Injuries are commonplace in rugby, especially in those players who compete at international level. In the run-up to the Olympics held in Tokyo in July 2021, South African Blitzbok Impi Visser experienced an injury that could have cost him the Olympics, but thanks to Photizo’s amazing healing benefits this was luckily not the case.
“In the five weeks leading up to the Olympics we had some preparation matches and in one of the matches I fractured my left wrist. I knew a fracture takes about six weeks to fully recover and with only about four weeks to go until the team left for the Olympics, I realised I needed to accelerate the healing process of my fracture if I wanted to give myself a good opportunity to make the team and also compete at my best,” says Visser.
“I looked at various recovery and healing options and came across the Photizo Sport light therapy device. I contacted them via Instagram and they immediately responded with loads of detailed information. I got myself a Photizo Sport device and started my treatment immediately,” he adds.
The first two weeks his treatment was quite aggressive, with about two to three sessions per day and again after training, if he was experiencing pain. “I noticed after two weeks that the pain had reduced when doing daily tasks around the house (which previously caused me a lot of pain). After two weeks I eased the treatment to about once a day until we left for the Olympics.”
“Even though I still had pain while training in the gym and with contact drills, I started to regain strength and the confidence to use my wrist fully. After about four weeks my pain had almost completely disappeared and I could really get going in the gym, especially with weight pushing exercises. This is incredible, given the fact that I struggled to do any type of push exercise for the first few weeks after the injury, due to the pain,” he explains. “I truly believe that the Photizo Sport device has made a massive difference in my quick recovery time. Although you can’t physically ‘feel’ any improvements while doing the treatment, trust me that it does work over a period of time and your healing will be accelerated.”
“For me to be recovered in four weeks’ time instead of six weeks made the difference in me being fit for selection and it made my Olympic dream a reality,” says Visser.
“I had surgery on a chronic patella tendon about 10 months before the Olympics, so I also use my Photizo Sport device weekly to treat this. With the high load and the intensity of training here at the Sevens, my tendon tends to get painful after a long week’s training. The treatment helps me to ease the pain and keep training at my utmost best. I would strongly recommend the Photizo Sport device to any sports person,” he says.