anyone here have experience w/ a broken collarbone on the non pitching shoulder? mine will require surgery on monday, so prayers also please.
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My son had a broken collarbone on the non-throwing side. It wasn't as severe as yours sounds and didn't require surgery. His recovery time was about 4 weeks to resume practicing, 6 weeks to play unrestricted.
2015 good luck on Monday, let us know how it goes.
I have a friend whose son broke his collar bone rather severely when was about your age. He is a hockey player, and made a complete recovery.
I have a friend whose son broke his collar bone rather severely when was about your age. He is a hockey player, and made a complete recovery.
WOW! So sorry to hear about your injury .Wish I had som" e info for you but all I can say is , I hope all goes well with surgery and recovery .Don't try to do too much to fast , listen to the doctors and I'll keep you in my prayers.
My son broke his non-pitching-side clavicle last summer, and I did a fair amount of research on it (to see how irresponsible I was being letting him start football practice three weeks later).
Because your son's break is serious enough to have surgery, the initial recovery may be a bit longer, but the good news is that he will have a well-aligned, well-healed bone. This eliminates the biggest risk, which is a bone that is more susceptible to re-injury because it doesn't set and heal well. The realignment will also maintain the bone geometry of his shoulder. I was a little shocked looking at my son's x-ray with the bone separated and misaligned and the sports docs basically saying "eh, not too bad."
As far as recovery times, the link below gives some information based on a study of NFL players--an average of 8-9 weeks after surgery to return to pro hits. My son played his first football game inside of six weeks with some pain and was pitching (and catching) without much pain or problem in that same time frame. Our doctor was pretty aggressive and I think pushing the range of motion and use exercises from early on helped him shorten his recovery. We've also been pleasantly surprised that the large bump has mostly subsided at this point.
It is of course a little worrisome at the time, but now looking back it seems like no big deal. Good luck to your son.
http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sag...-national-HcB7pdkksc
Because your son's break is serious enough to have surgery, the initial recovery may be a bit longer, but the good news is that he will have a well-aligned, well-healed bone. This eliminates the biggest risk, which is a bone that is more susceptible to re-injury because it doesn't set and heal well. The realignment will also maintain the bone geometry of his shoulder. I was a little shocked looking at my son's x-ray with the bone separated and misaligned and the sports docs basically saying "eh, not too bad."
As far as recovery times, the link below gives some information based on a study of NFL players--an average of 8-9 weeks after surgery to return to pro hits. My son played his first football game inside of six weeks with some pain and was pitching (and catching) without much pain or problem in that same time frame. Our doctor was pretty aggressive and I think pushing the range of motion and use exercises from early on helped him shorten his recovery. We've also been pleasantly surprised that the large bump has mostly subsided at this point.
It is of course a little worrisome at the time, but now looking back it seems like no big deal. Good luck to your son.
http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sag...-national-HcB7pdkksc
One of son's teammates who was in the starting rotation was snowboarding over the Christmas break and broke his throwing-side collar bone.
What are his chances of making it back in time to pitch effectively?
FYI, he will be needing to have surgery.
YGD
What are his chances of making it back in time to pitch effectively?
FYI, he will be needing to have surgery.
YGD