NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 85: There can only be one Mamba in Los Angeles! My knee is bleeding. Go get Jiang Ming!

It's not about getting a blocking injection or taking a new type of painkiller to drain the fluid.

It’s because Jensen simply “is incurable”.

He finally came to his senses for once, and it can be said that he was no longer stubborn.

These days, Jensen simply stopped his high-intensity sports rehabilitation training and handed Roy over to his team disciple Robert for physical therapy.

Robert also tried all the Western medical treatments!
Western medicine physiotherapy mainly uses physical elements such as light, electromagnetic waves, and sound waves, and acts on human skin or bones through modern scientific instruments to prevent, maintain health, and treat diseases. It usually includes phototherapy, ultrasound therapy, heat conduction therapy, and electric shock therapy.
Although the effect is much worse than traditional Chinese medicine therapy, it is enough for Roy.

Especially heat conduction therapy, which is done before and after every game.

Heat conduction therapy uses various hot objects, such as heated sand, stone, mud, wax, salt, etc., to conduct heat to the human body, which can promote recovery from illness and is usually called warm therapy.

This method can improve local blood circulation, reduce swelling and pain, relieve adhesions, and reduce muscle tension.

In Jiang Ming's opinion, this is just like the Chinese people using heated salt bags to apply to their back pain, except that the Western medicine term is more advanced.

Not only that, Jensen also asked the coaching staff to strictly control Roy's playing time in these two games.

He played only 29 minutes in each game, scoring 14 points and 15 points respectively, which directly reduced his exercise volume.

Not only on the court, he also stopped participating in off-court training, just wanting to rest until the end!
With so much protection, Roy's knee naturally doesn't hurt anymore.

Just as Jiang Ming said at the beginning, rest more and the pain will go away after a good rest.

So when the management and agent asked him if his knee was okay, he didn't need to lie, because he really felt that there was nothing wrong. These few days were also the few days with the lowest intensity in the regular season for him, and he felt so comfortable.

However, he also made it clear to the management that he still wanted to use the medicine from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department to consolidate his condition. We are all family, so why can't he let the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department take care of him?

Robert was ashamed of what he said. Indeed, as the absolute core of the Trail Blazers, Roy could not be treated by all the team doctors together. This was the most ridiculous thing.

Only Jensen can do it.
Fortunately, Jensen came to his senses after a few days, otherwise he would have lost his position as chief today.

Of course, there are also people who say that the biggest reason for Jensen's sudden awakening is that Jiang Ming's trio became famous after treating two seriously injured players in a row. If they could easily treat two people in a day, then if the management heard about it, wouldn't it be easy for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department to treat Roy's ordinary strain?

That's why he adopted the most conservative treatment.

Seeing that Roy was fine, the management naturally did not intervene any further. Since he was fine, there was no need to require Jiang Ming to be treated together, so they ignored what Roy said and just let him stay in good condition.

Larry Miller is very busy right now.

After asking Jiang Ming about the fact that Big White Bear would need one month to recover and Blake would need two months to return to the court, they were negotiating with the management of each team every day to seek a deal.

Not to mention the inside substitutes, just the outside point guard, it is imperative to have a good point guard to lead this young Trail Blazers.

Otherwise, they will definitely be eliminated from the playoffs.

But Oden's playing is getting better and better. When Roy has taken fewer shots and performed mediocrely recently, Oden's statistics have quietly improved to an average of 15.4 points + 8.8 rebounds + 1.8 blocks per game.

These statistics are like those of a No. 1 pick, which means that he has slowly begun to adapt to the intensity of the NBA and started to show his dominance.

And because he played well, Jiang Ming was also praised. After all, everyone gradually discovered the circle marks on Oden's arms. At first, passers-by fans thought they were tattoos.

It was not until he himself stated in an interview that it was Dr. Jiang's traditional Chinese medicine treatment that fans would naturally associate Oden's recent outstanding performance with the superb treatment methods of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department without him saying more.

Therefore, in the first game after Roy's 30-day "rehabilitation plan", Jiang Ming was directly invited by the president's assistant Bert and management staff to the VIP box to watch the game together.

This treatment shows that he really has the trust of management.

After all, Jensen could only sit behind the coaching bench.

Now is indeed a rare moment of peace for the team's medical team, and they can just wait for the two main players who have completed treatment to recover.

"Why are you fighting like this again?"

But Jiang Ming's brows were furrowed more and more as he watched. Although the Trail Blazers narrowly won the home game against the Knicks by 5 points, Roy's playing time was directly restored to 40 minutes. Was it obvious that Jensen lifted the time limit for the Yellow Mamba?

