Ma wrist

[hongman]

Well, having been a week afte my off the good news is, definately not fractured - just a bad sprain.

Day by day I have been getting more and more movement back, although overcoming any resistance is still hard :(

Full movement up and down, hurts when twisting though.

I can hold up enough of my weight comfortably to ride (if anything it'll help teach me to grip using my knees more) but having just tried to squeeze my clutch lever, something went "ping" in my wrist and now it really hurts lol.

So right now the weakest point on my wrist is squeezing things. Which is obviously an essential movement required to ride.

Boo hoo, I really want to get back on my poor bike :( I need some alone time with the bike before the AR!

I wonder how much longer this is going to take to heal up.

[boot]

So right now the weakest point on my wrist is squeezing things. Which is obviously an essential movement

I need some alone time
Probably the last thing you need if you've a dodgy wrist mate. ;)


I wonder how much longer this is going to take to heal up.

Takes time. I'm getting my movement back gradually after my off, but there's still a lot of repair left to be done before I'm back on. Hopefully starting repairs next weekend or the one after.

I've been looking into what dietary requirements I should make to help my body repair, there's a lot you can do, from cutting out certain foods to ensuring you're getting enough of the right foods. Also, don't forget, cooking certain food types strips them of some or most of their nutritional content, blended fruit and veg 'drinks' are likely to help a great deal.

This excerpt below has been taken from here - Healing Foods (http://www.coreperformance.com/knowledge/nutrition/healing-food.html).
"The optimum external sources for enzymes, antioxidants, flavonoids and organic sulfur are raw and living foods that are not processed, dried, cooked or preserved. Cooked food is virtually absent of enzymes and may reduce the presence of antioxidants, flavonoids and sulfurs. Athletes should take enzymes 30 minutes before meals, because they are catalysts for most biological and chemical reactions in the body."

It may be worth having a look at what dishes from a 'Raw Diet' you would eat, and make some changes accordingly.

[Bibio]

Full movement up and down, hurts when twisting though.


muuuust resist comments..... :smt046

[hongman]

Hehe, thanks Boot.

Other wrist though ;)

I have a pretty good diet (imo) but I'll take that into consideration as well, never crossed my mind to be honest.

IM SO BORED I WANT TO RIDE :(

Instead I'm stuck in on a nice day bored out of my skull trying to find things to do but just getting irratated.

[hongman]

muuuust resist comments..... :smt046

Oh lordy, I really set myself up for these comments... :smt110

[anna]

Going to take longer if you keep pushing it when it isnt ready :rolleyes:

[hongman]

I'm not really pushing it, just testing the waters so to speak.

I need to keep it active enough to stop it from seizing up!

[Messie]

How about a threat?

You live in Essex, roughly on my way to the AR. If you try to bottle out now (or not get better fast enough wrist!) I'll come and get you anyway. Then you'll have to be ready or I'm taking the rest of the man and bike anyway, even without his new tent if necessary!

Be afraid grrrrr!

[muddi]

Try and do some gentle strengthening exercises. Cant really suggest any without seeing you/your wrist and seeing exactly which tendons are affected.
I buggered up one of my ulna flexor tendons massaging and have some strengthening exercises to do, If its inflamed try ice treatment on it (pack of peas on it for 20 mins every 2 hours) will take down swelling and ease any pain. If its not inflamed but hurting then try heat lol. But it will take time for it to heal.
If you can, try see a sports therapist as they will be able to give you a massage to help release any tight tendons, muscles or ligaments etc and will give other appropriate treatment as well as giving you strengthening/stretching stuff to do at home..

Good luck mate, I know how it feels!! Mine is my clutch hand too. Try and keep it real straight when riding by getting a wrist support and try clutches gear changes to give it a rest, but dont ride for too long or you will just aggravate it.

Hope you get it sorted.

[gruntygiggles]

Hongman....a really simple way on the bike to get weight off your wrists is to sit back in the seat a little making you lean forward a bit. This means you can let your elbows hang down the side of the tank and it relaxes your whole upper body taking the weight not only off your arms and hands, but also the front wheel, so handling is better :-)

I find that when I go through slow sections/towns, I sit well forward and can ride the Ninja like it's and upright bike...lol. When it gets faster, bum slides back, toes on pegs, heels tucked in, body down and arms, hands relaxed and it makes every bend easier....the less weight on the front wheel, the more responsive I find the handling....but thats just my opinion!

[missyburd]

Try and do some gentle strengthening exercises. Cant really suggest any without seeing you/your wrist and seeing exactly which tendons are affected.

YC did loads of these and religiously kept up with them, sped up the healing process loads, he was back on the bike before they expected him to be. Hope you get use of it back soon mate.

[muddi]

Yeah - you gotta do them. I have to make sure I keep up with mine, cause if I don't bother and not help my wrist get back to full strength then Im out of a job lol.

