Isn't lifr great when you are a cyclist whilst non cyclists look out of their window on a frosty icy Sunday morning, then make a cup of tea and settle down to watch Country File we cyclists look out of the window and are grateful it is not raining, get the gear on and out we go.
Well that's what I did yesterday and after struggling around my normal route, which is mainly in the lanes going around a bend just before getting back home, it happened. I slid on sheet ice and down I went The woman in the car, who was close behind was really unhelpful with just a look of "well get that bike out of the way" she was off. Boy am I lucky it was one of those days when I decided to use my helmet as my head hit the deck. It will now be all of those days when I use my helmet, shall I or shant argument I now over.
Apart from grazing my thigh I also went down on my shoulder and its this I need some advice on.
Its really painful but not broken painful so I need to know what I should do to try and rehabilitate it. I can move my harm but doing so it is mildly painful given this should I keep trying to lift it or put it in a sling for support anyone got any ideas i would be extremely gratefully.
I know when the boys on the Tour injure theirs they are riding the next day but I am about 30+ years older than they are. O to be young again.
My fall on black ice
james01 wrote:It really is worth getting professional advice for shoulder injuries. You will probably be instructed to do some specific exercises. If you try to ignore a shoulder injury which limits mobility, you can end up with permanently restricted movement. Do it now!
Yeah shoulders are the pits.
I fell heavily on mine nearly 4 years ago, it's still occasionally painful and movement is still more restricted on it than the other.
My mistake was not seeking help until nearly a year later - don't make the same mistake as me.
I did exactly the same thing last Wed afternoon.Get yourself off to your local A and E' dept sharpish for a check and x-ray.
I've now got torn/stretched ligaments between shoulder blade and collarbone and am off work for six weeks. There is a now a large gap between the bones that shouldn't be there!
My fall was just as you descibe yours.
Trouble is, because there's no plaster cast,when people see your arm in a sling, they think your faking-it. Hey Ho!
I've now got torn/stretched ligaments between shoulder blade and collarbone and am off work for six weeks. There is a now a large gap between the bones that shouldn't be there!
My fall was just as you descibe yours.
Trouble is, because there's no plaster cast,when people see your arm in a sling, they think your faking-it. Hey Ho!
Handbags at dawn
Yes get it seen to and try to keep it moving.
We were out on sunday morning and we had freezing fog to contend with as well. I would normally have turned for home at this point as i stuggle to keep my specs clear but my wife insisted we press on (tandem) to Street (home of Clarks village) We put our lives on the line and that was only in the handbag shop! She got what she wanted and on the way home we hit a patch of thawing slushy ice a couple of inches deep. Fortunately i kept off the brakes and managed to keep it in a straight line despite the back end snaking. We were motoring on a downhill section at the time. Crept home a bit more gingerly from then on but all ok.
Merry christmas to you all
We were out on sunday morning and we had freezing fog to contend with as well. I would normally have turned for home at this point as i stuggle to keep my specs clear but my wife insisted we press on (tandem) to Street (home of Clarks village) We put our lives on the line and that was only in the handbag shop! She got what she wanted and on the way home we hit a patch of thawing slushy ice a couple of inches deep. Fortunately i kept off the brakes and managed to keep it in a straight line despite the back end snaking. We were motoring on a downhill section at the time. Crept home a bit more gingerly from then on but all ok.
Merry christmas to you all
Poor you! I do hope you haven't broken or damaged anything. I spun the car on black ice on Friday going to work. It happened on an untreated back road. Whilst I hit nothing and was very calm at the time, I have been thinking all sorts of 'what ifs' since - had there been a car alongside me, had there been a bicycle when the tail swung to the left... It doesn't bear thinking about as it all happened at sufficient speed to hurt / break anything in its wake. I certainly won't cycle in icy weather - it's not worth the risk. Driving isn't much better!
Hope you are feeling better soon. Totally agree with everyone else on the what to do front. Ligaments and tears take longer than bones to fix and are much more problematic if left alone to their own devices. (pelvic injury falling of a horse was mine).
How are you now!
dunno if 12 hours as passed or not mind you.
Mary
How are you now!
dunno if 12 hours as passed or not mind you.
Mary
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I injured my shoulder 3 years ago when a car pulled out on me. My shoulder ligaments were severely stretched as my arm caught the wing mirror before I went over the bonnet.
I didn't get professional help other than check with A&E that it wasn't broken. I thought it would heal of its own accord.
Several thousand pounds worth of physio later and the shoulder is still only half as strong as the other, gives me grief on long rides, and looks lob sided in the mirror.
While its sore, you won't use it. As you don't use it the tendons start to shorten which makes things worse.
Get to a good physio if its giving you the slightest bit of jip in a few weeks.
I didn't get professional help other than check with A&E that it wasn't broken. I thought it would heal of its own accord.
Several thousand pounds worth of physio later and the shoulder is still only half as strong as the other, gives me grief on long rides, and looks lob sided in the mirror.
While its sore, you won't use it. As you don't use it the tendons start to shorten which makes things worse.
Get to a good physio if its giving you the slightest bit of jip in a few weeks.
Coffee wrote:Does anybody else do this? If it's a really icey day I do tend to wear my motorcycle gear with all the elbow, knee, hips, back & shoulder protection, not as breathable at all, but less painfull if a fall should happen.
No, I get the bus instead ... it's not what you hit, but what hits you that you've got to worry about.
I pity those that don't have an alternative to cycling in icey conditions.