Hi,
4 years ago in the last tennis match I played, a "pop" came up at the top right of my calves. 3 osteopath sessions later, a bit of "rest", seemed like it was ok.
Kept lifting, kb and bb, so far so good I thought...
Last year I did some sprints with Arthur, the young tennis pro I coach. Bing: leg swollen. Osteo. Rest. Hmm...
2 month ago, I was coaching (tennis), barely moving, and it happened again.
Saw a chiropractor in Colombia (not such a good one), then a physio in Portugal (seemed more knowledgeable, and not to the point of making big change).
This time, the pain has't gone away. Stubborn as I am, I ve kept working around it, bicycling instead of lower body strength, and kept upper body work. Still, not very satisfying! And swollen for apparently no reason.
Last Sunday, under the recommendations of another coach, I saw a great physio in Belgrade who looked carefully and tested my leg, then said it s typical ACL injury grade 1. And the best is plasma injection. Which I did the day after.
So, one week later, he told me that I should not lift, even upper body, and based on his body (which corresponds to Pavel principle "you should have a chiropractor that lifts more than you", 193kg in bench press definitely qualifies) I have chosen, for once, to listen. Bravo Benoit.
My question while I m back to yoga and do breathing exercises while you think:
- does anyone of you has specific recommendation(s) for this kind of injury rehab (besides listen to your physio Benoit!)?
Or, alternatively, things I definitely need to avoid...
Thanks in advance,
Benoit
4 years ago in the last tennis match I played, a "pop" came up at the top right of my calves. 3 osteopath sessions later, a bit of "rest", seemed like it was ok.
Kept lifting, kb and bb, so far so good I thought...
Last year I did some sprints with Arthur, the young tennis pro I coach. Bing: leg swollen. Osteo. Rest. Hmm...
2 month ago, I was coaching (tennis), barely moving, and it happened again.
Saw a chiropractor in Colombia (not such a good one), then a physio in Portugal (seemed more knowledgeable, and not to the point of making big change).
This time, the pain has't gone away. Stubborn as I am, I ve kept working around it, bicycling instead of lower body strength, and kept upper body work. Still, not very satisfying! And swollen for apparently no reason.
Last Sunday, under the recommendations of another coach, I saw a great physio in Belgrade who looked carefully and tested my leg, then said it s typical ACL injury grade 1. And the best is plasma injection. Which I did the day after.
So, one week later, he told me that I should not lift, even upper body, and based on his body (which corresponds to Pavel principle "you should have a chiropractor that lifts more than you", 193kg in bench press definitely qualifies) I have chosen, for once, to listen. Bravo Benoit.
My question while I m back to yoga and do breathing exercises while you think:
- does anyone of you has specific recommendation(s) for this kind of injury rehab (besides listen to your physio Benoit!)?
Or, alternatively, things I definitely need to avoid...
Thanks in advance,
Benoit