The Spaniard began treatment today to counter the pain caused by Müller-Weiss syndrome, which consists of pulsed radiofrequency injections to disinhibit the nerve.
Rafael Nadal has already started the treatment with which he seeks to reduce pain in his left foot. After two weeks of having to inject the affected area to numb it and compete without pain, the Spaniard decided to look to a longer term solution.
A few days ago, he announced his decision in an interview with Spanish media. “I can’t continue to compete with my sleeping foot, we have to find a solution. I would love to keep running, so next week I’m going to talk to several doctors and look at different options. I am going to get radio frequency treatment and hope this will help me reduce the pain “, he commented.
It is this procedure that today has her on crutches and with a patch on the affected area. Less than 48 hours after his big number 22, the Spaniard is already thinking about the future, the one where he hopes to forget the pain in his foot.
In that same interview, Nadal had explained his feelings regarding the treatment. “If we weren’t optimistic, we wouldn’t be doing it. I don’t know, let’s see what happens. The goal is clear: to do a radiofrequency on the nerve to permanently render the feeling I have when I play with my sleeping foot. If it works, and it leaves me a little on edge, it’ll take away the sensitivity of the foot a little bit and it’s been shown that I can play.” He launched.
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