It’s no secret at this point that Aaron Rodgers defied human limits with his Achilles tendon recovery. The QB has also detailed in the past how exactly he made the record-time recovery possible. But if this latest guest on the Joe Rogan podcast is to be believed, then Rodgers really took it personally with the injury, going the maximum distance to get it fixed.

Brigham Buhler, owner of a functional and regenerative care clinic in Houston, confirmed to Rogan that the QB applied the method to boost his recovery time from the surgery. It’s the latest, and so far the most valuable addition to the substances Rodgers has already claimed to using, and possibly opens a broader range of options to athletes further facing the same fate in the field.

Confirmed: Aaron Rodgers took regenerative medicine for his recovery

Also known as stem cell treatment, the method is completed by providing the body with stem cells from blood. It is proven to be effective in muscle recovery, especially in older athletes. Rodgers, who recently turned 40, used it for his benefit, according to Buhler. “He had a great surgeon, he had a great surgery, he took a multi-disciplinary approach to his healing, it went above and beyond just doing a surgery”, the guest said Rodgers was extra precautions from the beginning.

“To the point where he did cellular treatments. Those cellular treatments, for all the reasons I mentioned earlier, are creating the perfect environment for healing,” Buhler said. This was according to Aaron Alexander, Rodgers’ physiotherapist, who had interacted with Buhler on the topic.