Can he come back to a high level?
http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/070824_chrismihm.html
Chris Mihm & Chip Schaefer talk about the rehab process & his current status.
The Road Back: Chris Mihm
by Chip Schaefer
Director, Athletic Performance/Player Development
When Laker center Chris Mihm suffered a severe sprain of his right ankle in March of 2006 little did he realize how long it would take him to get back on the court.
Not only was Chris unable to play the rest of that season, but he continued to be plagued by pain and swelling through the summer and into training camp the following October.
The decision was made in November of 2006 that Chris’s best chance to resume his career at a high level was to have major reconstructive surgery, essentially changing the biomechanics of his ankle and forcing him to miss the entire 2006 -2007 season.
Following the successful surgery, Chris’s ankle was immobilized and he was non-weight bearing for over 2 months. Following this period, Chris was allowed to begin partial weight bearing and some gentle passive range of motion exercises. (These are exercises where the clinician moves the joint rather than the patient). Gradually Chris was able to work his way up to full weight bearing and active range of motion (the patient actively moves the joint themselves), and active resistive range of motion (the patient moves the joint with additional resistance such as elastic bands or weights).
One of the challenges with any patient is failing to recognize that the focus can’t be limited to the joint that’s been injured. Chris now had significant loss of strength and range of motion throughout his kinetic chain including but not limited to his knee, hip and spine, that all had to be addressed.
Under the supervision and guidance of Head Athletic Trainer Gary Vitti, Athletic Performance Coordinator Alex McKechnie, and myself, Chris gradually worked his way back to having essentially normal pain free function in his daily activities. This was obviously still a long way from meeting the demands of playing basketball at the highest level in the world, and there was still much work to be done.
The first thing to address prior to designing his program was to evaluate the quality of Chris’s movement. Following an injury as severe as Chris’s a person typically develops numerous adaptive and essentially dysfunctional movement patterns in order to compensate for pain and limitations in his normal range of motion.
"Chris is now primed and ready to begin training camp October 1st"
Step one was to screen Chris on the quality of his movements by asking him to perform several simple exercises, for example an “overhead” squat, where the patient squats as deep as they can while holding their arms above their head. We are then able to observe this movement and determine where Chris has limitations or restrictions due to overly tight musculature in one area and perhaps a pronounced weakness in another. We then create a program to specifically address these issues and continue to observe and monitor Chris’s progress, continually adjusting as we see fit.
The first phase of Chris’s program focused on creating stability, and this starts with the area familiar to many of us and that is the “core” which is essentially the muscles that stabilize and control the pelvis and low back.
Once we’ve established that stability, we can then proceed to focus on increases in strength and power. This is achieved primarily through progressive resistance exercises performed with weights. Once we established baseline levels in those areas, Chris was then ready for general agility work followed by more highly intense basketball specific speed and agility training. With gradual increases in both the volume( amount of exercise) and intensity (the difficulty of exercises).
Chris is now primed and ready to begin training camp October 1st with virtually no restrictions and will hopefully pick up where he left off when he was enjoying the best statistical year of his career.
Well I'm glad he's back..he looks strong and agile in his workout videos from this summer. He was a good player before he got injured. He's made for the triangle, can shoot the mid range and has good mobility and off side shot blocking. I hope he continues to progress and will give us a nice lift.
I always liked Chris Mihm, i hope he can contribute on this squad, and most importantly stay away from injuries. Surprisingly i am so eager for this season to begin.be it all the drama.
We'll see....seeing Kobe play with passion and vigour, it only proves how valuable he is to this team. Still, watching him brings a tear to my eye, if he eventually leaves the purple and gold.
If Bynum can make the next jump, then maybe keeping him wasn't a mistake.
Fisher
Kobe
Walton
Odom
Bynum
Not a bad lineup for 4-5 in the West, barring iniuries.
I mean of course Fisher is not a top notch PG, but the lakers squad needs a player like him, who will do the lil extras that dont show up in the box score. His leadership, his work ethic. I'm extremely glad we have him back. Is he starting PG caliber in the league...well no...but damn not many of our other pgs that we've had the last few seasons werent either lol! Plus fishy knows the triangle down patt.
Yeah, it's the triangle knowledge that will help...as well as his shooting open jumpers. Having a healthy roster will definitely prove adventageous. Still, I believe having another go to guy like Oneal, Artest etc is what they need.
I can't wait until we start kicking the Lakers' ass this season! Portland fans hate the Lakers with a passion unrivaled. Now we have the team to administer the beatings.
i guess blowing a 17 point lead in one quarter will do that.
Portland will be nice this year....now giving out beatings....I guess we'll see. I'll reserve my judgement until they actually play. Still, seeing Kobe dunk on Oden will be a nice initiation....
Here's a good memory trailblazer fans like to remember.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k56E-3Sf0Fg
There's a lot more history to Lakers vs Blazers than that. Back to 1977 when we swept them in the WCF on the way to winning our only le. Magic knocked us out in the WCF in 91 when we had the best record in the league.
Oh absolutely i completely agree with you. We need someone consistant that the Lakers can look to as either a second or third option. I see them more as the second option before Odom. I was hoping by this time we would of had someone. I'm sure this still isnt going over very well with Kobe. I guess we just wait and see.
The Lakers should trade Mihm to the Spurs for Tony Parker...Since Mihm is such a valued big man and all....
lol if only we could slip everyone in the front office of the organization a crack pipe that might happen Sport...if only...*dreams*
Obtaining Tony Parker would certainly fill that huge void left by Smush....
LOL! Good riddance! Not to take anything away from Smush he did well for us considering what he was paid. But Fisher > Smush anyday of the week. It will be great to see him sitting his ass on the bench in Miami.
But no seriously back to the trade proposal at hand...can you please pass out the crack to the entire spurs organization, i wouldnt mind having tony at all :P
um... i dont think so.
Fisher should just retire. guys eventually will become so bad, that the intangibles that you speak of cant help the team. thats what a lot of Mav fans said about Devean George. im guessing Fisher announces his retirement by January
Devean George got his contract as a laker for one decent post season. He wasnt worth the money that he made at all. But i'm sure you guys are really enjoying him out in Dallas.
As far as fisher is concerned either laker fans love him or hate him. He has never been the flashiest player, is a liability under the basket...lord knows everytime he goes for a layup i scinge.
But our young point guards need someone like him for his leadership skills and his experience. Also he knows how to run the triangle well. Fisher has a couple more years left in him. Is he going to make a huge impact on this team, not really.
Mavs fans knew nothing about Devean George...The greatest practice player in the history of the NBA....
Devean George contributed very nicely for Dallas until he got hurt. He came back and wasn't the same player. I think he's a good guy to have on your team as a backup/defensive specialist.
I didn't mind having George on the Lakers...he filled a need. I like Mo Evans better though.
At what we had him on contract for? It was absurd, and George is very injury prone.
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