Broken collarbone advice?

**secondfield** · 25th November 2008, 12:49

Ive fucked myself

Last wednesday at mx praccy, I high sided the machine and slammed into the bars resulting in a fractured collarbone. Managed to drive to the hospital and waited 4 hours to have someone put it in a sling and send me home with a few panadol.

Anyone suffered the same injury and has some rehab advice to offer?

Im taking high potency calcium and magnesium supplements to provide raw material for the bone reconstruction, also considering TENS therapy to speed the healing process....

Im expecting it to take some time to come right though....

**cheese** · 25th November 2008, 12:56

There is no quick heals. Just give it time.

**Mom** · 25th November 2008, 13:19

I managed to separate the joint between my collarbone and breatbone a while ago. It probably took a couple of months before it started feeling anything less than very painful, and a couple more to really come right.

Let pain be your limiter mate, it tells you when you have done too much. Get to a good physio too, holding your shoulder carefully for a while results in shortened muscles in your back. Time will be your best thing.

**spookytooth** · 25th November 2008, 13:27

get used to sleeping on your back for a few weeks

**Hitcher** · 25th November 2008, 13:29

Mine took a while to heal, but it managed OK in the end. On one visit to the fractures clinic the specialist was talking about surgery being required. Three weeks later the thing had knitted itself. I've got a lovely boney lump to show for the experience!

**jimmy 2006** · 25th November 2008, 13:35

youl be sweet. go to physio on ACC twice a week. they tell you what to do.
and just have in the back of your mind the fact that now your collar bone once healed will be TWICE AS STRONG !

**laserracer** · 25th November 2008, 13:42

Have a look on www.thumpertalk.com in the forums under health and fitness theres a shitload of stuff on collarbones
just do a search also an online doctor.. dr mark who just happens to specialise in broken dirtbike riders you may find somthing of interest

hope you heal up real soon
cheers Dave

**k14** · 25th November 2008, 13:48

I broke mine 18 months ago. The pain gets lesser after the first 2-3 weeks. I gave mine over 10 weeks before I got on the bike again. As everyone has said, time is everything. Don't try and be a hardman cause it will turn around and bit you in the ass. Listen to the dr and you'll be fine.

**Reckless** · 25th November 2008, 13:50

I did the AC joint that holds the collar bone to the shoulder. Took bloody ages to be ok without giving me a twinge when I wasn't expecting it!

"Broken collar bone advice" Slow down! Ride like a nana, like me!

**telliman** · 25th November 2008, 14:04

just ride ya pussy!!!

**Reckless** · 25th November 2008, 14:08

Originally Posted by telliman

just ride ya pussy!!!

I keep thinkin of the work I have to finish! LOL! pussy I am!
You out Ardmore tommorow Telli!

**Hemex** · 25th November 2008, 14:20

Firstly... stop tugging

... secondly... rest and listen to the pain..

**kermit63** · 25th November 2008, 14:39

I fell off my bicycle and broke my collar bone a few years ago. Getting out of bed was the worst part of it. I got back to the gym for light exercise after 4 weeks and then started slowly doing exercises to get and keep the shoulder loose. Seated row (just the rowing action done slowly with some weight resistance, rather than actually rowing was good). I had a trainer work with me to make sure i didn't do too much and was back to regular exercise after about 10 weeks.

I wasn't riding a motorbike at that stage, and didn't get back into cycling for about 4 months.