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Doc preaches patience with Knicks' Stoudemire
The Knicks would be wise to have a conservative approach with ailing Amar?e Stoudemire and have him ready to go for the playoffs instead of rushing him back sooner, according to one medical expert on bulging disks.
Stoudemire sought a second opinion Tuesday night in Miami after the Knicks announced Monday he would undergo non-surgical treatment and be out ?indefinitely.?? People familiar with the situation said having Stoudemire ready for Round 1, which begins at the end of April, is the club?s goal.
Dr. Wellington Hsu , a back specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago who specializes in sports medicine, told The Post a common procedure to treat bulging disks for pro athletes is an epidural steroid injection in addition to oral anti-inflammatory medication.
That treatment conceivably could get Stoudemire back on the court in as fast as 10 days, but Hsu said it would be unwise. According to Hsu, back-strengthening, rehab exercises to increase power in the core over a four-week period is the likeliest course to give Stoudemire a chance of not being prone to reinjuring it.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knic...oudemire_mQs4W1hqmTVTxSoaBqXyFL#ixzz1qPpiymsh
The Knicks would be wise to have a conservative approach with ailing Amar?e Stoudemire and have him ready to go for the playoffs instead of rushing him back sooner, according to one medical expert on bulging disks.
Stoudemire sought a second opinion Tuesday night in Miami after the Knicks announced Monday he would undergo non-surgical treatment and be out ?indefinitely.?? People familiar with the situation said having Stoudemire ready for Round 1, which begins at the end of April, is the club?s goal.
Dr. Wellington Hsu , a back specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago who specializes in sports medicine, told The Post a common procedure to treat bulging disks for pro athletes is an epidural steroid injection in addition to oral anti-inflammatory medication.
That treatment conceivably could get Stoudemire back on the court in as fast as 10 days, but Hsu said it would be unwise. According to Hsu, back-strengthening, rehab exercises to increase power in the core over a four-week period is the likeliest course to give Stoudemire a chance of not being prone to reinjuring it.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knic...oudemire_mQs4W1hqmTVTxSoaBqXyFL#ixzz1qPpiymsh