The Sports Healer Starting from Milan

"Wood, are you familiar with the psychological observation service offered by the Milan Laboratory?" Mancini suddenly asked.

Mancini had previously learned about the Milan laboratory and knew that they had a Mind Room, which is a so-called psychological counseling room.

"Know."

Having worked in the Milan laboratory, Lin Mu naturally understood the purpose of this consultation room.

First of all, this consultation room is led by Demichelis.

Demichelis was a former athlete.

He has a good understanding of the players' psychology, coupled with the trust he has built as a long-time Milan player.

Players like Donadoni, Baresi, Baggio, and Maldini, especially during their recovery from injuries, often sought his psychological counseling.

this year.

After the Istanbul debacle, the entire Milan team fell into self-doubt.

Lin Mu was fortunate enough to participate in several of Demichelis's psychological work sessions.

He even felt that, following the original trajectory, Milan's ability to avenge their defeat in Athens two years later was largely due to Demichelis.

Furthermore, they have promoted the practical application of sports psychology in the football world.

Lin Mu saw a set of data.

Thanks to the psychological therapy offered by the Milan Laboratory, Milan players experienced a 91% reduction in the probability of soft tissue injuries during training.

Lin Mu didn't quite believe it.

However, he also believes that athletes' mental health is an important part of maintaining a healthy career.

"I only minored in sports psychology in college."

Lin Mu is very honest.

However, this is who he is now. Once the club's matches resume and he gains experience, that will be the case.

You can reach the "basic understanding" level by adding points.

But no matter how you look at it.

In sports psychology, he cannot see the location of lesions as directly as he can see the body.

so......

"My advice is to find a truly professional sports psychologist," Lin Mu said.

Mancini nodded regretfully.

He then added, "By the way, Wood, I hope you can be with the team for the upcoming games."

Lin Mu thought for a moment.

The hospital in San Rafael wasn't busy, so I had a lot of free time.

"So, is the club going to pay me two salaries?" Lin Mu joked.

He was also quite interested in trying out the role of team doctor.

After all, I'll definitely be going solo in the future, and it would be best to open an independent private clinic to treat athletes' troublesome injuries.

But the experience of being a team doctor should help me understand athletes better.

"That's no problem." Mancini still had that much authority.

......

Leaving the woods of the training base, we drove to Recoba's residence, a villa in the suburbs of Milan.

Recoba used to be Inter Milan's highest-paid player.

Even if they cut it in half, they would still have £200 million left.

Not to mention that Moratti treats Recoba like a son.

That's how exaggerated it is.

Moratti has stated in media interviews on multiple occasions that Recoba is his favorite player.

He would watch the game from the stands wearing Recoba's jersey and generously paid Recoba £400 million after tax, which was the world's highest annual salary at the time.

He might even go home for dinner with Recoba after fishing.

All of this led Recoba to place absolute trust in Moratti.

However, as time went on, Recoba's talent was gradually worn away by injuries, and he was constantly on the sidelines between his hospital bed and the bench.

In order to stay at Inter Milan, he even told Moratti, "You can tear up my contract, fill in any year, and a salary of 10 lira a year is no problem."

From having the highest annual salary in the world to voluntarily taking a pay cut.

Three years.

Do you know how he's spent these past three years?

No one can truly understand what Recoba is going through, and right now, Recoba is playing football in the yard.

Sitting next to him was Moratti, dressed in a suit and tie.

"Alvaro, you're recovering well." Moratti sighed silently. In fact, he knew that his favoritism towards Recoba was also a kind of invisible pressure.

So he rarely mentions those things now.

But Lin Mu's appearance gave him a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, the question was asked: "Has Roberto announced the starting lineup for the next match?"

"I've already said I'm a substitute, but I'm on the roster."

Recoba smiled as he stepped on the ball, savoring the feel of his left foot.

He used to be able to draw incredible arcs with the inside of his left foot.

To exaggerate a bit, they could kick a corner kick like a penalty kick.

These became luxuries after his frequent injuries.

Because a huge arc necessarily requires bending of the ankle and instantaneous force.

When Beckham takes a free kick, his right ankle, which is supporting his foot, twists at nearly a 90-degree angle.

What does that mean?

Just as the two were chatting, Lin Mu walked in.

"Wood, you've finally arrived."

Moratti immediately gave him a warm hug.

no way.

"Mr. Moratti, you seem to be in a good mood. Could you share something with me?"

As Lin Mu took medical supplies out of his bag, he said, "By the way, Alvaro, get ready, we'll start right away."

After the initial recovery period of a muscle strain.

Lin Mu and Franceschini and a few others devised a mid-term recovery plan.

It mainly focuses on gait correction.

This will help Recoba regain the correct power generation pattern and prevent muscle compensation from causing further injury.

It mainly involves some control-type actions.

Exercises include kettlebell single-leg weight-bearing, shifting the center of gravity from side to side, and ankle inversion/outversion.

In reality, at the current stage of sports medicine, conventional rehabilitation training has some effect, but not much.

Because doctors can only rely on visual observation of movements and postures, palpation to feel muscle contractions, or experience to judge compensation.

But trees are different.

He could see directly what Recoba's muscles were doing.

This is very abnormal.

"Alvaro, no, no!"

Lin Mu stopped Recoba's movements and pressed on his peroneus longus and brevis muscles. "When you do ankle inversion, this muscle is already pre-contracted before the movement even begins. This is not a normal muscle response; you are compensating by exerting force prematurely. Focus your attention on your ankle."

"I'll try again." Recoba wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He used to describe himself as "cheerful, slightly chubby, and sincere".

But in fact.

He was proud of himself.

Because, apart from his Serie A debut where he outshone Ronaldo.

In the 2002-03 season against Bologna, his free kicks left Pagliuca helpless.

In the 2004-2005 season, he scored the winning goal against Sampdoria in the 94th minute of the match.

and many more.

These were all moments when he was proud of himself.

However, fate always plays tricks on people, even when he proudly looks forward to the future.

Injuries threw his pride to the ground and trampled it underfoot.

So now that he has a chance, no matter how slim, he wants to try his best.

Suddenly.

Recoba felt the force extending upwards as his left ankle rotated.

Lin Mu also saw it.

"Continuous, smooth, with very few breaks, yes, that's it!" Lin Mu clapped his hands excitedly and shouted.

Moratti also clapped.

Although he didn't understand, judging from their expressions, the effect was definitely very good.

After several sets of exercises, Lin Mu told Recoba to walk slowly and continue to feel the muscles working. "Get some rest early tonight and eat more anti-inflammatory foods. I'll come back at this time tomorrow."

"Okay!" Recoba nodded vigorously.