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...Cmdr. David Wade, chief of staff at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, yesterday on the ability of President Clinton to travel to Finland next week, where he is scheduled to meet with Russian Prime Minister Boris N. Yeltsin. The President tore a tendon in his right knee earlier that morning in a stumble on wooden stairs at golfer Greg Norman's Florida home...
...Clinton, who must suffer the consequences of taking a pratfall and ripping up his knee. A little advice for the First Jogger: don't do it. As a so-called impact-loading exercise, jogging puts maximum pressure on the knee, especially once it has been weakened by a major tendon tear. TIME Daily's prescription for fitness: ride a bike. It wi ll provide the same aerobic value while putting no damaging stress on that weakened knee -- and the spandex clothes are cool...
Because I sit with my foot elevated on the desk and my keyboard cradled in my lap, I feel good. Granted, that is probably because my foot is numb, but I am happy to have played this weekend. My tendon is probably slightly sprained and I'll be able to play again in time for racquetball or maybe even our volleyball match tomorrow. Injuries last days; IM points and records count for the whole year...
Florence Griffith Joyner, 36, the 100- and 200-m champion in Seoul, hit a snag in her attempt to make the U.S. team in the 400 m. She has an Achilles-tendon injury that may require surgery and sideline her from qualifying meets over the next two weeks. Meanwhile, Mary Slaney, 37, who holds several American records but has not won an Olympic medal, ran a strong race last week in Oregon and appears ready to contend for a spot on the Olympic track-and-field team...
Although Ezra, the team's second seeded player, remains on the injured list due to tendon and ligament damage in his playing wrist, the team proved its depth on Sunday, by beating arch rival Princeton 6-3. Ezra's absence made every player shift up one seed...