Nika Injured
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Blueballer
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What a horrible thing now that she finally gets to play. Interesting how we get medical news faster from Europe than here in the US
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Professional WBB vs. amateur college students with much higher privacy concerns - big difference.
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Ugh. This means at some point she will need a total knee replacement. My sister tore her ACL & Meniscus during a volleyball match. She had the surgery & the doctor told her that 25 years from now you'll need a total replacement. She had it done 6 weeks ago and is doing just fine.
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Really? It takes forever to get injury updates on WNBA players too.
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That is because of the HIPPAA laws in America. Other countries may have much looser laws or no laws when it comes to medical privacy
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I remember Nika spraining her ankle in the first tournament game in 2021
She was sitting on a bench with an ice bag on her leg, tears streaming down her face.
Although the ankle must have hurt, you could see they were tears of frustration.
I thought”Wow!, this girl REALLY wants to play”
Nika has never said or done anything since to change my mind about that.
That girl will work day and night to come back. She just never figured out how to quit.
GO NIKA GO!!
She was sitting on a bench with an ice bag on her leg, tears streaming down her face.
Although the ankle must have hurt, you could see they were tears of frustration.
I thought”Wow!, this girl REALLY wants to play”
Nika has never said or done anything since to change my mind about that.
That girl will work day and night to come back. She just never figured out how to quit.
GO NIKA GO!!
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It's kind of ironic that throughout her college career she and Aaliyah were the only meaningful contributors that did not have a major injury, but when she gets to the pros, it happens. I suppose that every athlete has to endure at least one major injury in their career.
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It’s certainly possible, but definitely not a certainty.
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True, and I am proof of that.
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I feel like I'm looking into my own future after meniscus and cartilage tears plus 2 acl sprains...
Wish Nika a speedy recovery. Tho if there's one thing we know about her, she ain't never giving up!
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It’s also what teams choose to do. There are lots of pro sports teams in the U.S. where players have waived many of their HIPAA protections and injury news can be published quickly.
You might be, but there are plenty of people who had ACL surgery 35+ years ago, who are not looking at knee replacement anytime soon.
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Who knows what advances will be made in 25 years. They are stimulating cartilage growth and they may get around to tendon generation with stem cells. Of course, you'll be transfering your house to them before you go under.
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They are already repairing some ACL tears by regenerating the torn tendon. Known as Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration implant, or BEAR, the technique involves the use of an implant injected with the patient’s own blood to form a bridge between torn ends of an ACL. The collagen implant enables the body to heal the torn ligament by protecting it from the harsh environment in the knee joint. The implant is absorbed by the body, usually within eight weeks.
The procedure was first approved by the FDA about four years ago and has been used in a number of surgical centers, especially on adolescents and teens. Doctors state that when this procedure is used, the recovery time is faster.
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Hearing Nika cry like that brings tears to my eyes. Oh the pain she must have felt.
Sending you love, Nika, while wishing you a successful surgery, and rehabilitatio.
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Nika posted an inspirational message on Instagram after her ACL injury.
"Anyone that knows me knows I work my ass off all the time. This time isn’t gonna be any different," Muhl wrote on Instagram. "I appreciate all the love and support so much—y'all really make this easier for my heart.
"I am grateful for all the people around me that are true testaments of what belief and perseverance can achieve after being denied hooping. This is just another opportunity for me to compete, this time against myself. Not to be cocky, but that’s an easy W."
"Anyone that knows me knows I work my ass off all the time. This time isn’t gonna be any different," Muhl wrote on Instagram. "I appreciate all the love and support so much—y'all really make this easier for my heart.
"I am grateful for all the people around me that are true testaments of what belief and perseverance can achieve after being denied hooping. This is just another opportunity for me to compete, this time against myself. Not to be cocky, but that’s an easy W."
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I think enough time has passed for me to articulate this observation. Was anyone else surprised that Nika exclamations of pain and concern were all in English? Is that the common language at the particular event she was at? It made her cries of distress resonate more with us, since they were understandable.
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I was waiting for it, but didn't hear it.
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Have we heard anything about Nika's surgery?
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I could not listen. I remember Shea Ralph.