On Wednesday, in his first game back after missing three with a shoulder injury, Antonio McDyess scored 20 points against the Knicks. After the game, he said that he’d probably continue to wear the sleeve for a few more games … but there he was on Friday and Sunday without it. What gives? Chris McCosky has the answer in his blog:
On Monday, he told us why he abandoned the sleeve. His skin suffered an allergic reaction to it — broke out in little rashes and bumps. He is allergic to Neoprine, which was an active ingredient in the sleeve. So, there you go.
Here’s to hoping that McDyess won’t suffer a setback because of it. I noticed at one point in Sunday’s game he got a little shaken up and took a few moments to regroup hunched over holding his shorts, but it was hard to say what exactly was ailing him. The first thing I thought of was his shoulder, but he didn’t come out of the game and didn’t look worse for wear later in the game, so I pretty much forgot about it until reading McCosky’s explanation.
I googled “Neoprene + allergy” and found a bunch of mentions of the same kind of problem. Apparently it’s a fairly common - it’s more likely McDyess is allergic to the latex in the neoprene than neoprene itself. They have a variety of hypoallergic braces online if you do a search. McDyess and the Pistons training staff should explore finding a brace with hypoallergenic material if ‘Dyess likes the support of a brace but wants to avoid the rash. Here’s some examples…
http://www.sammonspreston.com/Supply/Product.asp?Leaf_Id=55009925
http://www.collinssports.com/products/anatomy.asp?part=3
I googled “Neoprene + allergy” and found a bunch of mentions of the same kind of problem. Apparently it’s a fairly common - it’s more likely McDyess is allergic to the latex in the neoprene than neoprene itself. They have a variety of hypoallergic braces online if you do a search. McDyess and the Pistons training staff should explore finding a brace with hypoallergenic material if ‘Dyess likes the support of a brace but wants to avoid the rash. See link for a knit M brace and check Collins Sports Medicine’s list of shoulder braces.
Assuming I’m remembering the same part of the game you’re talking about, McDyess was shaken up when someone on the Jazz (I forget who) fell into McDyess’ knee under the basket.
This post is just an obvious attempt to drum up your hit-count by luring everyone who searches for “Antonio McDyess naked” on Google. Shame on you.
Kevin: whoa, I didn’t think about that, but I’m already No. 1!
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