Enhou injured

[Kintamayama 47,294]

Enhou injured his right foot root 右脚付け根. He trained against the lower rankers of his heya today and stopped after about 20 bouts, grimacing. He received some treatment from his trainer, but then did six more bouts against someone called Hakuhou, and stopped again, as the trainer treated him more. "It hurts. More than a sprain, my muscle feels different. My leg was not moving forward and I couldn't move my body at all," he lamented later. He was injured in his right thigh in his bout against Meisei on day 13 of the last basho, but that seems to be behind him. "It's the first time I've been injured there. I started feeling uncomfortable yesterday. We have a few days off now so I'll rest my body well," he summed.

It looks like the right thigh to me, but what do I know..

 

Edited June 15, 2019 by Kintamayama

[Eikokurai 3,437]

What exactly is meant by ‘tsukene’? That seems quite vague. Where is the root or base of the foot? Is there something in Japanese thinking that sees the thigh in such a way?

Edit: I looked it up and ‘tsukene’ can mean ‘crotch’. Also I found references to the groin and the hip under the search term ‘脚付け根’, so I think the 脚 here refers to leg, not foot, and thus ‘tsukene’ is the hip joint.

https://shinso-minosakurai.com/kokansetu/ashinotukene/

https://hb-l.net/groin-painful/

Edited June 15, 2019 by Eikokurai

[Dapeng 236]

9 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

What exactly is meant by ‘tsukene’? That seems quite vague. Where is the root or base of the foot? Is there something in Japanese thinking that sees the thigh in such a way?

Edit: I looked it up and ‘tsukene’ can mean ‘crotch’. Also I found references to the groin and the hip under the search term ‘脚付け根’, so I think the 脚 here refers to leg, not foot, and thus ‘tsukene’ is the hip joint.

https://shinso-minosakurai.com/kokansetu/ashinotukene/

https://hb-l.net/groin-painful/

 Sure. It's the hip joint.

[Gurowake 4,153]

10 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

What exactly is meant by ‘tsukene’? That seems quite vague. Where is the root or base of the foot? Is there something in Japanese thinking that sees the thigh in such a way?

Edit: I looked it up and ‘tsukene’ can mean ‘crotch’. Also I found references to the groin and the hip under the search term ‘脚付け根’, so I think the 脚 here refers to leg, not foot, and thus ‘tsukene’ is the hip joint.

https://shinso-minosakurai.com/kokansetu/ashinotukene/

https://hb-l.net/groin-painful/

That's exactly what conclusion I came to.  It's the confusion where leg and foot are used almost interchangeably, but for this particular phrase most image searches seem to be referencing the hip or crotch, even though searching for just "脚" yields images feet.

[sekitori 492]

Although it may be another kind of injury, it sounds like a groin pull. The attendant's hands seem to be touching the area of the adductor longus muscle, the one most often strained in a groin pull. If it is, it's the same kind of injury that sidelined LeBron James for 17 games last season. And when he returned, the muscle still hadn't completely healed. 

I've had this kind of  injury because of exercise overuse (using  a rowing macine for long periods of time several days a week over many years). Ice applications and compression are of some immediate help. The photo shows that the injured area seems to be toward  the center or belly of the muscle (like Hakuho's torn bicep). If it is, the primary treatment is rest, possibly for quite a whiile--the length of time depending on the severity of the injury. Groin pulls heal very slowly and if Enho does have a moderately severe one, he will probably be kyujo for Nagoya. If it's a only a mild injury, he could be ready in time to enter. The only time surgery is an option is if the injury is extremely severe or if the tendon is involved. It's a last resort and is hardly ever necessary. 

I'm a big Enho fan and I hope that he will recover soon.

Edited June 16, 2019 by sekitori

[Tsuchinoninjin 1,291]

Considering how much sumo is based around loosening and lengthening the groin muscle its a little bit surprising. Maybe due to weight mismatch?

I agree with you on slow healing though, I was continuously pulling my groin throughout college by trying to extend my stride going for contested balls in soccer. Finally healed when I started working and didn't do sports for 2 years.

[Kamitsuumi 408]

On 15/06/2019 at 18:33, Gurowake said:

That's exactly what conclusion I came to.  It's the confusion where leg and foot are used almost interchangeably, but for this particular phrase most image searches seem to be referencing the hip or crotch, even though searching for just "脚" yields images feet.

That’s because 脚 in Chinese is “foot”, but in Japanese it is “leg”.

[Akinomaki 41,839]

Enho after the heya's Shiga training camp returned home to Kanazawa and on the 19th trained with his kohai at Kanazawa gakuin high and dai. He will train in Nagoya some later day and will be in Kanazawa again on the 30th, for the inauguration event of his new local koenkai.

leaving home on the 20th - for an interview with the local paper - mom watches

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[Kintamayama 47,294]

Right shoulder this time. Injured it during training three days ago, went to the hospital for an MRI. Today, he did some stretching and light keiko at the heya. "I can't do any sumo at present but showing up for a basho is the bare minimum that a pro can do.." he said.

Edited June 29, 2019 by Kintamayama

[Genjurooo 6]

Too bad. If he's not in top shape, I think he'll drop. What can he do in less than a week?

[Kintamayama 47,294]

Injured Makushita Enhou underwent a regular health check-up at the  Kokugikan today. He weighed in at just 99kg, just under 100kg. "I can't exercise right now, so I'm not doing the amount of exercise I should be doing. I need to eat more," he said with a smile. He injured his left leg on day 4  of last basho against Narutaki, finishing with a record of 2-2-3. He revealed that the diagnosis was a "comminuted fracture of the fibula," and commented, "I don't know if I'm doing well, but I'm getting better. I'm going to the keiko-ba and doing things like shiko within my limits, without putting too much strain on myself. Considering the injury, I don't think it could be any harder. I had been doing really well up until this point, so I think this was an opportunity to reconsider what I've done. I don't want to be too negative about things like this, and I think it's a good opportunity for me to grow," he said calmly. "I'm also working on my upper body, he added somewhat later." Looking ahead to Aki basho where he aims to make a comeback, Enhou stated, "First of all, I need to get better. I want to be able to do some sumo in time for the banzuke announcement. I can't afford to rush, so I want to make sure I get enough calcium."

Edited August 21 by Kintamayama