This post is for Luis Soto, as I gotta give Derrick Rose some love on the injury blog. Derrick Rose went down early in the first quarter with an ankle sprain, but still managed to play 43 minutes in their loss to the Indiana Pacers. This makes it two top NBA superstars dealing with ankle injuries, but I highly doubt that these injuries will play a factor (at least game status wise) in the upcoming game 5s this week.
Alarm was raised throughout the Chicago Bull Nation as Derrick Rose was spotted walking around in a CAM boot and also had a MRI taken on his injured ankle. According to SB*Nation, "Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose also said he will in Tuesday's Game 5 vs. the Indiana Pacers after an MRI that was performed revealed no structural damage to his sprained left ankle." Ok Luis, you can breathe a sigh of relief now.
What does this mean for the game? Much like Kobe, Derrick Rose will more than likely receive a cortizone injection, allowing him to play pain free for the game. This may allow him to play close to full strength, but he will definitely be feeling after the shot wears off. We've seen this plenty of times in the past, as NBA superstars bear through the pain for a shot at glory.... but here's to hoping we don't see another Brandon Roy type situation, leaving Derrick Rose without that explosiveness that makes him oh so dangerous.
In my clinical experience, given an orthopedic setting in which patients are seen 2-3 times per week, an injury of this type would require roughly 4-6 weeks of skilled physical therapy. Taking into consideration Derrick Rose's level of physical fitness, and the fact that other than playing basketball, his only other job will be to rehab his ankle... total healing time could be cut down to the 2-3 week range to return to 100%.
In conclusion, don't fret Bulls fans. NBA players play banged up all the time and by this time in the season, unless you are Brian Scalibrine hiding at the end of the bench, chances are you havent been 100% since about the 5th game of the season.
If you have any other questions regarding injuries in professional sports, or want an opinion on an injury you may be dealing with, feel free to email me at: jcachodpt@gmail.com. I hope everyone has a great week!
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