Shooting after Ruptured bicep

This book is the latest bible containing the new mantra dished out to people who are left with long term chronic pain.View attachment 391468 Yes pain is the bodies way of telling you that your exceeding your limit and when the adrenaline wears off the damage is there to see . Yes you can get on with life but it does limit what you can do you have to realise your limitations.
@klaus good luck with your recovery and good luck getting back on your rifle👍
The problem is that your body can be very over cautious when dealing with persistent pain and will kick in early to prevent the same thing happening again. As it kicks in early it then limits your movement and strength which in turn create further problems and slow or even prevent recovery.

You can effectively relearn your actual movement and strength thresholds by carefully pushing though lower levels of pain. This is specifically in relation to persistent pain rather than acute injuries, although the same applies to some extent when keeping moving and getting back to normal.
 
I have a frozen left shoulder at present. Fortunately I can still make full movement to my front. But movement behind my back is very painful and very limited. Physio from a printed sheet issued by the GP is what I am doing. Some do have a steroid jab. others says don't. I decided not to. So I can still shoot perfectly well but lifting the left arm up much above the old arms behind the back "stand at ease" position is difficult. The strength has come back, yes, but the range of movement behind the back is limited.
 
Had my bicep tendon reattached as part of shoulder op number two so similar but not quite as serious as yourself.

What I would say is that recoil wasn’t so much of an issue. Iv always been sensitive to recoil due to the trauma in my shoulders so couldn’t say it was worse but the bit I really struggled with for a good six months was mounting the gun just couldn’t get fit comfortable and after maybe 20 shoes was genuinely tired. In the end I shot with my left shoulder for a few weeks and got a very light semi auto.

You will know when your arm is cooked because you will just start missing because you can’t mount it properly it probably won’t be pain but just weakness in the arm.
 
Is it the bicep on your dominant eyed side that you have damaged? For game shooting it is the supporting arm that does the work.
 
Is it the bicep on your dominant eyed side that you have damaged? For game shooting it is the supporting arm that does the work.
So the surgery has been to reattach at the elbow on my ‘trigger arm’ - my support arm is still good! So for game as you said my support arm does that majority of the work, I was a little concerned regarding recoil shaking things in my ‘trigger arm’ elbow when the gun’s shouldered!
 
it’s an injury that, with physio, you should make a very good recovery from, particularly because it seems to have been diagnosed quickly and operated on quickly. The incision and dissection are minimal and shouldn’t leave you with a lasting problem - it’s the tendon insertion (using a surgical raw plug) that takes time to heal and the subsequent atrophy from lack of muscle use that takes time to correct.
Can I make a suggestion? Ask the consultant who did your surgery for an opinion. They are duty bound and much more likely to give you sensible advice than anyone else.
 
So the surgery has been to reattach at the elbow on my ‘trigger arm’ - my support arm is still good! So for game as you said my support arm does that majority of the work, I was a little concerned regarding recoil shaking things in my ‘trigger arm’ elbow when the gun’s shouldered!

Honestly don’t under estimate how much work your trigger arm does. It’s something you won’t notice till it’s gone or not responding the way it should. Especially mounting it properly and holding it in the correct place.
 
Having had rotator cuff issue a couple of years ago ( 50 years of squash, tennis and now padel plus shooting) you quickly realise how vital your shooting shoulder is I was fortunate that I had a good result but it did take a lot of “blood sweat tears” in terms of the physio required after the treatment. As with all health matters you only appreciate your limbs when you can’t use one of them anymore
 
I have a frozen left shoulder at present. Fortunately I can still make full movement to my front. But movement behind my back is very painful and very limited. Physio from a printed sheet issued by the GP is what I am doing. Some do have a steroid jab. others says don't. I decided not to. So I can still shoot perfectly well but lifting the left arm up much above the old arms behind the back "stand at ease" position is difficult. The strength has come back, yes, but the range of movement behind the back is limited.
Research Manipulation Under Anaesthesia, worked wonders in my case.
 
Good luck with the recovery. Just keep it moving and plenty of exercises. I am assuming you work on a farm? just don’t rush back to sheep wrangling or anything. you don’t want to undo the healing process. the tear was distal. can you hold a rifle without pain?
 
I have a frozen left shoulder at present. Fortunately I can still make full movement to my front. But movement behind my back is very painful and very limited. Physio from a printed sheet issued by the GP is what I am doing. Some do have a steroid jab. others says don't. I decided not to. So I can still shoot perfectly well but lifting the left arm up much above the old arms behind the back "stand at ease" position is difficult. The strength has come back, yes, but the range of movement behind the back is limited.

I deal with pacemaker implants. sadly you will need physio for a frozen shoulder. the lack of movement in the joint basically dries out the joint. The reason i see frozen shoulders in cardiology is because the pacemaker is put next to the shoulder joint or just below. we tell patients not to lift the elbow above the shoulder joint but move the arm around, To get the ROM back will take time but get a good physio and establish a daily routine. happy hunting.
 
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Im currently discovering that trying to rush back to full steam earlier than physio suggested is bad idea. Take it easy as you ease back in.
 
I fell off a ladder a couple of years ago. (It slipped, and I made the wrong call.....should'a stayed on and gone down into the bush with it instead of jumping off....)
Landed on my shoulder and busted a long biceps tendon, and two rotator cuff tendons.
Still shooting and cycling, though....:)

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I am left eyed and shoot left handed. About 20 years ago I dislocated my left wrist. It was big owe with 20 odd stiches inside to reattach ligaments etc.

It was several months before I could shoot again, and even it was very intolerant to any recoil. And my feeling within was very black and white image as opposed to full colour.

Lots of patience and physio i can do most things with it other than do a flat hand press up. Very little ability to bend back. If i do press ups i have to use my knuckles.

I don’t have the necessary feel to use a light trigger. Instead I like a firm crisp pull that I tighten my whole hand to achieve a trigger break.

I do need guns with a good stock length and also decent forend control to manage recoil.
 
I’ve torn my distal bicep. Had it reattached with surgery.
The first 8/9 months the nerve pain was brutal. After that it started to go and haven’t had any issues since.
That was 2019. The rehab process is a killer but if you stick with it should be no issues.
 
I deal with pacemaker implants. sadly you will need physio for a frozen shoulder. the lack of movement in the joint basically dries out the joint. The reason i see frozen shoulders in cardiology is because the pacemaker is put next to the shoulder joint or just below. we tell patients not to lift the elbow above the shoulder joint but move the arm around, To get the ROM back will take time but get a good physio and establish a daily routine. happy hunting.

God hope I never need one. There’s absolutely no spare room in my upper thoracic now with the arthritis and scar tissue, and bone deformations 😂
 
I’m struggling with pain in my elbow area when rotating my hand at the moment - second physio appt next week !
 
I’m struggling with pain in my elbow area when rotating my hand at the moment - second physio appt next week !
Yep that takes awhile to go away. The big thing with physio is to build up around the bicep. Shoulder, lats etc these all switch off from both the sling and brace.

It’s tough few weeks but it actually heals perfect and you should have any issues down the line.
 
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