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Back pain still does not give peace to Felix Neureuther. The veteran quest''oggi German team was again hit by back pain during the event team that prevented him to fight up on the top for the win in his heat but above all they put in doubt his participation in the World Championship giant on Fridays.
Tuesday 14 February 2017 2 minutes reading time
The thirty-two Bavarian fact suffered a crushing of the lumbar area, already heavily worn throughout his career more than ten years, during the challenge that saw him opposed to Slovak Matej Falat. Felix immediately after the first jump experienced a sharp pain in the back that 'he had to bite the bullet end of its battery.
Once you crossed the finish line Neureuther was immediately visited by the medical staff in Germany that discovered a problem in the lumbar muscles level in the vicinity of the spine. The 'athlete was then subjected to a long session of physiotherapy to try to limit the pain.
According to the words of the German federation the activities of the Office Printing slalom skier has not made a decision about his participation in the World Championship giant on Friday, although obviously exists a lot of uncertainty to it, "We'll see how his body will react in the next few days - he explained Ralph Eder to ORF - at the moment we can not advance any kind of hypothesis. "
"They are in good hands - added the same Neureuther the same broadcaster - my goal is to recover as soon as possible. At this time, however, I do not feel any kind of prediction until Friday."
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