The journalist and presenter Andrea Guerrero counts the days to start the Copa Américaone of the most important sporting events of 2024.
La cucuteña, who is the channel’s sports manager RCN, will travel to the United States to cover the soccer championship first-hand. However, she suffered a home accident that now has her in therapy to get back on her feet and continue with her work.
Andrea Guerrero.
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As she reported in a social media video, she fell outside one of her friends’ house.
“I’m not going to say that I screwed up because it wouldn’t be anything new. I fell in a very stupid way. (…) I didn’t see a staircase and it stopped at the floor. It made me very nervous to think that I was going to fall on my operation, which I haven’t told you about yet. So, I rested everything on the ankle and felt how it rattled,” he said.
When he fell, the first thing he thought about was the injuries of the footballers: “I couldn’t move, I was wallowing like a Neymar. “I can’t explain the drama to you.”
Andrea Guerrero.
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The medical diagnosis was a grade 2 sprain, for which he had to use crutches to walk.
“The Copa América is coming, the draw for the Women’s World Cup. My God, my job, everything. My pain is terrifying, I will never criticize footballers again. You think that a sprain is nonsense, but that hurts a lot,” she added.
Guerrero is undergoing therapy to recover, as he needs to “move that foot quickly” and, as he said, be in Houston, United States., next June 21 for the Copa América. He also wants to move to play tennis again.
“What is my fear? That it will become chronic and I won’t be able to play tennis again. Not even my desire is the Copa América,” he explained in another video.
What is a grade 2 sprain?
A sprain is the stretching or tear of the ankle ligaments. It is classified as grade 2 when “the ligaments are partially torn. It may be necessary to use a splint or other immobilization devices,” describes the United States National Library of Medicine, on its official website.
A grade 2 sprain occurs when the ankle ligaments are partially torn.
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It is accompanied by severe pain and inflammation. To recover, the doctor may order the patient to wear a cast or splint.
“You may be asked to place only some or no weight on the affected ankle. You will also need to perform physical therapy or exercises to help you recover from your injury,” he says.
Medical authority indicates that mild to moderate injuries can heal within two to four weeks.
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