He received platelet rich plasma treatment on both ankles and isn't expected to return to the floor until after the All-Star break.

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Patients injected with platelet-rich plasma blood containing high concentrations of platelets experienced a significant reduction in shoulder pain from rotator cuff tendinitis and tears compared with a procedure called dry needling, according to a study in Clinical Rehabilitation.

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Dr Jiang reckoned that a cold plasma, particularly one rich in oxygen ions (which are notoriously destructive of organic materials), would be enough to do the job of breaking up a biofilm without harming the patient.

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Instead of drinking stale coffee from a Styrofoam cup while leaning over a salesman's desk, the Maybach customer relaxes in a rich leather chair and sips from a china cup as his virtual car comes to life on a flat plasma screen.

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