Deej
Maximum Pace
- Oct 13, 2007
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Hello fellow TCCers
During a cyclocross race in February, I slipped on a grassy off-camber turn and fell on my right shoulder. It seemed innocuous at the time, and I recovered quickly and went on to finish the race, missing the podium by a handful of seconds (about the amount of time it took me to get back on my bike and regain my momentum. Dang).
Anyway, what started out as a slightly stiff shoulder has developed into a very painful injury, indeed. It feels like a rotator-cuff tear. When I hold my arm at certain angles the pain is intense and very specific to one area. While hanging out near the river the other day with my 7-year-old daughter, I tried to show her how to skip rocks. I hucked a perfect stone disc toward the calm waters and found myself immediately doubled over in pain, fighting back tears of agony. I fear that I've exacerbated it greatly by sleeping on it daily and contorting the affecting area while I dream about standing on the podium.
All of this is a long-winded way of saying that I would appreciate any advice you may have on good hospitals, doctors or physical therapists that I should visit. I'd love to get this thing sorted soon, 'cause I've got a date with a podium in September. #crossiscoming
Thank you!
Deej
During a cyclocross race in February, I slipped on a grassy off-camber turn and fell on my right shoulder. It seemed innocuous at the time, and I recovered quickly and went on to finish the race, missing the podium by a handful of seconds (about the amount of time it took me to get back on my bike and regain my momentum. Dang).
Anyway, what started out as a slightly stiff shoulder has developed into a very painful injury, indeed. It feels like a rotator-cuff tear. When I hold my arm at certain angles the pain is intense and very specific to one area. While hanging out near the river the other day with my 7-year-old daughter, I tried to show her how to skip rocks. I hucked a perfect stone disc toward the calm waters and found myself immediately doubled over in pain, fighting back tears of agony. I fear that I've exacerbated it greatly by sleeping on it daily and contorting the affecting area while I dream about standing on the podium.
All of this is a long-winded way of saying that I would appreciate any advice you may have on good hospitals, doctors or physical therapists that I should visit. I'd love to get this thing sorted soon, 'cause I've got a date with a podium in September. #crossiscoming
Thank you!
Deej