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How many times a day do we need our hands? Elena Quirici knows the answer quite well. She almost involuntarily keeps records. So in thought, because writing is not possible. Aargau Athlete of the Year currently runs two tracks. One in each hand. On the left, a tendon is torn in the thumb, in the right, in the metacarpal, it is completely gone.
So Elena Quirici, how often do we need our hands? “Virtually everything we do. From getting up in the morning to going to bed at night, “he says, and he has inevitably arranged a replacement. Instead of having two of their own, they now handle many hands. The friend helps put the contact lenses, the mother puts the glass of water, including the tube, on the table. “Actually, I need help with everything,” says the karate fighter.
Pain test
The tendon in Quirici’s right hand probably ruptured in February. But he was still in the middle of the season. I didn’t even think about going to the doctor. Because karate fighters hurt their hands frequently or almost constantly, because the capsules and cartilage suffer over and over again, he thought, “That’s not so bad.” The 26-year-old is undergoing pain tests. She doesn’t stop fighting so fast.
But when, last week, after a training session, her left thumb suddenly hurt so much that even someone like her worried, Quirici stopped something else that the karate season was already ending: the corona virus. “He still didn’t want to go to the doctor because he was said to avoid unnecessary doctor visits.” In the end, however, the pain won, and since then he has trusted another person’s hands. Or better: you must say it. “I like to be self-employed,” says Qurici. “But if something doesn’t work after the 50th try, then I have to ask for help.”
Happiness in misfortune
Quirici will have to wear the splint in her left hand for at least four weeks. “Because the tendon is not completely ruptured, I decided to use conservative therapy.” This allowed him to avoid having to operate the left hand in addition to the right. On the right, the track stays on for at least six weeks.
As if life didn’t have enough limitations due to the corona virus. And yet Quirici sees an advantage in the current situation. “I was very lucky in misfortune.” Because the Olympics have been postponed for a year and because there are no competitions until further notice, she has plenty of time to regenerate and rebuild her form. Then again with my own hands.
