Expert Explains Ben Simmons Surgery (microdiscectomy), Timeline & Impact

Brooklyn Nets injury expert Dr. Raj, DPT details Ben Simmons surgery (microdiscectomy) including a quick primer on spinal anatomy, details on the surgery, return timeline, return to play and pre-injury levels of performance, reinjury risks and why he and the Nets were trying to play through the injury in the first place | Expert Explains Ben Simmons Surgery (microdiscectomy), Timeline & Impact
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Here’s a table of contents:
0:00 Nets medical update
0:16 Primer: Spine anatomy
1:14 The surgery
1:25 Return timeline
2:11 Return to play & performance
2:24 Reinjury risk
2:56 Why was he trying to play?
3:36 Stay tuned for updates

[@visualizecreate2530]

Excellent explanation for a those fans and “haters” who doubt his injury. #BrooklynNets

[@hallodude7024]

Im only 17 and aleady got it, got it with 15 and i lost hope, the pain is not going away..

[@LuisDiaz-ho2lh]

Thanks Doc. Like and subbed. Do you happen to have a video on Joe Harris and what happened with that situation?

[@3cbperformance]

I’ve been trying to figure out what happened there. Do you have any links by chance

[@marcomarchese2328]

No luck for Ben. Hope he'll get well soon 🍀

[@3cbperformance]

cheers

[@jbeachboy100]

@@3cbperformance 15 Weeks return not 15 months.

[@3cbperformance]

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[@mando2.049]

Must be nice to be a professional athlete you get to skip front of the line to get surgery done. AAA playing games paying for my surgery.

[@3cbperformance]

There’s never a line when you have the monetary means. That’s America in a nutshell. Sorry to hear about your situation mate