Nicholas DiNubile Quotations

I would say a brace should be a secondary consideration,

That doesn't mean the right design someday wouldn't work,

I think most sports medicine docs aren't buying into that yet.

That's good news and bad news. If the same area's torn, theoretically it's still only that area of the cuff is bad. If there's a new torn area, then you wonder if there's more overall cuff vulnerability in him.

Your body is more vulnerable as you age. So things you did before, you might not be able to withstand now.

It may actually interfere with normal muscle functioning. That data hasn't been real strong, but there is some suggestion there may be a little negative to wearing a brace as well.

The knee was not designed to be hit with all that force at all those angles, ... It has very strong ligaments, but when that sudden force is applied to those ligaments, especially with a lot of torque, things tear.

Can he be relied on week after week for the next few years as the No. 1 guy? That will be the challenge.

The first time around, I was pretty optimistic that he'd come back. With two back-to-back rotator cuff tears, you just wonder how good the quality of the healing will be in that area.