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Understanding Carmelo Anthony’s Back Spasms

The 2014-15 season is off to a rocky start for the New York Knicks with the team currently holding a 4-11 record, good enough for 12th in the Eastern Conference. Injuries have yet again been at the heart of the problem. Forward Andrea Bargnani yet to play this season due to calf and hamstring strains […]

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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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Breaking Down Andrea Bargnani’s Calf Injury

New York Knicks forward Andrea Bargnani has yet to play this season after straining his right hamstring during training camp. He had reported progressed through rehab and appeared close to returning. However Bargnani will miss additional time after a MRI revealed a strained calf muscle sustained in Friday’s practice.

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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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