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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Working on the weekend….just not at the hospital.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

My son's first jumping spikes arrived. Keeping up the family tradition. #TripleJump 💪

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

My mom is visiting from Chicago and already talking trash to me about how the Warriors run is over....

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Damian Lillard had surgery on his Achilles on May 2nd. The NBA RTP timeline typically lands ~ 10-12 months post-surgery. Most (not all..i.e.Durant) players have some performance drop. So if he joins the Warriors, he could theoretically be playing in March / April. #DubNation

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Kevon Looney overcame multiple severe hip injuries to play 290 straight games. He was a steadying presence for the team. He won 3 NBA rings. He did all the dirty work. He never complained. He shut down Sabonis. He rebounded like no other. We will miss him. #DubNation

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This is then point in free agency when Warriors fans try to convince themselves (including me) that the 9th man on someone’s bench will lead the team to a championship.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

What are the challenges of publishing? What does an editor look for in a paper? How can you take part in meaningful research? What about the role of AI? Listen to our latest podcast as we sit down w/ Dr. Jed Kuhn peds-ortho.simplecast.com/episodes/beh... or podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Behind the Manuscript: What Editors Look For (with Dr. Jed Kuhn) | 6-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports Medicine

What are the challenges of publishing in an academic medical journal? What does an editor look for in a paper? How can you take part in meaningful research as a student? Listen to our latest podcast a...

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

3. Style of play in today's NBA: The game is physically taxing in a different way than year's past. Players are significantly more explosive and agile than in the past. Larger and larger players are expected to play like guards. As a result, soft tissues are stressed unlike in year's past

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

2. Increased minute density: Increased minutes / game over season averages has been show to increase injury risk: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... The playoffs are set up in a way in which the stars players are playing at a higher intensity in a condensed period of time.

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Acutely increased workload is correlated with significant injuries among national basketball association players - Matthew J Orringer, Nirav K Pandya, 2022

Background Particularly at the level of professional athletics, injury prevention is of critical importance. We hypothesized that elevated in-game statistics ov...

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Players have much more mileage on their bodies by the time they enter the league; increasing the risk of severe, soft tissue injury. If you have not read it before, read the article from @baxterholmes.bsky.social from a few years ago that captures this perfectly: espn.com/nba/story/_/...

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Under the knife: Exposing America's youth basketball crisis

In Part 2 of a two-part series, ESPN reveals how doctors, trainers and surgeons are forced to rebuild the world's best young basketball players.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

1. Youth sports / AAU basketball: This generation of players come into the league with significantly more mileage than players of generations past. Year-round AAU basketball at younger and younger ages (i.e single sport specialization) has been show to tremendously increase injury risk.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Lots of talk about the Achilles injuries (and soft tissue injuries) impacting NBA players. Here is where I think the problem lies (it's multi-factorial) in this 🧵:

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Thank you to Melissa Rohlin for including me in her article looking at the increase in Achilles tears in NBA players this season; a problem the NBA needs to look at closely. www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/...

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Three Achilles injuries in one NBA postseason: What’s going on and how is it fixed?

Three NBA stars suffered Achilles injuries during the postseason. What's behind this?

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

What factors go into determining how a surgeon performs in the operating room? Listen to our latest podcast as @brianfeeleymd.bsky.social and I break it all down: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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What Makes a Good Surgeon?

Podcast Episode · 6-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports Medicine · 06/02/2025 · 28m

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Interested in hand injuries and how they are treated? Listen to our latest podcast as @brianfeeleymd.bsky.social talks with former Stanford Wome's Soccer player Dr. Lauren Shapiro who is now one of our experts in our UCSF Orthopedic surgery department: peds-ortho.simplecast.com/episodes/ort...

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Orthopedic Hand Surgery: A Discussion with Dr. Lauren Shapiro | 6-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports Medicine

Interested in hand injuries? What does a hand surgeon treat? Listen to our latest podcast as we sit down with Dr. Lauren Shapiro of the UCSF Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Are you a medical student interested in a career in orthopedics? Listen to our latest podcast as @brianfeeleymd.bsky.social and I break down the role of the sub-internship for med students: apple.co/3S8JMoN

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Excelling During Your Orthopedic Sub-Internship Rotation

Podcast Episode · 6-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports Medicine · 05/16/2025 · 26m

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Brady..sorry for the delayed response. It's multi-factorial but the fact that there wasn't some sort of mis-step that caused it its likely a combination of age and workload

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Excited to present our study comparing BTB vs quad tendon autografts for ACL reconstruction today at #POSNA2025

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Kerith Burke @kerithburke.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Draymond gave some behind-the scenes-info postgame. On Jimmy: “I know he's not feeling well. Been pretty crappy all day.” On Steph: “He's working his tail off every day. He's in here eight, nine hours a day, working, doing what he can to try to get back.”

