Week 6 NFL Injury Spotlight: Justin Fields with a dislocated thumb

Published October 20, 2023 | Posted in NFL Injury Spotlight.

    Justin Fields, quarterback for Chicago Bears, dislocated his R thumb during the 3rd  quarter against the Vikings this past weekend. Fields’s R hand is his throwing hand. So why is the thumb so important? The thumb is crucial to most hand motions. These motions include gripping, hand opposition, flexion, extension, abduction and adduction. The …

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NFL Injury Weekly Spotlight – Saquon Barkley

Published | Posted in NFL Injury Spotlight.

The NFL season has started and with the start of a new football season comes dozens of new injuries happening each week.  This week, we’d like to take the time to discuss Saquon Barkley’s most recent injury: an ACL tear.   Saquon Barkley tears his ACL   ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament and is …

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