139 Play Forever with Dr. Kevin Stone: Healing, Longevity & the Future of Joint Health Surf Mastery Podcast Download

What if the key to recovering from injury and surfing well into your 80s isn’t resting more… but learning how to “play” better?

Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine pioneer Dr. Kevin Stone explains why movement, balance, community, and even fun itself may be some of the most important ingredients in healing. From biologic joint repair and stem-cell science to the psychology of staying present in the water, this conversation explores how athletes can come back stronger instead of slowly breaking down.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

Why turning fitness into “play” instead of “work” can dramatically improve your consistency, mindset, and long-term health.
The cutting-edge advancements in biologic joint repair, PRP therapies, robotic surgery, and recovery techniques that are helping athletes avoid unnecessary surgeries and heal faster.
How balance, presence, and mental focus reduce injuries, and why distraction may be one of the biggest hidden causes of wipeouts and breakdowns as we age.

Press play now to learn how to recover smarter, stay active longer, and keep doing the sport you love for the rest of your life.

https://www.stoneclinic.com

Play Forever Book:

https://a.co/d/06sF8zYm

Michael Frampton: , Dr. Kevin Stone, welcome to the Surf Mastery Podcast. Thank you so much for coming on board. You're welcome. So you have a book, and it's called Play Forever.

The subtitle is How to Recover from Injury and Thrive. Now, I do want to get into the title of the book, because it plays nicely into surfing, I think, because surfing is often seen as a sport. I personally think it's a sport for very few. Most of us surfers surf recreationally and for fun, and my philosophy is surfing is far closer to music than it is a sport.

So therefore, what do we do with an instrument? We play an instrument. So I'm always preaching to people, "Hey, we've got to go play surf." We don't go surfing for s- for a sport per se, unless you're a competitive athlete. So I like the title of your book for that reason, but my first question would be is what was the inspiration to write the book in the first place?