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Covering sports injuries from the perspective of a certified athletic trainer and backed by analytics.

Predictive Analytics Applications

InStreetClothes.com gets various request for data sets and information. While the injury database is not publicly available, the data presented on the site has been utilized to bolster media stories, compare injury rates, and numerous other applications. Recently, Mason Ginsberg, a writer for BourbonStreetShots.com, used the data in an interesting way.

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Understanding Dwight Howard’s PRP Treatment And Why It’s Not “The Kobe Treatment”

Houston center Dwight Howard recently underwent a procedure that is becoming commonplace in the NBA. Howard received a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection into his strained right knee in hopes of accelerating the healing process. In the traditional PRP treatment, like the one Howard reportedly received, a sample of the injured athlete’s blood is taken and […]

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Understanding Kinesio Tape and Its Use In the NBA

During a recent game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony left the court limping and headed for the locker room. Anthony’s absence was brief and the Knicks telecast reported the seven-time All-Star simply needed to have his left knee retaped. The tape job Melo emerged wearing was not a simple athletic tape job, […]

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Understanding Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose’s Hamstring Problem

It should come as now surprise that one of the major issues affecting NBA players this season is lower extremity problems. Ankle and foot injuries, including fractures and sprains, make up 35 percent of the missed games this season. Meanwhile injuries to the musculature of the lower extremities are also making an impact, as strains to the […]

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Breaking Down Russell Westbrook’s Hand Injury

Just two seasons after the Thunder lost just 26 games to injury all year, the team finds itself ravaged by injuries and facing an extended period of time without its two biggest stars. With Kevin Durant already recovering from a Jones fracture in his foot, Russell Westbrook  is now expected to join his teammate on […]

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