Hassan Whiteside and the MCL Sprain
Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 3:44 pm
Hey Heat Fans,
I wrote about JV's injury so I figured I would do the same for you guys. I work at a group of Physiotherapy Clinics in Toronto called HealthMax therefore I got a bit of professional advice surrounding the injury. For those who don't know, the MCL connects the thigh to the shin, it's a ligament called the medial collateral ligament. Now, a Grade 1 MCL sprain, the type that Whiteside suffered is usually just considered a three week injury. For the average person, we would tell them, rest, elevate, ice, and no sports for three weeks.
A professional athlete is a bit different. Usually they heal quicker but in Whiteside's case, he's 7'0 and 265lbs, that's a lot of muscle, fibers etc. I was doing some research and something that is a bit concerning is the fact that he's still having issues with mobility (as of last night wen I did my research.) He'll need to go through some rehabilitating exercises and test it out on the court before he returns. If you're looking for a definite timeframe, I can't give the exact answer but if mobility is still an issue today, then you're looking at Game 2 in the ECF as the best case scenario. I hope it clears it up for you, he NEEDs that mobility to return before anything else happens, and the quicker he could move his knee with a full range of motion, the quicker he could play.
It's similar enough to Stephen Curry's knee sprain. Day to day means he's evaluated on a daily basis and they're checking for stability and motion in the knee. The good news is that because it's a mild sprain, this isn't long term! Good luck for the remainder of the series!
I wrote about JV's injury so I figured I would do the same for you guys. I work at a group of Physiotherapy Clinics in Toronto called HealthMax therefore I got a bit of professional advice surrounding the injury. For those who don't know, the MCL connects the thigh to the shin, it's a ligament called the medial collateral ligament. Now, a Grade 1 MCL sprain, the type that Whiteside suffered is usually just considered a three week injury. For the average person, we would tell them, rest, elevate, ice, and no sports for three weeks.
A professional athlete is a bit different. Usually they heal quicker but in Whiteside's case, he's 7'0 and 265lbs, that's a lot of muscle, fibers etc. I was doing some research and something that is a bit concerning is the fact that he's still having issues with mobility (as of last night wen I did my research.) He'll need to go through some rehabilitating exercises and test it out on the court before he returns. If you're looking for a definite timeframe, I can't give the exact answer but if mobility is still an issue today, then you're looking at Game 2 in the ECF as the best case scenario. I hope it clears it up for you, he NEEDs that mobility to return before anything else happens, and the quicker he could move his knee with a full range of motion, the quicker he could play.
It's similar enough to Stephen Curry's knee sprain. Day to day means he's evaluated on a daily basis and they're checking for stability and motion in the knee. The good news is that because it's a mild sprain, this isn't long term! Good luck for the remainder of the series!