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I am just now getting back on the bike after being out one year due to a sever wrist break, I have about 9% upward motion and 80% downward maybe 4-5% side to side, once I meet the maximums there is some pain. While riding if I hit square edged bumps my hand almost lets go (hasn't happened yet knock on wood) and doesn't feel good by any means. So if you have had similar situations and have used a wrist brace or have any other suggestions that might be helpful it would be greatly appreciated.
Last time I broke my wrist it took a while to get strong again. Didn't really ride much cause I hate that sharp stinging feeling from every little bump.
The Shop
How long was your wrist immobile?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fvccf5UKW0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKU7pmvDXcc&feature=related
Keep working corners and don't do anything you think you can't handle. No use in getting injured again because of this injury. Hurt yourself for another reason
Hope you get better.
I am looking at the advantages of this now:
I notice it a little bit if it's cinched too tight. Otherwise, not at all.
Anyway, I was off the bike for almost 2 years before I started to ride easy again. Problem was, the wrist was very weak and even little bumps made it hurt like hell. My wife knew I wanted to ride really bad but the pain was really getting me down and I figured I'd have to hang up the boots for good.
One day she came home with a white, lace-up style wrist brace she saw at the pharmacy and was really excited for me to try it. Let's just say I was really skeptical. Oh, by the way, it was called a "Cock-up Wrist Brace" LOL!
So, desperate to find something that worked, I tried it. Holy cow, it actually worked! It supported my weak wrist and because it was nice and snug, the small and medium sized bumps, jumps, etc barely hurt.
Looooong story short, in time my wrist strengthened and the pain became less and less to the point that only hard impacts like really over-jumping or casing jumps made my eyes water from pain.
Eventually got back to racing but was really concerned about crashing and breaking the wrist again because my surgeon warned that if I break it again... well, things would get pretty ugly.
Today, I still ride with the Cock-Up brace on my wrist, then put on my gloves, then wear the Allsport Dynamics brace on top to prevent my hand from flexing back. Works well for me and I've had a couple of really hard get offs where I thought I broke the wrist again... but all was well. Hope this helps you.
Travis
Either way, I could not have continued riding without Fasstco Flexbars. It will save you in so many ways. The cost has been offset so many times.
Sounds funny but bowling is good for strengthening your wrist.
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