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Philadelphia 76ers Role For Dr. Martin Is Not What You Think

Dec 14, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and forward Nerlens Noel (M) and forward Ben Simmons (R) during a timeout in the second half against the Toronto Raptors at Wells Fargo Center. The Toronto Raptors won 123.114. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and forward Nerlens Noel (M) and forward Ben Simmons (R) during a timeout in the second half against the Toronto Raptors at Wells Fargo Center. The Toronto Raptors won 123.114. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers number one overall draft pick Ben Simmons (R) is greeted by center Joel Embiid (L) during a press conference at the Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers number one overall draft pick Ben Simmons (R) is greeted by center Joel Embiid (L) during a press conference at the Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

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    • The roster of the Philadelphia 76ers is young and talented. But we’ve just discussed  just how grueling the sport can be. So what can a team do?

    Hire Dr. David T. Martin.

    Doc Martin does not shake a stick nor prescribe two aspirin and tell players to call him in the morning. He makes every full faith effort to restore a player to a level of health before an injury or accident occurred.

    To put in another way, imagine you are camping, and you want to restore a campsite to the condition it was in before you got there.  That takes a lot of work. You clean up, rake, reset, replace everything.  If you burned firewood, it means chopping more.  If you placed a tent, it means filling in holes made by tent stakes.

    Restoration does not come easily, nor quickly.  Medical science is not perfect. Diagnostic tests do not have 100% accuracy results.  Athletes rarely arrive to the NBA 100% fit. Old nagging injuries flair up.