The Awakening of a Surgeon [Hardcover]

David H. Janda (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2001

With The Awakening of A Surgeon, Dave Janda, a pioneer in the world of sports injury medicine, blows open the doors on a subject that should be of vital concern to parents and educators everywhere. Theres a health crisis developing right in our own backyards, school yards and gymnasiums, and Dave Janda did something about it. An inspiring look at making sports safer for kids everywhere.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Gale Group (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886947953
• ISBN-13: 978-1886947955
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,827,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sports Injury Prevention: Empower Yourself!, February 15, 2001

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Kathryn Frederick (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Awakening of a Surgeon (Hardcover)

From Dave Janda's spiritual awakening as he holds the limp body of his daughter in his arms, Janda makes a deal with higher powers to pursue preventative sports medicine in exchange for the recovery of his daughter. The Awakening of a Surgeon details the evolution of Janda's vow to research and promote sports injury prevention, reports his studies, and provides an inspirational and witty chronicle of this dedicated physician's endeavors to spread his prevention message to policy makers: politicians, educators, sports equipment manufacturers, health care providers, insurance executives, and most importantly, the common man and soccer moms. Janda reveals the astounding problem of convincing the establishment to adopt preventative measures based on the independent research and data from scientific studies developed by his institute. From studies of the incredibly effective break-away bases, moderately effective helmets and face guards, and the harmful heading practices in children's soccer, to the actually dangerous soft baseballs and chest protectors, Janda's information and recommended solutions are invaluable knowledge for every responsible parent with a child interested in sports. Janda's encounters with public figures and his humorous anecdotes, which reveal both the character and support of his close knit family and provide an insight to this dedicated surgeon's drive to benefit mankind, illuminate the data he reveals in his studies. Countering the frustration Janda faces in his advocacy and dealing with HMO's, Janda proposes an 8 point national health care reform highlighted by his radical proposal of medical savings accounts. Anyone frustrated with the limitation of his own current HMO will benefit from considering Janda's solutions. When the reader puts the book down, they have gained information to empower themselves and their communities to drastically reduce unnecessary injuries that are occurring in epidemic proportions across the country.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awakening of a Surgeon, May 3, 2001

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Kathryn Schaaf (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Awakening of a Surgeon (Hardcover)

This is an essential book for parents and weekend sportsmen, an inspirational book for anyone who has ever believed in or fought for a cause, and a good story for just about everybody. It is also a good mystery: why haven't the recommendations of Dr. Janda and the Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine been widely implemented nationally? It seems like a no brainer: the recommendations don't seem to interfere with the enjoyment of the sports, they have been proven to dramatically reduce injuries, and they greatly reduce health care costs. The recommendations seem to make everybody happy. What's the problem? Read the book to find out. I may be prejudiced because Dr. Janda saved my arm, but I loved this book and so has everyone to whom I have given it. I even have something to tease Dr. J about next time I see him: initially entertaining the thought for even a brief second that he had a prayer of taking sliding out of softball.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David vs. Goliath, March 20, 2001

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Scott Zeiter (Howell, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Awakening of a Surgeon (Hardcover)

This true to life David versus Goliath story will make you cry, laugh, and then MAD!! As you experience Dr. Janda's life from that moment in the emergency with his daughter's life on the line, through the formation and growth of the Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine, you will feel his intense passion for preventative measures in all sports related activities. Your anger will then form through his dealings with sporting goods manufactures and insurance companies to implement preventative measures. Being a former employee of a large HMO insurance company, as well as a two-time patient of Dr. Janda's, this book details the struggles that I have experienced personally in fighting the bureaucracy with incredible accuracy.