[Closed] Coming back after a broken collarbone

Common sense really, take it easy, ride to how it feels not how you think it should be, dont fall on it.

A little off topic maybe but I broke mine in Ibiza in 1997 and didn't get any medical help with it. Healed on its own (eventually) and doesn't cause me any problems these days.

I badly broke my left collarbone a few years ago, I found that swimming was an excellent way to get mobility back and start to build up a bit of strength the whole area. I smashed it into 4 pieces and I remember cleary the cracking noises of the scar tissue freeing up as I started to do a bit of breast stroke and front crawl five weeks in... A few weeks of that and it was feeling much better. Good luck.

Similar situation, similar thread !!

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/collarbone-advice

Mine took 3 weeks to stop being complete agony and for the shoulder to pretty much stabilise - it would just drop a couple of inches if I took it out of a sling. After 7 weeks I can put socks on, with a bit of pain, and can get on the turbo trainer. I;ve been told offroad riding is unlikely before the new year.

My second xray on the 16th, hope it's all stuck together or it;s operation time. Fingers crossed your's is not a nasty break.

I broke mine in to 4 pieces at the end of june. I went and had some treatments at these guys www.physionclinic.net and a day under 3 weeks after I did it I was back on the road bike. 4 weeks and I was back xc riding, it was a bit sore to pull up hard but generally fine. 5 weeks in I went to Scotland for 5 days riding and was back at normal place.

I had a figure 8 brace rather than a sling after week 1 and so was able to move it and use it for light things. I'm convinced that moving the arm is better for healing than just having it in a sling the whole time. Anything up to shoulder level for the first 3 weeks was the advice i got.