Dislocated Again: Jayden Daniels’ Elbow Injury, Recovery, and Re-Injury Risk
R2P Injury Breakdown | Week of October 5, 2026 | By Dr. Zach Baker, DPT, SCS Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow for the second time in under a year when he braced a fall against the Cowboys in Week 2. Imaging showed no fracture or ligament damage, so he is rehabbing without surgery. Elbow…
Hamstring Strain Return to Sport: Why the Second Injury Is Usually Worse Than the First
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT If you’ve strained a hamstring before, you already know the real risk isn’t the first injury, it’s the second one. Hamstring strains have among the highest reinjury rates of any sports injury. Erickson and Sherry, reviewing hamstring rehabilitation and return to sport in the Journal of Sport and Health…
Ankle Sprain Return to Sport: Why “It Doesn’t Hurt Anymore” Isn’t the Same as Ready
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT If you’re asking when you can get back to sport after an ankle sprain, the honest answer is that pain-free and ready are not the same thing. Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries in sport, and in a prospective study of first-time sprains published in the…
Bone Stress Injuries and Stress Fractures: Recovery Time, Symptoms, and Return to Running
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT A bone stress injury is damage to bone from repeated loading without enough recovery. It runs on a spectrum from a stress reaction to a full stress fracture. More than 9 in 10 athletes return to their sport. Recovery time depends on which bone is injured and how advanced…
Returning to Sport After Injury: How to Reduce Your Risk of Getting Hurt Again
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT If you’re asking when you can return to your sport after an injury, the honest answer is that the calendar is the wrong question. The 2016 international consensus statement on return to sport, from sports medicine and physical therapy experts convened in Bern, established that readiness should be judged…