AC grade 2 recovery time

nakedape

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Very positive visit to the sports medicine clinic. Did some muscle release and taped up my shoulder, made amazing difference. They didnt see a need for sugery with the injury I have and has got me doing some mobility work already within the limites of my pain threshold. I'm not keen on any surgery unless absolutely necessary, had to many hours under and want to limit it. They also said I have damaged a nerve in my back that is causing my scapular to wing, however that should grow back within 6 months..
I'll be heading to Derby still, sans bike. Not sure what is around but I'll be a tourist and take some pictures of the boys riding and checkout some sights.. any tips of places worth checking out?
Weldborough Pub!

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spikenet

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A fellow around here has a slayer. It looks freaking sexy.
ok, that fills the most important criteria atm! :)
Also, a well known local has a sweet intense carbine for sale also.. that thing is off the charts!
but.. oh, I'm liking the look of hardtail enduro beasts like the nukeproof scout, dartmoor hornet etc..

CalFB, that is great advice! I'm one of those blokes who in the past has never been to a physio, so this is my first proper experience with phsio exclusively, and tho they are hugely expensive it has been an extremely positive experience so far.
 

spikenet

Likes Dirt
Weldborough Pub!

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ok, think the boys have a day doing blue tier and are at the pub for lunch, I'll be meeting them there for sure! Spose I'll be hunting around for good photo/gopro locations and also wanting to checkout bay of fires which doesnt look to far away!
 

nakedape

Likes Dirt
ok, think the boys have a day doing blue tier and are at the pub for lunch, I'll be meeting them there for sure! Spose I'll be hunting around for good photo/gopro locations and also wanting to checkout bay of fires which doesnt look to far away!
There's a couple of really nice walks in the blue tier too (3 leave from the mtb trail head and the big tree walk is along the access road). Larapuna/ Eddystone point is worth a look as is wukalina/ Mt William and musselroe wind farm.

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teK--

Eats Squid
Sorry to hear mate. One of the most common injuries in our sport probably equal to broken collarbone.

I did a grade 3 in one shoulder. Didn't think it was anything more than a sprain until 2 days later the swelling had gone down from icing and I noticed the bump. GP got me to xray and he misdiagnosed it as a grade 1 which I doubted and went for a second opinion. A Physio confirmed later that day it was a grade 3 and put me in a sling for the next few days.

About a week later I saw an orthopaedic surgeon who specialised in shoulders, and said my best prospect was to avoid surgery and do lots of physio. He wouldn't recommend surgery for anything that was Grade 3 and below unless I was a labourer, did a lot of work with my arms overhead, or a professional athlete.

So the next 8 weeks was weekly visits to the physio, lots of Theraband boring as hell exercises. I followed the program to the word and also maintained my fitness by setting up my road bike on the indoor trainer.

At week 10 I had reasonable mobility and strength so the physio gave me the option to do this race I'd signed up for much earlier. It would be totally at my risk.

Decided to go for a light and easy local ride the day before the race weekend and it felt WEIRD. I was wearing a shoulder support brace but the joint had hardly any strength. Could you imagine trying to push your hand away from you and your chest just collapsing forward?

Finished the 2 days of racing with no mishaps but obviously didn't take a lot of the risks I normally would, and was just happy to have finished. I wore the shoulder brace on every ride for probably another 8 weeks during which I continued doing physio.

That was almost 4 years ago.

Since then I have continued riding regularly, focused a lot on skills building and am now able to take much bigger risks. Also done a grade 2 in my other shoulder! If I carry heavy things for a long time my shoulders get tired easily as there is nothing supporting the collarbone but my muscles which are now working overtime. I cannot do pullups anymore, and pushups are risky. No more benchpress at all. Shoulders click sometimes. I have to regularly stretch, do mobility exercises, and rub knots out of my shoulder and back muscles. Foam rollers, pressure point balls, and Theracanes will be your best friends.

Other than that I have full mobility in my shoulders, and almost as good strength as I used to, because I have been able to adapt many other exercises to suit, i.e. shoulder presses, kettlebell swings, rows, deadlifts, using a medium weight.

When I get older I will likely have arthritis in my shoulders. But I don't regret the path that was taken as I avoided the potential risks, and costs of surgery which also has a much longer recovery time. Having the injury and being off the MTB for 10 weeks gave a lot of time to reflect on things.
 

spikenet

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There's a couple of really nice walks in the blue tier too (3 leave from the mtb trail head and the big tree walk is along the access road). Larapuna/ Eddystone point is worth a look as is wukalina/ Mt William and musselroe wind farm.

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Did the wind farm, binnalong Bay, wind farm etc. Great trip keen to come back and ride the trails


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spikenet

Likes Dirt
Sorry to hear mate. One of the most common injuries in our sport probably equal to broken collarbone.

I did a grade 3 in one shoulder. Didn't think it was anything more than a sprain until 2 days later the swelling had gone down from icing and I noticed the bump. GP got me to xray and he misdiagnosed it as a grade 1 which I doubted and went for a second opinion. A Physio confirmed later that day it was a grade 3 and put me in a sling for the next few days.

