Davis Injury Not Serious

By Aston
October 1 2004

Scans have revelled Kelvin Davis’s back injury is not serious and the Ipswich town goalkeeper should not have any reason to worry.

Scans have revelled Kelvin Davis’s back injury is not serious and the Ipswich town goalkeeper should not have any reason to worry.

Davis was forced off at half time against Reading being replaced by Lewis Price, but both Davis and the Town physio team are fairly sure he will be ok before too long.

Davis has said: “Our medical staff and myself had no reason to fear there was a problem anyway but it's nice to have that news confirmed by the specialists, whether I have fully recovered from the problem in time for the Coventry game is still not sure but with two weeks off after that, the discomfort should have cleared up completely by the time we play Burnley.”.

Town Physio Dave Williams added: “He has missed only 45 minutes with the injury and that could be all he misses during his career.

“We knew he had a slight problem before the game against Reading and he jarred it in the warm up.

“It has quickly settled down and he's got a 50/50 chance of playing on Sunday.

“As for having any long term fears over his back, that's not a problem at all. The x-rays have shown no bone or disc trouble, as we expected.

“I know there have been some comments about Kelvin possibly having a long term problem but that's not the case.

“Footballers are prone to suffering wear and tear on their spine but he is no more likely to have a back problem in the future than any other highly trained athlete.”.

Source: Ipswich Town - The Official Site.

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