Ehe doctor Ángel Ruiz-Cotorro explained in El Partidazo de COPE that Rafa Nadal has already started his treatment to recover his foot for the next tournaments of the season once the infiltration has been applied and that in a few days they will be able to know better how is going.
“Rafa is following the process and evolving well. We will see in the next few hours and in two or three days we will see what effects it has had. In four days we will put him on track and there we will see how the treatment is evolving. We have activated those nerves in the area and we will see the possibility of making it as bearable as possible. If there is any discomfort after the treatment, we will see if he can compete at Wimbledon or not,” Cotorro explained.
On his victory at Roland Garros with the injury, he gives all the credit to Rafa and his strong mentality: “What Nadal has done is a miracle. It’s not just that your foot falls asleep, but accept the challenge and, at the same time, isolate yourself. These things can only be done by Rafa.”
Cotorro acknowledges that the pandemic was a bad period for an injury that needs ‘movement’: “It is a very rare injury in an athlete. We found it in 2004-2005 and we have been completing a stage. It degenerates over time and we have been looking for resources to each situation. Things are getting more and more complicated and with the pandemic more because this type of injury does not go well with rest, but rather gradually adapts to loads. When he returned after the pandemic there was a sudden change. And now, after the rib, a bit of the same thing happened to him: five weeks without putting his foot down and we just arrived in Paris.”
Finally, he launched a message of optimism: “When treatments are used it is because you trust them. It is a unique case and we are going to be optimistic.”
