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[DropThePuck]

Augh! Hope he heals and recovers smoothy and quickly!

Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf underwent sports hernia surgery Wednesday, the team announced.

Getzlaf aggravated the injury during summer workouts

<OCR blog entry by Zupke>


I sure hadn't hoped to open this thread for this season so early.

[Sojourn]

He was probably trying to get used to the weight of having to carry the entire team on his shoulders. Doesn't he know you need to work up to that weight, after taking a break?

[Todrick]

I don't care what that article says. I don't believe for a second it was the Flu that was bothering him in the playoffs.

Seems to me he knew he had a problem, probably got some treatment and tried to work through it, but when he resumed workouts this month realized that he'd have to go under the knife.

[Dark Knight]

Dr. Myers practices at Drexel University College of Medicine and is one of the best for this kind of surgery.

[DropThePuck]

Well, it looks like we know what Getzlaf's "What I Did This Summer" essay will be ...

Sports Hernia Rehabilitation Program - 6-9 Weeks

Post Operative - Weeks 1, 2, 3

* Gentle walking four times per day
* Gentle stretching
* Sex is OK

Post Operative - Weeks 4, 5, 6

* Jogging and gentle running in straight lines
* Gentle sit-ups with the knees bent
* Step ups
* Aerobic exercises
* Swimming

Post Operative - Weeks 7, 8, 9

* Sprints
* Weights
* Play your sport as the strength returns

Notes

* In the first six weeks, exercise only within limits of mild pain.
* Listen to your body; if you are having pain stop.
* Stiffness and discomfort will occur after vigorous exercise for about nine weeks.
* The pain is usually at the operative site, but pain in the abdominal wall and the adductor tendon insertion is common.
* There will be a hard swelling at the operative site for about nine weeks. This is part of the natural healing process.
* Most athletes return to playing between nine and twelve weeks

<source>

[HillerGirl]

Well, it looks like we know what Getzlaf's "What I Did This Summer" essay will be ...


<source>

[Dark Knight]

Sports Hernia Rehabilitation Program - 6-9 Weeks
...
* Most athletes return to playing between nine and twelve weeks

That would put him out of commission past camp and back to play in November !? Let's hope not. We don't know what type of hernia it is either...

Damn. Is there a doctor in the house?

[ladiesandgentlemen]

As can be seen, this injury is deep in the heart of Texas... if you know what I mean.

IIRC, this is the same surgery that JSG, Sammy Pahlsson, and others like Sergei Zubov have had more than once. Let's hope that's not the case with Ryan Getzlaf.

Note: This is not in response to DK's request above.

[Sojourn]

That's my biggest worry, l&g - that this might be a plaguing injury that he struggles with in his career. It's not an easy thing for any hockey player, but for someone like Getzlaf who uses his size and his strength in such a big way? That could end his ability to dominant the way he does. The way the guy has been playing for us, I wouldn't trade him for anyone in the NHL.

[DropThePuck]

If Getzlaf prefers, there is the Reader's Digest version of "What I Did This Summer" ...

Sports Hernia Rehabilitation Program - 18 Days

0 - 7 DAYS - REST

* Activities of daily living only.
* No lifting or other activities that increase abdominal pressure

7- 10 DAYS - BEGINNING RESISTIVE EXERCISES

Mild resistive exercises in pool:

* No sit-ups or biking
* Pool walking: forward and backward 3-5 laps initially
* Standing hip adduction/abduction, flexion, extension (30 reps each)
* Partial squats (30 reps)
* Heel raising (30 reps)

Gentle stretching:

* Side bending (4 times for 30 seconds each)
* Hip extension stretch (4 times for 30 seconds each)
* Psoas, groin, hamstring, quads

Skating (Hockey):

* Easy skating 10 minutes: NO STICK or PUCK
* Backwards 2 laps

11 - 17 DAYS - GETTING STRENGTH BACK

* Progressive resistance exercises
* Hip flexion/adduction/abduction/extension with body weight sets of 10 (weights may be added in 2 pound increments)
* Pool exercises
* Running backward/forward, side slides (3-5 laps initially)
* Jumping jacks (legs only)
* swimming (flutter kicks only - NO BUTTERFLY STROKE)
* Jogging
* Slow Mile (include backward runs) Increase in 1/4 mile increments
* 50 yard agility drills for every 1/4 mile

Strengthening:

* Abdominal crunches
* Sprinting 50 yards with 50 yard warm-up and 50 yard cool down (gradually build up speed avoiding sudden stops and starts)
* Cross-overs/straddles
* Figure 8's
* Lunges-3 sets of 10
* Shuttle, rope jumping

Add sport specific activities as follows:

* Soccer: dribbling, passing. No shooting or long volleys.
* Running (hills, sprints)
* Upper body exercises can be incorporated in a progressive fashion
* Stairmaster -- 20 minutes
* Calisthenics
* Skating: Easy skate, gradually increase speed drills, blue line to blue line, face-off circles, and shooting. Start with team in skating drills.

