Lukas Mller: "I make progress and I want to walk again"

On Saturday Lukas M & uuml; ller, the Austrian vaulter victim of a bad fall on the Kulm in January, made his first public appearance after the 'accident. The twenty-four Carinthian told how & egrave; He changed his life, and what are its new objectives.

Monday 11 April 2016 4 minutes reading time

M & uuml; ller, that he should take the lead to flight World Cup in Bad Mittendorf, & egrave; fell during the trial jump last January 13 and his condition had appeared to be very serious now. In fact, a few days after the & egrave; an incomplete paraplegia of the lower limbs was diagnosed. The 'athlete had explained that he could not move his legs, but to have sensitivity & agrave; & nbsp; to the same, and being conscious of it. Six weeks ago he started a real recovery path in the clinic of Bad Haering. April 9 present at Leonidas Sports Gala, an Austrian society event dedicated to sports has recounted his experience. "Every day I get up at 6:30 am and after breakfast start of rehabilitation, which lasts all day. In the evening I am very tired, staying here is not & egrave; certainly not a vacation. I'm making a huge effort that cost me a lot of energy and to which I devote myself to 150%. So far the pi & ugrave; hit & egrave; It was to recover the possibility & agrave; to stand alone, without aid. It is a very useful milestone in the activities & agrave; Daily, for example, I can wash my own. As well as many exercises to the legs, my day will include activities & agrave; such as swimming and manipulation with plasticine. The nurses laugh at me, say they are boring because & eacute; I want to do the same things. In reality & agrave ;, each small advance & egrave; extremely motivating. The doctors are very cautious in their predictions, after the trauma suffered can not memorize options to say how far I can push myself. So I have no illusions. To memorize options to memorize options everything & egrave; I can to reach my goal: I will not stay in a wheel chair, I want to leave this center walking on my legs. " So for M & uuml; ller, there is a glimmer of hope about the possibility & agrave; to recover ambulation. The spirit & egrave; definitely the right one, in other areas. In fact during the event in which he participated he did not hesitate to engage the 'former German speed skater Anni Friesinger, very popular both for its quality & agrave; sports for the aesthetic, convincing even an exchange of chairs, as witnessed by the photos posted on Facebook by the Lukas.

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