Diego Costa

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

When did Chelsea become an one man team?

Never, but seems it is starting now.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Someone is clearly not a doctor or even someone who bothers googling hamstring injuries. There's several grades of this, and you can be out anywhere from 1 week to 6 months. Here you go

" Grade 1 Hamstring Strain

With a grade 1 hamstring strain you may have tightness in back of the thigh but will be able to walk normally. You will be aware of some hamstring discomfort and unable to run at full speed. There will be mild swelling and spasm. Bend your knee against resistance is unlikely to reproduce much pain. Grade 2 Hamstring Strain

With a grade 2 hamstring strain your walking pattern will be affected and you will most likely be limping. Sudden twinges of hamstring pain during activity will be present. You may notice some hamstring muscle swelling and your hamstring will be tender to palpate. It will also be painful for you to bend your knee against resistance. Grade 3 Hamstring Strain

A grade 3 hamstring strain is a severe injury involving a tear to half or all of the hamstring muscle. You may need crutches to walk and will feel severe pain and weakness in the muscle. Swelling will be noticeable immediately and bruising will usually appear within 24 hours.

Diagnostic MRI may also be used to specifically identify the grade of hamstring tear and its exact location.

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Hamstring Strain Recovery Times

While every hamstring injury and the demands of your sport differ, here are some general hamstring strain recovery times when you follow an optimal physiotherapist-guided rehabilitation program.

Grade 1 - 1 to 3 weeks

Grade 2 - 4 to 8 weeks

Grade 3 - 3 to 6 months. These may also require surgery.

"

http://physioworks.com.au/injuries-conditions-1/hamstring-strains-amp-injuries

Hamstring strain is not the same as pulling your hamstring. You coukdve saved the trouble of googling all that if you've read my post carefully.

You're the sort of guy that think he's got cancer after going through WebMD when he actually has a fungal infections.

[calculatingInfinity 1,443]

Hamstring strain is not the same as pulling your hamstring. You coukdve saved the trouble of googling all that if you've read my post carefully.

You're the sort of guy that think he's got cancer after going through WebMD when he actually has a fungal infections.

You can google and see hundreds of sites use it interchangeably, even the one I just linked to says "Pulled hamstrings are graded 1, 2 or 3 depending on severity.". It's fairly easy to see this is the injury the press are talking about and hoping isn't as serious as you can fear, and I will trust hundreds of online sources more than you.

[Joerii90 12]

"The beast of glass"

[BlueLyon 9,359]

If he will be injured regulary, we are fucked. Might consider bringing quality striker as back up to him, in case something goes terribly wrong with injuries.

[The Skipper 20,593]

He isn't injury prone. It's just unfortunate.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

He isn't injury prone. It's just unfortunate.

Actually he hasn't exactly been as injury free as he seems to be, injured his knee or something a couple of years ago and out for like 6-8 months then there is last season. He doesn't look weak but he is not exactly injury free either

[The Skipper 20,593]

Actually he hasn't exactly been as injury free as he seems to be, injured his knee or something a couple of years ago and out for like 6-8 months then there is last season. He doesn't look weak but he is not exactly injury free either

Not injury prone doesn't mean injury free...

[didierforever 7,349]

when is jose's PC... we wont know anything till then!!

[Diego 433]

Sorry if its been posted already http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-striker-diego-costa-miss-4124060 Its looking better than first feared!!

[Namika 922]

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/good-news-for-chelsea-as-striker-diego-costa-only-suffers-minor-muscular-injury-9696431.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Could play against Everton.

[The Skipper 20,593]

False alarm everyone!

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Wow i really hope its true!

[Namika 922]

Chelsea TV said he's going to be fit for the Everton game.

[LeonDavis23 371]

it is a trick so he doesn't go off with spain

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x24rupe_headlines-bolton-at-home-in-the-capital-one-cup-hd_sport

Should Be Fit For Saturday!

[DavidEU 2,023]

"Assessed over the next couple of days and should still be in contention to face Everton at the weekend."

Phew.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

This little 'episode' was enough to scare me into thinking we have to get a nice young CF in the mix, not 19-20 like Bamford but 22-23... Jimmy Floyd called it today 'someone who is hungry and not content to be on the bench but wants to learn from Drogba and Costa.