“Favorable evolution” represents a cyclist Richard Carapazafter the first balance of the recovery phase of the EF Education-EasyPost driver, who had to leave the Tour de France after falling on Saturday in the first stage.

Olympic champion work on your recovery in the country and on Thursday he fulfilled fourth day of physiotherapy since arrivalall in double physiotherapy sessions.

‘Optimism’ about Richard Carapazo’s recovery

José Reinhart leads the body of doctors who is carrying out rehabilitation and in an interview with EL UNIVERSO revealed that Carapaz “is much better, he is emotionally good, and the inflammatory process has disappeared”significant progress in recovery and framed within the deadlines established with the EF team.

an athlete remains immobilized“The initial program was to be like this for two weeks, but we will reassess on Monday because The sooner we mobilize him, the more advantage he will have in the rehabilitation process“said the doctor.

Carapaz undergoes focused therapy with “liquid nitrogen, which brings us to minus 20 or 25 degrees of temperature, which accelerates the rehabilitation process”.

The second part of the treatment is shock waves, “thereby we try to increase the process of bone recovery”, while as for the musculature works with “electrical stimuli of high intensity which allow us to maintain strength and muscle development with isometric movements without knee movements, which is not possible,” explained the expert.

Reinhart works with cyclist Carchense after the break that the sport had to begin with Covid-19 pandemicsince his time with the Ineos Grenadiers, when the doctor also took over the medical supervision of Jhonatan Narváez.

Currently, Reinhart and his team of doctors are also working with other Ecuadorian World Tour cyclists, such as Alexander Cepeda and Jonathan Caicedo, Carapaz’s EF teammates.

“I know of Richard’s commitment to his recovery and responsibility to his teamThis, along with the fact that top athletes recover very easily, would shorten the recovery time,” said the expert.

‘Second phase of recovery’

On Monday, carchense cyclist will be appreciated again and if your recovery goes well the second phase of treatment will beginwith which Reinhart hopes Carapaz by bike for the third week.

“The evolution will be day by day, but we hope to move on to the next step. With the first week of evolution, we will have clearer data on how everything is goingIf there isn’t much progress, we’ll keep the immobilization for a few more days, but we’re optimistic with what it’s shown so far,” Reinhart commented.

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Another thing doctors need to consider is that Carapaz does not lose its cardiovascular resistance acquired by working at height while preparing for the Tour de France, in Ecuador and Andorra, where the team conducted adaptation camps, so the immediate interest is to have him on the bike, although not directly on the road.

“We want you to be able to work on the rollers in two weeksbut it will all depend on whether your state will allow you to do that work,” Reinhart said.

Doctors are optimistic that EF is a runner he will be ready for the Tour of Spain which starts on August 26.

“we believe it will come, everything is a daily evolution, but first of all we have to wait for the organic response of the athlete. as specialists we have to play everything so that Richard can return to training and competitions as soon as possible”, concluded the expert. (D)