By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 19, 2023
A day after his troublesome defeat to Mackenzie McDonald within the second spherical of the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal has given a report of his damage.
The Spaniard goes to overlook roughly six to eight weeks, which suggests he is not going to play Dubai as scheduled, and will miss Indian Wells and Miami.
“I have carried out medical tests after the defeat yesterday,” Nadal wrote on Twitter. “The MRI shows a grade 2 lesion in the Iliacus Psoas of his left leg. Now it’s sports rest and anti-inflammatory physiotherapy. Normal recovery time 6 to 8 weeks.”
Buenas tardes. He realizado pruebas médicas tras la derrota en el día de ayer. La resonancia magnética muestra una lesión grado 2 en el Psoas Iliaco de su pierna izquierda. Ahora toca reposo deportivo y fisioterapia anti inflamatoria. Tiempo regular de recuperación 6 a 8 semanas. pic.twitter.com/xwcKSyTzhp
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) January 19, 2023
The iliopsoas muscle is the foremost flexor of the joint. It’s made up of three muscle mass: the iliacus, the psoas main, and the psoas minor. These are the muscle mass that work collectively to flex the hip, in addition to stabilize it, and decrease again.