This isnt the Gurley thread, but it applies here..
The fact that Gurley continues to battle intermittent edema to the knee is a major red flag. It's a bigger issue than most here may people realize.
To start to inhibit the Quadriceps, all it takes is 20mLs of fluid. Think about that... as a dad, the first thing that comes to mind is the child medicine Tylenol syringes... 4 of those. That's not much.
So if Gurley is having edema issues, he certainly has lost power in that leg. This ends up causing more force to go through the boney structures, which are already compromised, which leads to further breakdown of the joint, causing more pain and edema, which continues to feed the cycle.
This can ultimately end with a major injury or significant physical limitations to try and control the edema cycle.
Gurley has arthritis and knee issues likely due to his 2014 acl tear, which I can go into further detail about. It's a little earlier than I would have expected, but considering the workload he has had in his football career, I'm not surprised. This will only get progressively worse, and considering the speed at which it has progressed since his ACL tear/repair, I'd say hes on a fast progression. This is why I hold the opinion I do on DH. He is closer than most people think to the best opportunity in the NFL
ETA: Gurley has tried stem cell therapy. This is a fairly new, unproven. and largely ineffective treatment as a last ditch effort. For the normal population, this is a last resort to try and avoid a knee replacement. It might buy you 6 months, but it's something you have to get regularly to have any relief, if you get any relief... for the average person. For a guy with the demands as Gurley puts on his knee... the prognosis is not good IMO. If his knee were on the mild to moderate side of things, hed probably have gotten microfracture this offseason- which many of you know my feelings on that- but the fact that he didnt makes me think he wasnt a candidate. Again, red flag.
