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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : July 8, 2014 3:01 PM IST
Even as an on-field spinal injury keeps Brazil's star player Neymar Junior out of World Cup semifinal clash between Brazil and Germany Tuesday, experts say similar injuries are also common off the field. 'A severe electric shock could put you in Neymar's position,' Garima Anandani, chief spine specialist at Qi Spine Clinic in Mumbai told IANS. Neymar suffered a transverse fracture of the left side of the third lumbar vertebra during Brazil's match against Colombia last week.
Even a ride on Mumbai's trains in rush hour may puts at risk of spinal injury, Anandani added. Severe twisting of the middle portion of the torso could injure your vertebra,' she noted. Other than a violent attack by an opponent's ruthless knee, electric shock and torso twisting, Anandani said, diving into water that is too shallow and hitting the bottom, falling from a significant height and trauma during a car accident (specifically trauma to the face, head and neck region, back, or chest area) could inflict a Neymar-like injury.
Will Neymar's spinal injury ruin his career?
It wouldn't be wrong to say that Neymar has been synonymous with the World Cup in Brazil so far. He was their star player who was anointed the heir to greats like Pele, Socrates, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho and now he's all set to the miss the rest of the World Cup because of one rash challenge. But will the injury result in us losing one of the most talented young players to grace football? Are the effects permanent?
While football is cruel in the sense that Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup, we should take solace in knowing that Neymar's cracked vertebra won't have any everlasting damage. According to Brazil team doctor Jose Luiz Runco, he will be able to walk normally and even get back to playing soon. He said: 'He can walk. There's no neurological damage. There is nothing that will cause problems for him in the future as a player or as a human being,' team doctor Jose Luiz Runco told reporters at a news conference in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Runco confirmed that Neymar had suffered a transverse fracture of the left side of the third lumbar vertebra. According to the doc, the injury will take three to six weeks to heal and the player will rest and recuperate with his family. Read more about FIFA World Cup 2014: Will Neymar's spinal injury ruin his career?
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