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Tue 29 Jul, 2008 09:30 am
Obama Sees the Hip Doc
July 28, 2008 3:15 PM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Jake Tapper report: Senator Barack Obama visited a Chicago doctor Sunday evening due to what the campaign says is a sore hip.
Senior Strategist Robert Gibbs confirms that Obama was prescribed an anti-inflammatory for what has been diagnosed as a strained hip muscle.
"His hip has been sore from basketball for a few weeks so he went to see Dr Michael Terry, a sports medicine doctor at the University of Chicago," said Gibbs. "He had x-rays taken as a precaution that showed the discomfort was nothing serious. He has a strained hip muscle, a normal athletic injury for active person. The doctor prescribed an anti-inflammatory."
Senator Obama left the University of Chicago Medical Center, Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine at 9:48 pm last night.
Reporters shouted questions and he answered from afar.
"Just fine," he was heard saying. "Small X-rays, Everything is okay... It's all good. Just a little injury... basketball injury...But I think I'm going to be good in about a week."
Obama first hurt his hip about three or four weeks ago, playing basketball one weekend at a gym in Chicago with his personal assistant, Reggie Love, a former Duke Blue Devil varsity football and basketball player, and a few of Love's much younger, perhaps fitter friends.
The injury caused occasional soreness, but Obama -- who exercises about six times a week -- assumed it would get better. But the pain acted up when he was overseas, causing him some discomfort.
Last night Obama decided to make sure it was nothing more serious than a muscle strain -- and the doctor confirmed that's all it was. "Likely from trying to guard people 20 years younger than he is playing basketball," Gibbs said.
Not only did Obama work out Sunday after speaking at the UNITY conference in D.C. and before attending a BBQ with his family, but the presumptive Democratic nominee also exercised Monday morning for 40 minutes prior to flying to Washington, D.C. from Chicago.
Obama's exercise regimen alternates between various cardiovascular exercises, weights, and basketball. He has told ABC's Diane Sawyer that he needs to work out in order to keep weight on.
Those close to him say Obama, who doesn't drink coffee, needs to work out every morning to get his energy up.
Last Wednesday, Senator Obama also had his hip examined due to soreness, visiting the East Bank Club's doctor.
July 28, 2008
ABC News
Quote:Those close to him say Obama, who doesn't drink coffee, needs to work out every morning to get his energy up
Is he still on the nicotine patch?
I believe that his cartilagenous connective tissue can repair itself at his age, unlike someone who is , say, 71years old
Talk about playing to the oppositions strength.
Since he's been a heavy smoker in the past, I wouldn't be surprised to know Obama has early onset osteoporosis.
Gee, you ever read the sports injuries tables?
Based on the title of this thread, if Obama needs a wheelchair, he can then be likened to FDR in the history books, as someone who was concerned about the ordinary citizen and spent time in a wheelchair.
Continuing the analogy, in my opinion, Eleanor and Michelle might be intellectual equals, but not in the realm of looks. Michelle lapped Eleanor at least twice around the track, in my opinion.
The snipe ads and this "phoney" propoganda seems to be what the GOP is relying on. Why dont they spend time trying to extol their candidate by plying the airwaves and print with tales of the strengths of McCain. Its getting kinda childish when we hear about Obama needing a wheelchair because of his ability to drive to the net.
didn't fdr run the country from a wheelchair?
Well the story I hear about FDR was that he was hung very magnificently and the wheelchair (and blanket) spared the public from viewing his immense Pocket Snake
What kind of idiotic attention whore posts something this ridiculous?
Oh, wait. Carry on.
farmerman wrote:Well the story I hear about FDR was that he was hung very magnificently and the wheelchair (and blanket) spared the public from viewing his immense Pocket Snake
that can be problematic however I still prefer to stand
Miller wrote:Since he's been a heavy smoker in the past, I wouldn't be surprised to know Obama has early onset osteoporosis.
Cancer is also a good bet. McCain may outlive Obama.
Bi-Polar Bear wrote:farmerman wrote:Well the story I hear about FDR was that he was hung very magnificently and the wheelchair (and blanket) spared the public from viewing his immense Pocket Snake
that can be problematic however I still prefer to stand
If I'm tired, I just use mine as a third leg - sort of a a human tripod if you will.
H2O_MAN wrote:Miller wrote:Since he's been a heavy smoker in the past, I wouldn't be surprised to know Obama has early onset osteoporosis.
Cancer is also a good bet. McCain may outlive Obama.
Obama may have lung/throat cancer already. Is that why he looks light green?
Miller wrote:H2O_MAN wrote:Miller wrote:Since he's been a heavy smoker in the past, I wouldn't be surprised to know Obama has early onset osteoporosis.
Cancer is also a good bet. McCain may outlive Obama.
Obama may have lung/throat cancer already. Is that why he looks light green?
Funny, McCain is the one who actually has had cancer, yet you worry about Obama?
Cycloptichorn
Cycloptichorn wrote:Miller wrote:H2O_MAN wrote:Miller wrote:Since he's been a heavy smoker in the past, I wouldn't be surprised to know Obama has early onset osteoporosis.
Cancer is also a good bet. McCain may outlive Obama.
Obama may have lung/throat cancer already. Is that why he looks light green?
Funny, McCain is the one who actually has had cancer, yet you worry about Obama?
Cycloptichorn
Obama was the smoker, not McCain.
Miller wrote:Cycloptichorn wrote:Miller wrote:H2O_MAN wrote:Miller wrote:Since he's been a heavy smoker in the past, I wouldn't be surprised to know Obama has early onset osteoporosis.
Cancer is also a good bet. McCain may outlive Obama.
Obama may have lung/throat cancer already. Is that why he looks light green?
Funny, McCain is the one who actually has had cancer, yet you worry about Obama?
Cycloptichorn
Obama was the smoker, not McCain.
Yes, but McCain
actually had cancer. This makes it FAR more likely that he will come down with it again, then Obama will. Do you deny this?
Cycloptichorn
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