Once again I'll address what has been said and posted about Long's injury.
It's a Labrum injury not a Rotator Cuff which does not usually require surgery unless it doesn't heal on it's own. Since Kyle plans to play with it there's at least some indication that it is healing. According to the medical sources I researched and quoted surgery is a last gap measure and usually not needed.
As for White and these "hammy" strains our WRs (and others) keep experiencing someone needs to either look at what the condition of the practice field may have to do with this or if that isn't an issue then what in the hell is the Bears training staff doing or not doing that's contributing to it. This it getting to be ridiculous week after week.
Once again I'll address what has been said and posted about Long's injury.
It's a Labrum injury not a Rotator Cuff which does not usually require surgery unless it doesn't heal on it's own. Since Kyle plans to play with it there's at least some indication that it is healing. According to the medical sources I researched and quoted surgery is a last gap measure and usually not needed.
As for White and these "hammy" strains our WRs (and others) keep experiencing someone needs to either look at what the condition of the practice field may have to do with this or if that isn't an issue then what in the hell is the Bears training staff doing or not doing that's contributing to it. This it getting to be ridiculous week after week.
butkus3595 keeps bringing up that a player's mechanics (for lack of a better word) can contribute as well. And the little I can find on the web seems to support that as well.
Once again I'll address what has been said and posted about Long's injury.
It's a Labrum injury not a Rotator Cuff which does not usually require surgery unless it doesn't heal on it's own. Since Kyle plans to play with it there's at least some indication that it is healing. According to the medical sources I researched and quoted surgery is a last gap measure and usually not needed.
As for White and these "hammy" strains our WRs (and others) keep experiencing someone needs to either look at what the condition of the practice field may have to do with this or if that isn't an issue then what in the hell is the Bears training staff doing or not doing that's contributing to it. This it getting to be ridiculous week after week.
butkus3595 keeps bringing up that a player's mechanics (for lack of a better word) can contribute as well. And the little I can find on the web seems to support that as well.
Yeah, basically if they over stride and have an elongated pull through on their stride the hammy has to work harder than it normally would have to, or if their hips are off and that causes something else within their running mechanics to be off that could cause a hammy issue, or if there is an injury to another area and the hammy has to pick up the slack of that muscle, lumbar issues, crappy posture...all can lead to the hamstring being overworked, which will lead to injury. Further, studies have shown that most strains occur in eccentric contraction more so than force. So if the player is not training the eccentric portion of a lift that can lead to injury. Further, race also plays a role in hamstring injuries as studies show black athletes significantly more likely to suffer hamstring strains. Lastly, hamstring injuries have the highest recurrence rate.
butkus3595 keeps bringing up that a player's mechanics (for lack of a better word) can contribute as well. And the little I can find on the web seems to support that as well.
Yeah, basically if they over stride and have an elongated pull through on their stride the hammy has to work harder than it normally would have to, or if their hips are off and that causes something else within their running mechanics to be off that could cause a hammy issue, or if there is an injury to another area and the hammy has to pick up the slack of that muscle, lumbar issues, crappy posture...all can lead to the hamstring being overworked, which will lead to injury. Further, studies have shown that most strains occur in eccentric contraction more so than force. So if the player is not training the eccentric portion of a lift that can lead to injury. Further, race also plays a role in hamstring injuries as studies show black athletes significantly more likely to suffer hamstring strains. Lastly, hamstring injuries have the highest recurrence rate.
Since racial conversion is out of the question wouldn't the rest be a training issue and therefore up to the training staff to deal with? I've strained a hamstring before but never that badly that I'd call it more than "tweaked". But I have severely pulled a groin muscle playing ball and I know how debilitating that was.
So what can they do to help prevent these recurrences? It's like a flipping epidemic of late.
Yeah, basically if they over stride and have an elongated pull through on their stride the hammy has to work harder than it normally would have to, or if their hips are off and that causes something else within their running mechanics to be off that could cause a hammy issue, or if there is an injury to another area and the hammy has to pick up the slack of that muscle, lumbar issues, crappy posture...all can lead to the hamstring being overworked, which will lead to injury. Further, studies have shown that most strains occur in eccentric contraction more so than force. So if the player is not training the eccentric portion of a lift that can lead to injury. Further, race also plays a role in hamstring injuries as studies show black athletes significantly more likely to suffer hamstring strains. Lastly, hamstring injuries have the highest recurrence rate.
