Hassan Whiteside and the MCL Sprain

[HealthyAaron]

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!

[Rich2Hassan]

Thanks Doctor.

[eddieheatfan]

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!

thank you man! but we dont know if this team will be able to get out of the second round so am actually looking for him rehabilitating himself through out the summer months

[SCHeat]

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