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Gagne Receives A Shot Of His Own Blood
by Paul on 09/08/09 at 09:20 PM ET
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from Chuck Gormley of Flyer Files at the Courier-Post,
Flyers left wing Simon Gagne has had enough groin and hip strains throughout his career to know it typically takes three to four weeks of rehab before he is skating pain free.
So why was Gagne back on the ice Tuesday skating for 25 minutes without the slightest hint of discomfort just 10 days after receiving an injection into his right groin?
Because instead of cortisone, Gagne was injected with concentrated amounts of his own blood – a procedure called platelet-rich plasma therapy – to speed the healing process.
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Uhhhh…
I’m pretty sure this is considered “blood doping” and is banned in most sports…
Posted by Primis on 09/09/09 at 09:46 AM ET
not blood doping. A dodgers pitcher did it last year to avoid having to get Tommy John Surgery. The doping that you are thinking of is related to injecting oxygen-rich blood to enhance stamina
Posted by bsalamon on 09/09/09 at 10:31 AM ET
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Just wait for that Pulmonary embolism. Thats what you get for *#$%@& with the coagulation system!
Posted by J.Truant on 09/08/09 at 11:44 PM ET