as far as posture is concerned, mcgrady certainly slouches when he walks or is standing still. could part of the solution be something simple as standing up straight like your mom always tells you to sit up straight?
Yes, it is better! That's fantastic! It is like superspeed acupuncture being able to release the energy blockages in one session instead of multiple weekly sessions. Our players should turn to alternative treatment in addition to conventional medicine, when conventional medicine doesn't work alone. I have googled it and here is some more info. http://chetday.com/breast-cancer-treatment.htm
And TMac said he was on the table for 2.5 hours...which would be like 30 hours of deep tissue massage? bbjai's info also noted that it could be a treatment that needs to be repeated. For one thing, it was a very big positive that TMac played heavy minutes in a back to back situation. But I'd like to see the proof in the pudding tonight, and see him turn in a good performance, show some flashes of old TMac. I went and looked up the athletes mentioned that have used Patterson Terrell Owens: Only mention I could find of any back injury ever was here on Nov. 24. He's a hard guy to figure because he's also dealing with a finger injury, but doesn't look to have many ill effects. John Smoltz: Has a vast injury history, mainly his elbow/groin, but according to this his only back injury was May of 2005. His start was pushed back, but there was no return mention of it, and he pitched a great 2005. Michael Johnson : could find no specific back injury, other than a variety of injuries from which he recovered to win 2 gold medals in 2000. Also, noted commonness of back spasms in Olympic runners (Marion Jones). Gail Devers: same as Michael Johnson, no specific injury. But apparently competed well beyond her "prime" Butch Reynolds: no mention of a back injury Andy Roddick, meanwhile, has quite the history. November 2005 February 2004 (mentions chiro work, so not Patterson) On the bright side, Roddick appears to have made it through 2006 with no back injury, perhaps he started using Patterson then? On the downside, Roddick was formerly the #1 player in the world, and wikipedia has him now at #6.
As I understand it most of TMac's spasms are muscle related.....so if he can sort out that issue, it would be WONDERFUL !!! DD
I can't count how many times I've read articles like this to build up my hopes only for them to be crushed later... But this one has done it again. I still believe. I got faith. And this article gave me more of it... I think he'll get it together with a little time. But... I think the biggest problem is that I (and many of you) almost seem to have more faith in T-Mac than he has in himself. I mean does anyone else feel like McGrady's pessimism and fear is causing more problems than the injury itself?... It's like he's giving up on himself and the possibility of ever playing to his potential. He needs to just play as hard as his back will allow him to play, and not worry about what might happen, because whatever happens, there's nothing he can do to prevent it anyways. Because look how innocent the plays are that flare up his back. It's never caused by a hard hit or a collision.
Also, the other thing that I've heard is that McGrady's back is just very arched... Too arched for it to easily provide proper support for his upper body. I don't know if that's correlated with this muscle problem or not, though.
For those of you that have any idea of Tracy's back problenm and have any recommendation of therapies, you may wanna try to leave a message in the forum of his official website. Here is the link: http://www.ultimatepros.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&f=7
I this is forum is kind of rubbish myself(too many crazy fans talking nonsense), but there's still a chance that Tmac may read your message and reply.
Regarding my posts concerning "posture" I'd like to say that the better term is Muscle Balance. When you say posture people often think it's as easy as standing up straight. Muscle balance is more about having your body's muscles work the way they're supposed to. When they are all working together without imbalances then the result is great posture. Tmac's probably way out of balance, thus causing muscle spasms. Muscle Balance and Function is a modality that trains the body's muscles to work together the way they were intended through excercises the individual performs daily, not having to rely on outside electro stimulation or manipulation.
I totally agree with everything you said. I like JVG, but I am putting T-Mac's injury on him. He wants every player to be in the mold of Charles Oakley and rebound. For Gundy, rebounding means size and he told Tmac to bulk up. Little did Mr. Litlle know that Tmac is a finesse player that uses his athleticism and speed to go by people. His skeleton could not properly support the added mucle mass. Sean Elliott said last night that the best piece of advice he ever got was from Red Auerbach. Red used to preach: "Every minute spent in the weight room is a minute taken away from shooting and fundamentals. Basketball is a game of quickness" Sean also added that he would have extended his career another 5 years if he hadn't bulked up and messed his knees (from added weight/pounding) during the middle part of his career. I know that people made fun of Tmac's chicken legs, but that is his normal body makeup. 215-220lbs is where he should be at. Added weight will simply put more strain on his back. The only perimeter player with size and great quickness is Lebron. Don't get me wrong, Lebron is a freak of nature, but he's a linebacker playing basketball. He has no finesse and he bullies people with his size. Is he a great and dominant player? Yes Do I find his game aesthetically pleasing? No Tmac playes like a gazelle and he's so much fun to watch when he's on top of his game. His ballhandling is second to none. Let's hope JVG unleashes Tmac and allows him to sacrifice a little rebounding for more explosiveness.
Hey, I just heard a T-Mac interview on 610AM. He said he's still feeling back pain. In the Nets game, he was still worried about getting another back injury. At times, he didn't want to rebound or do other things because he was worried. Maybe this interview took place before the treatment? If not, he's still feeling pain. Either that or it's all mental. I think he'll be fine though. As he keeps playing without getting hurt, he'll realize he can do anything without worrying about re-aggravating an injury. We can only hope so.
too bad t-mac's back problems go far beyond the time he's been coached by jvg. but i guess that's also jvg's fault. he could have become t-mac's coach sooner and told him that he doesn't need to bulk up. blaming anything negative on jvg seems like a hobby of everyone around here... good players bulk up when they are skinny because they actually extend their careers by doing so. they lose their quickness as time goes by and need to add muscles mass to avoid injuries and contain some of the quickness. ask the likes of michael jordan or kobe bryant about it.