18+ DAYS

* Scrimmage, progressive controlled contact (mild pain expected particularly after exercising). If you experience sharp and/or severe pain; modify exercise program to eliminate triggering activity.
* Do not do more sit-ups or crunches this week.
* Return to normal workout pattern.
* Consult with the trainer and surgeon about game participation.
* Specific rehab protocol based on several factors and will be determined at time of office visit.
* All cardiovascular activities should include 5 minutes warm-up time, 20 minutes exercise to target heart rate and 5 minute cool down.

<source>

[DropThePuck]

On August 6, 2007, Jean-Sebastien Giguere had sports hernia surgery and was forced to miss the first two weeks of that season, returning Oct. 14. Then-Ducks center Samuel Pahlsson missed five games to start the 2007 season after undergoing the same surgery on Sept. 21.

All three were treated by the same doctor.

<Hoornstra's blog entry>

[HillerGirl]

so it took Jiggy a little over 2 months and Sammy a little under 1 month to come back?(is my math correct? aug 6-oct 16=2 mo 1w; Sep 21-(mid Nov?)~3+weeks)
that's a spread of time period... so Getz might be there for training camp or might miss pre-season but dress for season opener... he's also now younger than both Jiggy and Sammy were when they had it, i hope 5 yrs difference will make it easier to heal...

[ladiesandgentlemen]

I don't care what that article says. I don't believe for a second it was the Flu that was bothering him in the playoffs.

Seems to me he knew he had a problem, probably got some treatment and tried to work through it, but when he resumed workouts this month realized that he'd have to go under the knife.

I believe the same.

It's too hard for me to believe that instead of getting hurt while playing 81 NHL games, and then 13 grueling NHL playoff games, that Ryan Getzlaf tore himself up in offseason workouts. That's too big of a stretch for me.

[DropThePuck]

The usual rehabilitation period for this type of surgery is eight weeks, which would rule Getzlaf out of Hockey Canada's orientation camp scheduled in less than four weeks in Calgary.

<link to article posted in Media Roundup>

[ahtikullervo]

Hope it does not affect his chances to play in Vancouver.

[Dark Knight]

The usual rehabilitation period for this type of surgery is eight weeks, which would rule Getzlaf out of Hockey Canada's orientation camp scheduled in less than four weeks in Calgary.

Or of half of the Ducks' camp...

[HillerGirl]

Hope it does not affect his chances to play in Vancouver.

it shouldn't and i doubt it will... he is still one of the best centers playing now... i just hope he is at his 100% the soonest he can be...

[Sojourn]

Hope it does not affect his chances to play in Vancouver.

The only way it should really have any impact on his chances to play in Vancouver is if he doesn't rehab well, and it is an issue going into the season. He could probably skip the tryout camp entirely, and still be as close to a lock as you can be. Yzerman named a number of characteristics that he wants in players - primarily, he doesn't want big risk-taking players who are one-dimensional. He wants two-way play, and players who can be responsible when the need arises. Pretty much all the attributes he listed are ones Getzlaf qualifies for, and that's excluding Getzlaf's dominating play. On top of that, it woould probably be hard to pass up a line of Nash, Getzy, and Heaters. They were just too good at the WC's a year ago. One of the best performances from a forward line that I've ever seen in that tournament.

[Just Duckie]

I guess surgery is a last resort, but it's too bad they didn't do the surgery earlier in the summer. Let's hope Getzy has Marchant's healing abilities ...Todd came back more quickly than expected.

[432j]

I guess surgery is a last resort, but it's too bad they didn't do the surgery earlier in the summer. Let's hope Getzy has Marchant's healing abilities ...Todd came back more quickly than expected.

After seeing how Carlyle rushed Morrison back in time to start last season (imagine how the season might have gone if Morrison had started on IR, thus freeing the cap for Boby from the beginning of the year), I really don't care if Getz is back in the line up quickly.

I'd much rather have him healthy.

[Sojourn]

After seeing how Carlyle rushed Morrison back in time to start last season (imagine how the season might have gone if Morrison had started on IR, thus freeing the cap for Boby from the beginning of the year), I really don't care if Getz is back in the line up quickly.

I'd much rather have him healthy.

Yeah. I'd rather not speculate on him being rushed back into the line-up, because the very thought of it makes me a bit sick to my stomach.

[Just Duckie]

I don't want Getzlaf rushed back either. That's wasn't what I was saying.

[432j]

I don't want Getzlaf rushed back either. That's wasn't what I was saying.

Sorry if I implied that. I was simply stating my opinion, but not trying to put words in your mouth at all.

[Dark Knight]

Or [he could miss]... half of the Ducks' camp...

Ducks’ Getzlaf could miss start of camp

Top-line center Ryan Getzlaf, recovering from Wednesday surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle, anticipates being in the lineup when the Ducks open the 2009-10 NHL regular-season Oct. 3 against the rival San Jose Sharks at Honda Center.

Getzlaf isn’t so sure about his status for the Sept. 13 opening of training camp.

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[ladiesandgentlemen]

“We’ll see how it goes, whether I’m at full bore at camp,” Getzlaf said by telephone Monday from near his off-season home in Kelowna, British Columbia. “The main thing is to be at full bore opening night.”

Leave it to Ryan Getzlaf to come up with the best description of how he plays the game at his best: at FULL BORE

I love it!



(sorry the picture quality is not the best on the video, but I saw each and every one of those plays live so it doesn't bother me so much. It's the compilation set to that music that I like)