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5 hours ago, The Tip said:

Sounds like you went down fast. Who knew that gravity was so strong?

Once I slid out and went down on some leaves so fast that it felt like rubber bands had pulled me down.

At one of my local trails on a section that is now gone, there was a small drop followed by a right turn.  It was like ball bearings.  I went down too fast to do anything but land on my shoulder.  I had to do physical therapy for side whiplash.  It wasn't an injury per se, but rather the little muscles tensed up and they were locked up.  

I also went down on another trail, this time a section of off camber rock right after another small drop with leaves covering the trail.  Something sent me slightly wide of the mark and I went down hard on my ride side with bruises on my hip, thorax and shoulder.

both of these I’m glad I didn’t put a limb down.  I’ll take bruising over a broken bone.  

my ankle break was a result of trying to put my foot down on a wall ride.

Sometimes it is better to go down with the ship.

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The main creek crossing at Walnut was so slick a few months back, that my bike vanished from under me so quickly I was left suspended in mid-air, still pedaling away, like in the cartoons! A solid landing, but thankfully nothing serious.

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in case it has not been stated enough, Airrosti is amazing. I've been tolerating foot pain—plantar fasciitis —for over six months. I tried some stretches and exercises with little relief. early on, a podiatrist wasted my time by just telling me to put arch supports in my shoes. as of two weeks ago, I could barely walk some days.

after my first visit at Airrosti (Brodie Lane), they got medieval on my sole and lower legs. it was really painful but in a good way. a week has passed and I'm doing the exercises they recommend with videos in a phone app and I feel 99% better. I'm also addressing some severe pain my my little toe that only shows up after about an hour on the bike, regardless of terrain or footwear. They're mitigating and fixing that as well.

with insurance, it's $25 a visit, and I'll probably be 100% back in shape after four visits.

 

 

If you go to the south location, get something at Crema Bakery afterwards.

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4 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

in case it has not been stated enough, Airrosti is amazing.

It's probably been said. Probably by me at least me three times! But it can't be said enough. It was really amazing what it did for my shoulder after suffering for six months or so. Immediate results. Not totally cured, but huge progress made that very day.

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3 hours ago, The Tip said:

It's probably been said. Probably by me at least me three times! But it can't be said enough. It was really amazing what it did for my shoulder after suffering for six months or so. Immediate results. Not totally cured, but huge progress made that very day.

Might need to check them out for my hip ......... shoulder, neck, feet, knees, ankles, and wrists! 

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On 6/2/2022 at 9:48 AM, mack_turtle said:

in case it has not been stated enough, Airrosti is amazing. I've been tolerating foot pain—plantar fasciitis —for over six months. I tried some stretches and exercises with little relief. early on, a podiatrist wasted my time by just telling me to put arch supports in my shoes. as of two weeks ago, I could barely walk some days.

after my first visit at Airrosti (Brodie Lane), they got medieval on my sole and lower legs. it was really painful but in a good way. a week has passed and I'm doing the exercises they recommend with videos in a phone app and I feel 99% better. I'm also addressing some severe pain my my little toe that only shows up after about an hour on the bike, regardless of terrain or footwear. They're mitigating and fixing that as well.

with insurance, it's $25 a visit, and I'll probably be 100% back in shape after four visits.

 

 

If you go to the south location, get something at Crema Bakery afterwards.

Do yourself a favor and get a night boot. I've worked on my feet all my life and have had my fair share of dealing with Plantar Fasciitis in both feet. I've had to deal with it for years at at a time it sucks! My podiatrist gave me exercises and recommended a night boot, the night boot really helped. When you go to sleep at night your feet naturally point down allowing the fascia to contract and when you get up it's so painful to take those first few steps the boot keeps your foot at a 90* angle not letting the fascia contract. Inserts only made things worse for me, walking barefoot is actually one of the best things for your feet. We were never meant to wear shoes. I hope it goes away it sucks.

