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Ottens takes the first steps to recovery
By Martin Blake
March 14 2003
The tingling in Brad Ottens' legs has gone, but he still faces a recovery period of 10 to 12 weeks after undergoing back surgery on Wednesday night.
Richmond's mercurial ruckman was walking around in the Epworth Hospital yesterday and reported that the tingling, caused by a prolapsed disc in the back, had gone.
"That's one thing he did say and that's good," said Greg Miller, Richmond's football director. "Everything went well but it's too early to tell whether the prognosis has changed."
There was a suggestion yesterday that the Tigers might ask retired Melbourne captain Garry Lyon, who had the latter part of his career blighted by a prolapsed disc, speak to Ottens.
However Miller said the cases were different.
"Gary's (back) was a long time coming. It was a degenerative thing. Brad's is more an acute case that's cropped up in the last three weeks and we're fortunate that we can get to it early in the piece."
It is understood that Tigers coach Danny Frawley and midfielder Kane Johnson visited Ottens in hospital yesterday. He is expected to be well enough to begin swimming on Monday.
Ottens takes the first steps to recovery
By Martin Blake
March 14 2003
The tingling in Brad Ottens' legs has gone, but he still faces a recovery period of 10 to 12 weeks after undergoing back surgery on Wednesday night.
Richmond's mercurial ruckman was walking around in the Epworth Hospital yesterday and reported that the tingling, caused by a prolapsed disc in the back, had gone.
"That's one thing he did say and that's good," said Greg Miller, Richmond's football director. "Everything went well but it's too early to tell whether the prognosis has changed."
There was a suggestion yesterday that the Tigers might ask retired Melbourne captain Garry Lyon, who had the latter part of his career blighted by a prolapsed disc, speak to Ottens.
However Miller said the cases were different.
"Gary's (back) was a long time coming. It was a degenerative thing. Brad's is more an acute case that's cropped up in the last three weeks and we're fortunate that we can get to it early in the piece."
It is understood that Tigers coach Danny Frawley and midfielder Kane Johnson visited Ottens in hospital yesterday. He is expected to be well enough to begin swimming on Monday.
