'16 D.C. DE/TE Devante Brooks (UT commit 1/15/15)

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nicksjuzunk said:
I think it is ok when I run. I run cautiously because I know something is off when I walk, but throwing frisbee with the boys, I forget and run and jump as normal.

Sometimes, it feels as if someone is applying the slightest but of finger pressure directly to the outside of the knee cap
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Maybe bone spurring on the back of the knee cap
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
Thanks Doc, :hi:

Extended leg knee slide feels normal. Still no visible swelling, so I guess that is good.

I'm currently in Knoxville, so I may see a doctor before returning to Thailand.

If it is a minor meniscus tear, given my current symptoms, would you reccomend leaving it alone or getting it worked on?
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Would not go to surgery based on your symptoms yet.
 
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BondJamesBond said:
Let me just say that it is awesome being the only guy over 30 on VolNation with good knees. :)
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VolsDoc81TX said:
You may want to hide that as a slowly moving lynch mob is forming right now :)
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Man, the more I think about this the more I realize what a hard situation this must be not only for our coaches to figure out what to do, but more importantly Devante. He's the one who has to potentially choose between attempting to play/his career and potentially crippling his knee for life. Let's hope there's a happy ending for all.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
There's a relatively new procedure where they take stem cells and plasma rich protein and inject in knees and shoulders. The stem cells are supposed to regrow cartilage...a little Voodoo.
One of my patients had it done and has seen significant improvement in both shoulders. She has very bad shoulder arthritis and cannot have replacements due to other medical conditions.
Was pricey, but according to her, the decrease in pain alone has been worth every penny.

Not sure I am sold on this yet. But it may be worth looking into. :hi:

Glucosamine/Chondroitin sulfate
Omega 3 fish oil
Flax seed oil
Some cactus juice extracts
All natural joint lubricants and anti-inflammory substances are worth a try if you have not tried them yet. I have seen some remarkable responses in patients that cannot have surgery (many different reasons). If you haven't tried them, relatively small cost. I recommend Sam's or Costco for price. Stay away from "health food " type places as their prices are inflated universally.
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My wife was diagnosed with a torn labarum in her hip. She read about mixing powdered collagen into water and drinking it. Within a couple weeks she went from fairly significant pain with basically any activity to having virtually no pain. She's now been 95% pain free for at least 6 months. Have you heard of people doing something similar with success?
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
There's a relatively new procedure where they take stem cells and plasma rich protein and inject in knees and shoulders. The stem cells are supposed to regrow cartilage...a little Voodoo.
One of my patients had it done and has seen significant improvement in both shoulders. She has very bad shoulder arthritis and cannot have replacements due to other medical conditions.
Was pricey, but according to her, the decrease in pain alone has been worth every penny.

Not sure I am sold on this yet. But it may be worth looking into. :hi:

Glucosamine/Chondroitin sulfate
Omega 3 fish oil
Flax seed oil
Some cactus juice extracts
All natural joint lubricants and anti-inflammory substances are worth a try if you have not tried them yet. I have seen some remarkable responses in patients that cannot have surgery (many different reasons). If you haven't tried them, relatively small cost. I recommend Sam's or Costco for price. Stay away from "health food " type places as their prices are inflated universally.
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Is this the same approach as the guy who re-grew a finger tip with pig bladder powder ?
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
There's a relatively new procedure where they take stem cells and plasma rich protein and inject in knees and shoulders. The stem cells are supposed to regrow cartilage...a little Voodoo.
One of my patients had it done and has seen significant improvement in both shoulders. She has very bad shoulder arthritis and cannot have replacements due to other medical conditions.
Was pricey, but according to her, the decrease in pain alone has been worth every penny.

Not sure I am sold on this yet. But it may be worth looking into. :hi:

Glucosamine/Chondroitin sulfate
Omega 3 fish oil
Flax seed oil
Some cactus juice extracts
All natural joint lubricants and anti-inflammory substances are worth a try if you have not tried them yet. I have seen some remarkable responses in patients that cannot have surgery (many different reasons). If you haven't tried them, relatively small cost. I recommend Sam's or Costco for price. Stay away from "health food " type places as their prices are inflated universally.
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Not a doctor, just an FYI from my experience... There is a difference in quality, no doubt in the supplements and sometimes it costs more. Anyway, adding hyalaronic acid, along with glucosamine/chondroitin supplements helped me big time. Most are adding it now to their joint formulas and osteo bi-flex works for me. Purity Products is the first one I took it in, about 6 years ago as they were one of the first to do it right, and it helps tremendously.
 
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jjay2518 said:
My wife was diagnosed with a torn labarum in her hip. She read about mixing powdered collagen into water and drinking it. Within a couple weeks she went from fairly significant pain with basically any activity to having virtually no pain. She's now been 95% pain free for at least 6 months. Have you heard of people doing something similar with success?
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I never argue with success.

I heard a lecture one time from a Nobel laureate for medicine that said he firmly believed that God had put everything on this planet that we needed. It was up to us to figure out how to utilize it. He had discovered two different cancer fighting medications from plants in the Amazon.

Just something to think about.

People often call what I do medical arts. It is because the science may not have caught up with the art of medicine yet. The more I learn the less I know… :)
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
There's a relatively new procedure where they take stem cells and plasma rich protein and inject in knees and shoulders. The stem cells are supposed to regrow cartilage...a little Voodoo.
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I had PRP injection into my shoulder 3 months after surgery and it made a dramatic difference. I think it is still considered experimental, since there aren't established protocols on how much how often. I felt pretty good about them taking material directly from my blood and using that to treat me. Concept, as I read up on it at the time, was that low blood flow in connective tissues caused healing to be slow, so concentrating the healing part of blood accelerated healing. At that time, Doc said they had good success with shoulders, mediocre success with elbow, and not much success with knees, and they really didn't understand why. All this from recollection. I could be misremembering details. But it worked great for me.
 
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Anyone feel like Austin Pope's recent commitment changes anything for Brooks? I assumed we would pick up another TE after Brooks suffered his second ACL tear. I believe we told Brooks we will honor our offer but it may become a blue shirt or grey shirt if numbers are crunched come NSD. No sources for this, purely conjecture. What do y'all think?
 
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tdbigorange11 said:
Anyone feel like Austin Pope's recent commitment changes anything for Brooks? I assumed we would pick up another TE after Brooks suffered his second ACL tear. I believe we told Brooks we will honor our offer but it may become a blue shirt or grey shirt if numbers are crunched come NSD. No sources for this, purely conjecture. What do y'all think?
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no...i think they take both.
 
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jjay2518 said:
My wife was diagnosed with a torn labarum in her hip. She read about mixing powdered collagen into water and drinking it. Within a couple weeks she went from fairly significant pain with basically any activity to having virtually no pain. She's now been 95% pain free for at least 6 months. Have you heard of people doing something similar with success?
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Labrum tears are interesting. If the frayed tissue is caught in the joint line it can cause considerable pain. Then one day, poof, it can slip out of joint line and pain can reduce significantly.

But yes, supplemental collagen has been shown to lead to some increased rate of healing. Labrum has a really poor blood supply, so self-healing is damn near impossible
 
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