Ep. 22: Dr. Nirav Pandya, MD on Professional Sports Injuries, Tiger Woods, the AAU Basketball Culture, and Habits/Routines from COVID-19 Recovery

Today's guest on The MJ Sportscast is Dr. Nirav Pandya, MD. Dr. Pandya is the Director of Sports Medicine at Benioff Children's Hospital.  He has been interviewed at local news stations in the Bay Area and was in a feature segment of HBO's Real Sports.   Show Highlights: Dr. Pandya's journey into sports medicine and his following of local sports teams. We talk about the injuries with the 49ers in 2020 and the impact of their team trainers and doctors. The reported lower football ACL injuries than previous seasons and should Preseason be shortened? We discuss the Nick Bosa, Jimmy G, and Klay Thompson injuries and if these players can recover and come back at an all pro level? The Alex Smith recovery and his thoughts on how he came back the way he did. Youth Sports and the Basketball AAU culture- are children playing too much basketball? Advice for athletes to help them prevent injuries in the future. With the sedentary lifestyle, what new habits people should develop to avoid injury? Advice for how to ease back into an exercise routine after contracting COVID. Wise words on anyone trying to consider sports science as a career. And MUCH more.. Mike and Jerry also have a conclusion segment to the show in which we discuss our thoughts from the interview and key topics from the past week. You can follow Dr. Nirav Pandya on Twitter: @DrNiravPandya