Injuries
 

Once again I am injured :help:

I have done my ligaments in my neck/sholder again, and cant ride the bike as a result = cant go on the france trip :smt013 I did it about aweek ago, but hoped it would have healed, it hasnt :(

I am not happy, in the last 12 months I have broken my right ankle, ripped my right quad (very painfull, not recomended), pulled the ligaments/tendons around my left knee, and now done my right sholder/neck again (old injury thats come back to bite)

should probably give up now while im only slighty behind :mad:

I just need to rant, thanks for listening

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Oh dear,

Hope you feel better soon mate. Hopefully this injury will be the last one you have! How did you do it?

Maria

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Ouch sorry to hear you`re in pain and what a catalogue of injuries?

I`m assuming you`ve tried physio or an osteopath?

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ouch you've had a rough time m8 take it easy hope you recover quickly:)

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ouch.
what have you been doing???

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yeah, I have regular osteopath apointments for my back and neck, I have 3 displaced vertibra (sp?) in my spine which give me greif all the time and affect my neck. Ive got physio as well for my neck/sholder starting on monday.

All of the injuries are from sport :rolleyes: that wussy game we call football, although I think playing rugby all my youth didnt do me any favours.

This particular incident is the worst though, because I just fell over and it resulted instant massive pain, its not even like I got injured playing football! I feel frail! lol

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and thanks for the GWS! :)

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In your youth? I wouldn't have put you past 25. If that is past youth, I am ancient.

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By youth I ment 6-20 youth rugby. I know im young in years at 23, but body feels older! lol

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You feel frail - hey - at least you didn't slip on some ice, shatter your hip and end up having to have some granny's metal-wear replacement...

... isn't that right Northy? ;)

Damaged ligaments can take an age to heal properly - sometimes I think I was better off having totally shredded mine and getting a go-faster carbon fibre replacement. :twisted:
It can feel like it's healed, but that's only because your body had replaced the damaged bit with Type III collagen - it's Ok, but much weaker and less stretchy that Type I (which is what tendons and ligaments are normally made of).
So whilst it can feel OK it's actually more prone to re-injury than before - it can take anywhere from 3-18 months (depending on damage) for the Type III to gradually be replaced by Type I and therefore be properly healed.

See - my Anatomy and Physiology module at Uni hasn't been wasted. ;)