Genuine question regarding club's medical policy

[oafcprozac]

Read last week and now in the Chron that Brookey may have an injection to help his ankle settle down, that means 3 months out instead of 6 months if he had an op. Now from what I've heard in the past regarding injections they can cause more problems than they solve, so are we taking this route (as we did on a few occasions last year) to save money on medical bills or is there a genuine benefit besides a player being able to return quicker? However, will there still be a long-standing problem remain - an accident waiting to happen perhaps?

 

Rudemedic???

[Ackey]

Taylor.

 

Purdie.

 

Holdsworth.

 

Need we look any further?

[Macca]

Read last week and now in the Chron that Brookey may have an injection to help his ankle settle down, that means 3 months out instead of 6 months if he had an op. Now from what I've heard in the past regarding injections they can cause more problems than they solve, so are we taking this route (as we did on a few occasions last year) to save money on medical bills or is there a genuine benefit besides a player being able to return quicker? However, will there still be a long-standing problem remain - an accident waiting to happen perhaps?

 

Rudemedic???

 

 

So long as the injury is managed carefully and Brooke is given time to let the injury heal there shouldn't be any problems. Ops take longer to recover from. The injection will get to work sorting the inflammation and less other damage will be done opening the foot up.

[RobOAFC]

Taylor. - Can't say anything about that really... He was just shoved back into the team soon as he could run again

 

Purdie. - That's just a complete mystery really..

 

Holdsworth. - Didnt he break his foot/leg?

 

Need we look any further?

 

[footy68]

Surely an injection will be just like taking pain killers/ anti inflamitory tablets. They reduce the pain and or swelling but only an op can attend to the actual problem?

[oafcprozac]

Surely an injection will be just like taking pain killers/ anti inflamitory tablets. They reduce the pain and or swelling but only an op can attend to the actual problem?

 

That's what i'm alluding too, so is this practice therefore another cost-cutting measure that will ultimately end up with the player needing an op in the future anyway?

[Macca]

That's what i'm alluding too, so is this practice therefore another cost-cutting measure that will ultimately end up with the player needing an op in the future anyway?

 

The players should be insured anyways for injury. Sometimes are complications as there are with surgery. If a player is rushed back too quick eg Taylor and Abbott that can lead to problems as we saw.

[tangerinedreams]

Surely an injection will be just like taking pain killers/ anti inflamitory tablets. They reduce the pain and or swelling but only an op can attend to the actual problem?

 

 

That is true, an injection is short immediate response ie: the match the day after the jab, thats saying he will need an op, he won't know that fully until he is off the crutches and back in training, I had it done 3 years ago, after waiting 4 years to get it done, I knew something wasn't right before I had the MRI scan, still, the swelling will have to fully reduce before the full results from the scan will become apparent.

[rudemedic]

Read last week and now in the Chron that Brookey may have an injection to help his ankle settle down, that means 3 months out instead of 6 months if he had an op. Now from what I've heard in the past regarding injections they can cause more problems than they solve, so are we taking this route (as we did on a few occasions last year) to save money on medical bills or is there a genuine benefit besides a player being able to return quicker? However, will there still be a long-standing problem remain - an accident waiting to happen perhaps?

 

Rudemedic???

 

Its a bit 50/50, if the injections work, then it looks like genius from the medical team, and the expert advising them and Brooke is fit earlier. If it doesn't loads will be on here saying why didn't he have the op. I doubt its a money saving issue, injections aren't cheap and the club and the player has insurance, plus even in the NHS because Brooke is a professional footballer he will jump the queue (in my experience) for an op like this, and so won't be on a waiting list for that long.

 

I don't know of any benefit beside making a player return quicker (although there are less risks in injections than operations- see Pawel), one of the biggest risks in something happening is if it has happened before so no matter what happens Brooke is at more risk than someone who hasn't had this type of injury. It might be a case of lets get him back to a playing fitness and see what happens, we might need him. When the season is over (i.e. we've nowt to play for) he can have the op, if still needed and if something goes wrong he can have the op anyway.

 

BTW, sorry for the delayed reply I've been away and not really able to access here without paying over the odds for it.

[edhunteruk]

That's what i'm alluding too, so is this practice therefore another cost-cutting measure that will ultimately end up with the player needing an op in the future anyway?

i seriously doubt its a cost cutting measure.....clubs have insurance policies for this kind of thing thats why they pay higher premiums for them in the first place...

 

dickov probably wants him back as soon as possible because he knows how good he is...

 

i have had trouble with my knee for a long long time...and i have had ops and injections....the injection will settle it all down,take pain away and swelling and inflammation so you can have a proper look at it sooner....if you let nature take its course its longer...plus if you have an op,you are suseptable to infections,get one of those and it puts you back more...

[opinions4u]

i seriously doubt its a cost cutting measure.....clubs have insurance policies for this kind of thing thats why they pay higher premiums for them in the first place...

Perhaps they have increased the excess on the policy to keep the premium down, and that has driven a decision not to operate?

 

Seriously, I don't know the truth of the matter. I'd hope that the Club would act in the best interests of any contracted player and I'd be surprised if they weren't doing so - medical advice can often be conflicting, so the right course of action might not be immediately obvious.

 

John Thomspon recently quoted his thanks to Latics for paying for the operation that allowed him to resume his career.

 

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/sport/te...il/article.html

 

While I was at Oldham, I had bad injuries and one thing they did do for me, which I will always be grateful for, is they finally got me an operation that fixed my knee.