on the sidelines. We, in partnership with the athletic trainers, the strengthen and condition staff and the coaches set up practice in a way so that they have downtime. They can put their knee on the ground. They can take their helmet off. They can get water whenever they want it and even when we just tell them, "Take some water."
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