On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD, is joined by Polly de Mille, RN, MA, RCEP, CSCS, USAT, to discuss the topic of Exercise Physiology and how it can help figure out the missing links in training programs.
Polly de Mille is an exercise physiologist and the Director of Performance Services at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She will provide the American College of Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture titled, “Inside the Running Lab: How to Evaluate Optimal Run Mechanics and Physiology” during the 2023 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
In this 20-minute conversation, she addresses the following topics:
- Sharing more information about her work as a certified exercise physiologist at HSS
How she and her team can help identify the causes of injuries and help athletes stay healthy in order to reach their goalsHow her background as a critical care nurse and an avid marathoner led her into the field of exercise physiologyThe ways she and her colleagues can help improve runner’s outcomes and how many different disciplines come together to play important roles to make that happenThe different types of tests used by exercise physiologists and how they use that information to improve performanceThe possibilities of using nutrition to enhance physiologic training sessionsHSS Sports Rehabilitation and Performance Center: https://www.hss.edu/sports-rehabilitation-and-performance-center.asp