Photos: On the sidelines with Dr. Jerry Bornstein
![Dr. Jerry Bornstein checks the shoulder of Cleveland High player Javier Jara during a game at Arleta High.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7687e26/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x393+0+0/resize/600x393!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb0%2Ff0%2F5ff59960c35f211bec20eeebba75%2Fla-01sideline-doctor-l9y835nc.jpg)
Dr. Jerry Bornstein checks the shoulder of Cleveland High player Javier Jara during a game at Arleta High. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Dr. Jerry Bornstein checks the knee of Canoga Park High player Luis Larios at a game in Canoga Park. Bornstein estimates that he has worked about 1,000 games over the years. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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At Canoga Park High, Dr. Jerry Bornstein talks with assistant trainer Leanna Weir. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
![Arleta](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3135701/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x404+0+0/resize/600x404!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F88%2Fad%2F1b30b4b5c403bffc8b37e725be80%2Fla-04sideline-doctor-l9y81jnc.jpg)
Arleta High School player Manny Guzman gets some counsel about his dislocated shoulder from Dr. Jerry Bornstein. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Bornstein observes as players from Arleta High carry a teammate off the field. “I watch a game differently than most people,” he says. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Canoga Park player Miguel Rodriguez sits with an injured hamstring as Bornstein talks with coaches. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
![Leaving the field](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1329cb0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x387+0+0/resize/600x387!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa8%2F024d484fd3822b4fee7e8fd62461%2Fla-08sideline-doctor-l9y84cnc.jpg)
Bornstein is the last one to walk off the field after checking for injuries after a game at Panorama High School. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)