Shoulder Brace

[bell.cameron]

Yes I know there was one recently, but rather than hijacking the talk about physio i thought I'd start this. I recently dislocated my shoulder for a first time. I had stabilization surgery and a few bone chunks removed and the ligaments tightened. I have been told by the specialist that the danger zone for me is lifting right above my head. I'm looking at the EVS braces and hoping that the SB02 would be enough for me considering it was a first time injury and hopefully it will take a fair bit of force to put it out again, as being 19 I'm not really looking forward to a life of not being able to lift my arms above my head.

 

[dontfeelcold]

I would recommend speaking to the specialist/surgeon who you originally saw to work out what to get. Speak to them about what you want to do and your thoughts on the whole situation.

 

[slippy]

I would talk to a physio. That is their specialist area. Surgeons are there to do surgery. When I broke my shoulder a surgeon told me I'd never lift my arm above shoulder height again. The physio had me lifting my arm straight up in 2 months. Not that the surgeon wasn't a competent skilled professional, just talking outside his sphere of work. Surgeons don't see their cases again very much, unless they need more surgery.

 

[T-Rex]

T-Rex Junior had the same injury late last year, ran the Nationals last summer with a brace, then had the stabilisation surgery four months ago.

We got the best brace we could find, it was $200+, designed to stop your arm going above your head in a stack. It was good but not infallible.... Drove 800k to the Buller round to pop the arm out on the first run.

I would say follow your surgeons advice, we had follow up consultations at two weeks and three months and there will be another at 6 months before he gets back on the bike. Recovery time off the bike is critical. And do the exercises the physio gives you, it will keep up your strength and range of movement.

Edit: I don't think that EVS is what you want, it's got too much range of movement. Junior's brace had a Velcro strap which wrapped around his upper arm and strapped to his chest which meant he could not lift his elbow above his shoulder. This is fine for riding. I'm not sure what the brand is, but it looks something like this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DvkqNfdnq-4