
MOSCOW, Sep 15 Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Angelina Melnikova announced that underwent an MRI for problems with Achilles and in the near future plans to reduce the load in order to relieve acute inflammation. In Kazan, from September 26 to October 1, competitions in gymnastics will be held as part of the All-Russian Spartakiad. «Achilles has been hurting me for a very long time, about a year, periods. I decided that I needed to get checked. I was very worried that I had some kind of tears in the Achilles tendon. There aren’t any. I can train with peace of mind. There is another problem: at the place where the Achilles is attached, closer to the heel, there is liquid, there are some growths that become inflamed and painful sensations arise, «Melnikova said in a story on her Instagram (Meta activity (Facebook and Instagram social networks) is banned in Russia as extremist).» In a good way, you need to pump out the liquid and clean everything there, — before added the sportswoman. – But now I will reduce the load and do everything to make the acute inflammation go away. Next, I will try to vary the load so as to prevent severe inflammation. Let it be for now. The start is in two weeks, and the most important thing is to approach him without sharp pains. The problem is that the leg is jerky. Especially stretching is tough for me, because I push off this leg and land on it, ”the athlete added. “Everything will be fine if I correctly distribute the load before the start and devote enough time to treatment.” Melnikova also said that she was worried about joint problems under load: “Another doctor, when he looked at my ankles, asked how many times I twisted my legs. Because my ankle ligaments are just like threads. Very weak. And he thought that because of the large number of injuries. But this is how I was born. And the same story with the knees. Because of this, they always hurt when the load is on.

