What is the disease that caught Hwang Jung-min's basketball career '30 million actor's ankle'?
Jul 18, 2024
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Called the `30 Million Actor' after reaching 10 million viewers three times, he surprisingly played as a basketball player who cut through the hot court when he was young. In an entertainment program, Hwang Sang-joon, Hwang Jung-min's younger brother, revealed this, and Hwang Jung-min himself also recently appeared on a YouTube channel and drew attention by saying, `I represented Gyeongsangnam-do basketball in the Boys' Sports Festival.'
However, Hwang Jung-min, who didn't even have proper basketball shoes at the time, worked out on the bare floor, not on an indoor court, and his foot health deteriorated, forcing him to give up his dream of becoming a basketball player early. As a result, he became a superstar sweeping the film awards, but if it wasn't for an ankle disease, he might have become the mainstay of the golden generation of Korean basketball along with Seo Jang-hoon, Moon Kyung-eun, and Woo Ji-won.
The most common ankle diseases in basketball players are 'ankle sprain' and 'foot fasciitis'. Ankle sprains are often described as 'sprained' or 's folded', a condition in which the ankle is bent and the ligaments or muscles supporting the joint are damaged. Your ankles may swell up to the point where you can't wear shoes. Basketball players who often jump and swerve are always exposed to the risk of ankle sprain.
Because ankle sprains occur frequently during exercise and the pain gradually decreases over time, many patients neglect them. However, if treatment is delayed without early response, damaged ligaments and tendons cannot be recovered properly, leading to chronic diseases that repeatedly sprained ankles. Therefore, you should visit a specialist early on and get an accurate diagnosis.
Another disease, plantar fasciitis, is a disease in which inflammation occurs in the plantar fascia, a thin and long membrane located on the sole of the foot. The plantar fascia is an essential tissue for normal walking by maintaining the arch shape of the soles of the feet and absorbing shock. However, repeating jumps and landing or wearing uncomfortable shoes for a long time will cause excessive impact on the soles of the feet, damaging the plantar fascia. For patients with plantar fasciitis, if they miss the treatment period, their walking posture may become twisted, causing pelvic and spinal deformities, and the recurrence rate may increase.
The actual ankle disease is extremely fatal to basketball players' careers. Kristaps Porzingis, a leading star and Latvian national player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Boston Celtics, failed to participate in the FIBA Basketball World Cup last fall due to plantar fasciitis. Jeremy Lin, a Taiwanese American who became an NBA sensation, was also unable to play in a game in Korea earlier this year due to plantar fasciitis.
Various ankle diseases such as ankle sprains and plantar fasciitis are treated through integrated oriental medicine treatment such as chuna therapy and acupuncture treatment. First, when treating an ankle sprain, correct the joints, ligaments, and muscles with Chuna therapy. In addition, acupuncture is performed to relieve ligaments and muscle tension around the ankle. Acupuncture is also effective in treating plantar fasciitis. The acupuncture point in the main blood spot, such as the sansung blood in the middle of the calf muscle, relieves tension in the tendon and promotes blood circulation to help improve pain and function.
Stretching in daily life is essential to prevent ankle disease. Roll the massage ball with the sole arch to relax the muscles to relieve tension. Stretching, sitting in a chair, stretching your legs straight and pulling your toes toward your body, is also a good way to prevent ankle diseases. It is recommended to refrain from wearing shoes with hard floors such as shoes and high heels.
Park Won-sang, director of Gwanghwamun Jaseng Oriental Medicine Hospital, advised "The foot affects the entire body to the extent that it is called the 'second heart" and "When we have to pay attention to the precious foot that is always at the lowest point but silently supports our body"
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