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New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI): Ace Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash will take some time off from the swimming pool to undergo a two-week Ayurvedic treatment in Kerala for a long-standing neck issue.<\/p>\n
Prakash, the first-ever Indian swimmer to breach the ‘A’ standard time for the Olympics, had suffered a slipped disc in 2019 which has been radiating pain towards his left hand while swimming.<\/p>\n
“I’m going to get an Ayurvedic treatment. It’s a two-week plan. It involves massage etc, it’s like totally resetting your body,” Prakash, who is with the Indian Olympic contingent here, told PTI.<\/p>\n
“When I start swimming again after this treatment it will be like starting again from the basics, slowly slowly building up. It’s a good investment for the future,” he added.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old butterfly specialist had completed a four-month rehabilitation program for his slipped disc before the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed globally last year.<\/p>\n
Resuming training after staying away from the pool for eight-nine months, Prakash had to start from scratch as he struggled to execute even a single stroke of butterfly, often considered the most difficult swimming style, which requires not only good technique but also strong muscle.<\/p>\n
He swam freestyle and backstroke before venturing back into butterfly and made a remarkable comeback that saw him make the ‘A’ cut for the Tokyo Games, a day before the qualification period ended, in a meet in Italy in the last week of June.<\/p>\n
Although the Kerala swimmer has consistently improved his performance in the past one year, he is still not 100 percent fit and feels pain on his left side while swimming.<\/p>\n
“I have the slip disk on my neck C4 C5 C6 which triggered to the left shoulder, where I feel weakness. I can’t really pull with my left hand properly,” Prakash said.<\/p>\n
“When I swim butterfly, when I try to swim really fast I go towards the left side because there is less power in my hand.<\/p>\n
“I tried to fix my shoulder as much as possible with treatments but still I have not had full power on my left hand,” he added.<\/p>\n
Prakash, who trains in Dubai with coach Pradeep Kumar, has shortlisted two places in Kerala for the treatment.<\/p>\n
He had competed in two events at the Tokyo Games \u2014 the men’s 200m and 100m butterfly \u2014 but was unable to advance to the semi-finals of either of the two.<\/p>\n
In the 200m butterfly, his pet event, Prakash finished 24th among 38 swimmers.<\/p>\n
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