Andrew Gilmore on the mend
Two months ago, IWU sophomore guard Andrew Gilmore couldn't sit in a car for five minutes without excruciating pain in his knees. Now he is recovering from surgery and feeling very optimistic about his future as a Titan.
Gilmore was diagnosed with patellar tendonitis, a condition caused by overuse of the knees (running, jumping, etc.) that develops over a long period of time. He started the 2006-07 season with some pain, but the condition gradually worsened throughout the year. By the final month of his sophomore campaign, Gilmore couldn't jump or cut without severe pain. Mild cases of patellar tendonitis can be cured with a combination of rest, stretching, ice, and medication, but Gilmore didn't have a mild case -- he had the most severe of cases. Part of his tendon (in each knee) was degenerative. Surgery was the only option.
On February 28 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Gilmore underwent a patellar tendonectomy. It is a procedure where, in essence, the dead parts of the patellar tendon are removed and allowed to begin regenerating. The first five days after surgery Gilmore was strictly on his back and given some exercises to perform. He was then on crutches for a few days. At the 10-day mark he could walk and at about three weeks could do so pretty comfortably.
Andrew should be shooting around by June and able to begin playing competitively by August. His goal is to be at full-speed by about the time school starts and 100% in-shape and ready to go when practice begins in mid-October.
Many IWU fans don't realize that the Andrew Gilmore they saw last year was playing at about 60% and dealing with severe pain most of the CCIW season. Still, 11.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, and 3.2 apg isn't too shabby for a first-year varsity player. Stats for a few other first-year varsity starting guards...
Chad Hutson, 1993-94 (junior): 10.8 ppg/2.8 rpg/5.3 apg
Nathan Hubbard, 1996-97 (soph): 5.7 ppg/3.5 rpg/3.4 apg
Adam Osborn, 1998-99 (junior): 11.7 ppg/3.1 rpg/3.6 apg
Laban Cross, 2000-01 (soph): 11.6 ppg/3.4 rpg/1.2 apg
Look for a healthy Andrew Gilmore to have a big junior year. For now, he just seems happy to be done with the pain. "The other night I went to a movie and could sit through the whole thing," he told me. He sounded genuinely excited. Hearing him talk, I'm excited too.
Gilmore was diagnosed with patellar tendonitis, a condition caused by overuse of the knees (running, jumping, etc.) that develops over a long period of time. He started the 2006-07 season with some pain, but the condition gradually worsened throughout the year. By the final month of his sophomore campaign, Gilmore couldn't jump or cut without severe pain. Mild cases of patellar tendonitis can be cured with a combination of rest, stretching, ice, and medication, but Gilmore didn't have a mild case -- he had the most severe of cases. Part of his tendon (in each knee) was degenerative. Surgery was the only option.
On February 28 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Gilmore underwent a patellar tendonectomy. It is a procedure where, in essence, the dead parts of the patellar tendon are removed and allowed to begin regenerating. The first five days after surgery Gilmore was strictly on his back and given some exercises to perform. He was then on crutches for a few days. At the 10-day mark he could walk and at about three weeks could do so pretty comfortably.
Andrew should be shooting around by June and able to begin playing competitively by August. His goal is to be at full-speed by about the time school starts and 100% in-shape and ready to go when practice begins in mid-October.
Many IWU fans don't realize that the Andrew Gilmore they saw last year was playing at about 60% and dealing with severe pain most of the CCIW season. Still, 11.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, and 3.2 apg isn't too shabby for a first-year varsity player. Stats for a few other first-year varsity starting guards...
Chad Hutson, 1993-94 (junior): 10.8 ppg/2.8 rpg/5.3 apg
Nathan Hubbard, 1996-97 (soph): 5.7 ppg/3.5 rpg/3.4 apg
Adam Osborn, 1998-99 (junior): 11.7 ppg/3.1 rpg/3.6 apg
Laban Cross, 2000-01 (soph): 11.6 ppg/3.4 rpg/1.2 apg
Look for a healthy Andrew Gilmore to have a big junior year. For now, he just seems happy to be done with the pain. "The other night I went to a movie and could sit through the whole thing," he told me. He sounded genuinely excited. Hearing him talk, I'm excited too.
posted by Bob Quillman @ 9:16 PM
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Good luck with the season, I hope Andrew has fully recovered.
Just to let you know my name is also Andrew Gilmore but I'm from Ireland
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