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Re: "rushing" Curry back for a game 5 if he is not fully ready. In our study (below) of hamstring injuries in NBA players over 5 years, nearly 81% of players suffered a subsequent injury in some part of their body with 37% suffering another hamstring injury. mltj.online/hamstring-in...

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Hamstring Injury Epidemiology in the National Basketball Association Over a Five-Year Period – MLTJ

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Thank you to @abc7news.bsky.social for having me on tonight to discuss injuries impacting the Warriors / Wolves series.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Need some Saturday morning listening? Interested in a deeper dive into hamstring injuries as #DubNation tracks the recovery of Stephen Curry? Listen to our latest podcast as @brianfeeleymd.bsky.social and I break down hamstring injuries, treatment, and return to play timelines: apple.co/4day7j7

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Breaking Down Hamstring Injuries With the Stephen Curry News

Podcast Episode · 6-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports Medicine · 05/09/2025 · 13m

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Appreciated my time on @kron4-news.bsky.social yesterday talking about Stephen Curry's injury

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Appreciate @abc7news.bsky.social including my thoughts about Stephen Curry's injury in their TV segment yesterday abc7news.com/post/espn-so...

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Quick updated breakdown of the Warriors report that Stephen Curry has a grade 1 hamstring injury. There are multiple factors (both on imaging and how he feels) that determine the exact RTP timeline. #DubNation youtube.com/shorts/V_wat...

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Grade 1 Hamstring Strain? What Exactly Is This? Breaking Down The Curry Update.

YouTube video by Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

grade 1 hamstring strain is positive news for Warriors fans and #DubNation . A grade 1 sprain = microscopic tearing which is much better than the more significant tearing that occurs with a 2 or 3. How he responds to treatment & the MRI specifics will likely determine his RTP with the medical staff

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Quick halftime video for #DubNation on the left hamstring strain that was reported by the team that Stephen Curry suffered. There are multiple factors that determine RTP timeline that the medical staff will determine based on exam, imaging, and risk of re-injury. youtube.com/shorts/fHovw...

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Hamstring Strains and Stephen Curry

YouTube video by Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

3. We did a study (below) looking at these injuries in NBA players over a 5 year period and the mean time missed was ~ 6 games. This doesn't mean that Curry can't be back sooner but it's all based on the factors above. www.mltj.online/hamstring-in...

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Hamstring Injury Epidemiology in the National Basketball Association Over a Five-Year Period – MLTJ

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

2. Return to play is determined by grade (grade 1 = micro tear, grade 2 = partial tear, grade 3 = complete tear), location (muscle belly is better than higher up in the leg), number of hamstring muscles involved, cross sectional area involved, and degree of fluid / swelling.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Quick 🧵on hamstring strains for #DubNation re: the Stephen Curry news. 1. Important thing to understand is that a "strain" is some degree of tearing of the hamstring muscle.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Buddy Hield…..jersey in the office!

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Take a break today from thinking about the Warriors loss last night #DubNation and listen to our latest podcast as @brianfeeleymd.bsky.social and I review the role of ACL surgery in preventing arthritis: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Can ACL Surgery Prevent Arthritis?

Podcast Episode · 6-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports Medicine · 05/02/2025 · 23m

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Who makes the biggest contribution tomorrow night?

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Steve Kerr starting Pat Spencer in game 6 would be epic.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Remember that Dillon Brooks was on the 2022 Grizzlies when they claimed Jordan Poole's "slap" injured Ja Morant's knee, and the Grizzlies said Poole had broken "the code." But now Brooks is okay with going after Curry's injured thumb repeatedly and admitting to it post-game

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

There are multiple modalities that can be used to control pain / swelling as well as provide external stability (i.e. tape).

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A player also needs a stable joint to be able to grip / grasp objects which in turn makes function (i.e. dribbling / shooting) difficult on top of pain. Repetitive contact can also irritate the joint if it has a baseline level of irritation.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

When these ligaments are injured, the joint can become unstable which can lead to pain / swelling as the joint has to move beyond it's normal range of motion which irritates the joint.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

In the absence of a fracture of a bone, the most typical injury to the thumb in basketball players is to one of the ligaments that help to stabilize the joint.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Quick 🧵 on Curry's thumb for #DubNation (of note the Warriors have not stated specifically what the exact injury is so this is more general Swelling of a joint in general typically occurs due an injury to one of the major structures of the joint particulary bone, cartilage, ligaments, or tendons.

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Dr Nirav Pandya @drniravpandya.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Listen to our latest podcast as @brianfeeleymd.bsky.social and I break down the return of Jimmy Butler for #DubNation tonight for the Warriors: peds-ortho.simplecast.com/episodes/jim...

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