Perceived ability seems to be exceeding my actual ability by a fair margin at the moment. Just woken up as I can't sleep, shoulder is FKKKING sore. I can't feel anything out of place but very limited range of motion and arm up against my chest is least painful, something is tweaked.Not having much luck lately
So tiny...I don't even know if you could call that air time @frenchman. Not that I'm jelly or anything.
I bet air traffic control saw that blip. Beats looking for lost Cessna's and aliens.
I had 3 in succession over 5 weeks at Xmas 2019. Knocks the confidence a fair bit, still wouldn't say I was back to that level even now but in a happy place... I drew a new line a little bit closer and have crossed it several times which makes for a great feeling.
Bugger, thats the pea gravel for you! I've got some sympathy for you, I've clipped a tree on Camikazi too, but luckily nice and slowly so just gelded myself on the stem. Have sacrificed some skin to the trail gods though on Flaccid Ashback and done something similar. Bought elbow pads shortly after...TLDR rode it, caught a tree and crashed it
Longer version, my son is doing the kids lessons organised by KMBC at the camel farm. You're supposed to stay around the area for the duration so went for a little ride myself.
Thought I would give @Rorschach loop a try as I've never ridden Camakaze before and had about 2 hours to kill. I took it easy and b-lined some of the features at the beginning but started to get the hang of it about halfway through. Whilst focussing on a small ramp ahead I forgot about the little tree on my left and tackled the dirt pretty hard on my right side. I got up and straightened out my front brake and shifter but my mojo remained in the dirt and didn't return, arm and shoulder were pretty sore so gave up on the idea of heading up Gunjin and cruised back to the camel farm via the munda biddi.
Collected my son from his ride then picked up some first aid from the Mundaring shops and went and looked at a bike with friend for her son.
Came home and got a bollocking from my wife for riding by myself.
Learning outcomes of the experience. The ground seems a lot harder now. than when I used to mtb in the 90s. I now need to get some elbow pads to go with my kneepads. I think I need some lessons as much as my son does. I'm getting quite good at not scratching my new helmet when I crash
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Check that shoulder, they're notoriously susceptible to damage and can take ages to heal up.
Indeed...so many little bit to ping and twang running in there, like a banjo.
And if one has loss of function or range of motion, definitely take the time to see a specialist.
MRIs are both enlightening and scary for shoulder injuries.
Stop scaring me
waiting to see the doc now.
Doctor? You need a chiro.Stop scaring me
And a homeopath by that argument...
Well, if it helps, mine was after at least two dislocations with nowhere near adequate rehabilitation. Chances are you're not in the same situation.Stop scaring me
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My debriding skills are good, upgraded tetanus to boost. Need an X-ray and ultrasound, referral says
? Rotator cuff
A naturopath and a little applied kinesiology should resolve this.
Or farts in a jar from only fans?
I'm sure your physio has a good knowledge of climbing injuries. It is quite incredible how many pretty major rotator cuff injuries can be fixed with physio alone. But only if you have a physio with an inate knowledge of rotator cuffs.Stop scaring me
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My debriding skills are good, upgraded tetanus to boost. Need an X-ray and ultrasound, referral says
? Rotator cuff
Ya, get the scans. Thankfully mine was only a bit of bursitis and some accompanying inflammation. But after crashing in January it still has it's bad days now so you don't want to be messing with more damage than that for too long.Stop scaring me
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My debriding skills are good, upgraded tetanus to boost. Need an X-ray and ultrasound, referral says
? Rotator cuff
I know. It’s been 6 months since I’ve been on it. I’m now scared of everything.