Sports injuries can have psychological impact, too

Amy had an extraordinary gift for tennis. She said that it was the one thing she really felt she was really good at.
She was better than good.
Amy started playing the game to lose weight. She started out hitting balls against a backboard at the neighborhood park. Then she forced herself upon her husband and his friends, who were all accomplished players. They didn’t want to be bothered with a novice, but she was persistent.
In time, not only did she lose twenty-plus pounds, but her game began to improve dramatically, as well. Soon, everyone wanted to play with Amy.
Amy took lessons at a nearby resort. She even got a job in the tennis shop there, where she helped to run tournaments. No one realized how much self-worth the sport gave her, how integral it had become to her well-being. She reminds me of a friends who had a bad rotator cuff tear and needed PRP. Of course, we all know that a rotator cuff tear is a whole different animal entirely.
Some of the most famous tennis players on earth came to play at the upscale resort where Amy worked, and Amy often got to go out and hit balls with them. One day she was practicing with a young up-and-coming player. Amy was focused like a laser on getting the balls back over the net, no matter how hard she had to run, or how much she had to exert herself.
Then it happened. She tore the gastrocnemius muscle of her lower leg. The muscle was ripped away from her Achilles tendon. First she actually heard a pop and then pain brought her instantly to the ground, where she lay doubled up in agony.
After six months of rehabilitation, Amy still had trouble walking normally, let alone playing tennis. I think she really could have benefited from PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy.
For it’s part, PRP really helped the friend I mentioned earlier who had the unfortunate rotator cuff tear overall. My friend began to change. She became sullen, even surly. The manager of the pro shop had a talk with her, warning her that she needed to present a happy face on the job or else she he would have to let her go.