Broken bones; A-weight-ting is the hardest paart

**Trudes** · 2nd March 2010, 20:10

Take it easy Dave and heal well. I'll dedicate to you this weekend every time I go round the nice banked corner at Taumaranui you were telling us about.

**F5 Dave** · 3rd March 2010, 16:05

Thanks, I'll be thinking about it. I have a picture of me on it in the lounge room wall.

Just noticed my old leather riding pants were stole as well. That's the bit that has me most pissed off, I had them out on the bed to give to a mate.

**F5 Dave** · 19th March 2010, 13:47

OK last post on this saga I hope. So we're 2 & 1/2 weeks on from the op. Feel great, no pain except if directly on scar. Didn't need to pain killers after a few days. Have to be careful with it as the holes need to fill in but should be sort of ok strength now & full strength in another month. Calcium tablets all round. which reminds me I've had lunch, time to pop another. Good luck anyone else reading this thread.

**F5 Dave** · 22nd June 2010, 09:37

ok just one more post to instill what I've learnededed.

I was pretty peachy with just niggling restriction of movement near the upper reaches. Actually not restriction, just it hurt. I went back to the physio & they did some more work, apparently the scar tissue needs to get broken up & out of the way. They had said that it is important to get as full a range as possible or you may not get it back. I have a freind who has that sort of issue after a couple of tumbles on her GSXR.

One thing was the shoulder was a bit stiff/sore, but largely the muscle at the top of my arm. The did some dry 'needling' which involves sticking some needles into muscles that arestressed & it forces them to relax, or some such nonsense. Except it worked pretty well. That gave me some more movement.

But not all. I've been using hand weights to build up the strength around there, trying for 5 nights a week for ~ 15min. I started experimenting with new exercises to start to work where it hurt. for instance (without weights) I found that using my Arms straight up was fine, but back past vertical was sore. So I used light weights & did scissor type movements gradually back into that area.

I also found that as I got better there were less places that were hurting, but when they did they hurt! So you had to go look for them. Lying on the ground I found I could stretch my arms right back. At 90 degrees they were fine too. But as soon as you moved away from those positions it would hurt.

I worked on this bit by bit moving the arms up a bit & doing straight arm hug yourself movements. At the start in the sore parts I couldn’t move my arms off the ground at all. With a pillow under them or bending your elbows you could. The more you did this the freer it got. I started doing weights like this near the bad areas & when loosened up in the areas. It was slow work.

This morning I was lying on the floor & trued it & noticed only a twinge.

I’m not saying that your injury will be the same. Just that this is nothing the physio or anyone had told me to do, although with infinite visits the result would probably be the same. Maybe this thread will never be read again, but maybe it will help someone else. >>

**F5 Dave** · 22nd June 2010, 09:38

ok just one more post to instill what I've learnededed.

I was pretty peachy with just niggling restriction of movement near the upper reaches. Actually not restriction, just it hurt. I went back to the physio & they did some more work, apparently the scar tissue needs to get broken up & out of the way. They had said that it is important to get as full a range as possible or you may not get it back. I have a freind who has that sort of issue after a couple of tumbles on her GSXR.

One thing was the shoulder was a bit stiff/sore, but largely the muscle at the top of my arm. The did some dry 'needling' which involves sticking some needles into muscles that are stressed & it forces them to relax, or some such nonsense. Except it worked pretty well. That gave me some more movement.

But not all. I've been using hand weights to build up the strength around there, trying for 5 nights a week for ~ 15min. I started experimenting with new exercises to start to work where it hurt. for instance (without weights) I found that using my arms straight up was fine, but back past vertical was sore. So I used light weights & did scissor type movements gradually back into that area.

I also found that as I got better there were less places that were hurting, but when they did they hurt! So you had to go look for them. Lying on the ground I found I could stretch my arms right back. At 90 degrees they were fine too. But as soon as you moved between those positions it would hurt.

I worked on this bit by bit moving the arms up a bit & doing straight arm hug yourself movements. At the start in the sore parts I couldn’t move my arms off the ground at all. With a pillow under them or bending your elbows you could. The more you did this the freer it got. I started doing weights like this near the bad areas & when loosened up in the areas. It was slow work.

This morning I was lying on the floor & tried it & noticed only a twinge.

I’m not saying that your injury will be the same. Just that this is nothing the physio or anyone had told me to do, although with infinite visits the result would probably be the same. Maybe this thread will never be read again, but maybe it will help someone else.

**PrincessBandit** · 23rd October 2010, 21:00

Had what is hopefully my last appointment with the specialist to check how the bone is healing. Xrays are looking good and he's very pleased with the range of movement I have back in my right arm.
I've opted to leave the plate in as it's not bothering me and I'd rather not risk the complications (and being back off the bike for a few weeks) of having it removed.

It's so nice to know that, short of some kind of unforeseen complication, I'm back to pre-15th March 2009 condition! with the exception of a length of metal with some screws now residing in my body....

**F5 Dave** · 26th October 2010, 08:41

hey great to hear, nice to be back to what people take for granted. Just keep on challenging the range & building up strength. I was up hanging from trees yesterday using hand saws with either hand no drama. Ahh bliss.

**F5 Dave** · 21st April 2015, 06:13

Here we go again. Lying in hospital same clavicle and 5 ribs to keep it company. Another minor racing incident.

**speedpro** · 21st April 2015, 06:27

Silly boy. You are getting too old for bucket racing. Leave it to the young guys. Just kidding. Good job ribs only hurt when you breath.

**Night Falcon** · 21st April 2015, 09:03

Having first hand knowledge of what broken body motorcycle groundhog day feels like

I felt a little sick reading your post - hope recovery goes well for ya Dave. I recommend not sneezing or watching Faulty Towers reruns until those ribs are well mended.

**F5 Dave** · 21st April 2015, 09:09

Or cough or breath heavily ( both of they want me to do every 1/2 hr to ward off chest infection)
Or burp or hiccup.

When they xray d me Sunday they picked up the healed ones on the other side which I never got checked out but slowed me down in a gp the month after as I rebroke them moving. That was 10 yrs ago.

**F5 Dave** · 21st April 2015, 09:11

He trieda to kiss me.

Cheers good advice.

**ellipsis** · 21st April 2015, 09:25

...paying the price of playing our game yet again Dave...I gave away speedway 'cos my shoulder blade and ribs took so much shit...that was a lot of years ago...highsided at Methven and did my shoulder a couple of weeks ago...I didn't break it this time but could have lost the three months work ahead of me if I had...time for a 'break...not the bone type though...

**F5 Dave** · 21st April 2015, 10:59

Racing has been part of my life for 27 yrs. I'm thinking of parking the bike for a while at least till the kids get easier to handle. Maybe time to find someone to do the riding.

That said the throttle stuck so it was probably my fault somehow and I wouldn't want to injur someone. New cable that had done a day of practice at the gp so not sure how.