About a week later I saw an orthopaedic surgeon who specialised in shoulders, and said my best prospect was to avoid surgery and do lots of physio. He wouldn't recommend surgery for anything that was Grade 3 and below unless I was a labourer, did a lot of work with my arms overhead, or a professional athlete.

So the next 8 weeks was weekly visits to the physio, lots of Theraband boring as hell exercises. I followed the program to the word and also maintained my fitness by setting up my road bike on the indoor trainer.

At week 10 I had reasonable mobility and strength so the physio gave me the option to do this race I'd signed up for much earlier. It would be totally at my risk.

Decided to go for a light and easy local ride the day before the race weekend and it felt WEIRD. I was wearing a shoulder support brace but the joint had hardly any strength. Could you imagine trying to push your hand away from you and your chest just collapsing forward?

Finished the 2 days of racing with no mishaps but obviously didn't take a lot of the risks I normally would, and was just happy to have finished. I wore the shoulder brace on every ride for probably another 8 weeks during which I continued doing physio.

That was almost 4 years ago.

Since then I have continued riding regularly, focused a lot on skills building and am now able to take much bigger risks. Also done a grade 2 in my other shoulder! If I carry heavy things for a long time my shoulders get tired easily as there is nothing supporting the collarbone but my muscles which are now working overtime. I cannot do pullups anymore, and pushups are risky. No more benchpress at all. Shoulders click sometimes. I have to regularly stretch, do mobility exercises, and rub knots out of my shoulder and back muscles. Foam rollers, pressure point balls, and Theracanes will be your best friends.

Other than that I have full mobility in my shoulders, and almost as good strength as I used to, because I have been able to adapt many other exercises to suit, i.e. shoulder presses, kettlebell swings, rows, deadlifts, using a medium weight.

When I get older I will likely have arthritis in my shoulders. But I don't regret the path that was taken as I avoided the potential risks, and costs of surgery which also has a much longer recovery time. Having the injury and being off the MTB for 10 weeks gave a lot of time to reflect on things.
OK thanks, I'm happy with my recovery and glad I started physio immediately. Have had massive improvements in shoulder last few days. Hope to be riding again before Christmas

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Beej1

Senior Member
Do all the physio. Do all the physio. Do all the physio.
Is that a reverse shoulder replacement? Man ... I'm told I have 2 of these in my long term future. I almost don't want to ask, but ... did they tell you whether you'd be able to ride again?

Hope whatever drugs you're on are helping.
 

DeBloot

Feeling old
I have to regularly stretch, do mobility exercises, and rub knots out of my shoulder and back muscles. Foam rollers, pressure point balls, and Theracanes will be your best friends.
I took a massive hit to the rear of my shoulder 5 weeks ago, big enough to snap the end off my clav and dislocate it forward where it joins the sternum
The knots in my back and shoulder are unbelievable
They just throb and ache away until I finally get the pressure point ball on them
It is kind of uncomfortable, but i just can't describe the relief when i find the exact point, that niggly freaking point where the ache emanates from
I just grind away at it for ages in some sort of masochistic pleasure trance
Jesus, i hope those knots are not permanent
 

pink poodle

気が狂っている男
I took a massive hit to the rear of my shoulder 5 weeks ago, big enough to snap the end off my clav and dislocate it forward where it joins the sternum
The knots in my back and shoulder are unbelievable
They just throb and ache away until I finally get the pressure point ball on them
It is kind of uncomfortable, but i just can't describe the relief when i find the exact point, that niggly freaking point where the ache emanates from
I just grind away at it for ages in some sort of masochistic pleasure trance
Jesus, i hope those knots are not permanent
Are you having surgery for that one BootyLoot? One of my gang had a similar injury (~20-25ft drop and a wee bit of miscalculation) a long time back. He had a few stints under the knife and these days has a wonderful shoulder. At the time he was not too keen to be missing life (he is an active fellow) for many months at a time, but is now v et y glad to have done so.
 

DeBloot

Feeling old
Are you having surgery for that one BootyLoot? One of my gang had a similar injury (~20-25ft drop and a wee bit of miscalculation) a long time back. He had a few stints under the knife and these days has a wonderful shoulder. At the time he was not too keen to be missing life (he is an active fellow) for many months at a time, but is now v et y glad to have done so.
No surgery for me Pink Poo
For dislocations outwards surgery is not an option - you just have the bone sticking out which looks a bit weird sometimes
Bit like my head lol
i won't claim anything like a 25' drop - god it was probably more like 5'
But at 54 in about 12 days I'm wondering if my wheels will ever see air again when i recover
I'm actually wondering what sort of rider i will be now - ebike, 29'er, pink helmet? Retired completely to take up knitting?
It's a worry

On a more positive note, there has been some interest in me becoming a chest model with my new burning batman bruise tattoo
clav injury.jpg
a chest model
 

pharmaboy

Eats Squid
Jeesus Christ ! Is that bruise current and from the crash 5 weeks ago? Bloody hope not, that’s one hell of an injury.

Things brake too easy as you cruise past 50, any crash starts resulting in time off bike.... :(
 
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