Failures of My Knee Within Failures of US Medical Model
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In ancient times, the very foundation of medicine was built on a radically different model: you paid your doctor to keep you well, not to treat you when you were sick. Imagine that-if you fell ill, the doctor’s services were free, because it meant they hadn’t done their job. What if our health system still worked that way? Would we be healthier, or just less broke?
Fast forward to today, and the American healthcare system is a far cry from that wellness-first ideal. We now spend more than $4.5 trillion a year-over $13,000 per person-on healthcare, far more than any other nation, yet our outcomes are often worse.
Why are we paying so much for a system that leaves 70% of Americans feeling failed, with complaints ranging from astronomical costs to rushed appointments and a lack of empathy? How did we get to a point where being sick is a profit center, not a problem to be solved?
Let me share a personal story. A month ago, at 62 and overweight, I blew out my knee on some wobbly stairs while staging building materials. I took responsibility for my health and sought out a highly recommended orthopedic specialist in the Pittsburgh area. The diagnosis? Arthritis. No intervention recommended. Should I have been relieved that surgery wasn’t on the table? Or should I have been alarmed that, despite a clear injury, the only advice was to consider using a walker? How does a knee not bad enough for surgery suddenly require a walker?
Frustrated and facing the prospect of an expensive second opinion, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Could there be a better way to support healing than just waiting and worrying? Research shows that alternating heat and cold therapy can be highly effective for joint injuries-cold reduces inflammation, while heat increases blood flow and relaxes stiff muscles. So why hadn’t this been suggested?
That’s when I discovered Float G.O.A.T.S. in Bridgeville, just outside Pittsburgh. This facility offers 30-minute sessions where you rotate between 20 minutes in a sauna and 3-minute cold plunges-precisely the kind of therapy that evidence suggests can accelerate recovery and relieve pain. Why aren’t more doctors prescribing this kind of accessible, non-invasive care?
These private rooms offer easy transition, from heating up joints followed by cold plunges (like Pro Athletes do)
At Float G.O.A.T.S., I found more than just saunas and cooling tanks-I found a business committed to helping people feel their greatest of all time. Isn’t it time we demanded a healthcare system that does the same?
Here is there contact page - https://www.thefloatgoats.com/contact