So what exactly is the definition of a "charley horse"?
by ShelBel on Mar 9, 2010 12:10 PM CST
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MN Wild official statement on 3/8/2010: "Cal Clutterbuck abstained from doing anything overly exerting today. He suffered a charley horse in yesterday's loss to Calgary and is listed as day-to-day."
I was always under the impression "charley horse" was merely slang for a muscle cramp. And if so... how does that take someone like Clutterbuck out for half a game *and* put on a day-to-day status? Am I missing something here? We were at the X for the Wild/Flames game, we saw that hit, and I've never seen Cal drop his stick and scurry off so quickly. He could barely put any weight on his left leg. We overheard someone mention that he may have caught a blade just above the knee and below the breezer, and gotten cut as a result. If so, and he re-opened the wound when he tried to come back on the ice, I could understand him being taken off the ice for the rest of that game, and even being put on day-to-day until things healed up again.
So I'm wondering, what would be the purpose of glossing over this injury if it *is* more severe? What's the point?
(I'm assuming #22 will not be on the ice tonight against Florida, since they've called Kalus up from Houston and he plays that position.)
Of course, I could be completely off base and making mountains of molehills....
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Russo update
Russo says that Kalus will be playing for Cal tonight and that Cal also has a minor cut on the back of his right leg. I can’t imagine though that the Charley horse would keep him out, so it must be the cut.
Clutterbuck's injury
I also read somewhere that he may have a “deep thigh bruise.” Dude – that’s gotta hurt!
I was at the Calgary game, too. For a kid who gets hit A LOT and usually shakes it off – it was clear that he was in a lot of pain after this one.
Defined:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_horse
A charley horse is a popular North American colloquial term for a painful contusion of the quadriceps muscle of the anterior or lateral thigh that commonly results in a muscular hematoma and sometimes several weeks of pain and disability. Such an injury is known in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries (and also in the U.S.) as a dead leg, granddaddy, or chopper.12 In Australia it is also known as a corked thigh or “corky.”3 It often occurs in sports when an athlete is struck by an opponent’s knee, in a manner like the kick of a horse, perhaps the reason for its name.
Chucky Pony
Charlie Horse is a deep muscle bruise, which depending on the severity of the injury governs the length of time needed to heal. It is not to be taken lightly. Often the applications of intermittent ice,and heat will bring the afflicted back in a relatively short period of time. NOTE: It is often wise to keep a close eye out for symptoms of deep vein thrombosis. This condition (clotting) can be a potential hazard to the affected area of concern,and even (rarely) may result in death or paralysis if it breaks free to flow about the circulatory system. Handle with care.
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