The Sports Healer Starting from Milan

Chapter 4 Álvaro Recoba

The people in the office immediately sprang into action. Just as Lin Mu was wondering whether to follow, Silvano Cotti's face peeked out from behind the door. "Wood, you come along too."

Lin Mu then took a step and followed them into the physiotherapy room.

Lying on the bed was a player wearing a training vest with ice packs on his thighs. Lin Mu took a closer look.

Álvaro Recoba.

Back in 1997, in Inter Milan's first Serie A match against Brescia, Recoba came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute and scored two goals in the 80th and 85th minutes, scoring his first goals for Inter Milan and Serie A, helping the team complete a 2-1 comeback victory.

He even overshadowed Ronaldo, who started the game at the time.

He later earned the highest annual salary in football, but last season, Recoba made 13 league appearances, scoring 3 goals and providing 6 assists, and 6 goals and 8 assists in 22 appearances across all competitions.

If Recoba hadn't voluntarily taken a 50% pay cut...

Inter Milan will probably sell him a long time ago, although it's unlikely anyone will buy him.

Lin Mu stared intently at Recoba's left ankle.

This is a left-footed player.

His brows furrowed immediately, because the scene he saw could only be described in two words: chaos.

The fracture ends healed abnormally, and the joint surfaces were uneven.

Repeated sprains over a long period of time lead to irreversible stretching and loosening of the lateral ligament complex.

In short, ankle instability leads to compensation from other muscle groups, creating a chain of muscle imbalances, which then results in repeated strains.

"Boss, it should be a fracture from March. At the time, it was diagnosed as a ligament strain, but it's actually a fracture..." First team doctor Fabio Forloni turned his head and lowered his voice to Franco Combe.

I didn't hear Lin Mu's last few sentences clearly.

But I roughly understand what it means: poor healing of ankle fractures leads to misalignment of the fracture ends and unevenness of the joint surface, which in turn increases the frequency of sprains.

This situation cannot be completely resolved.

It can only be compensated for through special insoles and gait training.

"Apply a cold compress first, then go to San Rafael Hospital for an MRI to see the specific situation."

Franco Combe opted for a more conservative approach.

"Can I take a look?" Lin Mu asked after a moment's hesitation.

"Okay." Franco-Comby didn't think too much about it, especially since Moratti had already told them to take good care of Linmu. Franco-Comby then looked to the side and said, "Go prepare the unloading truck."

Lin Mu walked to the bedside and glanced at Recoba, whose forehead was covered in sweat and whose teeth were clenched.

Recoba also looked at the trees with pain in his eyes.

For some reason, he always felt a sense of shame whenever he lay in his hospital bed.

Because he felt he shouldn't be there.

They should be on the green field.

Throughout his professional career, he has never played a full season, and illness has slowly distanced him from his dream.

He even considered giving up on the goals he most longed to pursue as a child.

too tired.

Lin Mu slightly bent his knees and squatted down, gesturing in the air to the outside of Recoba's foot. "Does this feel a little numb?"

Recoba was taken aback.

I then endured the pain and focused on the outside of my foot.

Perhaps a football player with exceptional talent.

It's not just about having a good feel for the ball, but also about being very sensitive to the body, especially the feeling in the feet.

Recoba noticed the growing numbness.

"Yes."

Recoba trusted Lin Mu a little too much because of the misdiagnosis in March, which made him very skeptical of Inter Milan's team doctor.

Although that person has already been fired.

But he didn't trust many other people either.

"It might be that the sural nerve is compressed. It's best to do some nerve release massage to prevent numbness from developing later." Lin Mu turned to look at Franco-Comby.

The latter hesitated for a moment.

He is a sports medicine and rehabilitation expert.

Naturally, I know what "forest" means.

However, if the condition of the ankle joint is unclear, moving the ankle carelessly could potentially cause serious problems.

Lin Mu glanced back at Recoba, whose eyes seemed to show numbness, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

"Passive nerve gliding technique avoids touching the outside of the ankle and does not compress ligaments."

Lin Mu added a sentence.

"Alright." Franco Combe decided to give Lin Mu a chance.

He had read Lin Mu's resume.

Very good.

In addition, there was Francesconi's praise and the reputation of Mochini, the forestry mentor.

of course.

He also mentioned that a few days ago, he heard from a classmate at the Bologna Medical School that Inzaghi's condition was diagnosed by a young man, who then got into a conflict with Malserman and was fired from the Milan laboratory.

The field of sports medicine is that small.

Some things will become known to everyone in no time.

Lin Mu turned around.

He can see the boundaries of muscle tears and the specific locations where nerves are compressed.

The rest is quite simple.

"Come on, slowly pull your knees back, yes, keep this position and don't move."

Lin Mu pressed his index finger on the outside of Recoba's calf and stroked it down little by little until he reached a certain point.

Recoba hissed.

After several repetitions, he felt the pain in his legs subside a bit, and the numbness on the outside of his foot disappeared significantly.

"Okay." Lin Mu carefully laid Recoba's left leg flat.

It must be said that the system's capabilities are very useful; the details he saw allowed him to operate boldly.

at the same time.

【Ding! 】

[Currently linked athlete: Álvaro Recoba (Inter Milan)]

The host will receive a random badge.

[Recovery Boost Badge (Lv.1): Athletes treated by the host will have their recovery effect increased by 5%. This badge can be upgraded.]

Lin Mu was overjoyed.

Before he could even feel happy, a +5 message appeared in the experience bar at the top of the screen.

"Experience points can be added, but we won't use them for now..." Lin Mu blinked gently, and the perspective returned to normal.

Silvano-Couty then asked a few more questions.

After receiving Recoba's reply, "I feel pretty good now, like there's a warm current in my muscles," a series of swallowing sounds filled the ward.

Several new colleagues glanced at Lin Mu discreetly.

This guy seems to be really capable, unlike the previous ones who had a lot of academic qualifications but terrible practical skills.

"Thank you." Recoba sincerely thanked Lin Mu before being taken to the transfer vehicle.

"It's what I should do."

Lin Mu nodded and walked towards Franco Combe. "Mr. Combe, I have a theory: Alvaro has a partial tear in his anterior talofibular ligament, not a complete rupture, and there's a contusion on his ankle..."

He picked out some of the issues and addressed them.

The main purpose was to make himself known so that he could participate in the treatment of Inter Milan players later.

"Let's go to the hospital together." Frank-Comby smiled. Unlike Malthurman, he was eager for his subordinates to be capable and help him share some of the pressure.

Otherwise, if the player's injuries worsen, he'll probably end up like Inter Milan's coach.

It was quickly replaced.

Besides, given Lin Mu's identity, he's quite suitable to be a scapegoat in certain situations.

Lin Mu responded with a sound.

He was already considering the consequences for Recoba.

The surgery won't work... Recoba is getting old, even though he's only 29.

But for a professional player who is constantly plagued by injuries...

I'm just getting old.

Moreover, the recovery period after surgery is long.

Conservative treatment is the best approach now.