[hongman]

How about a threat?

You live in Essex, roughly on my way to the AR. If you try to bottle out now (or not get better fast enough wrist!) I'll come and get you anyway. Then you'll have to be ready or I'm taking the rest of the man and bike anyway, even without his new tent if necessary!

Be afraid grrrrr!

lol. I have explained the threat to my wrist and will assure you he has taken it rather seriously!

Try and do some gentle strengthening exercises. Cant really suggest any without seeing you/your wrist and seeing exactly which tendons are affected.
I buggered up one of my ulna flexor tendons massaging and have some strengthening exercises to do, If its inflamed try ice treatment on it (pack of peas on it for 20 mins every 2 hours) will take down swelling and ease any pain. If its not inflamed but hurting then try heat lol. But it will take time for it to heal.
If you can, try see a sports therapist as they will be able to give you a massage to help release any tight tendons, muscles or ligaments etc and will give other appropriate treatment as well as giving you strengthening/stretching stuff to do at home..

Good luck mate, I know how it feels!! Mine is my clutch hand too. Try and keep it real straight when riding by getting a wrist support and try clutches gear changes to give it a rest, but dont ride for too long or you will just aggravate it.

Hope you get it sorted.

No chance of seeing any professional, full week at work this week. My bike still isnt fixed up although I have the majority of parts to gte it back on the road now, should all be delivered by tomorrow.

Whatever muscle/tendon/ligament it is, its the one that runs from my wrist up the top and bottom of my forearm that hurts the most when squeezing/gripping something.

I can clench my fist as hard as I can with zero pain but as soon as I am pulling on something it hurts.

Hongman....a really simple way on the bike to get weight off your wrists is to sit back in the seat a little making you lean forward a bit. This means you can let your elbows hang down the side of the tank and it relaxes your whole upper body taking the weight not only off your arms and hands, but also the front wheel, so handling is better :-)

I find that when I go through slow sections/towns, I sit well forward and can ride the Ninja like it's and upright bike...lol. When it gets faster, bum slides back, toes on pegs, heels tucked in, body down and arms, hands relaxed and it makes every bend easier....the less weight on the front wheel, the more responsive I find the handling....but thats just my opinion!

Yep, after watching Twist of the Wrist 2 dvd I can pretty much say I am exhibiting every single SR Keith code mentions :(

The quack told me to squeeze a stressball 4 times a day for at least 10 mins, with heat treatment if necessary/ Dont have one of those, but been using my gf's boobs. mmmm

[gruntygiggles]

lol. I have explained the threat to my wrist and will assure you he has taken it rather seriously!



No chance of seeing any professional, full week at work this week. My bike still isnt fixed up although I have the majority of parts to gte it back on the road now, should all be delivered by tomorrow.

Whatever muscle/tendon/ligament it is, its the one that runs from my wrist up the top and bottom of my forearm that hurts the most when squeezing/gripping something.

I can clench my fist as hard as I can with zero pain but as soon as I am pulling on something it hurts.



Yep, after watching Twist of the Wrist 2 dvd I can pretty much say I am exhibiting every single SR Keith code mentions :(

The quack told me to squeeze a stressball 4 times a day for at least 10 mins, with heat treatment if necessary/ Dont have one of those, but been using my gf's boobs. mmmm

Sounds about right. Cold is good for inflamation, heat is good for loosening tightness, so if that's what the quack said, then your gf will just have to oblige ;-)

[muddi]

stressball is a good idea, errr prob a bit more practical than your lasses boobs lol. And you have quite a few tendons that run down your arm, so couldn't say which it was without doing a few tests etc. Try self massage (your wrist!) firm upwards movements from wrist area to your elbow, oh and your hand and fingers too as your tendons attach to various places on your fingers. If you find a certain place feels a bit bruised spend a bit more time on here and do plenty of upward stroking movements as if trying to push your blood back up your veins. Bit of oil on your arm will help with friction, meanwhile plenty of heat treatment, heat pad, hot water bottle, hot towel etc etc and keep at it with the stress ball or similar such as a squash ball as they are small enough to fit nicely into your palm.

And do the above every day.

[Jabba]

I don't believe it. a "wrist" thread and not one use of the :toss: image.

Shame on you all :lol:

[hongman]

lol.

I have been using it as much as possible, I find that I can do most of my daily work now with just keeping in mind that I cant put too much weight on it.

Tomorrow is the day I ride my bike back home, so excited, I have looked forward to this for what seems like forever. Only 5 mins away but I have a feeling I might suddenly forget where I live...

Sods law, it'll fecking chuck it down right...

Of all things though, today it feels a little sorer than yesterday. Might be something to do with being a little rough with it last night. And whilst I can lift my normal weight with my left hand pulling straight up, I couldnt even life an oven tray with food on tonight from the oven (palm facing upwards).