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How do doctors decide when a player is healthy enough to play?

Chris Graham

“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” talks with Dr. Stephen Brockmeier from UVA Orthopedics to learn how doctors decide when it is safe for a player to return from an injury.




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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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