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Explained: Rafa Nadal’s RF ablation foot procedure

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal is dealing with persistent & ongoing left foot pain due to Muller Weiss syndrome which he’s managed since 2005 – watch my video on Muller Weiss for more information on it. The pain got to the point that Rafa used nerve blocks to numb his foot during the 2022 French Open […]

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How did Zlatan Ibrahimovic play six months with a ruptured ACL in his left knee?

Dr. Raj, DPT explains Footballing legend and AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed through IG that he played the final six months of the season with a ruptured ACL in his left knee. Lets start with how that’s even possible. How’s it possible? Nearly all elite athletes who rupture an ACL will have surgery –

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Is Erling Haaland injury prone?

Dr. Raj, DPT examines the new Man City striker’s injury history Norwegian striker Erling Haaland will be moving to Manchester City this summer for what will be an enormous outlay when including agent fees and wages. With that level of investment comes an expectation of availability but Haaland has missed 16 games this season to

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Expert explains Thomas Partey’s right thigh injury vs Crystal Palace

Arsenal central midfielder injured his right thigh in the 2nd half of Arsenal’s loss at Selhurst Park vs Crystal Palace. Partey immediately recognized the issue, grabbing at the quadriceps area, stopped playing, and walked off gingerly. In the days following, Partey’s thigh was assessed and a scan showed muscle damage, with the team releasing a

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Expert explains LeBron’s left ankle injury vs the Pelicans

Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James turned his left ankle vs the New Orleans Pelicans and even though he was able to play on – which almost assuredly rules out a fracture – was clearly limited in the 2nd half – missing his normal burst on both ends of the floor. Following the game, LeBron

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Why has Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu been out so long? Expert explains 3 reasons

Arsenal right back Takehiro Tomiyasu has missed the last eight games with a calf injury. The player initially had an injury to the other calf but then after playing versus Liverpool in a cup match, he aggravated the other calf as he was ramping up to come back from that other calf injury. With the

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Explaining Trent Alexander-Arnold’s hamstring injury & timeline scenarios

Liverpool RB Trent Alexander-Arnold has a hamstring injury with the England international expected to be out “weeks” according to manager Jurgen Klopp. Timeline scenarios Trent’s timeline will come down to the severity & location of the tear. Grade 1 tears average 1-2 weeks, grade 2 tears 3-4 weeks, and grade 3 tears 6+ weeks depending

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Explaining Steph Curry’s foot sprain injury and indefinite timeline

Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry injured his left foot vs the Boston Celtics on this play. On initial review, it didn’t look too bad because the foot wasn’t fully planted and Celtics wing Marcus Smart’s body glanced off the side of Steph’s foot rather than directly into it which may have caused significant axial

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LeBron James said his knee is sore after every game. Should he still be playing?

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Lebron James has been dealing with knee sorenesswhich he originally missed about 10 days for and we recently had new comments from him and head coach Frank Vogel. Lebron commented that he essentially still has knee soreness the day after games and coach Vogel has said that Lebron truly still is

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Expert Explains Florian Wirtz’s ACL injury & timeline

Dr. Raj, DPT details the Bayer Leverkusen and German national starlet’s knee injury, return timeline, and return to pre-injury levels Bayer Leverkusen & German National starlet Florian Wirtz – who has been targeted by Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich according to Fabrizio Romana – injured his left knee vs FC Koln and had to

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