Injury rehab

nelja

MikePfirrman wrote: »

You will lose some fitness but it will come back for you and you'll feel a ton better biking, especially with the foot surgery!

Thank you, will try to keep moving at least.

MikePfirrman

@ Aokoye - rowing is great for bad knees. That's why I chose it (though mine is a niche sport in indoor rowing). Outdoor would be SO much more fun but I just don't have the time and I'm moving next year to Tucson where there essentially is no outdoor options.

I want to ask you sometime about FTP training but not on this thread. That would be a LONG thread because my understanding of it is elementary.

kiela64

I’ve had to put my knee investigation on hold while I recover from a concussion 😐 I thought not being able to go for long walks was frustrating but this is very limiting. The good thing is that recovery should be faster than my knee.

MikePfirrman

AliNouveau wrote: »

So if I read this correctly be patient with your rehab?
I found out last Thursday my shoulder issue is in fact a torn rotator cuff. I see my dr tomorrow to get a referral to a sports medicine clinic where I'll find out my fate.

Been through that twice and my wife has once. Two times it was my own fault (either throwing too hard baseball without warmup or doing pullups like an idiot). I rehabbed mine myself. The wife elected to have rich plasma injections with ozone and minerals, which aren't cheap, but seemed to help her tremendously. Neither of us had surgery. Rotator cuffs take a LOT of patience. Two "tricks" I learned (and you'd want to talk to your PT about these) are using a single arm lat pull machine to assist you in pulling up on your shoulder gently once you're out of a lot of pain. There's been a ton of research lately on "hanging therapy" for rotator cuff injuries. The theory is, essentially, that we are descendants of apes. Apes hang. Hanging from the arms uses muscles and improves imbalances that lead to injuries. Hanging (started very, very gently with just a lat cable machine to assist me) helped me tremendously. Also, many PTs use a BodyBlade. Nifty little device that works the small muscles around the shoulder. I spent around four months rehabbing the last time. It takes diligence to rehab from a rotator cuff injury. Some do require surgery but rarely.

aokoye

MikePfirrman wrote: »

@ Aokoye - rowing is great for bad knees. That's why I chose it (though mine is a niche sport in indoor rowing). Outdoor would be SO much more fun but I just don't have the time and I'm moving next year to Tucson where there essentially is no outdoor options.

I want to ask you sometime about FTP training but not on this thread. That would be a LONG thread because my understanding of it is elementary.

Yeah I think rowing will be really good for me, my PT is also very excited about it. Feel free to PM me about FTP based cycling training. I'm not an expert by any means, but it's the vast majority of what I do when I'm not able to get outside. I also partially credit it with rehabbing from my most recent surgery as quickly as I did.

AliNouveau

MikePfirrman wrote: »

AliNouveau wrote: »

So if I read this correctly be patient with your rehab?
I found out last Thursday my shoulder issue is in fact a torn rotator cuff. I see my dr tomorrow to get a referral to a sports medicine clinic where I'll find out my fate.

Been through that twice and my wife has once. Two times it was my own fault (either throwing too hard baseball without warmup or doing pullups like an idiot). I rehabbed mine myself. The wife elected to have rich plasma injections with ozone and minerals, which aren't cheap, but seemed to help her tremendously. Neither of us had surgery. Rotator cuffs take a LOT of patience. Two "tricks" I learned (and you'd want to talk to your PT about these) are using a single arm lat pull machine to assist you in pulling up on your shoulder gently once you're out of a lot of pain. There's been a ton of research lately on "hanging therapy" for rotator cuff injuries. The theory is, essentially, that we are descendants of apes. Apes hang. Hanging from the arms uses muscles and improves imbalances that lead to injuries. Hanging (started very, very gently with just a lat cable machine to assist me) helped me tremendously. Also, many PTs use a BodyBlade. Nifty little device that works the small muscles around the shoulder. I spent around four months rehabbing the last time. It takes diligence to rehab from a rotator cuff injury. Some do require surgery but rarely.

Hey thanks. This is positive. I've been hearing I should expect a year of rehab. It is really annoying.

nelja

nelja wrote: »

MikePfirrman wrote: »

You will lose some fitness but it will come back for you and you'll feel a ton better biking, especially with the foot surgery!

Thank you, will try to keep moving at least.

Only one week to surgery. Can't wait to get rid of this constant pain.

AliNouveau

nelja wrote: »

nelja wrote: »

MikePfirrman wrote: »

You will lose some fitness but it will come back for you and you'll feel a ton better biking, especially with the foot surgery!

Thank you, will try to keep moving at least.

Only one week to surgery. Can't wait to get rid of this constant pain.

Good luck with your surgery.
My husband wants me to get some for my shoulder. I'm getting sick of daily pain. It really doe she annoying

nelja

AliNouveau wrote: »

nelja wrote: »

Good luck with your surgery.
My husband wants me to get some for my shoulder. I'm getting sick of daily pain. It really doe she annoying

Thank you.I am also tired of this daily pain.What is wrong with your shoulder?

oceanvixen79

Hey all...impatient PITA patient here... Subluxated my patella and tore my ACL in my L knee and apparently I am more prone to injury because my joints are all hyperflexible...<sigh>
Because of the hurricane we had here I didn't actually get in to see an ortho until a month and a half out from the original injury and so it was already trying to heal. Right now I am in a hinge brace and doing PT and in another couple of weeks he wants to do an MRI to see what needs to be fixed surgically. Which I am not sure I even want to do, because that will just be MORE down time!
I am just frustrated because the R knee is relatively healthy and I know how bad the L is in comparison...
Right now he is okay with me doing whatever straight line knee activity (running, cycling, etc) I want as long as go slowly and stop when it hurts.

GiddyupTim

I had ACL replacement and a cartilage repair procedure on my left knee about six years ago.
The cartilage procedure meant I had to be on crutches with no weight bearing for 12 weeks, a period of immobility that meant my recovery was really long.
That, as soon as I got back to about 90 percent, I tore my meniscus in that knee. (Well, aggravated and increased a tear they dealt with during my ACL replacement.)
It's been a long road. But, I have found that with diligent work, you can get back. I ran eight miles yesterday and participated in a boot camp class today!
So, good luck. There can be an end to the road.

AliNouveau

nelja wrote: »

AliNouveau wrote: »

nelja wrote: »

Good luck with your surgery.
My husband wants me to get some for my shoulder. I'm getting sick of daily pain. It really doe she annoying

Thank you.I am also tired of this daily pain.What is wrong with your shoulder?

I missed this I've a torn rotator cuff. I went to a specialist who was horrible and barely spoke to me so I see a new one on Monday.

susanmcgannon

Rehabbing a shoulder and elbow injury, so sticking to Spinning and core work for lower body. Doing PT for upper body stretching and strengthening. Logging food to keep the pounds from creeping up.Trying to stay positive and motivated.