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Popped my AC joint, how long before I’m back on the road.

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  • March 23, 2015 at 7:17 am #23569
    kwi

    Had a bit of a spill yesterday. Coming over my bars and landing on my right shoulder and head. (For those that care, yes I was wearing a lid, it saved me from a bump on the head/nasty cut.) Full collar treatment from St. Johns (Was a sportive so plenty of assistance, thanks to any one who helped out.) but turned out all I had done was wreck my AC joint. See pic of x-ray.
    Anyone with experience suffering this to a similar degree? Apx, how long off the bike?
    Oh, and must really give a loud shout out to the events management people, Pioneer Group. Not only will they deliver my bike back to me they have offered me a free place in another event, or if I can’t make their next one that I am already signed up (May bank holiday weekend.) for will carry my entry forward. Can’t fault that for something that wasn’t any fault of theirs.

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  • March 25, 2015 at 9:21 pm #838603
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    xbr976

    FWIW I separated my right
    FWIW I separated my right shoulder after hitting a deer at 30 mph (helmet saved me from far more than a gash on the head). Doctor told me it was a grade three tear and I have the deformed looking shoulder.

    At first I had my arm in a sling for a couple of days and after that could barely lift my hand above shoulder level. I did light band and dumbbell exercises for about 6-8 weeks and then resumed riding.

    It isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Sometimes it feels like someone is pressing down on my shoulder, but it isn’t painful. I boulder at a climbing gym also and the injury hasn’t caused me problems there either. I was actually bothered more on a long drive I recently did to Los Angeles as I was holding my arm in a very static position for hours. I do avoid sleeping in a way that puts all my weight on the shoulder.

    About the only way I’m limited is that the instability manifests itself when I attempt to do a bench press and bar dip (or “mantling” at the climbing gym). Otherwise I don’t feel the risks of surgery are worth the potential benefits. Then again I’m 56 and if I was 26 I might feel a bit differently.

    March 23, 2015 at 9:52 pm #838601
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    Argos74

    Did mine playing rugby some –
    Did mine playing rugby some – cough – years ago, first game of the season and ground was still like concrete from the summer. My experience was a month for basic function, just over two months before I was back in the squat rack and throwing myself around a field again. YMMV. Speak to your orthopaedic consultant/physio.

    March 23, 2015 at 5:35 pm #838599
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    kev-s

    Ive done both ac joints
    Right
    Ive done both ac joints
    Right should was a grade 2
    Left shoulder was a grade 3 so ligaments are completely snapped and have a permanent lump on my shoulder

    All done whilst riding my bmx

    I commute to work on my road bike so had no choice but to ride one week after the grade 3 accident

    Was quite surprised that there was no pain when riding, infact it helped reduce pain as my shoulder was being supported/had the weight taken off it whilst riding on the hoods

    The only concern was if i came off due to a car/rabbit/pedestrian etc… i could cause more damage or just not be able to use that arm to save myself when falling

    March 23, 2015 at 3:38 pm #838597
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    KirinChris

    Depends on where you are but
    Depends on where you are but you could be waiting months for NHS physio.

    I broke my hip two days before New Year down in Basingstoke and I live in London.

    When I was discharged they said I should have a followup in six weeks and start physio so I was duly discharged with a referral to St George’s.

    I got a letter from them last week offering me an appointment. Nine weeks after the accident.

    And that was just the fracture clinic. From there I would have had to wait for a referral to physio and appointment.

    By that stage I would have been on crutches for months, muscles wasted, unable to walk and may have taken months to recover even to a functional level, probably never completely.

    Money saved on ‘non-urgent’ things like physio but lost in long-term disability.

    Instead I went private after 10 days and paid for four sessions which got me back walking within a week, on the bike (turbo) the following week and walking unaided in a month.

    10 weeks after the operation I’m doing 200+km per week, having been told I would be on crutches for up to three months.

    I know people with the same injury who’ve taken nearly a year to get to that level, which is not to say that I’m some superman just to reinforce my point about every injury and person being different.

    If you can possibly afford it, go private ASAP. A few sessions now could make your recovery so much faster and easier.

    March 23, 2015 at 1:59 pm #838595
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    kwi

    Was told on discharge to
    Was told on discharge to chase the physio if I haven’t heard by Wednesday. Trying to figure out if my work health plan or Cycling Ireland personal accident insurance will cover private treatment.
    Plan is to get on the turbo by the weekend and see what happens. No chance at the moment and I even began to regret the 10 minute walk to the shop earlier, but I had to get out SWMBO driving me mad, ffs you’d of thought I done it deliberately.

    March 23, 2015 at 8:54 am #838593
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    KirinChris

    Not a direct answer I’m
    Not a direct answer I’m afraid but go see a physiotherapist ASAP.

    Injuries may be similar in diagnosis but there is a lot of variation so what someone on a forum says took months for them may take weeks for you and vice versa.

    Quick physio will help avoid muscle loss and start to rebuild.

    The other thing they can tell you is whether or not you’re likely to cause more damage by riding.

    If not, then the answer to “How soon?” is “As soon as you can stand the pain.”

    March 23, 2015 at 7:51 am #838591
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    kwi

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