Overview

• Fishel says a surgeon evaluated the injury and determined an operation is unnecessary, with her doctor directing rehabilitation.
• She posted a Sept. 26 video revealing extensive bruising and captioned it, “I promise my leg feels better than it looks.”
• She told Entertainment Tonight that a deep-tissue massage after the tear “broke every blood vessel in the back” of her leg, explaining the dramatic discoloration.
• Despite the setback, she performed a Week 2 cha-cha and scored 19, as partner Pasha Pashkov reworked choreography to minimize strain on her right leg.
• Her regimen includes pain management, compression, elevation, and physical therapy several times a week as she targets a return to the ballroom on Tuesday, Sept. 30 on ABC.