I don't think there's been any set-back, he's just not going to be risked too early and he's targeting a comeback after the November international break. Cameron7Stewart Cameron Stewart For the ppl tht asked I'm bk trainin now. I hope to be bk available for 1st team selection mid november after international break sometym.
Will damaging his knee ligaments affect his pace at all? Surely it must feel a little funny in there now and it will be hard for him to keep up 90 minutes of pretending he's a Zonda R...
Don't want him rushed back, but I would love to see a team get turned over by the pace of Brady and Stewart. Hope we can extend Brady's loan till the end of the season
That's a good question. Technically there is no reason why his knee should not feel any different to the way it did before the surgery. HOWEVER, equally, ligaments control the whole structure of joints. If their size, plane of positioning, elasticity or possible alteration to the surrounding soft tissue are altered he most definitely will notice a difference in how the knee feels. That MIGHT affect him physically or even psychologically. It all depends on the severity of the original injury and the skill of the surgeon. There are no guarentees with ligaments. I once was lying in a bed next to a guy who had snapped his anterior cruciate on a skiing holiday in Spain (this was in a hospital, I might add ). He had had an operation in a local hospital in Spain to re-attach the ligament and the knee had settled down. After recovery he found that although he had no primary pain he was unable to walk without a limp. An Orthopod in England scanned the knee and had told him that the ligament had been re-attached poorly and that even with further corrective surgery it was unlikley he would ever be able to walk normally again. Ligaments are very serious things, far more serious than a bone break. In answer to your question, there is a very real chance Stewart COULD never get back to the condition he was in before his injury.
Strovolos is quite right, there are no guarantees and that's why he has to be as near as 100% certain before he plays. and bear in mind a game at this level is very different kettle of fish than a kick around in a park.. I've watched the tigersplayer interview with our physio.. good stuff, they want Cam back and "hitting the ground running", also mentioned that they are restraining him a lot, he will probably "feel" that he's ready by now but the knee needs loading up to match levels first. He'll be in non-contact training at the mo, perhaps 5 a sides..
He's been back in some form of training for quite a while now, I'll be surprised if he hasn't done at least some contact sessions by now. I'm glad the physio team are restraining him from overdoing it, it's annoying how many players we have that manage to do their cruciates without even realising and still carry on playing, then we don't see them for 9 months.
Depends on your definition of "doing your ACL" I have twisted/stretched my knee ligaments whist skiing. I hurts like buggery and you certainly aren't able to carry on. However, if it is only a stretch, a few weeks rest and the knee calms down and you can return to activity once more. Partial tears or ruptures are a whole different ball game. They cannot fix themselves and will need surgery. At the other end of the scale, you can quite easily jar or hyper-extend your knee which can cause inflamation and swelling without any structural damage. Again, good rest and a course of anti-inflamitants and your back on track once more.
