Jesse Morse, MD
Malik Nabers
The Athletic’s Charlotte Carroll notes that Nabers said back in October that he’s been dealing with this groin issue since college.
Nabers told ESPN’s Jordan Raanan on Friday that he expects to play on Sunday.
My take: This is a chronic groin (adductor) strain for Nabers. It will wax and wane. When it’s ‘angry’ he won’t be able to do much, and will limit his explosiveness.
In the off-season, it would be in Nabers’ best interest to actually have this injected with stem cells. The problem with this tissue is that it has a tendency to develop scarring at where it attaches to the pubic symphysis and as a result, the tissue never gets back to 100% and allows re-injuries to occur.
I did one of these last week, and if you put the needle in the right spot, you can get great results. Usually something like this being as chronic as it is, PRP is not strong enough for that type of tissue. You can consider surgery, but most people don’t want to go that route because it’s really painful and debilitating.