Tuesday 28 July 2009

Portugal Pre Pre-Season:





For the third year in succession we flew to The Algarve - Vale Do Lobo for a preparation camp for pre-season training.

This year we had two old campaingners in Kieron Dyer and Craig Bellamy, who were accompanied by first timers David James and Leon McKenzie.

Craig Bellamy had attended PPC for treatment during the last 3 weeks of the season with a recurrance of a knee injury he had earlier on in the season. The problem had resolved by the 2nd week of the close season. Russell Holman travelled to Cardiff for nine days to work with Craig to complete the recovery process. Following a brief family holiday Craig joined us in Portugal for some early morning gruelling running on the soft sand, followed by equally tough gym and pitch based sessions in the late afternoon.









Kieron Dyer now fully recovered from his horrendous fracture, came to supplement his fitness prior to pre- season with West Ham.

Leon McKenzie has been attending the clinic in order that I can rehabilitate him from his ruptured achilles tendon. This was an excellent week for Leon who benefitted greatly from the forgiving soft sand. The sand enabled Leon to run aggressively without encountering jarring forces associated with decelerating. Due to the softness of the surface this required Leon to achieve an improved eccentric stretch capability.

David James:
David and I began working together at West Ham in 2001, when David suffered an injury to his Posterior Cruciate Ligament in an England game.






I have continued to manage Davids medical care during his time at Portsmouth.

Last David made me aware that his shoulder was a problem, we then had to manage the situation until an appropriate time arose for David to seek help. Once Pompey were safe from relegation David had surgury on his shoulder performed by Mr. Andrew Wallace at the King Edward V11 hospital. Part of Davids 'Glenoid Labrum' had become detached.

Two weeks after shoulder surgury David saw Mr. Andrew Williams for a knee operation. David had never had surgury on his knee and he had been getting discomfort getting up from the floor.

Mr. Williams partially removed a torn meniscus, and tidied up the articular surfaces.

Our plan was to sort out all Davids issues inorder that he will be fully fit for this seasons campaign and the forthcoming World Cup.






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