I just want to say getting you to explain all these injuries makes it easier to understand how severe most of these injuries are and I hope people begin to respect the athletes for choosing to protect themselves over the game they play
I agree. I think these videos bring to light how much professional athletes put on the line every day, and we need to respect them for making decisions for their own good.
he played on a ball club from the phillippines that participated on fiba asia champions cup, ands its true he is once considered as naturalized candidate.
I have Marfan’s. I was 6 feet tall at 13. Played basketball for 2 years in high school but switched to softball because I liked it better. Looking back I realize how lucky I am I didn’t collapse on the court. So many teenage athletes have Marfan and don’t know it. Thanks for raising awareness with this video.
Great video, I have marfans syndrome and lucky didn’t play my senior year of basketball, just after the season I went to Stanford and had my aortic root replaced as well at my aortic valve. Probably wouldn’t of made it through that season.
I have abnormalities in my ribcage due to a fracture and at one point before that what it was recognized being my doctor's sent me to a lab to do Conditioning tests and an Ultrasound on my heart to see if I had this, I learned a lot about the heart in those tests and I appreciate these videos theyre always great.
First heard of Marfan Syndrome from Austin Carlisle of Of Mice and Men (Great band, terrible book). Never really knew much about it until now. These videos really should be used in middle school and high school science classes. Everything is extremely understandable and the pace is fantastic.
Seth Kasso read that book last year for my english class. While I hated how depressing the book is, the way it is written and the diction used really was revolutionary for the time
Yep. He might have noticed some intermittent stuff with heart palpitations or getting more fatigued. Also, the story of when he lost his eye is also likely related to how Marfan effects the eye
@@caseyeiseler nah cuz dying is what supposed to happen and it's a natural thing it's actually a better place to be instead of this unsafe crazy world we live in well still living and being put through the mental stress is way worse
@@collinkimball6231 no because I don't go through mental stress on a daily basis we all die because we don't need living anymore but I still want to live
@@zackarymoore7050 first of all that's a sin and second no because I don't go through mental stress on a daily basis we all die because we don't need living anymore but I still want to live
I have Marfan syndrome. I've ripped my latissimus dorsi and my left shoulder. I have an almost dislocated hip with hip impingement. My clavicle is raised up on one side almost like quasi modo but not obviously bad like that. I have a cleft chest and was born with a collapsed lung and I must say that physical activity is a must if you hope to do anything with this problem. Sure you are always more flexible than everyone but without physical activity you would fall apart much faster. Strength training has kept me together more or less. I've had heart pain and lung pain before so I think I should get my heart checked out now that I've seen this video! Thanks, it could be a life saver.
Doc thanks for bringing that up. I think you should mention that Marfan is a spectrum of disorder. I have all the signs of Marfan (myopia, finger & thumb sign, scoliosis, pectus excavatum, etc) to the point that my Marfan systemic score is above 7. But no family history of marfan (genetic mutation is possible) and observed aortic dilation. So, my doctor cleared me to lift weights and play sports. I still get echocardiogram every year though. To this point I really don't know if I have it or not. But I like to think that I don't have it so I live like a normal person.
That's so interesting! I have exactly the same symptoms (8-9 points) and will get checket for my aorta dilation soon... And I guess I will see my cardiologist each year too, just in case of the aorta expanding... How is your health now? Did you get checked for a mutation in FBN1? :)
@@Julia-wg4yx I'm in a good health I get checked every 1-1.5 years for echo and so far nothing's wrong. I have probably been checked for echo 5-6 times now since I was 18, now I'm 25. No I dont get it because it is pointless as the doc said since my systemic score is above 7
Ran into this video because it's recommended, I remember Isaiah Austin being heartbroken after the diagnosis and the NBA gave him a honorary draft spot. My curiosity surfaces again as I've heard people say Boban Marjanovic also has Marfan's, is that true? If yes, why is he medically cleared to play in the NBA when Austin isn't?
Just stumbled upon this video and heard many similarities to myself. After looking up more about Marfan Syndrome I found myself fitting so many instances of the symptoms. I'm going to talk to my doctor about this.
hopefully he doesn't join a team, otherwise it will br tougher for him to upload (and probably won't be allowed to talk about players from other teams), and being in the NBA would probably make him stay quiet as well, not to mention he would be full of work
Great video, but why no mention of potential treatments such as a David’s procedure? I had one myself after diagnosis of Aortic Aneurysm age 24 and now I’m fully cleared to return to sport.
That would suck to be on the verge of earning millions in your dream job, and for it to all be taken away because of a medical condition that you cant do anything about.
I follow your RU-vid series and There are very interesting . I have a question..... does the Achilles injury link to the size of the calf ? I notice most athletes that have the Achilles injury don’t have a big calf ( very muscular) . Thanks
A lot of weird statements in this video like projected high NBA pick (was projected mid 2nd round) and that "athletes with the heart condition". Anyone with this disease is NOT an athlete anymore, tragic but true
@@ritterporter4089 well you then just contradicted your original statement. If it's such a rare situation, why should you apply this situation to the arguement that all players should be paid?
@@travis33425 1)not ALL players. Maybe the top 10 players in a division 1 school. Tickets cost $2600 a seat but a player doesn't get a penny? That's okay? 2) they don't care if he's healthy, they just throw him away and grab another kid. Instead of taking the time and looking like they did in the combine. In the NBA they think "my team is paying this guy 20M over the next four years, we better do our due diligence and make sure he's healthy since we're investing in him".
Google said that if your wingspan is very long then I might have a sign of Marfins syndrome. I’m 16, 6’1, 155lbs, and a 7’2 wingspand so I’m scared/confused because I’ve had major lung issues that put me in the hospital from ages 5-12, ima have to get checked out.
@@BrianSuttererMD good to hear, i used to just make vids every once and in a while i got 50k on a vid so i had 250 subs and febuary i started going hard and ive gained 120 subs since!
I paused the video and made some food. But when I came back I forgot about the video so it just started with "Just like a house or how you make a meal."
The school didn't realise and neither did his doctors. Marfan syndrome is hard to diagnose and often goes unnoticed. I was lucky enough to be diagnosed at 4. Signs of Marfan syndrome include thin and slender body, elongated limbs, blurry vision, and spine curvature (kyphosis or scoliosis). It does not always appear immediately and it can be either mild or severe for some people.
How do you get to be that old and not know you have Marfans? Its such an outwardly disease. Maybe its because my best friend and some family members have it, but it's VERY easy to look at somebody and realize they aren't just tall and lanky, there's something else there.
Marfan’s wasn’t even on the radar of most family doctors until the early 2000’s. The genetic test for it is less than 20 years old. Marfan is a spectrum so you might have some symptoms and not others. Also, you can have a spontaneous mutation of Marfan’s so you have no other family members with the same physical problems. That’s what happened to me. Had all these seemingly unconnected problems that no one connected until my eye doctor who had another patient with Marfan asked me if I knew about it. Consider yourself lucky if you knew right away instead of sounding off from your high horse like a Becky. 🙄🥱
Litigation is not always the answer. It is in the interest of the player and the league to not have athletes dying on the court. Imagine it the other way. NBA says cool... He plays a few years and dies or has a experience that nearly kills him at practice. Family Sue's the NBA . They knew the risk, and let him play anyway.
