NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 74 Chapter 74: Garnett has fluid in his knee and he wants to fuck Kobe!

"Go away!"

Garnett, who was already in a bad mood, threw the business card on the ground angrily.

Losing to the eighth-best team in the Western Conference would be fine, but he only had 11 points and 6 rebounds in this game, which is obviously inconsistent with his average of 19+9 per game. Now he is being made fun of by a junior. How can he not be angry?

"Brother, I am sincere. If you don't appreciate it, forget it."

Oden, whose statistics completely surpass those of his predecessor Garnett, is in high spirits and does not mind Garnett's anger. The veterans in the team all said that Garnett's fierce appearance is just an act and he would be the most cowardly when a real fight breaks out.

So he just went to shake hands with the Celtics players behind him.

We beat a strong team right after our comeback, and we played really well, and it feels so good to win!!!

"The Trail Blazers took down TD North Shore Garden!"

"It's not bad for a fully healthy pioneer!"

The commentators all laughed when they saw Garnett break through the defense, and they also applauded and congratulated the Trail Blazers on their win. The Trail Blazers were able to win this tough battle, and they may really rise.

What's even more outrageous is that when Oden returned after shaking hands with Pierce, Ray Allen and others and wanted to pick up the business card, he found that it was gone.

"The cleaning staff collected the items so quickly?"

Oden didn't think much about it. Since he was missing, forget it. Dr. Jiang wouldn't blame me. He glanced at Jiang Ming cautiously and found that Jiang Ming had already returned to the locker room with the coaching staff.

In fact, the person who picked up the business card was Garnett's agent, who was standing next to Garnett and dressed like a security guard.

He originally picked it up intending to throw it into the trash can.

After all, this is a live broadcast with millions of people watching. It's not good for Garnett's behavior to be exaggerated by the media. If he doesn't pick it up after the game, he will definitely be labeled as "uncultured" and "littering."

But if they threw it into the trash can, they would have nothing to say. After all, it is normal to vent after losing the game. Most of the reporters at the scene were from the Celtics' side.

And at this time, ESPN's broadcast may not necessarily cut to the live broadcast.

But when he saw the words "JIANG-MING" on the business card, his hand, which had already reached the trash can, retracted.

and many more!

He subconsciously thought that this was Jensen’s business card, but the capital letters “JIANG” and “Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine” were very eye-catching.

Think about it again!
What the hell!

Oden’s attending physician is Jiang Ming!

Isn’t this the Chinese sports medicine expert who specializes in treating big inside players?

This team doctor has been very popular recently. He even knows his name. He was able to help Oden return to the court. He also heard from Feigen that his medicine for treating bone diseases is effective and has no side effects. He has always wanted to learn more about it.

So after seeing that it was Jiang Ming's business card, he quickly took it back and put it in his pocket. Although the agent didn't know that Garnett had a serious problem with his knee today, he knew that Garnett was injured all over, and he must see the Trail Blazers' new team doctor if he had a chance during the offseason.

The Celtics' chief team doctor, who happened to see this scene, turned pale, but there was nothing he could do.

Garnett also told him that he couldn't jump at all in the second half and his knees hurt.

All they can do now is to ask Garnett not to attend the post-match press conference, then apply ice quickly, check for fluid accumulation the next day, and if it is serious, drain the fluid from the knee or something.

What else can we do?
When Garnett came to the Celtics, an MRI showed that his meniscus was severely worn, but it was not yet time for surgery, so he could only take it one step at a time, and would immediately undergo maintenance and rehabilitation after each game.

Five days later, a strange phone call came to Jiang Ming.

He came straight to the point and asked for $1000 for a knee plaster and how long it would last.

"It lasts 12 hours."

Jiang Ming was stunned. Is it so direct?
And the guy across from me knew the price of my knee plaster? And he was actively raising the price?
When the news got out, there were all these unfamiliar performance reports coming in?
He previously sold the knee patches to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian for 500 yuan each, because the knee patches he made were large patches that could cover the entire kneecap and had a wider range.

But $1000 is too much. The labor cost for him to make it himself is not that expensive. One pot of plaster can make at least 100 patches.

"Okay, let's try 10 stickers first. We'll ship it directly to you and pay for the courier fee. Give me the card number and I've sent you the address."

The other party lowered his voice and said.

Jiang Ming glanced at the message and said with a smile:
"Are you Garnett? Or Pierce?"

Because his address was a certain street in Boston, and the last time his phone number was exposed was probably when the Trail Blazers played an away game in Boston five days ago. Oden asked for his business card and said he was trying to drum up business for him.

Did they really recruit this?
In addition, he was so generous in spending, obviously he was an NBA player. In his opinion, the only two players in the Celtics with bad knees were Garnett and Pierce, and the others were all fine.

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There was silence on the other end of the phone, obviously shocked by his own stupidity.

"Okay, hello, Dr. Jiang. I'm not Garnett, but I'm his agent. Let me be frank. You guys did target the right person. Kevin has a serious problem with his knee. Now he has trouble walking upright."

"What's going on? It's been five days and it's still painful?"

In Jiang Ming's opinion, as long as the Celtics' medical team has a little common sense and lets him rest more, he will be able to fight again.

However, if Garnett continues to play in every game and for such a long time, he will not be in his peak form and his career will only last a few years. After seeing that he could not escape the doctor's eyes, Garnett's agent asked him directly as if he was seeing a doctor:
"Hey, doctor, you don't know. The day after we played against the Trail Blazers, we played back-to-back against the Nuggets at home. KG still played very badly, and after the game he was diagnosed with a large amount of fluid in his knee joint. After the team doctor drained it, it became worse. Last night, he couldn't hold on for one quarter and went back to the infirmary. That's why I came to ask for your magical knee patch."

