Achilles Injuries Require Treatment

This past week, pro bowl linebacker and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Terrell Suggs of the Baltimore Ravens partially tore his achilles tendon.  Reports explain that Suggs injured his achilles while running through a conditioning test that is required for players of the Ravens.  This is harmful blow to the Ravens, who year after year have one of the NFL's best defenses.

An injury such as this one requires a lot of treatment, and in this case, surgery.  With an intense rehab and recovery program, Suggs may be able to train at full speed in about 6 months.  According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,  NFL players that have suffered this injury and that require surgery, on average do not return to play in a game for just under one year.  If this average proves to be accurate, the star linebacker would miss the entire 2012 season, and playoffs that follow.

At the age of 30, Suggs has other plans.  Outraged that the press is saying that he will be out for the entire year, Terrelle is expecting to return by mid season.  This puts a lot of pressure on the all-pro.  Will he be able to prove others wrong?  With the drive to recover, and the correct treatment, this may be possible.

At Rosa Family Chiropractic of Alexandria, we treat injuries such as the achilles tear that Suggs is suffering from.  We utilize therapies such as muscle stim, ultrasound, graston, stretching, strengthening, proprioceptic feedback exercises, and kinesio taping to get you back on your playing field as soon, and as safely as possible.  Athlete or not; if are in the Alexandria area and need treatment from a chiropractor or physiotherapist, come to Rosa Chiropractic of Alexandria and you will receive the treatment necessary to get you back to 100%.

- Dr. Nick Andolina
    Chiropractor, Physiotherapist - Alexandria, VA