The Progressive Edge for Athletes, by Progressive Medical

The sports medicine specialists at Progressive Medical Center understand that the nutritional and metabolic needs of an athlete are unique. In response to the heightened set of physical demands put on an athlete’s body, the “concierge” Sports Medicine Specialists at Progressive have developed The Progressive Edge for Athletes, by Progressive Medical, a custom-tailored treatment program, which:

• Identifies any weak links in an athlete’s physical composition, through comprehensive blood, urine and bio-impedance testing.
• Designs a customized treatment plan comprised of integrative treatments and supplementation that will allow the athlete’s body to recover faster, train harder and respond more quickly when it matters most.
• Tracks improvement and changes through reports, reviewed by Progressive Medical doctors with athletes on a regular basis.

Professional and amateur athletes come to Progressive Medical Center from around the nation when they feel there’re not reaching their full athletic potential or when they want to ensure they perform at their best for many years to come. The Progressive program represents “concierge” sports medicine at it best because physicians discuss test results and custom treatments with the athlete on a regular basis, in person or over the phone, continuously tweaking supplements and implementing Performance Key treatments according to individual needs.

Confidential

Progressive takes patient/ doctor confidentiality very seriously. Under no circumstances will your test results or treatment plan be shared with a third party and you are never subject to drug testing. This comprehensive, in-depth testing can be done at our facility, in Atlanta, from anywhere in the country.

Platelet Injections

Platelet rich plasma has the ability to create growth where degeneration has occurred, thus speeding the healing process in tendon injuries, including degenerative conditions, like tennis elbow. According to the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Platelet rich injections can replace the need for surgery, without exhibiting any of the negative side affects that have been associated with many anti-inflammatory drugs and Cortisone shots.

Prozolone Injections:

Safe, naturally occurring ozone (called Prolozone in its medicinal form) has the ability to proliferate new cartilage and tissue growth where damage has occured. The solution is compounded with 99% oxygen and 1% ozone. It is an excellent healing agent for joint, back, and neck pain, as well as rotator cuff injuries, which many athletes are faced with in their careers.

Performance Key 1: Nutritional and Metabolic Testing and Supplementation

Proper nutrition and absorption are the fundamental building blocks of optimal athletic performance. When your body is properly absorbing vitamins and minerals, it can train harder, respond faster, and recover more efficiently. Even when you make wise lifestyle decisions, like eating a well-rounded, organic diet, taking supplements and getting adequate sleep, your body may not be getting the nutrition it needs to perform at its optimal level. Harmful toxins from the environment, predispositions to medical conditions, hormone imbalances, and dietary allergies are just a few factors that can inhibit optimal absorption of water and nutrients. Progressive’s comprehensive medical testing for athletes is often performed after a game or workout session to look at the body on a cellular, bio-chemical level, when it’s most depleted. With The Edge for Athlete’s, by Progressive Medical, you’ll have your own physician team prescribing supplements that are specifically formulated for your individual needs in our on-site lab. We guarantee natural, safe and legally-compliant supplements for your individual biochemistry and injury status or susceptibilities.

Performance Key 2: Intravenous Therapies for Athletes

Intravenous therapies are so effective in the sports medicine arena because they work at the cellular level to super-saturate the body with nutrients that may be missing. Some of our most effective solutions for athletes are intravenously administered antioxidants, “vitamin cocktails”, and iron. We stay up-to-date on the latest science regarding nutritional supplements and will discuss evidence-based options. For example, if you are vitamin D deficient, the medical literature indicates that the right amount of vitamin D will make you faster, stronger and improve your balance and timing. Additionally, many athletes benefit from high doses of glutamine, which can boost the immune system and speed the recovery of muscle tears.

Performance Key 3: Oxygen Therapies for Athletes 

Oxygen therapies work so well in sports medicine because the penetrating the muscles, tissues, and cells with the most basic and necessary of elements on this earth: pure, unaltered oxygen. Oxygen therapies at Progressive Medical Center give our athlete Client’s The Edge with two methods:

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): The healing and rejuvenating effects of Progressive’s hyperbaric treatments are especially effective for the modern day athletes. During a thirty-minute or hour session inside the roomy chamber, four pounds of pressure push oxygen deep into layers of tissue and muscle to heal injuries and fortify the body, right down to the cellular level.
• Training with Oxygen: Progressive’s in-house personal trainer and CEO of FitPro Consulting, Taras Howell, guides athletes through rigorous cardio training as they breathe pure oxygen. As blood circulation increases, oxygen saturates and fortifies muscle fibers and athletes get the most out of their personal training sessions. 

Performance Key 4: Chiropractic Treatments for Athletes:

The root of many auxiliary health problems begins in the spine but this is especially true for athletes involved in full contact sports. For instance, a quarterback is hit with up to 10 g’s of force when they’re hit. Even a fraction of this degree of force is enough to cause misalignment in vertebral disks and the wearing of cartilage. If left unidentified and untreated, the outcome can be irreversible and even career ending.

The spine houses hundreds of thousands of nerve pathways that communicate with muscles, organs and vital systems throughout the body. When communication is blocked because of damaged or misaligned disks in the spine, the results can range from a painful pinched nerve to debilitating disease and dysfunction.  Dr. Mellissa Arnold has been treating athletes in virtually every area of athletics for over a decade. She employs scientifically proven techniques and adjustor equipment, on a computer-driven mechanical table to ensure that every athlete finds relief and protect what may be their most powerful physical asset.

Enhance your Athletic Performance With Progressive, by Addressing:

Gastrointestinal Problems: Poor digestion, parasites (typically contracted by swimming in or drinking fresh water during travel to third world countries), malabsorbtion syndrome, food allergies, fructose intolerance, gluten intolerance are just a few culprits of discomfort, fatigue and malnutrition in athletes. Progressive Medical runs in-depth tests to detect these negative factors, which hospitals and primary care doctors may miss. Then, we treat them naturally.

Allergies: Progressive understands that dietary and environmental allergies demand quick results. Once the source of an athlete’s allergic reactions is identified, Progressive employs natural medicine to stabilize histamine release and lower immune reactivity. 

Fatigue and energy problems: Aging is not a good reason for frequently feeling sluggish. Progressive employs rigorous testing and successfully treats overtraining syndrome, malnutrition, thyroid disorders, adrenal burnout, and various nutritional deficiencies that are often the culprit of zapping an athlete’s energy. Vital energy is to be expected, regardless of age!

Fractures: Stress fractures often have an underlying cause such as low estrogen, vitamin D deficiency, or mineral deficiencies (calcium, magnesium, silica).  The strenuous demands put on the athlete’s body make testing for and supplementing these nutrients a very smart move.

Poor recovery: This is usually caused by hormone imbalances, overtraining or nutritional deficiencies. Occasionally low antioxidant and vitamin D levels in the body can increase the prevalence of muscle pain.

Sports anemia: This type of “pre-anemia” shows its symptoms during physical exertion and can greatly affect energy levels, which in turn affects performance. Progressive has had great success treating this condition quickly and effectively with iron, delivered intravenously and through tailored supplements.

Exercise-induced asthma: This common and treatable condition primarily shows its symptoms during times of increased activity and can be frightening and debilitating for many athletes. Fortunately, Progressive is experienced in treating the condition through natural modalities, like administering magnesium intravenously, to make airways less reactive, and glutathione through a respirator, to repair lung tissue.

Cold and flu prevention: A professional athlete’s schedule doesn’t allow for a missed game when cold and flu season hit. To prevent illness before it strikes, Progressive looks at immune system function, hormone levels, and mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Illness doesn’t have a chance.