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Howard J. Luks, MD

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The Paul and Howard Show

Smart, candid, and experienced analysis, ideas and tips about health, fitness, and longevity from two athletes and sports orthopedic surgeon—and guests.

A Deeper Dive Into Pulmonary Function and Wildfires

Show Notes We got lots of questions on our recent episode about air, exercise, and wildfires, so here is a short, deeper dive into the topic. We gave Howard

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Air & Exercise: Breathing in an Age of Wildfires and Coronavirus

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about air, exercise, lung function, and breathing in an age of wildfires and coronavirus. There is a fairly crap

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Lifespan & Healthspan: The Science(s) of Healthier Aging, From Cells to Centenarians

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about healthy aging, from cell death, to diet, to centenarians, and exercise in-between. Financial geek that he is, Paul

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The Doubt Industry, Coronavirus, and Dr. Google

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about the doubt industry, medical skepticism, and Dr. Google as a force for good. Sometimes.

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Imaging Injuries, or Why You Can’t Unsee an MRI

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about sports injury imaging, from x-rays and MRI, to ultrasound.  Topics:  What are the main tools for

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I’m Injured, You’re Injured, We’re Injured: Some Personal Perspectives

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about their own current injuries, how and why they happened, why it’s frustrating, and what they’re doing to get past it.

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Why Do Injuries Happen, How Do You Know, and How Do You Make Them Go away?

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about injuries, how and why they happen, and why they keep coming back. Topics:  Why injuries happenAcute vs

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The Fine Art of Balancing

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about balancing, but not the financial kind. Topics:  How we balance Why balance is overlooked but so important to

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Unlearning Medicine: Reversals, Placebos, and Natural experiments

Show Notes Paul and Howard discuss how medicine is changing, and how some common procedures and ideas that were once accepted practice are being abandoned.

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Running, Knees, and Osteoarthritis

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk running, knees, and osteoarthritis. Topics: Does running cause arthritis? Can I run if I have degenerative

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Coronavirus, exercise, and injury

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about the effects of the current epidemic on exercise, fitness, and injury. Topics:  The difficulty some people have

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