I have been to see Jav Mughal,
who was recommended by my physiologist Ash Lawrence.
Jav is a world renowned sports physiotherapist and knee
specialist. He has held the position of Head Physiotherapist at Gillingham FC
and Watford FC. In May 2012, Jav was invited to lecture on knee injuries in
Thessoliniki Greece to an international audience. Jav continues to lecture on Sports
Injuries and spends a lot of time passing his knowledge on
to physiotherapists and medics involved in sports.
I went to see Jav because I was experiencing an
increasing pain in both my knees. After several tests Jav quickly diagnosed me
with patellar tendon tendinopathy, due to my rapid growth. Jav has given me
various exercises for me to do 4 times a day and has also told me to massage my
knees with ice cubes after every series of exercises. To my dismay he said it
might take 6-12 weeks to fully repair, during this time I cannot kick while swimming
and also I can’t push of the wall otherwise it could become a lifelong problem.
Unfortunately this means I had to pull out of Kent
championships, which I was hoping to achieve several gold’s in this year, you
can imagine how gutted I am.
I am sorry that this is a highly negative post but I
am trying to look on the positives. I have been introduced to a brilliant
physiotherapist that will help me in the future, I can take this time to
improve my upper body strength and when I do come back to competing, I will
come back with determination and vengeance my opponents wouldn’t know what hit
them!
