Basketball Is A Grueling Contact Sport
Before we proceed, we need to clarify our assumptions. The NBA is a contact sport. Despite the belief of finesse and agility, the big bodies bang hard in this sport. Hard contact with other bodies, and hard contact with hardwood floors. That happens repeatedly over the course of one NBA game.
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As a matter of fact, there are 82 NBA games per team per season. There are many more summer league games, preseason games, practices, and more. Long tiring seasons, frequent competition, and strong-bodied athletes increase the chances of some freakish landing, hit, or tumble with injure a basketball player where they can least afford it -troublesome foot bones or soft tissue.
And that brings us to this, so let’s clarify one final matter.
Doctor David T. Martin is a world renowned expert in the field of sports medicine and sports science. He has devoted his life to research “best practices” for the correction, diagnosis, treatment, key indicators, nutrition, hydration, and sleep needs for professional athletes.
World renowned.
What does that NOT mean? He cannot prevent injury. Dr. Martin will not fast track a half-assed recovery plan. He will not ignore or overlook diagnostic tests that suggest further tests, examinations, and determinations are needed.