christofer catterson, orthopedic surgeon, carilion clinic) i think you want to have good communication between the teams, between the surgeon and the physical therapy department, as well as the athlete. it's ideal for that type of environment. and that's what she has, with her physical therapy also at carilion. physical therapist) next week we'll start some jumping and running and sports specific exercises and that's when it's really going to vary from the general population. it's also different because maryah is used to much more physical activity. (casey st. clair, physical therapist) the hardest thing maryah, i think, has been more dealing with the injury and trying to slow her down to get everything healed before we can push her back again. (maryah sydnor, professional basketball player) i feel like i could go run a mile right now, i'd love to. but that's not the case. but her doctors say, it will be soon enough. (dr. christofer catterson, orthopedic surgeon, carilion clinic) she's doing excellent, she's an ideal patient, she's extremely motivated, as most professional athletes are

christofer catterson, orthopedic surgeon, carilion clinic: "i think you want to have good communication between the teams, between the surgeon and the physical therapy department, as well as the athlete. it's ideal for that type of environment." maryah is expected to fully recover. her full story is available on wdbj7 dot com. hoops from the acc court as the hokies take on louisville and roanoke college tangles with randolph in the odac, plus this week's edition of weekly but first our extra point, the jmu softball team is ranked number 19 nationally in the preseason polls. led by bath pitcher jailyn ford the dukes are also the preseason favorites to win the caa once again. eight major contributors return for head coach mickey dean off last year's team that went 48 and 10. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) dropped its last 2 games, hoping to get back in the win column against 16th-ranked lou