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One of the boys I coach has just returned after breaking his arm.
He broke both the Radius and the ulna bones. The break was closer to the wrist than the elbow. About a third of distance between the two. It was a clean break, and did not need to be reset.
Dr gave a clearance certificate and said ok to resume training.
Last week he attended training for the first time since the plaster came off 6 weeks ago and he said everything hurt.
He said it hurt to jump to front support on the p/bars, hurt to hang for 3 seconds on the rings, hurt to handstand. I am not sure how much is actual pain and how much is psychological. I have spoken to parent and suggested a trip to physio may help to assess fully. He seemed really reluctant and scared to try anything.
What experiences have other coaches had with gymnasts - especially boys - who have returned after breaking an arm?
What would be a normal time frame for gymnast to be able to return to normal training.
He broke both the Radius and the ulna bones. The break was closer to the wrist than the elbow. About a third of distance between the two. It was a clean break, and did not need to be reset.
Dr gave a clearance certificate and said ok to resume training.
Last week he attended training for the first time since the plaster came off 6 weeks ago and he said everything hurt.
He said it hurt to jump to front support on the p/bars, hurt to hang for 3 seconds on the rings, hurt to handstand. I am not sure how much is actual pain and how much is psychological. I have spoken to parent and suggested a trip to physio may help to assess fully. He seemed really reluctant and scared to try anything.
What experiences have other coaches had with gymnasts - especially boys - who have returned after breaking an arm?
What would be a normal time frame for gymnast to be able to return to normal training.