“I couldn’t be more grateful be able to get back in the game that fast!” – Sean Maddox.
Mosley high school football player, Sean Maddox was feeling healthier and stronger than ever for his senior year of sports. Sean, his family, teammates and coaches, were all disappointed when he received a grade three tear of his MCL while at practice in the middle of football season. The typical rehab protocol for this type of injury is approximately 6 weeks of rest and usually a straight leg brace. For Sean, this just wasn’t an option for his senior year. Like many Bay County athletes, he called upon the local Sports Medicine Physical Therapists at First Choice Physical Therapy. Dr. Wade Rinehart, the owner of First Choice, as well as Hyperbaric Centers of Excellence, decided to put Sean in the Hyperbaric Chamber to speed up his recovery time. Sean received six high-pressure dives in the chamber and the ultrasounds before and after the treatments confirmed the accelerated healing of his knee. His tear went from a 1.8 cm tear to a 0.5 tear and he was back on the field within 10 days. Sean finished out the football season without re-injuring his leg or suffering further damage to his leg. He is healthy, strong, and is starting his senior year of baseball, thanks to the professionals and treatment he received at Hyperbaric Centers of Excellence.