ruskibeats
Member since Jun 2009 • Last active Aug 2018Most recent activity
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To be honest the "broken bone" pain went after about a week.
Although the soft tissues were very tender and painful (I hit the deck at about 30 mph according to my garmin)
Taping was pain free, it's non absorbent so even after a shower it was fairly dry. The taping was more for support rather than to keep it still, my shoulder just felt floppy so taping helped stop that feeling. I could still move my arm and was encouraged to do so (active recovery). Stuff like hair washing and using deodorant were very painful but again encouraged.
The main thing I was told is keep it moving SLOWLY otherwise keeping it still in a sling just heals the bone but then you need physio to get everything moving again and up to strength so basically a longer recovery time.
My recovery exercises looked a bit like a one armed version of the birdie song dance but they worked.
Drug wise I took neurofen plus for the pain and swelling and a nightol to send me to sleep. Needless to say I slept pain free and like a log which I am sure contributed to my recovery.
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I broke mine and was told to wait to see if it healed.
Basically I had to be careful, keep it protected (in rush hour on the tube etc)
I was in a bad state and flinched at anything and anyone that came near me fearful that I was going to put it out again.
After a couple of days of mincing around I went and got my shoulder taped by a guy who treats Pro rugby players and felt a million dollars afterwards, a lot more comfortable and "secure" and pretty much forgot about the injury.
Two weeks later I was back on my turbo with the bars raised higher so I didn't have to stretch into them as much.
I only took painkillers at night to give me a good nights sleep.
6 weeks I was riding again, 8 weeks I was in a 100km sportive.
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