The agent didn't expect that Jiang Ming's business card would come in handy so soon. It was really like a sudden disaster.

The reason why they wanted to find Jiang Ming so urgently was not because they did not trust the Celtics' military medical team, but because they were going to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in two days, a battle that would be broadcast live across the United States and attract global attention.

Garnett must be on the field!
This made him think of Jiang Ming's traditional Chinese medicine method. Since this was the case anyway, he called Jiang Ming with the idea of ​​trying every method. He didn't expect that he would be seen through at once.

Jiang Ming's next words convinced the agent that he was indeed a capable doctor:

"He has arthritis, which has nothing to do with the effusion. He needs more rest. Let him lie in bed for the next two days and raise his knees."

"Okay, I'll ask him to do it right away, but how could he get joint inflammation?"

Jiang Ming explained:
"It may not have happened five days ago, but when we played against the Trail Blazers, it changed qualitatively."

"KG's joint cartilage tissue was damaged by long-term friction, and the cartilage bone changed. The synovial tissue became inflamed at that moment, which would cause edema and pain in the joints from time to time, causing the patient to feel tired, weak, and fatigued in the knees."

"And the reason why your team's medical team failed to drain the fluid is probably because they mistook the edema caused by the inflammation for joint effusion."

Jiang Ming paused and said:

"I didn't see how they did the extraction so I can't jump to conclusions, but I think you have to be extra careful when it comes to draining effusions, because if what comes out is not effusion, then there's a big problem. KG felt more pain after the extraction, so it's very likely that joint fluid was extracted."

The agent was shocked. He thought this was a Chinese doctor who only knew oriental mystical medicine, but he didn't expect that he also knew modern medicine. He asked quickly:

"Can you explain it in detail?"

The knee joint capsule is a closed cavity formed by the bony structure of the knee joint and its surrounding soft tissue.

In the normal human body, this cyst contains a small amount of synovial fluid, which is usually secreted by synovial cells in the synovial endothelial layer of the joint.

Its composition is complex, including hyaluronic acid and lubricant, which are mainly distributed on the surface of articular cartilage to reduce the friction coefficient, play a lubricating role and have a certain antibacterial effect.

However, under pathological conditions, such as trauma, infection, and inflammatory diseases, the closure or permeability of the joint capsule changes, allowing fluid outside the joint capsule to directly or indirectly enter the joint capsule, leading to fluid accumulation in the joint capsule, which in turn causes swelling and even pain and dysfunction in the affected knee joint.

After listening carefully, the agent said directly:
"Isn't Garnett suffering from inflammation? It's right to drain the fluid! They didn't do anything wrong."

"I didn't say it was wrong. I just think it's a one-size-fits-all approach. For example, Garnett's amount of exercise often causes fluid accumulation in the knee joint and is accompanied by swelling and pain in the knee joint.

An MRI examination will show a small amount of fluid accumulation in the knee joint, which is normal. Oden, who is so young, has some of it. It can be said that all the inside players in the NBA will have this condition.

But in my opinion, if there is no organic damage to the knee joint, it may heal itself by reducing the amount of activity.

Anyway, I saw Garnett five days ago and he didn’t have any organic damage to his knee joint.”

Jiang Ming naturally believed that the Celtics' medical team must have done an imaging test and discovered the fluid accumulation before extracting it. Otherwise, the swollen knee could be caused by extra-articular lesions. It would be serious if the fluid was extracted rashly, as it might even draw out blood.

"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be the case. Draining the effusion is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. Forcing yourself to go on stage will only make the inflammation worse.

"Doctor Jiang, I think I found the right person. How should I treat it now? Will plasters work?"

Seeing that Jiang Ming didn't reply, he immediately said:

"Don't worry, I'll also pay you the consultation fee."

"Forehead"

In fact, Jiang Ming was just typing out the prescription on his laptop at that time. Garnett's condition must be taken care of with Chinese herbal medicine. If he doesn't "strengthen his bones", it will be easy for him to suffer fractures and meniscus tears.

"It would have been best if I came over, but it doesn't seem realistic."

"Yes, it is difficult for players to take leave during the regular season." The agent nodded.

Then Jiang Ming could only provide remote guidance:
"You definitely need to use plasters. You bought the right ones, but buy 20 more. The course of treatment should last at least a month. Just apply them whenever you feel pain!"

"Can you still play basketball this month?" Thinking of the game against the Lakers, the agent asked hurriedly.

"It's best to apply for a month's rest. I don't care about the consequences of forcing yourself to play. In fact, this condition can be greatly alleviated by ordinary people after a few months of rest. If you want to get better quickly, you must rest and take medicine at the same time."

Jiang Ming glanced at the Celtics' schedule. Wow, the next game was against the Lakers. No wonder they were in such a hurry. Garnett must have put in all his effort when he saw Kobe.

But he is not a member of the Celtics, so he can only make suggestions. He can't just call Celtics President Ainge, right?
That's the most I can do as a reminder.

"Okay."

"This is a Chinese medicine prescription: Atractylodes, Phellodendron, Rhizoma Cyathulae, Raw Coix Seed, Smilax glabra, Flos Lonicerae, Radix Dipterocarpae, Cortex Qinpi, Radix Clematis, White Peony Root, Silkworm Sand, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Rhizoma Angelicae Sinensis, Polygonum Cuspidatum. The Chinese medicine clinic in Boston is quite good.

Drink it twice a day after meals for 10 days."

Jiang Ming knew that Boston was home to mostly wealthy white people, and there were actually quite a few famous Chinese doctors who had settled there and opened clinics, and they were living a very comfortable life there.

But now he is well nourished.

The money Garnett sent him next was the largest amount of "extra money" he had ever received.

As expected of a wealthy NBA player, he is really being taken advantage of.

(End of this chapter)