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Its solid advice. I've been using a type of pack stroller for a while now before it got stolen.
I'm planning on getting an electrical motor + gps for the bicycle. Then I slap on a lightweight bike cart on the back. It should help me minimize the forces messing with my spine. I might get another of those airport pack stroller things again and stuff it in the bike cart.
I've been relying on simply avoiding carrying anything for a while now. The issue is that the shoulder socket on the right side is not stable. The instability comes from the shoulders inability to anchor the shoulder blade, and thus the arm muscles attached to it, so they get pulled up through the shoulder/clavical joint. This leads to inflammation, pressure on the nerve, and in the long term it tears away the collagen on your bones.
The way I'm dealing with this injury is to avoid exerting force through my arms at any opportunity. Then I try to maximize the amount and effectiveness of my recovery.
Did you get the injury sorted out, and by which doctor?
I'm angling to get Dr. Lennard funk in england to handle it. He was recommended by Dr. W. Ben Kibler who did the research on scapula detachment and published both journals and a clinical guide on it.
I exchanged a couple of emails with Ben kibler and he was kind enough to give me a referall to Dr. Funk so that I could get it treated in the EU.
2014, essentially a proposition for a effective first clinical diagnosis for detached scapula muscles:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23867169
2017, Disorders of the scapula in shoulder injury, a clinical guide. (contains information on all kinds of scapula and other shoulde rmuscle injuries. I'll give you a copy if you PM me.):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Disorders-Scapula-Their-Shoulder-Injury/dp/331985190X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548758820&sr=8-1&keywords=A+Clinical+Guide+to+Evaluation+and+Management-Springer+International+Publishing
Today I have a strict routine on how to deal with it.
I have:
In an ideal day I eat 500-1000g of salmon, 30g of 100% cocoa mass, 10g of krill oil, 20g of spirulina, 500g of brocolli sprouts, 250g of homemade salsa, 100g of homemade guacamole, maize corn taco shells, 200g of blueberries (usually heated and with 30mg of saffron for the antidepressant effect), 1 cup of (8g) turmeric tea with 10g of coconut oil + 2g of cinnamon (for taste) + 2g of black pepper (for increased curcumin absorption; its the active anti-inflammation compound in turmeric).
Then obviously I need to up the calories. I strive for around 3000kcal on the days that I am not fasting. I've done this with milk so far but I am concerned about the inflammation. I am considering simply upping the blueberry and salmon intake to make up for it.
Maize is inflammatory so I might consider an alternative for that as well. I might land on making these expensive salmon curries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKA8DOmB_fo
Its delicous but way too expensive.
I dont take pain killers because they fuck with my head and gets in the way of me figuring out what I should avoid to keep the injury from getting worse. At one point I had severe functional scoliosis because the attached left trapezius muscle dislocated my spine while deadlifting. It didnt look pretty: https://i.imgur.com/E7JJvOB.png
So yeah, basically, I treat this like I am going on a ongoing military campaign with no end in sight.
Meaning I aim to take as little damage as possible while inflicting the maximum amount of effect with what little I have available.
I shore up whatever resources I can. I try to look for and use the most effective tools available for both recovery and doing the most important tasks. Recovery is vital. The best recovery is to not suffer the damage that you need to recover from. So I set the days up to do as least damage as possible.
I make a concious effort to not spend energy or time on things that do not contribute to improving the situation. I cant afford to be ineffective because this injury is like an ongoing traumatic accident that will not end until the muscle is reattached. Even then there is likely going to be some permanent issues.
It sucks. But there are a few ways to make it suck less. One of the most important ones is to pay attention to what not to do. It became way easier to do that once I learned what the injury is and how the shoulder blades are suppoused to function. It was a uphill climb but I think I'll crest it soon. Hopefully in this year.
I cant say that the injury was a good thing to have happened but I was forced to learn a ton of stuff that I think will serve me well through the life I have left.