broken bones,
i got my arm broke on saturday, is there anything i can do to help with the healing process

Keep it immobilized and give it time to heal. Avoid anti-inflammatories (such as aspirin or ibuprofen) as they can interfere with the healing process. I was recommended paracetamol or co-codamol for my bust shoulder (one or the other: you really don't want a paracetamol overdose). Comfrey is supposed to be a good natural treatment although I haven't tried it. Hot water bottles, wheat bags and Thai massage oil can be good for reducing the pain. I got my wheat bags for £3.50 each from Wilkos.

fkin doc told me to take ibuprofen and paracetemol.
what do the wheat bags do?
whats comfrey?
i cant put oil or hotwater bottles on it cos its in a cast.

Best go along with what the doc says. Wheat bags are loosely filled bags of wheat you put in the microwave to warm, but not much good if you're wearing a cast. Comfrey is a herb. More on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfrey.

keeping inflammation down and doing all of that stuff is great.

The foundation for healing is food, rest, water etc... this is your building blocks and your bodies repair..

http://www.emofree.com/FAQ/newcomersapply.htm
one story of many with broken bones and EFT

Also, drinking alcohol hinders the absorbtion of calcium

Marco S writes:

Also, drinking alcohol hinders the absorbtion of calcium


i cant train and for the first time in a while i'm taking time out an your tellin me i still cant drink. :(

You'll just have to drink White Russians with plenty of milk and whipped cream.

Finally got discharged today and told I can start doing press ups and training harder. It's been 14 weeks since I bust my shoulder and it'll be good to be back properly.

cocaine not so hot for healing bones either...

Yeah its a bummer,
give you more time to work on the mental side of your game :)

when do you think it will be safe to go back training?
i get a short arm stookie on thurs, was gonna go back on monday to do some kicking and work on my right hand or will the impact still aggravate the bone

Which part of the arm did you break?
Have you been put into a cast and treated conservatively or have you had surgery to fix the fracture internally?
If it was the humerus some doctors will put you in a polysling to limit movement, although 9/10 they will advise you to remove the sling and keep the joints moving.
Either way follow the advice given by the orthopaedic consultant who assessed you, you must have had swelling of the soft tissue surrounding the fracture which will be why they recommended anti inflammatries, paracetamol for the pain, these 2 medications can be taken together. Try to avoid caffine, smoking and believe it or not chocolate... these all delay the healing process, a good balanced diet is always recommended to aid any injury.

I'm assuming you've been advised to non-weight bare through the arm, but make sure you maintain full range of movement in the shoulder, elbow and fingers. (this is if your in a below elbow cast, if your in a full cast then work on elbow and finger movements) but firstly go with the treatment method that was recommended to you.

Kelly

Sorry that last bit should read...

I'm assuming you've been advised to non-weight bare through the arm, but make sure you maintain full range of movement in the shoulder, elbow and fingers. (this is if your in a below elbow cast, if your in a full cast then work on SHOULDER and finger movements) but firstly go with the treatment method that was recommended to you.

Kelly

my arms in a full cast up to th shoulder just now but i'm getting a short 1 on thursday. it was my left ulna which got broken

Yeah a quick question about the broken bones. My collar bone went at the end of June so ive been out certain aspects of training for five months. The doc said six months till back to full strength.

I have full range of motion etc back but recently ive been doing some weights. With certain weights (bench and generally heavier weights whos load is sort of transfered through the shoulder) I can feel a sort of play in the bones but there is no real pain, sometimes a little later i sort of get a dull ache. Is this bad?
Should I just lay off the weights until the six month period or am I safe enough to go ahead.

Probably not the type of question that there's a definative answer to but if anyone has any experience or opinions on it please do contribute.
Cheers

marco its probably best to take your docs advice, but if your anythin like me(the most impatient person in the world) then youl just go and do the weights anyway

Listen to what your consultant told you to do generally, but we all no impatience is a great thing...

Seriously, listen to your body, if it doesn't feel right, then it probably isn't, don't hinder the bone healing process by lifting heavy weights etc... you may end up doing long term damage or ending up with a pertruding clavicle as a result of disturbing the alignment of the nitting bones.

Generally allow 6 weeks for the bone to nit together, but allow a few extra weeks before doing anything too heavy, ensure you have the correct diet (as previous) certain food groups do delay the healing process... and drink milk ; )
Good luck
Kelly

Raw milk I'd agree, processed milk I would say stay away from.

The beliefs of getting calcium from milk is largely come from the work of the dairy lobbies. Yes there is calcium in milk but it pretty much goes right through you. Green leafy veggies is a much better source. Processed milk is garbage in my opinion.


Work on your mental game, work on healing, work on patience. Plenty of examples and studies showing how powerful visualization is. Visualizing healing, being strong, playing your sport, finishing after doing your best etc People that were bed ridden and only a couple weeks to train setting records etc The mind is WAY more important and powerful than your muscles, train it if you want to be a warrior.

All the best with your recovery.