“I plan to row till my last breath” is a strong endorsement for any sport. Yet we heard this sentiment numerous times at the 2022 Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR), the rowing world’s premier event. 

The resulting episode features three remarkable protagonists: Jules from Portland, Oregon, was introduced to rowing twenty years ago as she battled a recurrence of cancer. Ping, a traditional Chinese medical doctor, overcame acute knee injuries to return to this year’s event. And Ron, paralyzed from a car accident while cycling, was initially anxious to get on the water while tightly strapped into a rowing seat. (Sure enough, Ron’s boat did capsize his first time out.)Tune in for three odysseys on the rewards and challenges of rowing and learn more about this sport of a lifetime that instills many more thousands of rowers around the world with the goal of participating at the Head of the Charles – the sport’s annual celebration of competition, teamwork, and community. 

Original music by Ryan Adair Rooney

SHOW NOTESExperts:Dr. Kristine Karlson, MD: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Section Chief, Family Medicine; Director, Sports Concussion Program; Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

Doctor Chases Her Olympic Dream: Crew: Kris Karlson finished medical school and still kept up with her training as a rower. 

Kristine Karlson Olympic Results 1992 

Publications:

Rib Stress Fractures in Elite Rowers 

Rowing: Sport-Specific Concerns for the Team Physician 

Dr. Lisa Russell Lowe, DPT

PowerHousePhysio 

Dr. Russell Lowe’s blog

@powerhousephy

Resources:

Head of the Charles Regatta

Adaptive Para Rowing

U.S. Adaptive Programs - USRowing 

Science of Rowing

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