Aaron Nola Progressing Through Injury Rehabilitation
After yet another season of missing out on the postseason, it should restore some faith within Phillies fans to know that things are looking good for right-handed pitcher, Aaron Nola.
The 2016 season was a rather disappointing one for Nola, after being forced to miss the final few months of the season, due to a low-grade sprain of his right UCL, as well as a low-grade strain of his flexor pronator tendon. Shortly following his injury, Nola received a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection, which helps to promote healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. It was the hope of the team that the injection would be enough to heal the sprain entirely, but that proved to not be the case. At the time, Phillies GM, Matt Klentak told CSN Philly that “all the doctors…suggested that they think rest and ramping him back up after that to confirm that he’s still feeling good is the right plan of care.” This light amount of throwing marked the first step in ramping Nola back up to where he was, prior to sustaining the injury.
Despite his return to throwing, concerns still existed about Nola’s elbow. If this program didn’t go well, Nola faced the possibility of undergoing surgery, which would have likely guaranteed him to miss the entire 2017 season.
However, we have received an injury update from the Director of Phillies Player Development, Joe Jordan, as he recently stated that Nola has been progressing quite well in Florida. He continued, saying that if all goes well, Nola will finish his rehabilitation work within the next few weeks, then head back home for the offseason, where they will begin preparation for Spring Training.
During the offseason, it will be imperative to keep an eye on Nola, especially during his participation in various throwing programs.
So far, he is off to a good start, and if healthy, Nola is a lock to make the Opening Day roster.
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