Finally proving that I am the ultimate klutz, I managed to break my wrist at a physical therapy session for a leg injury. So, I'm in a cast and out of the pool, I would guess, for at least the next 4-6 weeks.
Anyone else return from a broken wrist/hand injury? Any words of wisdom? And yes I know, follow doctors instructions.
Rachael
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I did this two summers ago. The surgery was lots of fun. It is possible to over do the physical therapy. I would work on the exercises they gave me for hours at the house after surgery. My strength and flexibilty were not returning from over use. Lesson learned.
There is a plastic cast they can put on your wrist that is held on with velcro which you can get wet. You then can do super kick sets etc but my doctor would not allow me to pull. Read the first paragraph.
At about 10 weeks he let me resume a "normal" practice which was very painful without the cast. He allowed me to pull very easily for just a little while a couple of times a day. The progress the 11th week was amazing. Very easy pulls only and I worked on body position and extension. At week 12 I got the green light to resume regular swimming activities. I did about a 200 warm up and thought better of continuing as the pain was not a lot of fun. Lesson learned. I am self coached so I worked my way up to a full practice in about 6 more weeks.
I hope you do not have to go the screw and plate route as it is not a lot of fun. Good luck
I did this two summers ago. The surgery was lots of fun. It is possible to over do the physical therapy. I would work on the exercises they gave me for hours at the house after surgery. My strength and flexibilty were not returning from over use. Lesson learned.
There is a plastic cast they can put on your wrist that is held on with velcro which you can get wet. You then can do super kick sets etc but my doctor would not allow me to pull. Read the first paragraph.
At about 10 weeks he let me resume a "normal" practice which was very painful without the cast. He allowed me to pull very easily for just a little while a couple of times a day. The progress the 11th week was amazing. Very easy pulls only and I worked on body position and extension. At week 12 I got the green light to resume regular swimming activities. I did about a 200 warm up and thought better of continuing as the pain was not a lot of fun. Lesson learned. I am self coached so I worked my way up to a full practice in about 6 more weeks.
I hope you do not have to go the screw and plate route as it is not a lot of fun. Good luck
