The Los Angeles Times Quotes Dr. Danan when asked to weigh in on injury update to Chargers’ QB, Justin Herbert
Article Link : Chargers limit Justin Herbert’s practice, injury update, but pain is inevitable
No matter what happens this weekend, Herbert likely will be dealing with soreness in the area of his left rib cage for some time.
Ilan Danan, a sports neurologist and pain management specialist at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute, said full recovery — based on the severity of the injury — could take two weeks to two months.
“The focus and the recovery period,” Danan explained, “really comes down to the degree of the pain and how much one can tolerate.”