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 […]
Read MoreHouston 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 […]
Read MoreDuring 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, […]
Read MoreIt 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 […]
Read MoreBrazil, the host country and favorite to win the 2014 World Cup, will have to continue their quest for their sixth trophy without the services of Neymar. The team-leader in goals scored suffered a vertebrae fracture during Friday’s win over 2-1 win over Columbia. The injury occurred when a Colombian defender Juan Zúñiga kneed him […]
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