In the article Down, but not out: Casey Puckett by Aimee Berg (February 05, 2010) Olympic Skier and Winter X-games winner Casey Puckett discusses his AC Joint Separation shoulder injury treated by Dr. Millett.

According to the article, on Jan 10, Puckett was in a position to win his first World Cup event in Les Contamines, France.  Leading the race entering the final turn, Puckett lost his balance, hit a gate, and crashed hard. The diagnosis was a Grade 5 separation of his left acromioclavicular (AC) joint, which is where the collarbone attaches to the top of the shoulder blade and forms the highest point of the shoulder. “I knew the pain because I did it on my right shoulder two years before,” he said, referring to a crash at a World Cup ski cross event Grindelwald, Switzerland, when he was hit by a falling skier, knocked unconscious, and transported to the hospital via helicopter (video below).

Puckett, is using a hyperbaric chamber to speed his recovery from this new shoulder injury until he departs for the winter games in Vancouver.

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