ehlers injury...when will he be back?

[AlaskaJet]

I think back for PO is still realistic. That's 4.5 months. Someone posted recovery period of 3-6 months.

Some guys have got back playing in 6 weeks, others as long as 12 weeks post-op..
I would expect Nik to be closer to the 6 week time frame, but maybe around the 8 week mark..
I’d be surprised if he wasn’t skating in 6 weeks..
I had a bombproof double sandwich repair on mine at 52 and was hiking up mountains and bagpiping in 5 weeks..
He’s an awesome athlete and I expect we’ll see him fully recovered at least by the end of January..
Physiotherapy has improved a lot since I graduated in 1974!

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Some guys have got back playing in 6 weeks, others as long as 12 weeks post-op..
I would expect Nik to be closer to the 6 week time frame, but maybe around the 8 week mark..
I’d be surprised if he wasn’t skating in 6 weeks..
I had a bombproof double sandwich repair on mine at 52 and was hiking up mountains and bagpiping in 5 weeks..
He’s an awesome athlete and I expect we’ll see him fully recovered at least by the end of January..
Physiotherapy has improved a lot since I graduated in 1974!

I'm deliberately being conservative in my expectations. So, late February(ish) and if he is back sooner so much the better.

 

[jokesondee]

Sean Reynolds

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Nik Ehlers was in Detroit this morning and had surgery for a sports hernia. His timeline for recovery is 6 weeks. #NHLJets

 

[surixon]

Sean Reynolds

@snseanreynolds
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Nik Ehlers was in Detroit this morning and had surgery for a sports hernia. His timeline for recovery is 6 weeks. #NHLJets

That's pretty good news, hopefully the timeline is accurate.

 

[jokesondee]

That's pretty good news, hopefully the timeline is accurate.

I would say that is very much best case scenario. From what ive read online 6-12 weeks is standard recovery time.

 

[CorgisPer60]

If the expected recovery time is 6 weeks, then that gives me hope that it's just a minor bit of sports hernia. There is nothing minor about sports hernia, but Ehlers doesn't play a physical brand of game that would exacerbate a hernia injury. Him being on the shallow end of a timeline makes sense, and makes me cautiously optimistic that he can recover fully from it.

 

[BoneDocUK]

That's pretty good news, hopefully the timeline is accurate.

Sports hernias are tricky. I don't see a lot of them these days, but my rellie who is a retired orths consultant here, tended to give broad windows to his patients because of the variance in terms of recovery to full activity.

So hopefully 6 weeks, but would not be surprised at longer pending early returns on stress-testing and skating. But there's plenty of solid techniques today, especially in the US, where's hernia ops are a major industry, and Ehlers is a fit dude and might surprise us.

 

[GNP]

If he can recover in just 6 weeks, that would be great, and even 8 weeks is OK. Let's just hope surgery was successful. I have a lot of faith in medical science these days.

 

[DRW204]

Sports hernia must be considered some sort of misnomer by medical definitions?

 

[None]

Sports hernia must be considered some sort of misnomer by medical definitions?

Nope, that's actually what they call it. It's just a little less descriptive, likely because it's a sensitive area to be talking about in plain English.

 

[DRW204]

Nope, that's actually what they call it. It's just a little less descriptive, likely because it's a sensitive area to be talking about in plain English.

im not a doctor or surgeon evidently.

but it strikes me that a sports hernia is basically a muscle tear in the ab/lower-ab region. a hernia is when your organs (intestines, discs usually is what ive heard) pop through the tissue/fascia.

muscle tears/strains happen happen more frequently than a traditional hernia to athletes id say . might have worded that OP incorrect but just the definitions of what a hernia is doesn't really describe a sports hernia. i guess the "Sports" part just denotes the muscle tear/strain injury, and hernia is just assumed in the stomach.

 

[BoneDocUK]

im not a doctor or surgeon evidently.

but it strikes me that a sports hernia is basically a muscle tear in the ab/lower-ab region. a hernia is when your organs (intestines, discs usually is what ive heard) pop through the tissue/fascia.

muscle tears/strains happen happen more frequently than a traditional hernia to athletes id say . might have worded that OP incorrect but just the definitions of what a hernia is doesn't really describe a sports hernia. i guess the "Sports" part just denotes the muscle tear/strain injury, and hernia is just assumed in the stomach.

