Fresh from my success at the European Championships, I unfortunately experienced the worst injury of my career to date.

Preparing for the World Championships in Rotterdam, I fell on the on the tumble track and landed awkwardly during a normal routine that saw me hyper extend my legs. An MRI scan showed a tear to my Anterior Cruciate Ligament which meant I would need an operation to reconstruct the ligament. 

Sine then I have been through an intense rehabilitation programme and worked with some of the best physiotherapists and surgeons.

In the early stages I was unable to do much. Doctor’s orders were plenty of rest with a little upper body conditioning to improve my strength on the rings. At the time it seemed that there was such a long way to go, but I felt positive and confident that I would return even fitter and stronger than before.

Being out of the gym for that length of time I was a little concerned about my fitness and was prepared for it to be a challenge to get back to where I was before my injury.  But as I enter the12th week of my rehabilitation programme, I am back at the gym full time and apart from some obvious weakness in my legs my overall condition is 70 per cent, which I am really happy with. 

These last couple of weeks I have been back on the pommel and parallel bars, working on some key elements of my routines.

However my main focus is now to re-build the strength in my legs and increase my overall condition before I can get back on the other four apparatus. So far my training is going really well; fingers crossed it continues.

It’s great to be back in the gym training with my team mates again. I am currently aqua jogging which is going really well and I hope to move onto jogging on dry land after I get the go ahead from my surgeon in two weeks time.

I would like to say a big thank you to my physiotherapy team and surgeon who have managed my rehabilitation programme so well and kept my fitness level high throughout.  They have helped me get back to gymnastics as quickly as possible and it is down to them that I am on the mend and well on the way to competing again.

Daniel Keatings, who is powered by Opus Energy, made history last October when he became the first British gymnast to win a medal in the All-Around event at the World Gymnastics Championships. To find out more about his sponsorship deal with Opus Energy click here