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San Francisco’s Road to the Super Bowl: A Sports Medicine Perspective

By 6to8weeks | February 5, 2024

The only thing more vital to knowing who wins a Super Bowl, is knowing how the current year’s injuries, trends in sports and what three orthopedic surgeons think of this year’s match-up. Thankfully, those things and more are included inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast.

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— What is the NFL Preseason? https://sports.yahoo.com/preseason-football-matters-here-are-4-reasons-why-222556416.html

— The History of the NFL’s Super Bowl: https://time.com/6622138/super-bowl-history-facts/

— The History of The Cleveland Brows: https://www.si.com/nfl/Cleveland-Browns-Team-History-and-Timeline

— What is Artificial Turf? https://syntheticgrasswarehouse.com/resources/terminology/50-things/

— The History of The San Francisco 49ers: https://www.49ers.com/history/

— The History of the Kansas City Chiefs: https://www.chiefs.com/americanindianheritage/

— Who is Brock Perdy? https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/brock-purdy/

— The History of The Philadelphia Eagles: https://operations.nfl.com/learn-the-game/nfl-basics/team-histories/national-football-conference/east/philadelphia-eagles/

— What is the UCL? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852258/

— What is a UCL Replacement? https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/tommy-john-surgery-ulnar-collateral-ligament-reconstruction

— What is Tommy John Surgery? https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/25117-tommy-john-surgery

— Check out Episode 99 of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast!

— What is NFL Training Camp? https://www.nfl.com/training-camp/

— Learn All About Christian McCaffrey: https://www.nfl.com/players/christian-mccaffrey/

— What is a High Ankle Sprain? https://www.footcaremd.org/conditions-treatments/ankle/high-ankle-sprain

— What is a Soft Tissue Injury? https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/softtissue-injuries

— Learn All About the NBA: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-is-born

— What is a Snap Count in the NFL? https://www.footballguys.com/stats/snap-counts/teams

— The History of The Carolina Panthers: https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/carolina-panthers/team-history/

— What is an Explosive Athlete? https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/comments/38urpw/can_someone_explain_what_explosive_muscles_are/

— What is a Pitch Count in MLB? https://www.mlb.com/pitch-smart/pitching-guidelines/ages-15-18

— Learn All About Emmitt Smith: https://www.profootballhof.com/players/emmitt-smith/

— Learn All About Barry Sanders: https://www.profootballhof.com/players/barry-sanders/

— The History of the Detroy Lions: https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/detroit-lions#:~:text=The%20Detroit%20Lions%20professional%20football,rebranded%20as%20the%20Detroit%20Lions.

— The History of The Green Bay Packers: https://www.packers.com/history/

— Learn All About Deebo Samuel: https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/deebo-samuel/

— What is a Hairline Fracture? https://www.healthline.com/health/hairline-fracture

— Learn All About Trent Williams: https://www.nfl.com/players/trent-williams/

— Learn All About Dre Greenlaw: https://www.nfl.com/players/dre-greenlaw/

— What are the Current NFL Concussion Safety Protocols? https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-concussion-protocol-process-return/neo5aga3ey4c4zzvshu6exwf

— What is a Neurologist? https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22277-neurologist

— Learn All About Patrick Mahomes: https://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-mahomes-things-to-know-2021-2

— The History of The Minnesota Vikings: https://operations.nfl.com/learn-the-game/nfl-basics/team-histories/national-football-conference/north/minnesota-vikings/

— Link to Study of Other Factors (Travel Impact on Teams): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10399261/

— The History of The Baltimore Ravens: https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/history/baltimore-football

— The History of the LA Rams: https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/los-angeles-rams/team-history/

— Learn All About DeShawn Watson: https://www.nfl.com/players/deshaun-watson/

— What is a Stinger? https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases–conditions/burners-and-stingers

— Whoya’ Got for The Super Bowl? Tell the Cast of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast via their website at: https://www.6to8weekspodcast.com/contact-the-6-8-weeks-podcast/

00:00 Review of 2023 NFL season: injuries, what-ifs.

05:00 Season hinged on quarterback’s return, settled team.

06:45 Load management crucial in preventing NFL injuries.

12:45 Continued risk of chronic ankle injury for athletes.

13:50 Left tackle’s importance, high energy players’ impact, concussion.

18:22 Bi-weeks crucial for player recovery and performance.

20:39 Missing strong safety affects team’s performance.

24:28 Importance of fracture location in shoulder injury.

28:46 UCSF Sports Medicine podcast seeks listener engagement.

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