Sports hernia is a common descriptor, med term would be athletic pubalgia over here -- you're talking about torn tendons and not separation/ protrusion, but felt impacts are going to be quite similar, risk factors also, though you're more likely to see inguinal nerve damage in a sports hernia, given repetitive / explosive mechanics.

Presentation, diagnosis and 1st-line / Rx / nonsurgical treatment similar.

Surgical interventions, average recovery times and post-surgical complications similar.

I avoid online diagnosis and won't add any here. Just offering a quick clarification.

 

[None]

im not a doctor or surgeon evidently.

but it strikes me that a sports hernia is basically a muscle tear in the ab/lower-ab region. a hernia is when your organs (intestines, discs usually is what ive heard) pop through the tissue/fascia.

muscle tears/strains happen happen more frequently than a traditional hernia to athletes id say . might have worded that OP incorrect but just the definitions of what a hernia is doesn't really describe a sports hernia. i guess the "Sports" part just denotes the muscle tear/strain injury, and hernia is just assumed in the stomach.

Yeah, the name might just be a remnant from before there was a proper understanding of what the actual injury was. There's no bulge like a true hernia.

And as I said above, some of it is probably from the nature of describing an injury in the pubic area.

 

[jetsforever]

Man Ehlers has the worst injury luck
Hope it's "only" 6 weeks more then

 

[larmex99]

Ehlers doesn’t need a no trade clause imo……

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

 

[Jets 31]

This is great to see.

 

[SCP Guy]

Right now he moves like me on skates....(That is not a good thing)

 

[GNP]

From what I've read, it takes about 8 weeks to recover from a sports hernia, so I think Ehlers hits the ice from Jan 16 - Feb -/23 in good form, providing his operation was successful, which I really hope it is ? It did puzzle me a bit when Trevor Kidd was saying to Hustler Patterson that he thought it had something to do with his hip, and Trevor says very often, that hip never fully heals again, so I hope that's not the case, as we need Nik to spark the offence. He's electrifying to watch.

I'd love to see him on the ice by Feb 1/23, and they shouldn't rush it. Nik looked a little discouraged when talking to Sara Orlesky, because it's taking time, and he's impatient, but everyday, that injury should be slowly healing, so he doesn't notice the slow improvement. Get well Nik, we need you.

 

[kanadalainen]

From what I've read, it takes about 8 weeks to recover from a sports hernia, so I think Ehlers hits the ice from Jan 16 - Feb -/23 in good form, providing his operation was successful, which I really hope it is ? It did puzzle me a bit when Trevor Kidd was saying to Hustler Patterson that he thought it had something to do with his hip, and Trevor says very often, that hip never fully heals again, so I hope that's not the case, as we need Nik to spark the offence. He's electrifying to watch.

I'd love to see him on the ice by Feb 1/23, and they shouldn't rush it. Nik looked a little discouraged when talking to Sara Orlesky, because it's taking time, and he's impatient, but everyday, that injury should be slowly healing, so he doesn't notice the slow improvement. Get well Nik, we need you.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

From what I've read, it takes about 8 weeks to recover from a sports hernia, so I think Ehlers hits the ice from Jan 16 - Feb -/23 in good form, providing his operation was successful, which I really hope it is ? It did puzzle me a bit when Trevor Kidd was saying to Hustler Patterson that he thought it had something to do with his hip, and Trevor says very often, that hip never fully heals again, so I hope that's not the case, as we need Nik to spark the offence. He's electrifying to watch.

I'd love to see him on the ice by Feb 1/23, and they shouldn't rush it. Nik looked a little discouraged when talking to Sara Orlesky, because it's taking time, and he's impatient, but everyday, that injury should be slowly healing, so he doesn't notice the slow improvement. Get well Nik, we need you.

Free Press reporting today that Ehlers could be back in as little as two weeks from now.

 

[LowLefty]

Free Press reporting today that Ehlers could be back in as little as two weeks from now.

That would be great news!

 

[GNP]

Free Press reporting today that Ehlers could be back in as little as two weeks from now.

That's fantastic news, and I'd love to see him back that quick, only if he's healed properly. Love watching the guy.

 

[SSCBLUEJET]

He's a tough little Viking.
He'll be in the lineup next week.

 

[Aggie204]

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