Husker Injury Rundown

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I lost 25 lbs after my shoulder surgery and I can tell you that nothing has been tougher on me than getting back into the gym and getting it all back! I've been back about 9 weeks and hitting the supplements and weights really hard and I've gained back about 10 lbs, but I've hit a wall and I can't get past that initial 10lbs! It's going to be hard on him to get that back......................and that's not even talking about the strength that he's lost!

[Hunter94]

i agree, i don't think he can get back to the level of fitness/strength he needs to play this fall. maybe next season or possibly near the end of the 2007 campaign.

[Ohio Pete]

Found this when searching for information about returning from staph. I didn't realize it was getting spread in this manner.

 

Staph Infection Poses Risk For Athletes

ABC7 News

November 19, 2006

 

Passed From Player To Player

 

Nov. 19 - These days, an athlete's toughest opponent may not be the one he faces on the field, but in the locker room.

 

That's because an antibiotic-resistant strain of staph is now being passed from player to player and the germ has moved from hospitals to anywhere athletes are in close contact.

 

Athletes train themselves to push the limits. They learn to accept bumps, bruises and cuts that come along with the game.

 

And it's not just football -- that close contact can have consequences for basketball, soccer, volleyball -- any athlete who plays on a team.

 

High school volleyball player Shae Musolino ignored what started as a tiny bump on her knee -- until it swelled so much her knee pads wouldn't fit.

 

Shae Musolino, Volleyball Player: "Scared. Terrified. I started crying. I didn't know what to think. Being in volleyball, the first thing comes in my mind, 'I'm done for the season.'"

 

Infectious disease specialists tested fluid from Shae's knee for what is known as MRSA.

 

MRSA, which stands for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus -- a real mouthful -- is a strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics.

 

Until recently, MRSA staph infections were rarely identified outside of a hospital. But now they seem to pop up just about anywhere.

 

Now athletes in contact sports are at increased risk.

 

Dr. Judy Martin, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: "Just in participating in a sport, they are going to have friction on their skin -- rubs against their skin because of the protective equipment that they wear."

 

MRSA spreads when someone comes in contact with an infected person. It can also be spread by touching contaminated objects like equipment, clothing or even a towel.

 

Dr. Judy Martin, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: "You don't want to share towels or wash cloths because you're going to spread that bacteria back and forth to each other."

 

It's been reported in the last few years that NFL football players for the Rams, Redskins and Dolphins have all been infected with MRSA.

 

For a college football player in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, it was fatal.

 

Shae recovered and is back on the volleyball court, but she has revamped her post-game routine.

Shae Musolino, Volleyball Player: "Any sports with pads, uniforms, anything. Wash them daily. Keep them clean. Keep everything clean."

 

Experts say that's the best way to keep athletes in the game, instead of on sidelines by an infection.

 

Experts say, the inappropriate use of antibiotics -- using them to treat colds and the flu, for example -- has contributed to antibiotic resistance which seriously threatens all of our health.

[BIGREDIOWAN]

Yeah it seems to be pretty easy to contract if your not careful. This includes public gyms!!!!