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Jan 23, 2013 · FC Barcelona made the best deal in the history of football, signing a young Lionel Messi from Argentina at the age of 13. The contract, signed on a napkin , was predicated on FCB paying for Messi ...
- Sports Injuries Lead Writer
Dec 14, 2022 · The treatment involved injections of Human Growth Hormone (HGH) into alternate legs every day. An 11-year-old Messi had to administer those injections himself and some of the puncture marks were ...
- Ed Mackey
Dec 21, 2022 · At the age of 11, Lionel Messi was diagnosed with a rare disease, called Growth Hormone Disorder (GHD). This condition that doesn't the body to grow as it should according to age.
Messi’s Medical Journey. In 1999, the future greatest soccer player of all time sat in a doctor’s office in Rosario, Argentina. Lionel Messi was just 11 years old and awaiting a diagnosis after over a year of tests (Caoili, 2012, p.41). He was 4 feet and 4 inches inches tall (Hawkey, 2008), and had not grown since he was nine (Thompson, 2012).
- What Is GHD?
- Enter FC Barcelona
- Criticism of Treatment
Growth hormone deficiency is a disorder caused due to the malfunction of the pituitary gland located at the base of the head. This gland is responsible for the production of growth hormones, which allow children to grow and keep a check on bone density, muscle elasticity and the distribution of body fat in adults. The exact cause of this disorder i...
Treatment can be given to a patient in the form of human growth hormone therapy, which at that time, cost upward of $900 per month and had to be administered for at least two years. The Messi family wasn’t financially secure and hence couldn’t afford his treatment. Despite his condition, though, Messi was still a phenomenal talent. Shortly after hi...
Messi’s treatment has come in for immense criticism from rivals, who have accused him of using the drugs involved in the treatment to enhance his game. That, however, is not the case as the diminutive Argentine’s condition was quite serious and if left untreated, he would’ve grown into a fragile man with low bone density which wouldn’t have allowed...
Nov 26, 2022 · However, at age 11 he was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) sometimes referred to as dwarfism, a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body. GHD stunts growth, which would have effected Lionel Andres Messi's height and requires the use of Human Growth Hormone or HGH to remedy.
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Aug 22, 2023 · Lionel Messi’s height is officially listed as 5 feet 7 inches (67 inches or 170 cm). As a result, he is widely categorized among the smallest football players of this generation. Lionel Messi is one of the world’s best football players who comfortably occupies an enviable spot in the hearts of soccer fans, as well as the history book of ...
