http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Shoulder en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:06:17 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81749 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:28:45 +0000 amir 81749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was fine on the Ken Laidlaw today. The shoulder was stiff but nothing that the pills couldn't cope with. Lifted by the good company of Tom &amp; Jackson Priest as well as Magnaton occasionally. Also I was put in my place by some poor cyclist who broke his collar bone. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81717 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:46:54 +0000 Kenny 81717@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd have headed down to the minor injuries clinic at the western if I'd had a similar incident. it's not too late to do that now; I've headed down 6 days after breaking something when it became clear it wasn't getting better. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81690 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:08:57 +0000 remberbuck 81690@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just a thought, but if can bear it, you could try reversing your stem. You will look a bit less of an eat nails roadie, but the extra inch on the bars will take load off your shoulder, and you will notice the pain difference. </p> <p>FASIC usually will give an appointment the next day if you are not too fussy about exact time. I have found them reassuring, but they do tend to give standard physio answers - Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation - and maybe some stretches to do. You have to go to YouTube to see how to do these though - livestrong.com is very good. </p> <p>For ice, Theraflex gel packs are much better then the famous frozen peas, They don't cost much, give a far quicker and concentrated freezing effect, and you don't have any qualms about reusing them. A soaked flannel put in the freezer is also better.</p> <p>If you can get a compression base layer then that will be the best support solution - they don't do the base layer part as well as merino, but it will help the healing.</p> <p>Finally, don't underestimate the power of the day. I once seriously considered taking a deep freeze can round on a half marathon, and it would have been a complete waste of time. The day will be fine - shame about the one after though ... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81596 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:46:41 +0000 amir 81596@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for all the advice. The doc also thought that I'd get around without doing any damage. I have a good stack of painkillers and I might need ice at the end. He encouraged me to keep in moving. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81469 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:36:01 +0000 Dave 81469@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I had shoulder surgery a few years ago and a fair amount of trouble before that. </p> <p>The bottom line is that you need to rest it and that's not happening. However you might be able to get around with a hefty dose of painkillers (I had iffy knees before I went to PBP after all).</p> <p>Ultimately you'll be prescribed rest until you can move it without pain anyway, whatever exercises they then give you to strengthen/protect the injury site. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81463 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:04:09 +0000 amir 81463@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah - the midlothian version is similar. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81457 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:53:09 +0000 Kirst 81457@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.ecps.scot.nhs.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ecps.scot.nhs.uk/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81455 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:49:43 +0000 amir 81455@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks Kirst for the tip - will investigate </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81454 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:49:00 +0000 amir 81454@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I spoke to a GP over the phone. Her advice for now was limited - use warmth - but she made me an appointment with another GP for tomorrow. So they will also be able to look at the lump (hematoma) on my hip. My guess is that I have a rotar cuff injury of some sort.</p> <p>Subject to what the GP says, I might then see a physio. Fingers crossed that I can do the sportive on Sunday.</p> <p>Thanks for all the advice. Last time I used a local physio, who was very good, correctly diagnosing overpronation. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81453 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:45:58 +0000 Kirst 81453@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can refer yourself to NHS Lothian physios using the referral form you can download from the website. Waiting times vary across different clinics - current waiting times are posted on the same bit of the website. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81452 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:43:05 +0000 ExcitableBoy 81452@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have recently seen an NHS physio for my frozen shoulder. The waiting time is about 12 weeks, if that sways your decision. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81428 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:28:35 +0000 cb 81428@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I know someone who has used FASIC a couple of times for non-"sport" related injuries and the service received was very good. Quick diagnosis, good advice for recovery etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81411 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:28:57 +0000 Darkerside 81411@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Used a physio for the first time recently (Hampden 'National Sports Physio Centre' or similar) and was pleasantly surprised by how useful the visit was. </p> <p>Definitely worth the £35 for some useful exercises and peace of mind. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81399 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:50:50 +0000 amir 81399@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Being a bit of cheapskate, I called for a GP appointment. Unfortunately I can't get a proper one until Friday (I thought summer was the quiet time of year for GPs) but I will get a call back. May end up getting a physio anyway. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81388 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:17:31 +0000 ARobComp 81388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think it's about £40 for a session at FASIC but they're keener on getting you sorted than getting you to have a return visit.<br /> I used them for a stress fracture and damaged hip while a student but had a busary - so didn't pay. Very good physios though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81383 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:11:25 +0000 Roibeard 81383@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's the <a href="http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/sport-exercise/fasic/about-us/overview">Fitness Assessment and Sports Injuries Centre (FASIC)</a> and they are <em>dedicated to supporting anyone who is involved in sport or exercise, from elite through to recreational</em>, so I don't think injuries need to be obtained strictly during sports.</p> <p>So, yes, I think the man on the street can make an appointment (but not wander in!), however their website is coy about pricing.</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81371 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:37:36 +0000 amir 81371@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Is the returning pain the same as the original pain? "<br /> It is similar activities that give the pain. Not sure whether it isthe same site.</p> <p>"Have you strained a postural muscle or two whilst attempting to work around the bruised landing-muscle? "<br /> Could be - not sure.</p> <p>"Are you taking ibruprofens for it already?"<br /> Put ibuprofen gel on this am. Didn't help. It's not hurting much just now sat at my desk. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81369 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:32:43 +0000 wingpig 81369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is the returning pain the same as the original pain? Have you strained a postural muscle or two whilst attempting to work around the bruised landing-muscle? Are you taking ibruprofens for it already?</p> <p><blockquote><em>"...there is a non-NHS sports injury clinic in the Edinburgh Uni Sports Centre (Pleasance)."</em></blockquote></p> <p>Would it count as a sports injury when it wasn't incurred directly through a sporting activity even though it affects the practise thereof? Is this place just open to anyone who wanders in off the street or do you need to be rich or a current subject of the uni to get in? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81364 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:11:36 +0000 Roibeard 81364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can't suggest what to do, but there is a non-NHS sports injury clinic in the Edinburgh Uni Sports Centre (Pleasance).</p> <p>You probably know that already, but in case others don't...</p> <p>I haven't used them (yet!), but colleagues have visited and found them worthwhile.</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8181#post-81362 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:41:34 +0000 amir 81362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Three and a bit weeks ago I fell over on slippery slabs on the way to the bike shed at work [at least the second person to do so - they still haven't sorted the problem]. I hit the protuding bits of my left side including my shoulder. Whilst the pain had subsided for a week or so but in the last few days it has begun to increase again.</p> <p>I have most difficulty in pulling things - most importantly my handlebars (very painful) but also for example the heavy fire doors at work. It also becomes uncomfortable just leaning on the handlebars after a while.</p> <p>Given that I am planning to do the challenging Ken Laidlaw sportive on Sunday (lots of handlebar pulling required), should I:</p> <p>1) see a GP<br /> 2) go direct to a physio<br /> 3) just rest up until the day<br /> 4) stop moaning?</p> <p>[BTW I hope you all be pleased that I was walking to the bike shed with helmet on, thus reducing the potential for head injury ;) ] </p>