Non op worthy. Can get it to parallel but no more goose stepping and screaming Heil!

Anyone done similar and can give me a ballpark recovery time? What exercises did you do?

We feel your pain brother

…as discussed recently.

You’re realisticly looking at 3 months, minimum. Get yourself prescription anti-inflamatories if you haven’t already, and keep doing the physio

Good luck. It bloody hurts!!!

3 months minimum.

6 more likely.

If it’s the muscle it will be quicker.

If it’s a tendon problem it will take bloody ages.

Is it due to repetitive strain or a one off injury?

3 months! Best not be. 6 weeks whistler trip in 6 weeks.

6 weeks whistler trip in 6 weeks.

I’d cancel it sharpish. With the best will in the world, you’ve absolutely no chance of doing that. If you even attempted it then you’d be putting yourself in line for an awful lot of pain, and very likely serious long term damage. You’ll be looking at a minimum of 3 months off the bike. I unfortunately know from recent experience.

That is bloody typical timing! 😥

Gotta go as new bikes waiting for me. Can’t cancel that. Hmm.
First time I went when I burst my spleen they told me not to ride for six months. I gave it a week to be safe.

If you’re in the pain I was in with it, then the idea of riding a mountain bike downhill is the very last thing on earth I’d want to do. I eased myself gently back into it with some road stuff after 3 months, then back off road a couple of weeks after that.

I’d be amazed if you get down the first run at Whistler without blacking out with the pain. If anywhere is going to get a hammering, its your shoulder. Which is ****ed already. I can understand your frustration but I can’t believe you’re even contemplating it

Take proper advice. What if you risk tearing it further if you fall? Would your insurance cover for you because its pre-existing condition etc.

If you have trip insurance look if you can cancel due to medical reasons. Why store up issues for later life just because you want to ride a bicycle on holiday?

Battered my shoulder in to an earth bank at 15mph, x-rays, doctors, anti inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy, and remedial exercises = 6 months off the bike

6 weeks whistler trip in 6 weeks.

I’d cancel it sharpish.

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I started riding too soon after mine, its taken a couple of years to get it okish now. I still can’t hold a shopping basket in my right hand though.

Hmm might just go and see. Nowt better to do. Plus not sure cancellation is an option

After a year of no improvement with 6 months physio. I found out on my own that swimming was far more beneficial for me. Oh, and a steroid injection when I developed a frozen shoulder helped free it up again no end.

Keep us posted on how the trip goes. You might be fine.

Or there’s a distinct possibility of permanent damage. Your choice etc.

Best thing would be to get some advice from someone who isn’t posting on an Internet forum.

Personally I’m waiting on a surgery date for mine that I did back in January. After a lot of physio I got a referral to a surgeon and after x-ray and MRI (waiting on the follow up for that) I need a date. Best case is apparently three months post surgery worst case is three months until physio can restart.

As for cancelling not being an option, you do have travel insurance don’t you?

I supposedly did mine about 18months ago, clearly not as bad as some as the other described above. Think it took about 4 weeks before I was playing rugby again but it dogged me with little niggles every now and again for about 6 months.

Having said that this was just a diagnosis from the physio but my symptoms sound similar to yours. Torn rotator cuff did seem to be his diagnosis of choice for any shoulder injury unless it was obviously dislocated though.

When’s the latest you could cancel your holiday? I’d rest it as long as possible and see how you’re feeling before cancelling. You’d be gutted if you got to the time of the holiday having cancelled it and were feeling fine!

Erm… newp. Booked the flight t’other day, hadnt done the insurance yet…

2+ years here and still gives me problems

2007 and still a bit dodgy.

This book is excellent though and well worth checking out

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Treat-Your-Own-Rotator-Cuff/dp/1598582062/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402515917&sr=1-1&keywords=treat+your+own+rotator+cuff

Tore both mine over the years.
As said – it takes an absolute age to get it to improve to anything like normal. Months and months before I could even sleep in my usual position.

Pretty sure, that if you have the surgery to sort it, then it must be done within a week or two of the initial injury.

Did mine when I dislocated my shoulder, started kayaking climbing and biking after 4 months after being advised not to, 4 years on and im now sat off work for 3 months and unable to ride a bike, climb or kayak for 12 months minimum after the surgery.

Take your recovery time seriously and get some physio.

Class 2 AC separation here (and I think rotator cuff is FAR more serious…..?) been off for 4 months, waiting for MRI results to see if it’s going to be an op or not. Internet research (and Sick Mick!)suggests not, but we’ll see. Honestly thought I’d be right for the Mega – no chance.

(Doctor) Friend of mine didn’t get hers sorted for a few years, she suffered big style, then see a specialist and he’s operated and all is well so far! But she said (as per mooman above) the sooner the better!

IMO: Rest well, lift nothing and concentrate on range of movement the strength will come naturally….i.e. a wine… a half… a pint… a stein!!!

All the best mate.

I have had problems with both shoulders now, from mtb falls and skiing.

Exercises never really did a lot but what really did was swimming round the island when we went to the maldives – a long breastroke using the arms only and no legs, so long strokes for about 1.5 hours – I reckon over 10000 strokes per holiday.

I have recently bought some macebells and that has been very good – and I have some indian clubs waiting for me to learn to use them.

macebell :

I have alight one (5kg) for warming up and a heavier one (12-20Kg), but if you makes sure you swing smoothly it is not too hard with the more weight.

indian clubs :

welcome to come try them if in Surrey.

Done both arms now, one twice – about a year to sort each out (of a fashion) had excision of AC joint and ASD early December and was thinking it was sorted but I fear I;ve been overdoing it recently, time to back off for a while – surgeon said a year to be 100%.
If you;ve done it in properly you’ll think it’s getting better and then you’ll do a bit too much and it’ll bite you back – if you do way too much or fall on it you could end up with having to have reconstruction surgery and total immobilistaion (and no driving) for at least 6 weeks and then months of physio/rehab.
Exercising it won’t make it better if you’ve actually done your rotator cuff – trust me!

Exercising it won’t make it better if you’ve actually done your rotator cuff – trust me!

According to that treat your own rotator cuff book linked to above virtually any exercise is beneficial to a rotator cuff injury, even if the problem is a physical impingement.

that book is all based on trial data rather than the authors opinion, so it is worth reading for that. For instance the length of time to stretch, or the type of exercise you do versus the benefit.

Knackered my shoulder June last year, feels okay now a year later after a few physio trips and various bouts of taking anti-inflammatories. Still wary of doing anything to set it off again though, like lifting heavy things or chucking stuff

Had a bit of a relapse with mine after doing lots of carrying and shifting stuff last Saturday, was no problem at the time but late Sunday and since then very painful 😥

With out doubt the worst injury I have had in terms of healing.