24 Aug 2026Four out of 10 U.S. adults struggle with obesity. Every year, about 45 million Americans go on a diet, according to Boston Medical Center. This leads to average spending of about $33 billion on weight-loss products, which typically end up being a waste of money.
Weight loss is not a one-size-fits-all process. Have you dieted, lost weight, felt great about yourself, and then gained it all back? Your self-esteem plummets. Self-loathing takes over. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Designing a personalized weight loss plan with the expertise of a sports and orthopedics specialist changes your approach and leads to success. Weight loss isn’t all about eating and restricting calories. It requires a mix of approaches that focus on your metabolism, joints, and cellular health.
When you enter a doctor-guided weight loss program at Premium Sports & Orthopedics, a number of approaches are based on a comprehensive clinical assessment. Our doctor gets to know you, your health, and your lifestyle before any plan is developed. This makes it safe and effective for you and any health issues you currently have.
Start With a Comprehensive Biomechanical & Metabolic Assessment
Before any nutritional or exercise plan is developed, the sports orthopedics specialist has to evaluate your current cellular health, your body’s typical caloric burn, and how your muscles, bones, and joints align under the forces of gravity and everyday movements.
Advanced DEXA Scan
Before any work begins, the doctor needs to know how much visceral body fat you carry. Your bone density and lean muscle mass must be assessed before setting goals.
Biomechanical and Movement Screening
Because the wrong movements increase your risk of injury to joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons, the doctor has to view how you move. Gait, joint alignment, and muscle imbalances may need adjustment to ensure you don’t injure any joints while engaging in exercise.
Blood and Biomarker Panel
Blood tests tell the doctor a lot about your health. Understanding inflammatory markers, insulin sensitivity, micronutrient deficiencies, and thyroid function helps determine nutritional needs.
Metabolic Testing
On an empty stomach, equipment measures the amount of oxygen being used compared to the carbon dioxide you produce. Oxygen consumption correlates with the energy your body burns at rest. This helps determine your resting caloric needs.
An active test measures your oxygen use and compares fat burning vs. carbohydrate use while working on a stationary bike or treadmill.
Build Muscle and Improve Balance With Targeted Physical Conditioning
High-impact cardio exercises and heavy weights place a lot of extra force on your joints. When you’re already overweight, these activities can damage your joints. Sports orthopedics specialists know that joint stress must be minimized while ensuring muscle activation.
One way to do this is through electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). You still complete a workout that targets all muscle groups, but electrical pulses stimulate muscle fibers, causing involuntary contractions.
While your muscles are being stimulated, your trainer can focus more on your form, ensuring you’re not moving in ways that could damage your joints. As you build muscle mass in a healthy, effective way, your workouts shift to match your new abilities.
There are several benefits to EMS, including:
- Deep muscle fibers are activated without requiring heavy loads.
- Muscles strengthen without requiring painful ranges of motion, which can be limiting for people with orthopedic conditions.
- Post-exercise oxygen consumption increases calorie burn for up to 48 hours after an EMS workout.
- Resting metabolic rates increase, helping to burn calories while resting.
Boost Cellular Health Through IV Drip Therapy
Multivitamins and supplements pass through the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach acid, poor digestion, and gut inflammation lower the amount of nutrients actually reaching your bloodstream. Even the best meal plan can fall short of providing all the nutrients your body needs as you lose weight and build a strong core.
Sports medicine specialists use IV drip therapy to deliver 100% of the nutrients you need right into your bloodstream. You don’t lose the nutrients needed for your recovery during EMS workouts or through your body’s fat oxidation process. Some of the nutrients that help are:
- Antioxidants: Lower oxidative stress on cells. Improve collagen production.
- Electrolytes: Help with brain-muscle signals. Boost hydration and fluid content in cells. Reduces post-exercise cramping.
- Lipotropic Agents: Aid with removal of lipids from the bloodstream. Limit fat build-up in the liver to help protect it.
- Metabolic Co-Factors: Help metabolize carbohydrates.
Create a Personalized Weekly Weight Loss Plan
Your doctor needs to balance your weight loss to ensure you don’t strain muscles or joints or trigger inflammation. This is why your personalized weight loss plan must carefully consider nutrient intake, workouts, and recovery.
The weight loss plan also has to work around your job, personal life, and family obligations. You can’t drop everything during a busy workweek to complete an EMS training session. It has to consider your schedule and work around your busiest hours.
The good news is that most targeted EMS sessions take less than half an hour, making it easy to fit them in during a lunch break. Other exercises can be completed at home after learning the correct movements and stances with your doctor’s help.
Scheduled IV infusions usually occur every week immediately after an EMS training session. It helps flush out waste and replenishes your system with essential nutrients and electrolytes.
Again, they don’t take too long. If you have a 20-minute EMS training session, another 20 minutes for an IV infusion, and you’ve still got time to get back to work.
You also receive tips on meals that help sustain your weight loss without depriving your body of the nutrients it needs for healing and energy. Learning how to choose foods that satisfy you and add them to your daily routine is just as important. You may work with a dietitian on this side of your weight-loss program.
Get Support Through All Stages of Your Weight Loss Journey
When you lose weight at home, you don’t get objective feedback beyond what the scale says. It’s not supportive. Work with the team at Premium Sports & Orthopedics, and you gain a team of cheerleaders to help you through all stages of weight loss.
Everyone hits a plateau from time to time, and that can feel defeating. Our team provides feedback to show why you’re plateauing and adjusts your program as needed through new DEXA scans, orthopedic assessments, and continued heart rate tracking.
Weight loss is effective when you focus on your body, your nutritional needs, and your emotional journey. Schedule an appointment today to discover how our team can create a personalized weight-loss plan that changes your life.
