Dr Shawn Henry NFL Draft And The Spine Health Of The Players

Spine Talk

Beginning on April 28th and running through April 30, 2016, the owners of the teams of the National Football League (NFL) will decide which eligible players they think will help take them to a championship. The NFL Draft has become one of the most-anticipated events of the sport’s off-season with fans quoting arcane statistics like a player’s bench-press best, his “vertical leap” or his 40-yard dash times in justifying the choice of one player over another. However, these physical and psychological tests and measurements seldom tell the whole story about these young men. The discipline necessary succeed in this highly competitive situation is one of those factors which even the most experienced coaches find hard to quantify. Plus, existing and potential physical weaknesses, which can lead to future injuries, make it difficult to determine which players are likely to make it through the entire, grueling NFL season. Since back injuries have become a major cause of players missing time on the field, Dr. Shawn Henry, a big pro football fan and spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute, was asked for his ruling on the field of NFL prospects. Read the full story at www.texasback.com/blog