Sports Medicine Master System-Chapter 132 - 91: The Effect of Tiger Play

At Hardaway’s house.

A yoga mat was spread on the floor. Hardaway sat on it, following Chen Yu’s instructions and performing simple flexion and extension exercises with his left knee.

"Hold it."

Chen Yu counted silently. After ten seconds, he motioned for Hardaway to lower his left leg.

Hardaway couldn’t help but ask, "Chen, it’s been almost two months. Am I still limited to these simple rehab exercises?"

He was truly tired of lying around.

Chen Yu nodded. "Actually, if it weren’t necessary, you’d still be in bed with your leg in a brace, completely immobile."

The main issue is the microfracture surgery. For the cartilage to regrow, you need to stay completely still and rest.

Normally, you’d have to lie down for two to three months.

But starting rehab training now is, for one, to prevent his left leg muscles from atrophying after lying down for so long, which would be a hassle to rebuild.

Secondly, his repaired ligament also needs to be exercised as soon as possible to encourage the new fibers to grow longitudinally, increasing their strength.

"Nope, this is fine. I won’t ask anymore." Hardaway’s expression changed, and he quickly waved his hands to show he was done with the questions.

They couldn’t overdo the activity for now. Soon, Chen Yu had Hardaway stop and then began the acupuncture.

Hardaway was used to the needles by now and endured them silently. Only after Chen Yu applied a plaster to reduce inflammation and improve circulation did he ask, "By the way, I heard from Clifford that Jason got hurt. Is it serious?"

Chen Yu sighed and shook his head. "Not serious, but it’s complicated."

It had been a day since he returned from New York, and Chen Yu still hadn’t figured out how to handle J Kidd’s problem.

’If I just ignore it, he’ll be a ticking time bomb.’

’But if I do try to manage it, I don’t know where to start.’

Chen Yu took a moment to look through recent medical journals but didn’t find any new techniques.

Herniated discs have always been a major challenge in orthopedics.

After leaving Hardaway’s house, Chen Yu rushed to the hospital.

First, he checked on Ronaldo, who was still in a brace and couldn’t move.

Chen Yu’s main task now was to treat his patellar tendinitis. Thanks to the effects of sports medicine, his inflammation had already improved significantly.

Then there was Redondo.

Chen Yu had already admitted him to the hospital to await surgery.

After finishing all this, he had originally wanted to go to the emergency room to grind for some experience, but seeing it was too late, he hurried to the US Airways Center.

There was a game tonight, a home game against the Jazz.

A recovery training session was scheduled for the morning. After all, they had just finished a four-game road trip, and the travel had taken a huge toll on their stamina.

"Alright, follow my lead."

On the training court, Chen Yu led everyone in the Five Animals Qigong.

’One set gives me over ten experience points. Three full sets, and half the experience bar will be filled.’

’It’s just that the probability of getting a treatment effect from experience gained this way is too low.’

At some point, Brian had come to the sidelines. He watched quietly for a while before asking Skiles, who was beside him, "Is this kind of aerobics really useful?"

In the early 1980s, Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, a physician at NASA, invented aerobic exercise to train astronauts. It was later adapted into aerobics, which quickly swept across the United States and even the entire world.

It got to the point where every morning, large numbers of housewives, wearing headbands and bikinis, would gather in front of their TVs early in the morning to exercise along.

Skiles shook his head. "It doesn’t seem to be aerobics. Chen calls it ’imitating five animals.’ As for whether it’s useful..."

He glanced silently at the space behind the players, where his four assistant coaches were all following along and learning the moves.

The oldest among them, Roger Rod, had even sworn to him that after practicing it, his sleep had improved, and the number of times he got up at night to use the bathroom had dropped from five to two.

Brian subconsciously tried to imitate a move, but his body felt awkward. He then felt a sense of embarrassment, because some of the movements really did look too much like animals.

"Okay, and... hold!"

Chen Yu placed his hands over his lower abdomen and led everyone in standing silently for thirty seconds.

"Focus on your breathing. Inhale and exhale slowly."

A moment later, Chen Yu stopped and had everyone walk slowly to relax their bodies before moving on to the next part of the training.

"Chen." Brian walked over, smiling. "I feel like you should be on TV, become a fitness star like Jane Fonda."

The mention of Jane Fonda instantly brought to Chen Yu’s mind the image of the Hollywood star on TV, lying on a yoga mat and repeatedly doing high leg lifts.

"Actually..."

An idea popped into Chen Yu’s head on a whim.

’What if I went on TV and taught the audience the Five Animals Qigong? If they followed along, would that count toward my system’s experience points?’

’If it did, even if the probability of getting a treatment effect from this kind of experience is low, the sheer volume would make up for it!’

’After all, we’re talking about hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of viewers.’

"You’d just have to wear a workout outfit. Chen, you’re actually in pretty good shape." Brian took a step back, looking Chen Yu up and down.

Chen Yu, who was lost in his calculations, shuddered violently.

There were plenty of male fitness stars on TV, all with afros, wearing tight, one-piece leotards. The mental image was too much to bear. If he dressed like that, Lexi would laugh herself to death.

"Jokes aside," Brian glanced at J Kidd in the distance and asked, "Will Jason’s situation affect the upcoming game schedule?"

Chen Yu wanted to say it wouldn’t.

But it was hard to say for sure. J Kidd’s annulus fibrosus was already deformed and had developed a fissure. When the pressure on his nucleus pulposus increased, it would definitely continue to progress until it herniated.

Fortunately, the bulge wasn’t large and hadn’t yet affected the cauda equina nerve or the nerve roots.