Wilson Ramos will go through second surgery as he suffers torn anterior cruciate ligament-MLB Update
It looks like Washington Nationals’ catcher Wilson Ramos is to have his torn anterior cruciate ligament fixed through a second surgery in Colorado.
His injury had unveiled after he tried to catch a passed ball during the match. Afterward, as per the initial examination, it was confirmed that he will take a long time to make a comeback.
Offensively, Ramos was a regular contributor for the Nationals until getting injured. For the same reason, the injury was taken as a setback to their progress in the season.
However, the replacement that the Nationals announced later was equally reliable as Jesus Flores put up impressive performances.
Right now, since Ramos is out on a lengthy rehab process, Flores has become a regular catcher in the line-up and is almost certain to play through the season.
Meanwhile, the surgery that Ramos is going to experience will require as much mental rehabilitation as it will physical.
A former Major League Baseball catcher Chad Moeller, who has an experience of having gone through an anterior cruciate ligament problem, stated that if Ramos saves his career from now onward, it will be mainly due to the mental adjustments that he will make.
He clarifies that more often than not, players after the surgery lose the urge for playing further because their body co-ordination has been affected immensely.
Therefore, in such a situation, only the players with high motivation make their way back to the action.
"It comes down to pain tolerance," Moeller said. "The quicker you're able to get that range of motion back, the quicker you're able to move on with your rehab. That being said, he will feel fine at four months. He will feel better at six months. He will
not feel normal and totally trust it for over a year."
Moeller is of the view that the recuperation involves extreme pain, which keeps haunting a player time-and-again. Sooner a player can keep the pain from taking an effect on his body the shorter the time span for a possible comeback.
As Ramos takes his time and prepares for re-entry in baseball, it will be interesting to see how he can cope with the demands of expeditious recovery.
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