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New preventive personalized, proactive programs and clinic. E-PRO features cutting edge Age Intervention, Cardio Metabolic, Weight Loss, Hormone Replacement and Concussion programs for retired athletes, their families and others. Learn More

ABOUT P.A.S.T. Retired Athletes Pain Management & Medical Resource Group

The P.A.S.T. Retired Athletes Pain Management and Medical Resource Group is an independent organization that provides extensive medical, pain management, diagnostic, behavioral health and specialized medical programs directly to retired NFL players, NBA players and retired athletes from other professional sports.

P.A.S.T. provides a wide range of customized integrated services across a variety of disciplines that encompass full diagnostic evaluations, surgical needs, non-surgical diagnostic, therapeutic techniques and more.

P.A.S.T. through the new E-Pro division also implements complete screening and treatment programs such as a cutting edge concussion/traumatic brain injury program and personalized preventive medical programs including; Cardio Metabolic Health, Weight Loss, Hormone Replacement, Age Intervention, Sexual Dysfunction, Sleep Disruption & more.

P.A.S.T. provides a unique outlet to retired profession athletes for comprehensive health care, combining proactive with traditional reactive medicine to address the retired athletes' complex medical, behavioral health, and wellness needs.

The P.A.S.T. mission is to make integrated medical and behavioral health care available to all retired athletes, providing a one stop source for health care that addresses their specialized needs, decreases their level of pain and improves their quality of life. P.A.S.T. program & philosophy

For players who qualify and are in medical crisis, without insurance or other means, or have partial insurance pro bono services have been and will continue to be provided along with travel and other support.

P.A.S.T. treats players who are insured or on Medicare and turn to the P.A.S.T. program for customized, integrated medical care and proactive programs personalized for their specific needs. While not in need of pro bono services insured players seek treatment due to the high rate of the programs successful outcomes. What the Players Are Saying

OVER 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS OF PRO BONO medical, behavioral and preventive health service and medical support has been provided to retired players who qualified for pro bono aid.

P.A.S.T. has also teamed up with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association and the National Basketball Retired Players Association. P.A.S.T. provides unique retired athlete medical programs to their membership as well as outreach , screening and education.

P.A.S.T. facilitates a direct to player program available to retired NFL players. In less than one year P.A.S.T. has provided a significant number of retired NFL players with comprehensive medical, pain management, concussion related and behavioral health servicesthat have resulted in dramatic improvements in the quality of their lives and in some cases, produced lifesaving outcomes.

P.A.S.T. NBRPA Relationship

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The National Basketball Retired Players Association announced their relationship with P.A.S.T. Medical Resource Group during a press conference on October 28th, 2010.

Through this unique relationship many members of the NBRPA/Legends of Basketball are now receiving fully integrated, comprehensive medical care through the P.A.S.T program including; Sam Jones, Earl Monroe, Albert King, Phil Chenier, Dean Tolson, Cal Ramsey and many others.

The P.A.S.T. program has proved extremely successful for retired NFL players and has now expanded to include former NBA players. The P.A.S.T. team now provides their fully integrated medical, behavioral and personalized preventive health care protocols, customized for retired athletes, to former NBA players. As an extension of their medical program and mission, P.A.S.T. will also offer pro bono care to former NBA players who are in medical crisis and who qualify.

The P.A.S.T Team

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What is New

P.A.S.T. players helping other players in the program.

North Jersey doctors easing the pain for former pro athletes as reported in "The Record"

See the Fox News National Story on Life after the NFL. Beyond the glamour of professional sports, there are many hardships and struggles,Watch Ray Lucas & Randy Grimes on FOX Live.

P.A.S.T. MLBPAA Relationship

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P.A.S.T. through a relationship with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association provides the alumni membership group with medical, behavioural and preventive health services specialized for the specific needs of retired players along with outreach, education and screening. In addition to working with insured players, P.A.S.T. will provide pro bono aid to those players who are in need of medical care and who qualify through this collaboration.

Maximize Your Life Span

Empowered Preventive medicine for athletes and others.

james-worthy "The P.A.S.T. and E-PRO programs are a must. We can extend our lives and live a healthy and pain free life if we open our minds up. The program is very comprehen¬sive and extensive. Their new Cardio Metabolic Program has to become the new physical.. Many symptoms and problems can be reversed before they go to far. We have lost several NBA players at a very young age maybe the loss of some of our players could have been prevented with the prevention, knowledge and treatment that P.A.S.T. and E-PRO provides." – JAMES WORTHY Los Angles Lakers ( 1982-1994) Member Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame

P.A.S.T., in collaboration with some of the world's leading specialists in preventive personalized proactive and age manage¬ment medicine has now created a new division and new preventive medicine , age intervention clinic. E-PRO features cutting edge Age Management, Cardio Metabolic, Weight Loss and hormone replacement programs for retired athletes, their families and others.

The clinic and the programs provide a variety of comprehensive, proactive medical programs that will address various issues such as, Cardio Metabolic Syndrome, Sex Drive, Energy, Weight Loss , Chronic Pain , : Reversing the aging process and much more. . Through partnerships with world class companies such as Panasonic, Biophysical Lab and others advanced diagnostics and new technology is utilized to facilitate this innovative programs that will maximize your life span. Lean more ( this is a link )

World class supplements used by former NFL, NBA, MLB players in these life changing programs are critical to good health and longevity. For the first time these people supplements used by the athletes in the programs are now available to all. Learn More

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