Dr. David Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. He helps athletes and active people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries and medical history. He has been featured in major media publications and shows over 2,500 times throughout his career.
Optimistic women live longer. That’s the conclusion of a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Harvard researchers collected data from almost 160,000 women from different racial and ethnic groups between the ages of 50 and 79 followed them for up to 26 years. They found that the 25 percent of women who were most optimistic had over a 5 percent longer lifespan. They were 10 percent more likely to live past age 90, compared to the quarter of women who were least optimistic.
Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
