[lisa76uk]

Hi everyone,

I’ve recently got back into cycling after a break. I used to do a lot of mountain biking and some bmx. Anyway, sorry for a question on my first post, but…

I managed to slip over at home yesterday and break my right arm (radius, just above the wrist) so I’m in a cast now for 6 weeks. I wondered if anyone has any tips re: nutrition (I’m vegan) or physio to help speed up the healing process and get me riding again quicker.

Needless to say I’m feeling pretty gutted at the moment and a bit of an idiot.

Thanks in advance and good to meet you all!
Lisa

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[Nat Jas Moe]

I too am crapy at juggling
I too am crapy at juggling but certainly helped me along.

[James Warrener]

I am just coming back from a
I am just coming back from a fracture in my arm.

Painful and frustrating.

Good luck.

[SideBurn]

Good to hear that you are on
Good to hear that you are on the road to full recovery; I am glad you enjoyed the book 🙂

[lisa76uk]

movingtarget wrote:I’ve found

movingtarget wrote:

I’ve found KT tape to be helpful with sprains. It provides some gentle tension and reminds me to try to keep in a neutral position. Congrats on getting the cast off. Did your doc recommend any physio exercises for range of motion and strength?

Thanks! I think I’ve followed the instructions properly on The KT YouTube channel for wrist injuries. It seems to be supporting my wrist a bit so far, so here’s hoping. I’m trying to push myself to use the wrist as much as possible and get the tendons, muscles and the joint itself moving as much as possible. I can see some improvement even just from yesterday. I was told originally that the cast would be on for 6 weeks, but, thankfully, it came off after 5 weeks. The doctor said I shouldn’t need any physio and to be honest I think he was right. I think I got off lightly, the bone didn’t displace and the break was about 10mm from the end of the radius.

I pushed myself to finish off adjusting my new seatpost and saddle today and torquing them up, the new parts I was in the middle of adjusting when I slipped and have yet to test out! My wrist seemed fine with it. And tomorrow I’m looking at fitting a new set of bars that a friend gave me to try out, new cables and bar tape (never wrapped bar tape before but looks easy enough).

[lisa76uk]

Nat Jas Moe wrote:Since your

Nat Jas Moe wrote:

Since your out of the cast now why not learn to juggle with soft balls. Years ago I broke my elbow in bike accident and as part of my recuperation I taught myself to juggle. It help with getting movement back and also helped build strength up too. Just an idea.

What a great idea! I can juggle 3 balls already, although craply, but I will definitely give this a go, thanks!

[movingtarget]

I’ve found KT tape to be
I’ve found KT tape to be helpful with sprains. It provides some gentle tension and reminds me to try to keep in a neutral position. Congrats on getting the cast off. Did your doc recommend any physio exercises for range of motion and strength?

[Nat Jas Moe]

Since your out of the cast
Since your out of the cast now why not learn to juggle with soft balls. Years ago I broke my elbow in bike accident and as part of my recuperation I taught myself to juggle. It help with getting movement back and also helped build strength up too. Just an idea.

[lisa76uk]

SideBurn wrote:Cool; let me

SideBurn wrote:

Cool; let me know what you think but do not take up running, it hurts too much!

I’ve now read ‘Eat and Run’ by Scott Jurek and what a great book! I’m not going to be entering any ultras soon (read that as at all), but his mindset and approach to endurance events is fantastic! Thanks for the recommendation! I’m currently reading ‘Core Advantage’ by Tom Danielson/Allison Westfahl about building core strength to reduce injury and improve performance on the bike which should be handy given the problems I’ve had in the past.

I had the cast removed yesterday after 5 weeks and my right wrist, unsurprisingly, is weak as a kitten. I’m trying out KT tape to see if it works (probably not) and using a wrist splint thingy at night. Should be fine in a few days. I am having to run to keep up my fitness though! 8|

[SideBurn]

lisa76uk wrote:SideBurn

lisa76uk wrote:

SideBurn wrote:

Have you heard of the vegan ultra-runner Scott Jurek? He has written an auto-biography (Eat and Run) with lots of vegan thoughts and recipes that I think would be of interest to any sportsperson but in particular vegans!

I’ve ordered the book you mentioned SideBurn. Thanks for pointing it out! :)

Cool; let me know what you think but do not take up running, it hurts too much!

[lisa76uk]

Matt eaton wrote:Probably a

Matt eaton wrote:

Probably a mute point but avoiding tobacco is important for bone recovery. Smoking reduces calcium absorbtion so is bad news for fixing broken bones and can contribute to breaking them in the first place.

I don’t want to assume but I would guess that Lisa is a non-smoker anyway but its worth noting.

You’re right that I don’t smoke Matt, but it’s good to point it out for anyone reading the thread! Thanks. The consultant asked me the same thing and also raised his eyebrows when I said he was vegan. He couldn’t get his head around someone finding enough nutrition and energy for exercise/competing from a vegan diet.

[lisa76uk]

SideBurn wrote:Have you heard

SideBurn wrote:

Have you heard of the vegan ultra-runner Scott Jurek? He has written an auto-biography (Eat and Run) with lots of vegan thoughts and recipes that I think would be of interest to any sportsperson but in particular vegans!

I’ve ordered the book you mentioned SideBurn. Thanks for pointing it out! 🙂

[Matt eaton]

Probably a mute point but
Probably a mute point but avoiding tobacco is important for bone recovery. Smoking reduces calcium absorbtion so is bad news for fixing broken bones and can contribute to breaking them in the first place.

I don’t want to assume but I would guess that Lisa is a non-smoker anyway but its worth noting.

[Anonymous]

Sounds every cyclist has the
Sounds every cyclist has the experience of serious or not serious accidents. It is lucky to me that didn’t have the bad experience. Hope my lucky can cover other forum members.

[SideBurn]

The, “can a serious athlete
The, “can a serious athlete be a vegan” question is what ‘Eat and Run’ is all about! Either Scott is full of s**t or a vegan diet provides all the nutrition you need! He even seems to suggest that a vegan diet is better for you and one of the secrets of his success!
But this is heresy in my house (but I now eat less meat as a result of reading the book!)
Good luck and be patient!

[Cyclist]

Don’t consume more calories
Don’t consume more calories than you need, your energy expenditure has reduced so any excess will be stored as fat, and will not increase your healing ability, if anything it will slow it down as the body wastes its resources trying to digest food it doesn’t need and then converting excess to fat.
Keep exercising, you have only broken your arm. Get a hair dryer for drying inside the cast after you have finished. If your eating a balanced nutritionally sound diet anyway then don’t change it other than taking into account your energy expenditure.

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