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Comments on Riding after broken wrist. Got tipped off on a pothole
yesterday, and face 6 weeks in plaster. Didn't take the advice about not stopping the fall with hands - it all happened too quickly! How soon did others get back on the bike? -- Bob C -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Feb 19, 6:03 pm, Bob C patnbob@unwired wrote:
Comments on Riding after broken wrist. Got tipped off on a pothole yesterday, and face 6 weeks in plaster. Didn't take the advice about not stopping the fall with hands - it all happened too quickly! How soon did others get back on the bike? -- Bob C -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com I started riding (carefully) with the cast after about a week. Don't do anything that will cause you to grip too hard - you can still reinjure the break in spite of the cast. You may find that the reduced control and increased consequences of falling again are not worth it. Trainer might be better for the duration. |
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take a look at: http://www.exrx.net/
for the lower arm, hand, finger muscles. and stretching exercises. massage and positive thinking help. circulation too the broken area carries the healing nutrient fluids. then figure out why you didn't step off. and why hands were used, inflexively |
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Bob C wrote:
Comments on Riding after broken wrist. Got tipped off on a pothole yesterday, and face 6 weeks in plaster. Didn't take the advice about not stopping the fall with hands - it all happened too quickly! How soon did others get back on the bike? I could not manage to push a file or put weight on the handlebar with mine for 4~5 weeks after I got my new bionic metal wrist. http://www.yellowjersey.org/xray.html I did ride one-handed though! -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Andrew Muzi wrote:
Bob C wrote: Comments on Riding after broken wrist. Got tipped off on a pothole yesterday, and face 6 weeks in plaster. Didn't take the advice about not stopping the fall with hands - it all happened too quickly! How soon did others get back on the bike? I could not manage to push a file or put weight on the handlebar with mine for 4~5 weeks after I got my new bionic metal wrist. http://www.yellowjersey.org/xray.html I did ride one-handed though! Titanium or stainless steel? Too bad there was not a version with a Campagnolo logo on it! That intersection [1] is actually good looking compared to what most of the streets will look like a month from now. [1] http://www.yellowjersey.org/wrist.html -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful |
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On Feb 19, 8:03*pm, Bob C patnbob@unwired wrote:
Comments on Riding after broken wrist. *Got tipped off on a pothole yesterday, and face 6 weeks in plaster. *Didn't take the advice about not stopping the fall with hands - it all happened too quickly! *How soon did others get back on the bike? -- Bob C -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com had a right wrist fracture about 2 years ago (dominant hand) workplace accident; 9 months later I still had trouble opening a jar with that hand. I was riding after the cast came off it was very tender and sore; not fun especially on climbs, also my hand was very weak pulling the brakes (big safety concern there). I was warned a reinjury could cause premanent disability so be mindfull that warning might extend to yourself. my wrist is still stiff doing pushups and I still lack torque with that hand. |
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"Bob C" patnbob@unwired wrote in message
.. . Comments on Riding after broken wrist. Got tipped off on a pothole yesterday, and face 6 weeks in plaster. Didn't take the advice about not stopping the fall with hands - it all happened too quickly! How soon did others get back on the bike? -- Bob C -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com It is probably too late for you if you are already in a cast but it makes it much easier if you get one of the fibreglass casts and get the doc to use the gore-tex lining for it. This allows you to get the cast wet (showers and swimming are OK) which stops it from getting manky and reduces the amount of itchiness and flaky skin that you get. I broke my left wrist a couple of years ago after an off on the mtb. I was back riding to work two days after getting a cast put on. I used my hardtail mtb that has hydraulic discs and I moved the rear brake from the LHS of the bars to the RHS and put it on upside down. This allowed me to use my first two fingers to brake (index finger for front brake and middle finger for rear) and after a couple of rides it felt very natural. I would rest the piece of the cast across my palm on the bars and every now and then I would either ride no hands or one handed to give my left hand a rest. I am lucky enough that my ride of about 22km or so is about 18km or so of bike trail so I didn't have too much traffic to contend with. The hardest part was going up steep hills as I had to sit down and spin a low gear rather than throwing the bike around. I rode to work like this for 6 weeks and then left the brakes on the same side for a couple of weeks after that until I was confident that I could operate them again with my left hand. About 6 years ago I also rode for 6 weeks in Canberra with a cast on my lower leg. This was actually a bit easier as all I did was replace the SPD pedal on the LHS with a flat pedal and then I strapped an old reef sandle over my cast. The worse bit was that I broke my ankle at the start of the footy season and the old toes were getting a bit cold when riding to work at 0600h with just an old army sock over the cast!!! Good luck. Gags |
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On Feb 20, 6:25 pm, "Gags" wrote:
About 6 years ago I also rode for 6 weeks in Canberra with a cast on my lower leg. This was actually a bit easier as all I did was replace the SPD pedal on the LHS with a flat pedal and then I strapped an old reef sandle over my cast. Shame, I thought you were about to say you screwed a cleat in to the bottom of your cast Graeme |
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