Treating Pain Associated with Basketball Injuries

Jamal Cort, DPT, ATC, CES, PES — Head Athletic Trainer & Director of Rehabilitation for the Utah Jazz

Jamal has worked across professional and collegiate sports, including the Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, Minnesota Vikings, Salt Lake City Stars and Bethune-Cookman University Men's Basketball. Today, as Head Athletic Trainer & Director of Rehabilitation for the Utah Jazz, he focuses on elite athlete rehabilitation, performance optimization and return-to-play strategies.

What does pain management look like when the goal isn't just recovery but getting an elite athlete safely back on the court? Join Jamal Cort, DPT, ATC, CES, PES, Head Athletic Trainer & Director of Rehabilitation for the Utah Jazz, for a behind-the-scenes look at how he approaches pain, rehabilitation, recovery and return to play with professional athletes. Drawing from his experience across the NBA, Jamal will share practical strategies and real-world examples that sports medicine professionals can apply to the athletes they treat.

You'll learn:

    • How Jamal approaches pain associated with common basketball injuries
    • How pain management fits into rehabilitation and recovery protocols
    • Real-world cases and lessons from treating elite athletes
    • Strategies for progressing athletes toward a safe return to play

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