Recent Posts By: Dr. John Naranja, MD

I’m often asked by Celtics fans how long will it take Rondo’s wrist sprain to heal.  And the answer is…it depends. Wrist sprains are different forms of a ligament injury. Ligaments connect bones together and provide stability to the joints.  One way to think about them is to imagine them like cords that tether the [...]

The Celtics are not only on a four-game winning streak, they are also beating some very talented teams. What has changed?  There have been no trades.  Doc does not appear to have changed his game plans.  So let’s look at what is different. Is the team rounding into form because conditioning is now less of [...]

In a back-and-forth game, the C’s lost the services of Ray Allen after jamming his ankle in the first-half.  Mickeal Pietrus stepped up, but Paul Pierce stole the show with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists in 36 minutes to help secure the win. Overall, it was nice to see ball movement again, and [...]

The Wizards and Celtics are scheduled for a matinee game at the Verizon Center in Washington DC, and the Celtics are in need of some better play after losing an ugly game to Phoenix in their lowest scoring output in eight seasons. Yet the actual game could be considered a distraction for Celtics fans as [...]

For those of you who watched the Celtics lose to the Pacers, many of you were probably waiting for the C’s to make their comeback and win at the end of the game. They would always seem to pull out games like this since the inception of the New Big 3 era, and there was [...]

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Although the Celtics have a core of the Big Four with Ray, Paul, KG and Rajon, the current system Doc has instituted for the shortened NBA season is one which lets role players find their niche and play to their potential. In part, this has to do with keeping the minutes of the Big Four [...]

According to reports from the Boston Celtics and Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce will miss at least the first game of the regular season…even if he is cleared by Eddie Lacerte.  But, though we’ve heard a lot about Pierce’s diagnosis, not much has been said about what a heel bruise is.           [...]

Celtics starting center, Jermaine O’Neal commented that this lock-out shortened season will place those teams with the most depth and mental toughness near the top for the chase of an NBA title. For these reasons, he likes the Celtics chances, despite flying below everybody’s radar as a top team.  Realistically, the C’s could rotate ten [...]

                  In an up-and-down game, the Maine Red Claws lost a heartbreaker to the Erie Bayhawks 109-105. The Red Claws jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter but stalled in the second to allow Erie to outscore them 30 to 14.  Coach Leitao said [...]