Oxygen equipment used to help Derby County star
Oxygen equipment has been used to help treat a Derby County footballer who was injured at the weekend.
Striker Tomasz Cywka suffered a fractured cheekbone during the first half of his team's 2-1 home defeat to Cardiff City and portable oxygen was given to the forward to aid his recovery, This is Derbyshire reports.
The player was hurt after being involved in an accidental collision with Cardiff defender Kevin McNaughton but was able to carry on until the 88th minute after being treated with the portable oxygen.
He scored his first goal for the club during the match and his manager Nigel Clough noted: "His goal should give him a lot of confidence and he was lively and busy at times."
It was recently revealed National Football League (NFL) player Tim Tebow has been using oxygen to help him recover from injuries sustained while taking to the field for his club the Denver Broncos.
Posted by James Worrall
16/08/2010 15:15:14
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