Opposite spiker of Russia national team, Viktor Poletaev, was suffered from knee pains early this year and could not play since the playoffs of Russian Superleague. He also missed the World League 2017. The 22-year-old player spent a couple of years in Zenit Kazan behind their star player Maxim Mikhailov , was on loan to Kuzbass Kemerovo last season and made a breakthrough in his career. He became the best scorer of the regular season: 460 points in 22 games. However, the enormous jump load could not pass without a trace – Poletaev suffered from knee pains and was absent from play since the playoffs. Poletaev now starts training and hopefully will be able to back to court very soon. He shared his rehabilitation progress in an interview.
“I consulted specialists in Italy and Germany – they said that it’s possible to do without surgical intervention and recommended conservative treatment: Rest and joint strengthening. Most importantly, they found my problem. It turns out that I have a slightly unusual anatomy of the foot and when I land on floor, all the pressure load falls on the front part of the feet. To solve the problem, I have made a special insole in Italy, which will evenly distribute the load. I have already managed to get used to them.” said Poletaev.
“Everything goes according to plan. Doctors say that I even recover faster than they thought. Soon I’ll start working with the curbstones, pumping my legs, because I did not jump for a long time. I have already began to train together with the team and quickly remembered everything – I thought that it would be more difficult “, – quotes Poletaev at Sport Business Online.
In the new season, Poletaev will continue to act as a lease for Kuzbass Kemerovo.
