Doctor's Report

Diagnosis: Strained Ligament

Rx: Physical Therapy & Rest

Yesterday, I drove down to Houma to have the doctor take a look at my foot. For the most part, the news he gave me was as good as I could of hoped for. The diagnosis was that I had strained one of the three ligaments that connects the ankle to the foot. When I described how it happened, he said the injury was very common and explained that it was similar to rolling your ankle. The swing drill that I was doing at the time I heard the pop in my foot was the ligament moving outside the tunnels in which they run through. From there, that part of my foot was vulnerable to the strain which occurred the next morning.

The doctor's recommendations were to have about three sessions of physical therapy and try not to aggravate the foot too much. He mentioned that it could take 4-6 weeks until its back to full strength. Because I feel like my foot is gradually feeling better, I don't think I'll be doing any physical therapy. At this time, I think if I just continue to wrap it up and not push things too hard during practice, everything should take care of itself in time. That's pretty much it for now. I'll be home the rest of this week and next just playing and practicing as much as I can. My next tournament is an Adam's Tour event being held in Baton Rouge, LA beginning on June 9.