Aug 17th 2008 12:07PM by Stephanie Stradley (author feed)
Filed under: Titans, AFC South, Fantasy Football, NFL Injuries
ESPN’s John Clayton recently wrote a puff piece on Titans quarterback Vince Young, how he is maturing as a player, and how his progress is coming with new offensive coordinator, Mike Heimerdinger. Also, Young talks about his treatment and recovery from his quad injury from last year:
“My quad, man, it was bad. Every week you get it better, then you go out and play and hurt it again. The quad would get weak. I was taking those pills for the pain. I was running around trying to make plays when it’s not there. The quad is definitely back where it needs to be although I still have a little hole in there.”
As I wrote last year, trying to play on a strained quadriceps muscle before it has a chance to heal runs the risk of making the injury a chronic one. Athletes often make this injury worse because they feel like they can play, but when they use maximum effort, like with sprinting, kicking or jumping, they aggravate their injury.
After reading about the injury and how it was handled, it made me curious. I asked a medical friend of mine who has not seen or treated Young, but has given me good information in the past about football player injuries, why Young would have a “hole” left in his quad. His response:Continue Reading
