India, Oct. 19 -- Hindustan Times reported in an article updated on Oct. 17, 2026, that treatment approaches drawn from elite sport emphasise progressive loading of injured tendons, bones and muscles rather than complete rest, citing the recovery of long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and comments from athlete performance specialist Wayne Lombard and sport scientist Samuel Pullinger.
Sreeshankar’s injury and recovery
The report said Murali Sreeshankar ruptured the patellar tendon in his left knee while training in Palakkad in April 2024. It said surgeons reattached the tendon using three anchor screws and a wire looped around the kneecap, and that early in recovery his team had the knee moving and the surrounding muscles working.
The report i...