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 17-Jan-2006, 12:25 | #1 |
| Registered Forum User MotoGP God  Posts: 15,644 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Swansea Mood: 749 racebike MGP Bummer News For ME I've just started physio on the ankle I broke last year at the Brands Desmo Due round. Some of you will recall that in June 2004 I had an operation on my left shoulder to put 4 titanium screws in to pull the cartilage back on to the bone where it had torn completely off. This was as a result of a rugby tackle gone wrong where my collarbone and shoulder both dislocated and the shoulder tore the cartilage off as it exited the shoulder joint. Anyway ... I got the physio to take a look at my shoulder last night because it's still giving me gip. I should point out that this is completely my fault for not doing the physio after the operation properly. So the physio spent an hour on it yesterday afternoon. It's actually much worse than I thought it was and the physio used the word chronic a few too many times for my liking. I was looking forward to getting a few games of rugby in before the end of the season and the main concern was the ankle but the physio reckons the ankle will be ready in 5 weeks but the shoulder could take much longer. The muscles in the shoulder are pulling my shoulder out of alignment towards the front of the shoulder and restricting a large percentage of my range of movement. Some of the muscles underneath my shoulder blade are in an almost constant state of spasm, all are under normal size. I had lost a lot of control of the two outside fingers in my left hand because a nerve had pinched and there was no strength in them. So I'm bummed now, it looks like I won't get a game of rugby in this season. I guess the only positive is that it will be fixed before the first DD race this year and I raced like that all last year. It was definitely restricting my movement on the bike and making me do things to compensate which upset the bike. Hopefully I'll be a bit quicker this year then  I'm off to pour a large drink of something strong ... | |
| 17-Jan-2006, 12:42 | #3 |
| Ducati Dealer Mille Bikes: 1098R Track Bike  Posts: 217 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Mood: Dealer of the Year 2008 | |
| 17-Jan-2006, 12:44 | #4 |
| Registered Forum User Ducati Meccanica  Posts: 2,527 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pulborough, W. Sussex Mood: 900,900,851,750,750,750, 600,600,450,350,350,250 Tough news mate. Keep looking on the positive side, and keep up the treatment and it will improve, it's just a lot harder work than we ever want it to be ! I've had 4 shoulder operations in all to stop nerve impingement - so I know a bit about muscle wasting - some of the exercises to work the small muscles underneath the shoulder blade are much harder work than you believe possible ! But ! They do pay off when you keep at them ! Especially when you're an active type - as there is the incentive to go through the pain and get back to fitness again. Funnily enough, I stopped playing rugby when a bloke was tackled in front of me just as he was about to pass to me - and I heard his ankle break - and saw the bone come through. But them I'm a weedy little pom, not a lardy oz monster  | |
| 17-Jan-2006, 12:50 | #5 |
| Registered Forum User BSB Star  Posts: 5,018 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chelmsford, Essex Mood: the rain in spain falls mainly on me! | |
| 17-Jan-2006, 12:55 | #6 |
| Registered Forum User Big Twin  Posts: 1,028 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wirral Mood: Can't make me mind up | |
| 17-Jan-2006, 13:31 | #8 |
| Registered Forum User Big Twin  Posts: 1,589 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: nottingham Mood: #65 Double Desmo Due Champion - Class B 2007, Class A 2009 | |
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