by dom-wp-admin | Sep 30, 2023 | Team Members in the News
Physical activity is a powerful medicine that can promote health and change the trajectory of aging. However, in the modern world, we have drifted away from incorporating physical activity into our lives. As the barriers to daily movement have gotten stronger, the...
by dom-wp-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | Team Members in the News
“Once it gets to red, purple or maroon …it’s really not safe,” said Dr. Michael Fredericson, a Stanford sports medicine doctor. “The potential negative outweighs the positive at that point.”
by dom-wp-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | Team Members in the News
There are lots of medicines to treat depression, and many people benefit from them. But new research points to effective ways to prevent it. Two new studies show that people who adopt healthy habits can significantly reduce the risk of depressive episodes. NPR’s...
by dom-wp-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | Team Members in the News
Dr. Michael Fredericson, director of the PM&R Sports Medicine and co-director of the Stanford Center on Longevity at the Stanford University School of Medicine, said the way the study was conducted it was unclear if the people who exercised in the morning were...
by dom-wp-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | Team Members in the News
Antidepressant medicines tend to be faster in treating an episode of depression, says Douglas Noordsy, a psychiatrist with the Stanford Lifestyle Medicine Program. “But physical exercise has more durable effects than an antidepressant does,” he says. For...
by dom-wp-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | Team Members in the News
“What is different is that previous studies have suggested you need at least 4,000 steps per day and ideally 6,000 to 8,000 for significant benefit.” Dr. Michael Fredericson, a professor of orthopedic surgery at Stanford Health Care who was not involved in the study,...