Since racial conversion is out of the question wouldn't the rest be a training issue and therefore up to the training staff to deal with? I've strained a hamstring before but never that badly that I'd call it more than "tweaked". But I have severely pulled a groin muscle playing ball and I know how debilitating that was.
So what can they do to help prevent these recurrences? It's like a flipping epidemic of late.
Football in general has one of the highest hamstring injury rates at I believe 13% of all injuries being a hamstring injury. Here's a great table illustrating what can be modified in order to prevent hamstring injuries and what can't:
Add one more WR to Sunday's injury report and now this makes 9 total. Sweet Jeezus what does Fox have these guys doing during practices. This is getting out of control.
Josh Bellamy added to list of 9 Bears on injury report for Texans game Aug 11, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; By: Lorin Cox | 5 hours ago
When it comes to injury news and the Chicago Bears, it always seems to be one-step forward, two-steps back. That has been the case this week, as players like Kyle Long and Kyle Fuller returned to practice, while others have added minor injuries of their own.
The big news came Thursday when Kevin White was limited with a hamstring injury, and Josh Bellamy added his name to the list Friday with a shoulder injury that limited him. Nine players in total are now questionable for the Bears’ game against the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Texans have one player out and no one questionable or doubtful. Houston is the healthier team, but it is hard to know just how banged up the Bears will be.
The NFL eliminated the “probable” designation for injuries this year, meaning that even if a player is pretty much good to go, he still ends up as “questionable.”
So even though the Bears have nine questionable players, it is likely that at least one of them would have normally been probable, and there’s even a chance that all of them play, since none of them are even “doubtful.”
John Fox is going to need his key injured players like Long, Fuller, White, and Bryce Callahan to take the field if they want to start their season off with a win in Houston. Avoiding any more injuries on Sunday would be a nice prize too.
Since racial conversion is out of the question wouldn't the rest be a training issue and therefore up to the training staff to deal with? I've strained a hamstring before but never that badly that I'd call it more than "tweaked". But I have severely pulled a groin muscle playing ball and I know how debilitating that was.
So what can they do to help prevent these recurrences? It's like a flipping epidemic of late.
Football in general has one of the highest hamstring injury rates at I believe 13% of all injuries being a hamstring injury. Here's a great table illustrating what can be modified in order to prevent hamstring injuries and what can't:
Thanks butkus but do the Bears trainers and medical staff know, understand, and follow this stuff? I'd agree that to some degree they're unavoidable but our incidence of them seems pretty high to me.
Given some of this is happening during practices maybe Fox needs to consider altering his routines there or he's gonna put himself in the hole every week with a list of walking wounded and guys who can't play period.
Football in general has one of the highest hamstring injury rates at I believe 13% of all injuries being a hamstring injury. Here's a great table illustrating what can be modified in order to prevent hamstring injuries and what can't:
Thanks butkus but do the Bears trainers and medical staff know, understand, and follow this stuff? I'd agree that to some degree they're unavoidable but our incidence of them seems pretty high to me.
Given some of this is happening during practices maybe Fox needs to consider altering his routines there or he's gonna put himself in the hole every week with a list of walking wounded and guys who can't play period.
Yeah...I wish I could answer that...but I can't. I've been highly critical of strength and conditioning staffs in the NFL in the past. I would say there are only about 4 or 5 guys who head up S&C positions in the NFL that I actually respect. Old school coaches need to switch their mind sets up a bit and realize this isn't the same game, and these athletes are no where close to the athlete that played the game in the past. These guys are all way more explosive and probably stronger as well. That type of athlete needs to be handled differently.
Thanks butkus but do the Bears trainers and medical staff know, understand, and follow this stuff? I'd agree that to some degree they're unavoidable but our incidence of them seems pretty high to me.
Given some of this is happening during practices maybe Fox needs to consider altering his routines there or he's gonna put himself in the hole every week with a list of walking wounded and guys who can't play period.
Yeah...I wish I could answer that...but I can't. I've been highly critical of strength and conditioning staffs in the NFL in the past. I would say there are only about 4 or 5 guys who head up S&C positions in the NFL that I actually respect. Old school coaches need to switch their mind sets up a bit and realize this isn't the same game, and these athletes are no where close to the athlete that played the game in the past. These guys are all way more explosive and probably stronger as well. That type of athlete needs to be handled differently.
I'd like to see an "athlete" (Bears WR) who actually can play 100% in some actual fucking games. Yeah I know that's probably a radical idea but between Jeffery, White, and Royal, lately it's not an unreasonable complaint.