Resting, pfff 29-09-2003
What a dissapointment. Never could imagine such a stupid injury could ruin so many things. A week of rest should do the trick.
It all started the day before already. I came down the stairs and strained my ankle slightly on the last step. I didn't have that much pain and didn't think much about it. Until that one spread I even had forgotten about that ankle. I felt something snap and immediately realised something was not right. Pity, because I really enjoyed my match against Anastacia, for she was playing very well and the result could have gone either way.
After the match my ankle got examined in the nearby hospital. The conclusion was - and I quote the doctor: a dislocation of the ligaments at the inner side of the right ankle. Rather a mouthful. A week of resting should do the trick.
I now leave for Belgium, to revalidate. The first few days I have to rest as much as possible, lie down, and after that I can start doing light exercises to strengthern the ankle again. A new examination should tell me how bad the injury actually is. I sure hope I won't have to cancel the Filderstadt tournament, for I have a title to defend over there.
As a precaution I am now bound to play the rest of the season with a tape around my ankle. Should I have the same experience again, consequences might be a lot bigger.
From Kim Clijsters' Diary
http://www.sport.be/kimclijsters/eng/nieuws/kimsdagboek/
What a dissapointment. Never could imagine such a stupid injury could ruin so many things. A week of rest should do the trick.
It all started the day before already. I came down the stairs and strained my ankle slightly on the last step. I didn't have that much pain and didn't think much about it. Until that one spread I even had forgotten about that ankle. I felt something snap and immediately realised something was not right. Pity, because I really enjoyed my match against Anastacia, for she was playing very well and the result could have gone either way.
After the match my ankle got examined in the nearby hospital. The conclusion was - and I quote the doctor: a dislocation of the ligaments at the inner side of the right ankle. Rather a mouthful. A week of resting should do the trick.
I now leave for Belgium, to revalidate. The first few days I have to rest as much as possible, lie down, and after that I can start doing light exercises to strengthern the ankle again. A new examination should tell me how bad the injury actually is. I sure hope I won't have to cancel the Filderstadt tournament, for I have a title to defend over there.
As a precaution I am now bound to play the rest of the season with a tape around my ankle. Should I have the same experience again, consequences might be a lot bigger.
From Kim Clijsters' Diary
http://www.sport.be/kimclijsters/eng/nieuws/kimsdagboek/
