This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Using the basic principles in regenerative medicine , scaffolds, stem cells and growth factors, in this TEDxIUM talk, Dr Galea shows how our bodies can be used to produce its own medication in healing common sport medicine related injuries.
Dr. Anthony Galea is a renowned sports medicine doctor. He is the Founder and Medical Director of the Institute of Sports Medicine Health & Wellness Center, an internationally recognized sports medicine clinic in Toronto. He has lectured at the University of Toronto and internationally. Dr. Galea has been a sports medicine doctor at the Olympics, team physician for the Toronto Argonauts and a sports medicine doctor and consultant for numerous high profile athletes such as Tie Domi, Jamal Lewis, Alex Rodriguez and Tiger Woods. He is listed as being among the top 2% of sports physicians in the world.
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