What happened to Alexia Putellas?

The Barça captain was injured on July 5 in training prior to the Eurocup that is currently being played in England. The current Ballon d'Or winner suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

A ligament is a very resistant and elastic band of connective tissue whose function is the union of the bones within a joint. Specifically, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) extends from the medial aspect of the lateral condyle of the femur to the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia. Its function is to prevent the anterior displacement of the tibia with respect to the femur.

In our article "Anterior cruciate ligament injury: what is it and how is it treated?", we explain that the ACL is the knee ligament that suffers the most injuries and what are the main causes of injury to said ligament. In the case of the international player Alexia PutellasNeither Fútbol Club Barcelona nor the Spanish National Team wanted to detail what the injury was like, however, studying the factors that influence ligament rupture, we could highlight that both soccer and being a woman are risk factors.

Initially, FC Barcelona wrote in a statement that Alexia Putellas would be off the pitch for between 10 and 12 months, however, minutes later, they erased the recovery times. However, Doctor Ripoll, an expert doctor in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, expressed on Cadena Ser that, at least, the current best player in the world was going to be out for at least 8 or 10 months.

Last Tuesday Alexia was successfully operated on and will begin her recovery to return to the pitch as soon as possible. The first three days after an anterior cruciate ligament intervention there is an acute inflammatory phase characterized by pain and inflammation. Regarding the latter, it can be treated in different ways, such as cryotherapy (ice), manual lymphatic drainage or pressure therapy.

If we work with pressotherapy, the ideal would be to do it with the presotherapy SIZEN, specifically in mode 2 since it is indicated to drain excess liquid. The way to work in this way is as follows: Chamber 1 is inflated, then the second is also inflated, and so on until all are inflated, always maintaining the inflation pressure of the previous chambers. Once they are all inflated, they deflate at the same time, starting the process all over again.

For lymphatic drainage with pressotherapy, experts recommend that the pressure be between 30 and 40 mmHg and last between 30 and 60 minutes.
On the other hand, as rehabilitation progresses after anterior cruciate ligament surgery and the athlete gradually returns to activity, they may feel muscle overload due to lack of sports habit, for which mode 3 or 4 is more recommended. , with which the athlete will obtain a fast muscular recovery.

If you want to know more about the anterior cruciate ligament surgery, what the operation consists of, how it can be prevented, what are its causes, we recommend that you read the following article: https://sizensrs.com/lesion-en-el-ligamento-cruzado-anterior-que-es-y-como-se-trata/