jathanas
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Aren’t hammies normally a 3 week injury?
In which case I’m not sure this is to make sure he plays the GF. He will, my guess is this is to make sure he survives the whole game.
Wouldn't the 3 week rule of thumb that exists for low grade tears be thrown out the window after a recurrence? They're sending Jordy to Germany so he can get diagnosed by a specialist. Who knows what sort of irregularity he might find and treat that we haven't been able to?
As an interesting aside, this article is a good read.
"...The first month after return to play (RTP) is the highest risk time for recurrence, though the risk remains elevated for at least 12 months. Despite a rapidly expanding body of the literature investigating HMI in recent decades, there has been no significant reduction in HMI rates in professional sport ..."