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It’s just pain rider!!
Nothing you can do for broken ribs anyway, put up with the pain or takesome decient pain killers - get back on the hill.
Unless of course it’s more than broken ribs!
One year I fell on my camera and compressed 4 ribs into my chest (lucky for me on my right side-not my heart), thought I had cracked all the ribs and punctured my lung at first. Turned out I had kinda dislocated my ribs off my spine. I kept riding until the next trip to Sydney 2 weeks later and had everything realigned.
I woke up in quite a bit of pain. Could barely move in bed last night. I’m convinced they aren’t broken, but not sure what’s going on. The rib bones aren’t very sore to touch but it’s super painful to move. It’s not muscular and it happened by direct impact of my elbow into my lower ribs. Anyway, I’m taking today off and getting back on the mountain tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be able to ride.
you need to start trying triples Rider. that way you wont hurt yourself (how the hell do these guys walk away from these all the time?)
im pretty sure the first one is Mizu without a beard
omg! that first one is gnarly. Im pretty sure he hits his helmet on the take off. and then the landing is just messy as!
How does a deep big lung full of air feel? - bruised diaphragm?
Could be bruised ribs. They hurt almost as much as broken. Cartilage damage between ribs.
Exactly where is the pain, directly where the pressure of your elbow pushes on the rib cage?
I’m betting it was your left side and your left arm was held up like a shield for your heart and organs, most of the force of impact was directed into near your stomach and the floating ribs. Floating ribs dug into your diaphragm and stomach but most of the force went toward your spine through those ribs, at the same time the weight of your upper torso was held firm with the support of your shield (left arm clenched and tucked in with fist to chest) while the mid-lower part of your torso was under the influence of your hips, legs and board without support = mid to lower back muscle and osteo pain (starting near your kidneys) as well as light bruising near your elbow impact. Take up the same pose and clench all your muscles for the impact again - you’ll know very quickly were the damage is.
More than anything I think you’ve spread the impact out over a large portion of you body without too much force on any one area. The spine muscle has seized and will pull on certain nerve endings in your back. There wont be any particular sore area just general pain all over.
Did you RICE? or have a long warm bath/shower?
Not moving in bed with the lactic acid and bruising without a proper warm down is going to make you very sore and stiff today. Do some light stretching on the floor and see if your flexibility is EVEN! (not how flexible you are) on both sides.
Have a warm bath or sit down in the shower (so your muscles can relax) then stretch again. Consider a muscle relaxant like voltarin or Ibabrufen or even valium. There is also a natural muscle relaxant that is abundant in Canada, but considered illegal, that does a very good job (it is commonly inhaled after burning).
Taking Asprin is a big NO!!!!!! Codine wont help you physically (panadole etc) and alcohol can make it worse.
If after a few attempts at stretching, with warm shower - the pain isn’t subsiding and you are not getting more flex - go to hospital. Could be internal damage.
Doc spaz
NOTE: spaz is not a doctor - he uses mental telepathy, esp and online forums to diagnose treatment for the injured on opposing sides of the planet without first hand knowledge. You die-too bad
you need to start trying triples Rider. that way you wont hurt yourself (how the hell do these guys walk away from these all the time?)
Because they know the warrior secrete - Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body.
or as the philosopher ‘Nietche’ said - What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.
Thanks spaz. I think you’re right on the money. My ribs hurt towards the end of a full breath. It really hurts when I laugh or sneeze. I haven’t (and won’t) take any pain killers or anti-inflammatories. I have iced it twice, don’t think it made much difference. I’m going to have a hot shower and stretch soon. Thanks for the advice mate, I’m going to have a good stretch when I get up. I would have stretched yesterday but it was too sore.
Thanks spaz. I think you’re right on the money. My ribs hurt towards the end of a full breath. It really hurts when I laugh or sneeze. I haven’t (and won’t) take any pain killers or anti-inflammatories. I have iced it twice, don’t think it made much difference. I’m going to have a hot shower and stretch soon. Thanks for the advice mate, I’m going to have a good stretch when I get up. I would have stretched yesterday but it was too sore.
Hopefully just bruised Rider! I gave myself 4 concussed ribs last year, sounds like your symptoms but maybe a bit more sore, ice really helped me and I still rode, just took it a bit easy (easier anyway) for a few
I see ice the same as pain killers or even steroids. It masks the pain and stops the natural process of healing so you can get back to it sooner but can result in worse damage.
You’ve iced it twice so that will stop any bleeding or bruising resulted from the initial injury. Not stretching is probably good in the first few hours for the same reason.
After 12hrs all fluids should have finished leaching into the areas effected, as protection or to clot broken blood vessels. Easy slow stretching and hot/cold treatment will help increase blood flow and break up the fluids, drinking plenty of fresh water will help those now poisoned fluids be expelled from your body. Expect smelly breath or farts/crap/urine or B.O. I even get sweat outbreaks around the injured area and sometimes pussy pimples or boils as my body gets rid of the waste.
Don’t eat hard to digest foods - your body is too busy digesting the injury and it’s focus will move to your gut and do that work load first. Fasting (to a degree) will speed up the process.
If we are right by this arvo or tomorrow it will quickly come good.
If it’s muscular 3/4 days or skeletal until either you realign through stretching or manipulation.
Good Luck.
Cant sleep. Shouldn’t be listening to this, its making me wayy too psyched for my own good hah :(
I see ice the same as pain killers or even steroids. It masks the pain and stops the natural process of healing so you can get back to it sooner but can result in worse damage.
You’ve iced it twice so that will stop any bleeding or bruising resulted from the initial injury. Not stretching is probably good in the first few hours for the same reason.
After 12hrs all fluids should have finished leaching into the areas effected, as protection or to clot broken blood vessels. Easy slow stretching and hot/cold treatment will help increase blood flow and break up the fluids, drinking plenty of fresh water will help those now poisoned fluids be expelled from your body. Expect smelly breath or farts/crap/urine or B.O. I even get sweat outbreaks around the injured area and sometimes pussy pimples or boils as my body gets rid of the waste.
Don’t eat hard to digest foods - your body is too busy digesting the injury and it’s focus will move to your gut and do that work load first. Fasting (to a degree) will speed up the process.
If we are right by this arvo or tomorrow it will quickly come good.
If it’s muscular 3/4 days or skeletal until either you realign through stretching or manipulation.
Good Luck.
Thanks spaz, I’m on it. I can already feel it improving. (slightly grossed out too 
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OI Mizu
I have to venture into your Territory this afternoon!
any idea if King geoge oval is the same field as the King george v park off military road?
thanks matey!
I went up for a couple of runs today to test the ribs. Still fairly sore and I don’t think I will be riding park or taking any drops anytime soon, but I can ride which I am stoked about! We have a decent amount of snow on the way, I would have been really bummed if I couldn’t ride. 