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I was riding double down this weekend and got a little too close to a tree. My pinky got sandwiched between the handle bar and a tree. Finished out the ride and went about my day but woke up the next day to a very bruised pinky. Went and got an x-ray and turns out I had a small fracture.E936A971-1F4E-40C6-8692-1F6645BDB344.thumb.jpeg.478a3079225e3e0cb8878c7be85ecf2d.jpeg

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Just a simple splint. I wasn’t given a timeline at the urgent clinic but was told to go see an ortho for a proper diagnosis. Honestly, I’ll probably skip that since it’s so minor. Google tells me 4 weeks so I’ll give it 1 week before I start some light road biking and 2 weeks before I start testing the water on the MTB again. 
 

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Make sure you research what you need to do to ensure it heals with full function.

I broke my pinky one joint up.  I went to an ortho and an occupational therapist and followed their rehab steps with maximum overkill.  When it was fully healed I only had ~90% range of motion, which they told me was an unusually good result.

So don't assume it's just going to heal normally by itself.

The hand specialist ortho I went to was really good if you want his info.

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11 minutes ago, Kyle said:

Make sure you research what you need to do to ensure it heals with full function.

I broke my pinky one joint up.  I went to an ortho and an occupational therapist and followed their rehab steps with maximum overkill.  When it was fully healed I only had ~90% range of motion, which they told me was an unusually good result.

So don't assume it's just going to heal normally by itself.

The hand specialist ortho I went to was really good if you want his info.

Thanks. It’s a non-displaced fracture so there is nothing an ortho can do for me that urgent care hasn’t already done. I’ve broken my wrist in the past so I’m familiar with various exercises to get range of motion back in my fingers. 

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13 hours ago, WLemke said:

Just a simple splint. I wasn’t given a timeline at the urgent clinic but was told to go see an ortho for a proper diagnosis. Honestly, I’ll probably skip that since it’s so minor. Google tells me 4 weeks so I’ll give it 1 week before I start some light road biking and 2 weeks before I start testing the water on the MTB again. 
 

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Dude so sorry to see this! At least it happened during summer when you won't miss riding as much. Seriously though, I'd highly recommend allowing a full 4 weeks for healing, even on a minor fracture like that. The bone will have fully healed and should be at full strength by then, thus reducing the potential for further injury. Just my two cents.   

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After more than 50 years of biking and getting my share of minor injuries after dozens of crashes, nothing to write home about.

Then today, on Cheesegrater I caught a root with my foot. Crushed my little toe as the root brought me to a dead halt. Rode another 10 miles. After the ride my sock was bloody. X-rays confirm I broke the toe and won’t have a toe nail for 6 months or so.

Nothing to do unfortunately, they taped it up and basically said don’t stub it. I can still ride, but should probably stay away from trails for a bit until the risk of infection drops.

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I did that in Taos, but got the middle toe. It was the first day of riding on a two week vacation. Didn't let it slow me down on the bike, much, and managed to hit all the trails I wanted to ride. Walking around was touchy.

Have been getting better about keeping the heels down when riding after several purple toes over the years.

Hope it doesn't slow you down much.

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20 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

Doc said biking was ok, but my real concern is a camping/hiking trip that I have planned for next week.

I more-or-less did that a couple years ago, while (duh) leaf blowing barefoot. I taped my little toe to the next toe over, and stuck my foot in a mild bath of disinfectant daily for a few days. All worked out well.

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A fatality was reported this past week at Brushy Creek. 

AJ Camp posted this on facebook on June 8:  "From what I was told by my fireman buddy (just wasn't on shift but it was his station that responded), a man and his child roughly 10 yrs old were riding Picnic when he fell and was struck by a punji stick just below armpit height. He apparently removed the stick/spear from his wound and then later when emergency services tried to help him he was combative - was a big guy so was hard to calm down. He was probably in some type of shock. He passed later - don't know if in transit or at hospital, but I head - at the hospital." 

 

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Most importantly, when volunteering to trim trail ALWAYS cut the branch flush with the trunk or flush with the ground and NEVER, NEVER cut diagonally as this will leave a spear.

This happened because someone "just helping out" wasn't educated about this.

Please spread the word about how dangerous this innocent mistake can be and watch for and fix any diagonal cuttings you find that can result in injuries like this.

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