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Recovery from a broken collar bone :-(

12 posts & 11 voices | Started 2 years ago by alexpalacefan | Latest reply from jond

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alexpalacefan - Member

Broken on the 20th of Dec, the consultant said it was at the "good" end of the bone.

So, will I be riding at Hit the North (20 Feb)? Anybody have any experience of this injury?

Fitness: Gonna be stepping up the running from the end of Feb, and got a turbo trainer on the way. But, anybody know how to use it? Looked at a few sites and they all call for specialist bikes, cadence and HRMs. Can't really be bothered with all that, is there a "go like a bugger for 10 min, take it easy for 10min" sort of regime for the less serios 'athlete'?

This and any other advice V much appreciated as always,

Alex

PS Happy New Year
A

Posted 2 years ago #
twohats - Member

If its not a bad break you'll be back on your bike in no time.

Mine was 6 weeks healing time and exactly 6 weeks to the day of breaking it, I was doing a DH race in the Alps

Posted 2 years ago #
dasnut - Member

I did megavalanche 8 weeks after breaking mine in 2008.
however, folks at hospital didn't see the break at the time, so I continued physio and never went for any of that immobility stuff.
putting it in a sling is the worst thing you can do, muscle wastage etc.

good luck with it

Posted 2 years ago #
bananaworld - Member

Hate to disagree, dasnut, but if I hadn't kept mine in a sling I would have had to keep popping the ends of the bone back together every five minutes.

(Instead of every ten, with the sling.)

Posted 2 years ago #
woodsman - Member

You could make it, just don't crash!

Posted 2 years ago #
Big M - Member

Visit Brian Simpson in Ipswich, he's a bone welder. Treats most of the MX and superbike guy's.

Posted 2 years ago #
jabbathehut - Member

dasnut - Member

putting it in a sling is the worst thing you can do, muscle wastage etc.

Sorry mate but thats absolute bollocks. I broke mine landing after a trick went wrong kitesurfing and i guarantee without a sling keeping the arm immobile i would have been in complete agony and the bone would not have had a chance to heal.

3 weeks after the break i was doing RPM classes and light riding.
6 weeks after break i was back to full riding and kitesurfing but strangely enough it took a while for me to stop being a mincer and get over the fear of doing myself more damage. The brain is a funny one

Posted 2 years ago #
grizzer - Member

Missed the whole of the summer,what summer there was anyway with a complete fracture of my right elbow!still a bit crook'ed and told that's as good as it will get,still a bit painfull too,not stopped me riding though!

Posted 2 years ago #
beings - Member

To be honest having seen you ride, best you give Hit the north a miss

Posted 2 years ago #
JustRide - Member

Mine took ages to heal. Everytime 4 weeks I saw the consultant and he said leave it 4 more weeks. After 4 months it got operated on. But I am apparently in the minority and most heal fully within 12 weeks.

As far as a turbo goes, a friend of mine who races hates the thing but if he can't get out and ride he uses the turbo flat out for 1 hour as this is as long as he can do before the boredom sets in. Interval training works well on a turbo. Shorter invervals at high intensity then ease off for twice as long, repeat, repeat, repeat, sit on sofa!!

Posted 2 years ago #
alexpalacefan - Member

Nice one JR, just the sort of simple training schedule I can follow. Off I go!

Beings, I should be OK as long as I avoid 40 kph road descents in the worst weather of the year...

A

Posted 2 years ago #
jond - Member

Bust mine and was riding to physio in 3 weeks.

OTOH, a mate bust his, and after another 5 months or so, he had to have it pinned 'cos it wasn't knitting (wasn't that bad a break either AFAIA)

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