Ukraine keeper Oleksandr Shovkovsky may recover by EURO 2012

KYIV, April 26 /UKRINFORM/. FC Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovsky my recover by the start of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship in June, Dynamo team doctor Leonid Myronov said commenting on the results of Shovkovsky's examination by one of the world's best shoulder surgery specialist Dr. Ludwig Seebauer from the Munich Bogenhausen Clinic, according to sport-express.ua.

"Having made an ultrasonic scanning of Shovkovsky in his clinic Seebauer came to the conclusion that there is a chance to cope with the problem in a conservative way. On Wednesday, medication was injected into Shovkovsky's shoulder joint," Myronov said.

Recommendations of Prof. Seebauer are as follows: it is necessary to wait 7-10 days, while engaging in intense physical therapy all the time, and after that - try to be at the goalposts. However, if Shovkovsky again feels a shoulder pain or discomfort, the Professor recommends that he return to Munich to undergo surgery.

Earlier it has been reported that in case of surgery, Shovkovsky's recovery will take about three months.