This is too fast.

Jiang Ming knew that Robert had been giving Roy Western medicine therapy recently, but five days was not enough. How could he recover so quickly?

But the worst thing was that when Jiang Ming was leaving the stadium after the game, he was forced to be caught and interviewed by reporters.

"Doctor Jiang is well-known. Can you accept an interview?"

"Okay." Jiang Ming had no way to refuse. There were five or six reporters surrounding him, so he had to answer a few questions.

Because the reporters didn't know that Roy didn't give Jiang Ming partial treatment, they also thought that Roy's performance of playing 40 minutes and scoring 26 points today was due to Jiang Ming, so they were all asking what treatment Jiang Ming had done for Roy, as well as the return schedule of Blake and Big White Bear.

Jiang Ming first said that Roy was not the responsibility of their team, and then when he was pressed to ask why Roy had a non-confrontational knee injury, he still spoke to Robert and others:

"This is caused by Roy's playing style. The team of doctors responsible for him will improve Roy's exercise style, which will reduce the chance of him getting injured in the future. Please rest assured."

After Jiang Ming's casual interview was seen by Jensen, his hard-hearted heart relaxed a lot. Of course, this was also because Robert had played the video more than a dozen times in the cafeteria before deliberately letting Jensen see it.

This must be seen by the chief. Jiang Ming has spoken up for them without any grudges. Is there any need for Yan Sen to target them?

Besides, Roy's treatment is over, so we can work together happily again.

The next day at work, Yansen took the initiative to find Jiang Ming and promised that Jiang Ming's team would join in Roy's treatment in the future.

"After all, we are on the same team, so let's share what we have!"

"Okay."

Jiang Ming didn't say much and wasn't very enthusiastic. He just nodded in his seat and got to work.

I just didn’t expect the accident to come much earlier than I thought.

Just one week later, in the Trail Blazers' away game against the Lakers in Los Angeles, the knees of the Yellow Mamba Roy and the Black Mamba Kobe collided on the court. Both of them left the court grimacing in pain and went to the infirmary for examination.

The online comments were hilarious, saying that the time has come to see who the real Mamba is.

"There can only be one Mamba in Los Angeles!"

After all, Kobe is an iron man, and Roy is young and strong. Fans believe that these are fatal injuries for both of them, and they will return to the court to continue the intense game after a short rest.

And it just so happened that the Trail Blazers also sent two team doctors, Jensen and Thomas Reese, to accompany the team for this nationally televised game, so Trail Blazers fans were relieved when they saw both of them follow Roy into the player tunnel.

The Lakers' physical therapy went well, and Kobe returned to the court 10 minutes later, as if nothing had happened.

But Huang Mamba Roy never returned to the court, but the chief team doctor Jensen appeared at the scene later. There was no news about him until the end of the game, which not only caused the Trail Blazers to lose by a large score, but also caused the ratings to drop sharply as the score difference widened.

The reason Roy couldn't return to the court was because he made the biggest mistake in his career as a team doctor.

Still anxious.

He became anxious the moment he saw Roy fall to the ground in pain.

It’s the right knee again, and in such a crucial game.

In order to get Roy back to health as soon as possible and not to alert the management in Portland, Jensen rushed to the rescue despite Thomas Reese's objection. He simply believed that there was fluid in Roy's knee and it would be fine if it was drained out.

So he quickly borrowed the equipment from the Lakers' medical room to quickly drain the fluid from Roy, but unexpectedly he drew blood directly.

This frightened Roy. He had drained fluid from his knee before, but this was the first time he had blood drawn. He was so scared that he refused to let Jensen touch him at all:
"I want to see Mr. Larry!!! I want to call Dr. Jiang Ming!"

Roy, who was already skeptical about Jensen's team, no longer believed anything Jensen said or any remedial measures. He covered his knees with iodine gauze and shouted wildly.

"What are you yelling about! This is just a small problem!"

Roy clenched his fists and his eyes were bloodshot: "I don't want you to treat me anymore! It's too scary!"

He was really afraid of the Mediterranean old man in front of him. His knees were bleeding and he had a psychological trauma!
Seeing that something was not right, Thomas Reese first pulled Jensen, who was angry and wanted to explain, out and asked him to go back to the scene. Then he called Lakers President Larry Miller, who was drinking red wine with Lakers President Kupchak in the box.

"What! Then why are you calling me? Go and ask Jiang Ming!"

Larry Miller's face turned pale when he heard this. Drawing blood? This is too much!
He said goodbye to Mr. Curry with a gloomy face and asked the staff to lead the way to the Lakers' infirmary.

