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Nov 16, 2009 6:40 pm US/Eastern

Ward Explains Effects Of Using Hyperbaric Chamber

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Hines Ward is off to the fastest start of his 12-year NFL career and is among the AFC statistical leaders at wide receiver.

He's doing things players 10 years younger should be doing

"A lot of people don't expect a 33-year-old to jump over a player like [Champ Bailey] and get into the endzone," Ward said.

But then again, a lot of people don't have a hyperbaric chamber.

Ward credits the device for extending his career

"It's really an investment for me, maximizing the potential I have left in my body," Ward said.

When you put your body through as much as he does, you need all the help you can get.

Ward first thought to buy one during last year's Super Bowl run when he was nursing along a MCL sprain suffered in last year's AFC Championship Game.

He used the chamber in the two weeks leading up to Super Bowl and he believes it made the difference in him playing in Tampa.

Typically, Ward will spend an hour and a half in the chamber four times a week.

He doesn't sleep in the chamber though. He just spends enough time to get him ready for Sundays.

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