Dr. Kaplan featured by the New York Post on Malik Nabers’ lingering “turf toe”

Posted on: September 2nd, 2025 by Our Team

The New York Post’s video segment “Giants’ Malik Nabers Managing Lingering ‘Turf Toe’” featured Daniel J. Kaplan, MD in discussion with host Brandon London about the wide receiver’s toe injury and how the Giants’ medical staff is approaching management as the 2025 NFL season nears. In the appearance, Dr. Kaplan outlined considerations for return-to-play with turf toe—a sprain of the big toe’s metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint—emphasizing graded rehabilitation, protection of the joint during cutting and acceleration, and ongoing symptom monitoring as workload increases.

Turf toe can limit push-off power and route precision for receivers; treatment plans typically progress from rest, taping or stiff-soled footwear, and physical therapy to targeted performance work, with surgical options reserved for persistent instability, recurrent swelling, or associated structural injury. In the NFL setting, decisions balance objective recovery markers with game demands, aiming to minimize recurrence across a long season. Dr. Kaplan’s commentary places Nabers’ situation in that framework and clarifies what fans can expect as the team manages practice volume and game readiness.

Dr. Kaplan’s feature underscores his dual commitment to patient education and evidence-based sports medicine for athletes at every level—from professional to everyday active patients—through his NYU Langone practice in Brooklyn.