"Okay, I'll call him right now!"

Thomas Reese also had sweat on his forehead. As an internist, he knew that the bleeding from the knee was not a big deal. He also knew what to do, which was to stop the bleeding, prescribe painkillers, and then rest and do physical therapy. It was really not a big deal.

But the mistake was that Jensen actually drew blood from Roy's knee.

Who is Roy?

He is the darling of all Trail Blazers players and his status is much higher than that of freshman Oden.

If Jensen failed on him, wouldn't that be a fatal blow to all the Trail Blazers?
To be honest, Thomas wanted to scold Jensen. Was this guy too old and his eyesight was blurry? He had drained the fluid from his knee hundreds of times, and he made a mistake with Roy?
All I can say is that no one can save Jensen this time.

But Roy was saved by the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Even the management did not consider Thomas Reese as one of the chiefs, and only believed in Jiang Ming.

Eh!
Although Thomas Reese felt that his position was no longer secure, he kept calling Jiang Ming.

After all, he also wanted to know what Jiang Ming would do, and Roy only trusted Jiang Ming now, so he turned on the hands-free mode directly.

"Ah? Draw blood?"

Roy Tiehan cried:

"Yes, Dr. Jiang, I'm in so much pain now, I feel like my knee is ruined! What should I do? Please save me!!!"

Jiang Ming's first thought after hearing this was to curse. Damn this Yansen, a veterinarian is a veterinarian, just like a dog will always eat shit, what the hell is going on? Why does something always go wrong?

But problems have arisen and need to be solved:

"Director Thomas, you are still in the infirmary at Staples, right?"

"Yes, we have a good relationship with the Lakers. All the equipment in the Lakers' medical room is allowed to be used, and there is no supervision."

With the headquarters of Microsoft and Nike behind the Trail Blazers, no one dares to have a bad relationship with them.

"That's fine. Rest and don't move."

"OK."

Thomas Reese quickly asked Roy to lie down and rest.

Jiang Ming was thinking in his apartment in Portland.

The knee joint is swollen and there is fluid accumulation in the knee joint cavity. After fluid extraction for treatment, it was found that the extracted fluid was bloody. There are generally several reasons for this situation.

First of all, the first reason is that fluid accumulation in the joint cavity is caused by injury, which causes bleeding in the joint cavity after the knee joint is injured.

The second reason is the rupture of capillaries in the joint cavity, and the third reason is the accumulation of fluid in the joint cavity due to the destruction of malignant tumors in the synovium of the joint.

He didn't see or touch it at the scene, so none of the reasons can be ruled out.

But it is certain that the joints are damaged, so treat the joints first!
"Blood was drawn from the knee joint, which means there is joint damage, and the joint damage is quite serious. Director, please look for diclofenac sodium sustained-release tablets. Take diclofenac sodium sustained-release tablets orally first to reduce inflammation and relieve pain."

Thomas Reese quickly went to the medicine box and found diclofenac sodium sustained-release tablets for Roy to take orally.

I thought that if he would also prescribe this medicine, Jiang Ming would not use the same method.

But on second thought, the Lakers don't have Chinese medicine, which actually shows that Jiang Ming is also very knowledgeable about Western medicine. This... Thinking about it makes me feel that he is even more amazing.

Roy ate very quickly, and then Jiang Ming continued:
"Director, could you please use electrotherapy to boost Roy's blood circulation and help absorb inflammation? The Lakers should have an electrotherapy device, right?"

"Yes! I'll do it right away."

"It will take a little longer, but he should be able to walk onto the plane smoothly after this. I'll treat Roy after he returns to Portland. I'll treat him tonight."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Doctor Jiang."

Thomas Reese could only admire Jiang Ming. Needless to say, he was a real good doctor!
"Director Thomas has worked hard, I'll take a nap and wait for you to come back."

Jiang Ming didn't ask whether Yansen was there or not. No matter whether he was there or not, who would dare to let Roy treat him in the future?
If this matter gets out, the management will never let Jensen touch Roy again.

Indeed, when Larry Miller rushed to the infirmary and found Jensen standing at the door, he was furious and confronted Jensen for the first time:

"Your time as chief team doctor is coming to an end!"

Yansen knew he was in the wrong, so he just hummed and said nothing.

"Why are you still standing here? Roy doesn't want to see you. Go to the airport first and don't affect the patient's mood!!!"

(PS: In reality, Jensen drew blood from Roy's knee in 2010, which was the beginning of the destruction of Roy's career. The author adapted it a little bit, I hope everyone understands, it serves the plot.)
(End of this chapter)