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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1040553" data-attributes="member: 18006">I agree that it's a hell of a lot less serious than it looked at first, but if it truly is sprained (as they say) there is definitely structural damage. Any time you have a sprained or strained muscle, tendon, or ligament, there is at least some tearing of the soft tissue, and if you strain that injured tissue before it's had a chance to knit back together, there's a serious risk that you'll tear it even further.I had a Grade I strain of the hamstring tendon in the back of my knee a few years ago, and by Week Two, it was healing up pretty well already. Then an ignorant, one-toothed hillbilly "physical therapist" overstretched the tendon way beyond where it was supposed to be, and I actually felt the tendon rip like a piece of cloth. In 3 seconds flat, she turned a Grade I tendon strain that was ahead of the timeline in healing to a severe Grade II that took over 8 more months to fully heal. (Have I mentioned lately how much I hate Kentucky?)I'm not saying that's something that's likely to happen with Love, because his rehab is being managed by highly competent professionals. Plus, he's less than half my age, which was a factor in my case. But the point is, the first couple of weeks after a sprain or strain, the injury has to be handled very gently.</blockquote>

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