#achille tendon

[voleybolaski]

Bad days.. Injuried.

Hi everyone. I dont write often here but I want to share something with you that happened to me. Im a volleyballer, playing in the one of Turkish 3rd league team as a libero. Last friday, in the game, suddenly I heard a noise like burst or cracking.I fell down on my knees. I thought that someone kicked me or I hit something. I looked back, nothing.Then I felt the pain on my ankle, I started to suffer and cry. When I look back my ankle there was a space on my ankle. Ambulance came, took me to tha hospital. Annnndddd, the reason of that big pain was achilles tendon rupture. Yes, it was completely ruptured. I had an operation 4 days ago.It took 2.5 hours. Now, I will not walk for a while. Got plaster on my right foot. A little bit depressive days... It was the first game of the season, and season has closed for me. Completely healing takes 7-8 months. If you had injuries in sport, please share with me. I need mentally support. :(

(I tried to explain myself as much as I can, sorry if my English is not enough.)

[heelpain101-blog]

How long will Ryan Howard be out with an achilles tendon rupture?

That is the question now for the Philadelphia Phillies.  With their star on the sidelines his injury is potentially career ending.  Granted, I do not know the doctors treating Ryan Howard and I have not seen his MRI.  I really don't know any specifics about his case.  When I talk about achilles ruptures I do it generally.  What I do know is Ryan Howard has everything in his corner and with the experts on hand on a daily basis watching him and helping him I am sure we will see him back on the field again.  He will require a great deal of rehab and may always have some weakness on that leg, as an achilles is never the same once it has been torn.  A surgeon with experience can repair most any achilles.  The key most of the time is the patient doing what is needed at the pace that is appropriate for the injury.  That pace can really only be determined by the surgeon because he knows the severity of the injury and the strength of his repair.  None of us will have access to Ryan Howard's medical records so we will never know how bad this tear really was.  However, I do expect to see him back mid season next year hitting home runs with many years ahead of him wearing the Phillies uniform.