MRI confirms Melsons Tear; Treatment set for tomorrow!

MRI confirms Melsons Tear; Treatment set for tomorrow!

PhilBoxing.com Tue, 29 Jul 2014

New York, NY (July 28, 2014) An MRI confirmed that junior middleweight and West Point graduate Captain Boyd Rainmaker Melson suffered a torn supraspinatus. Melson, 14-1-1 (4 KOs), tore his supraspinatus, which is part of the rotator cuff, preparing for what wouldve been the biggest bout of his professional career against Glen Tapia at Madison Square Garden.

This marks Melsons third tear since he started boxing, one of which forced him to give up his alternate slot in the 2008 Olympics. Thankfully, his injury wont require surgery, and hes receiving platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment tomorrow. For the treatment, a small amount of blood is drawn then spun in a centrifuge machine to separate the plasma. The plasma holds the growth factors that the human body uses for healing, and by spinning the blood, the doctor will have a concentrated medium of the bodys growth factor. This is then re-injected into the location of the injury. The PRP treatment followed by therapy should help Melson recover fairly quickly, though the initial post-treatment stage is rough.

The PRP treatment is really going to help but its brutal at first, said Melson. The first 2-3 days, even the slightest movement causes extreme pain in the shoulder. This will be my third time having Dr. Andrew DeMann working on me. He works miracles and I can only hope for the same result.

An update on Melson will follow.

In association with the 501 (C) 3 nonprofit Justadollarplease.org, Melson and his best friend Christan Zaccagnino created Team Fight to Walk, whose mission is to raise awareness within the boxing community as well as the entire nation about the importance of bringing Clinical Trials to the United States to help cure Spinal Cord Injuries. Team Fight to Walk is comprised of Melson, Zaccagnino, former Rutgers football player/ESPY honoree Eric LeGrand, two-time cruiserweight champion Steve USS Cunningham, Austin No Doubt Trout, title contender DeAndre The Bull Latimore, Edgar El Chamaco Santana, Sonya Lamonakis, Hector Machito Camacho Jr., WBO Junior Middleweight titlist/2008 US Olympian Demetrius Boo Andrade and fellow 08 Olympian Shawn Estrada along with prospects Sid The Messenger El Harrak, Jeff TNT Spencer, Denis Da Mommas Boy Douglin, Will Power Rosinsky, Floriano Italiano Pagliara, Danny Little Mac McDermott, Vinny The Lion OBrien, Ahmed Prince of Egypt Samir and Delen Sniper Parsley.

For more information or to make a donation, go to teamfighttowalk.com or Justadollarplease.org. All specific questions about the nature of the Clinical Trial to cure Spinal Cord Injury can be sent to boydmelson@yahoo.com. Fans can also interact with.

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