Taylor – Road to Recovery
By Nick Raynor
February 16 2006
Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor is back in light training after 6 weeks rest after a shoulder injury.
Taylor had surgery on his shoulder on 30th December and after 6 weeks rest, he is back in the gym to build his strength up.
Taylor told the official site:
"I came back into training on Monday, and I have basically just been doing cardiovascular work in the gym.
"I have to strengthen the shoulder muscle now, because I have been unable to do much in the five or six weeks since the operation.
"I have just had to relax really, and watch what I've been eating because I obviously didn't want to put weight on.
"It'll be a long road back, but the physios have been great with me and I'm in good hands with them.
"The shoulder feels a lot better than I thought would if I'm honest, but I won't be back until I'm ready and comfortable with it.
"It will be at least six weeks of rehab for me, and then hopefully I will be looking at getting back onto the training pitch after that.
"I knew when I had the operation that it needed to be sorted. The last thing I wanted was to be going into every game wondering if it was going to pop out.
“It's frustrating to be out for such a long period of time, but hopefully I will get the benefit in the long run.
"I'm a lot happier now that the operation been done, and it's far better having it done now than five years down the line."
"I'm not setting any targets or putting pressure on myself by saying I'll be back for this game or that game, but it would be nice to think I can get some games in at the back end of the season.
"Things have gone well in the last couple of games, so long may that continue,
"It's hard to watch when then team are struggling, and I felt sorry for the lads because they were getting a lot of stick and a lot of it was unjustified.
"But we're starting to get injured players back now, and I think the last two results have proved what you can do when you have your key players available”
