[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sports-medicine-master-system":3,"chapter-sports-medicine-master-system-sports-medicine-master-system-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sports Medicine Master System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1485048,1932,"Chapter 24: Does the Inside of Your Left Knee Hurt?","sports-medicine-master-system-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>November 22nd. Two and a half weeks had passed since Hill’s injury on the 3rd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had also been over a week since he’d received PRP therapy at the Mayo Clinic and returned to Orlando.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re recovering well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, Chen Yu performed his routine check-up on Hill, although a quick glance with his eyes was all he really needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill was in a good mood. He stood up and moved around a bit. \"I feel pretty good, too, Chen. Those movements you taught me, like the flying bird one, feel especially helpful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood on his right foot and mimicked a great roc spreading its wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. \"That’s just your imagination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The move Hill was demonstrating was actually from the bird portion of the Five Animals Qigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they returned from Jacksonville and the initial recovery period for the PRP therapy had passed, Chen Yu had consciously arranged for Hill to begin rehabilitation exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swelling in his ankle had already gone down, so as long as the movements weren’t too strenuous, it wasn’t a big problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying around without moving would only hinder recovery by impeding blood flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving around would also help maintain his athletic condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu took a gradual approach, arranging a variety of exercises for him, which included the Five Animals Qigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu selected a few movements from it that didn’t require excessive use of the left foot and taught them to Hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main purpose was just to stretch his muscles and get his body moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Chen Yu’s opinion, what was truly effective were the medicine, the acupuncture, the massages, and the anti-inflammatory drugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with a proper diet, a regular daily routine, and the absence of pressure from games, his body was able to recover this quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, a simple ankle sprain would normally be more or less healed after just over two weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real trouble was the cartilage damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Chen Yu could see, the damaged cartilage looked the same as ever; its recovery was limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glucosamine and the PRP therapy had likely had some effect, but it was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cartilage’s ability to self-heal was just too, too poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only pin his hopes on the effects of his own systematic treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill shook his head. \"It’s not my imagination. You know, I can already feel it—that ’qi’ you were talking about. There must be some kind of mysterious power helping me recover so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his time with Chen Yu, the distant, ancient Eastern country had taken on a mysterious halo in Hill’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu glanced speechlessly at the earnest expression on Hill’s face. He really wanted to tell him that his so-called ’sensation of qi’ was really just rapid blood flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, time for the plaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu gestured for Hill to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plaster was ready, and he planned to apply it today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of the plaster, Hill’s expression changed slightly. He asked in a low voice, \"Chen, are you sure this stuff isn’t poisonous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those centipedes, boiled down with a random mess of herbs... no matter how he looked at it, it seemed like a magic potion concocted by a medieval witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu took out a piece of the plaster and began to heat it. \"Don’t worry. If I wanted to poison you, I have a hundred ways to do it that are much less trouble than this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill’s smile froze. He watched as Chen Yu slapped the plaster onto his ankle, making him flinch from the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go,\" Chen Yu said, standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the Magic had a community outreach event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the players on the team were required to attend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, since Hill was recovering from an injury, he wouldn’t have been expected to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But yesterday, Gabriel had come over personally to ask if Hill would participate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two weeks ago, in Maitland, a city north of Orlando, a violent incident had occurred at an elementary school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young white man—it was unclear if he was motivated by a hatred of the rich or was just high—had forced his way into a local private elementary school with a gun, causing a panic. Fortunately, no students were hurt. Only a security guard was injured by a stray bullet during a confrontation with the perpetrator, and the young man himself was shot and killed at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story had been in the news for a week, causing a huge stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for this, Chen Yu could only say he wasn’t surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orlando’s public safety wasn’t that great to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Florida has always had a reputation for producing crazies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the city government had invited the Magic players to host a community event for the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after hearing the reason, Hill agreed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu naturally had no objections. In Hill’s current condition, moving around like a normal person wasn’t a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Chen Yu planned to go along himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu wanted to meet more of Hill’s teammates. He’d already gotten the clinic set up, but there were no patients yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one, business might just be slow to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For another, these past few days had been a critical period in Hill’s recovery, and Chen Yu hadn’t been able to spare the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Chen Yu wanted to use this event as an opportunity to get to know Hill’s teammates and see if he could drum up a few clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, he was quite interested in Tracy McGrady’s congenital scoliosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them drove off and soon arrived at their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others had already arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were reporters at the scene as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill’s appearance caused a considerable stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially among the reporters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Hill’s first public appearance since his injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grant, has your sprained ankle recovered? When can you return to the court?\" a blonde female reporter with a stunning figure, dressed in a gray pencil skirt and a white shirt, stretched her microphone toward him as she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu noticed the logo on her microphone: the Orlando Sentinel, the city’s largest media outlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill smiled and shook his head. \"Today isn’t the time to answer that question. Let’s focus on the children who have been psychologically affected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Hill’s injury, the Orlando Magic had only made one public statement about his condition, stating it was a sprained left ankle with an indefinite recovery period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some unknown reason, the Magic hadn’t announced the cartilage damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Hill led Chen Yu through the crowd and into the school to meet up with the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"John, Coach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill greeted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel and Rivers were both there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu didn’t see any sign of Billings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’All the better. It saves me the trouble of having to see him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill went on to greet his teammates one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having come to Orlando all alone, Hill wasn’t actually that familiar with this group of teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’d gotten injured after just one game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Monty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill hugged a tall, thin Black man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the only person he felt a close familiarity with was Monty Williams, who had been in the same draft class as him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grant, how’s your ankle? Joe never told us what actually happened. We’ve all been worried about you,\" Monty asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill showed off his left foot. \"Don’t worry, I’m doing great. And it’s all thanks to my private doctor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he pulled Monty over to Chen Yu to introduce him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen is a professional orthopedic specialist. If it weren’t for him, my recovery wouldn’t be going this well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill hadn’t forgotten about finding clients for Chen Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that right?\" Monty finally noticed Chen Yu and quickly extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even top athletes like them held a great deal of respect for doctors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu snapped back to reality and shook Monty’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a moment ago, Chen Yu had been observing Tracy McGrady’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, when Chen Yu had heard from Hill that Tracy McGrady had congenital scoliosis, he had imagined it would be quite severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he realized he had clearly been overthinking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu estimated his Cobb angle was probably only around 5 degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By medical standards, a curve of that degree couldn’t even be considered scoliosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Cobb angle has to exceed 10 degrees to be classified as mild scoliosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu speculated that McGrady might have just had some developmental issues as a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A curve of this degree would have a negligible impact on his athletic ability. That team doctor who claimed he could only play for three to five years was talking complete nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, it was a potential risk for injury; he just needed to be careful to protect his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monty, on the other hand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking Monty’s hand, Chen Yu subconsciously scanned him with the Eye of All-Seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Chen Yu’s gaze locked onto Monty’s left knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Monty, do you have any pain on the inside of your left knee?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yu asked with a wide smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I really did come to the right place.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And just like that, I have a client.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1554,"2026-06-06T03:40:36.029Z",1,"novelbin.me","2210d683ba02b010c34c63c48248cb5de1d5a33e9d5f3fd55c3b370797a8f423","sports-medicine-master-system-chapter-25","sports-medicine-master-system-chapter-23",353,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsports-medicine-master-system-cover.jpg"]