Rockets center Yao Ming cleared another hurdle in his rehabilitation from a serious foot injury on Thursday.

An extensive physical showed that his left foot is healing well and he has been cleared to increase his workouts.

"We reviewed his most recent bone scans, and they indicate the healing is continuing at the expected rate," Rockets athletic trainer Keith Jones said. "He's right where he should be with regard to his rehab.

"He's been able to increase his rehab conditioning to the point he is running at his full body weight. He's been doing some limited on-court work, and he's been able to go through those workouts with no discomfort. We feel good about his progress at this point, and we're going to keep gradually elevating the intensity of his workouts within the parameters that our doctors have established."

Yao missed the entire 2009-10 season after suffering a stress fracture on May 8, 2009 in a playoff game against the Lakers.