Second Opinion Sports Medicine Podcast is hosted by the Pro Sports Docs, Dr. Pawen Dhokal and Dr. Dustin Glass.
Dr. Dhokal & Dr. Glass are Chiropractors who have sports medicine practices in San Diego and Los Angeles. They have treated some of the worlds most famous and elite athletes including those from the NFL, NBA, MLB, and US Olympic teams. They have been the personal Doctors to legends in the game for over a decade and bring you helpful educational information and interesting, entertaining stories weekly!
Episode #96 The Hamstring Return-to-Play Checklist That Prevents Reinjury
A hamstring can feel “fine” and still fail the moment the game speed changes. Dr. Dustin Glass and Dr. Pawen Dhokal break down the return-to-play checklist that helps athletes get back with confidence, not just pain relief. This episode goes beyond the usual boxes like full range of motion and no tenderness. Dustin and Pawen push into what really matters before an athlete sprints, cuts, backpedals, and explodes again the kind of testing that exposes whether a hamstring is truly ready for comp...
12 Oct 2026
Episode #95 How We Reset Pain Patterns After a Crushing Shoulder Hit
A real NFL shoulder case gets broken down in real time, and the takeaway is bigger than imaging. When an athlete gets hit on the same side as a previous clavicle and AC joint repair, but X-ray and CT come back negative, what actually explains the pain? Dr. Pawen Dhokal and Dr. Dustin Glass map out the mechanical, muscular, and nervous system pieces that can keep an athlete hurting long after the “structural” tests say he’s fine.They trace how a clean-looking hit can still trigger posterior sh...
9 Oct 2026
Episode #94 The NFL’s Hidden Injury Problem No One Wants to Talk About
The NFL starts with players already beat up, and the real story is bigger than hamstrings and ACLs. Dr. Pawen Dhokal and Dr. Dustin Glass break down why football injuries pile up so fast, what the latest research says about concussion risk and ACL recovery, and why the league's biggest problem may be what happens after the final snap. The conversation kicks off with week one NFL energy, Chargers-Rams trash talk, and a reminder that elite athletes are pushing bodies to superhuman levels. But i...
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