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Journey into Goggia's recovery: her colleagues from "La Gazzetta di Mantova" joined her at the Fisiocenter Multimedica, where the Olympic champion managed to shorten the time in order to still dream of a return to Lenzerheide. Here's how it's working.
Tuesday 9 March 2021 5 minutes reading time
An extreme attempt, almost miraculous, even if in this case only work, determination and professionalism, both on the part of the athlete and those who follow it closely.
Sofia Goggia is thinking about it all right, it is no longer a novelty even if it remains a hypothesis with few chances of success, to return to the race for the descent of the Lenzerheide finals scheduled for next March 17 (with tests starting on Monday 15), to save what would be his second specialty World Cup after 2018.
To date, 37 days have passed since the injury to the tibial plate suffered in Garmisch, and the Bergamo champion is already working at full capacity between physio and gym, with the right knee which, obviously, will have to bear the load of returning on skis, more and more close. A race, every day between Mantua and Verona, which also told by his colleague Leonardo Bottani on the columns of "La Gazzetta di Mantova": reached at the Fisiocenter Multimedica in Bagnolo San Vito, the center in the town on the outskirts of the city to which Sofia relies for many years now, Goggia has been talking about this phase of recovery together with his guardian angels, the trainer Roberto Galli (“for me a second father”) and the physiotherapist Matteo Benedini. Even without exposing themselves to the eventual miracle of Lenzerheide, those who are following the Olympic champion day after day emphasize her ability to shorten the time compared to the 60-70 days (minimum) required for a complete physical recovery before returning to skis. .
“The results of the latest tests have clearly exceeded expectations - explains Galli - and certainly thanks to Sofia's determination and tenacity. I have seen few athletes who put so much effort into sessions.
We have tried to preserve strength by using systems that allow effective exercises but with no-load strategies. Then, as soon as the partial load was possible, we increased the muscular work with exercises of increasing intensity ”. “Sofia responds to stimuli in a lightning-fast way - added Benedini - We used adaptive kinesitherapy functional electrostimulation, then ion resonance to accelerate bone tissue repair. Finally, the high-energy multifrequency laser for the treatment of soft tissues ".
And Roberto Galli reiterated: "It would take another 3-4 weeks for optimal physical recovery", while Sofia smiles at his side at the end of the interview and says. “I hope to win the cup anyway”. But the thought of the sensational return is still there ...
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