Equipment modification

[TomMc#4 0]

Havent had the final diagnosis yet from the specialist but i've seperated the AC in my shoulder and depending on the extent of injury recovery is 6 weeks upward. Anyway to the main question.

What modifications can i make to my body armour to give me a bit extra protection to ease me back in/prevent the injury reoccuring? I currently wear Easton Stealth S9 and love it.

Any suggestions are much appreciated and any info from ppl who have suffered the same fate as myself with regards to injury are also welcomed.

Thanks,

Tom

[henkka 0]

wear jofa shoulders

[Monty22 835]

Douglas Defender shoulder pads.

[forbs02 20]

Shoulder rehab. Strengthening the joint will help prevent future injuries.

You are already in decent shoulder pads. Sometimes injuries just happen. An AC sprain will keep you from being 100% for a few weeks but you should be able to play in 2-3 weeks.

[colt45 0]

rehab...i did this earlier in the season...i was wearing old Jofa shoulders that were too small because i could move around and stuff in them, and after i hurt myself, i went out and had to get new shoulder pads.

I got the Vector 10 and i love them, they're great, and yeah the S9's are good too, so really no need to get new ones.

just treat it like an injury: rehab it, wait till you're ready to come back, then just be careful till its back to normal

[CTK30 0]

JOFA JDP

The eastons are junk, they don't disperse the impact

I separated mine with them

[SuperMan3 1]

Just because you separated yours with Easton doesn't mean everyone will, I'm sure every shoulder pad has had at least one person separate a shoulder or two..

[CTK30 0]

Just because you separated yours with Easton doesn't mean everyone will, I'm sure every shoulder pad has had at least one person separate a shoulder or two..

I guess, but the way the shoulder pads are formed it places all the force on your ac joint AC joint

Go hit someone in eastons, and then try the Jofa's

[NoAngleDangler 0]

Quick question: I dislocated my shoulder in my farrells the other week and I'm wondering if i should try diffrent pads or if the dislocation has not much to do with the pads but rather the akward angle that I hit the ice. Any thoughts?

[theboydarin 0]

Douglas Defender shoulder pads.

I had a 3rd degree AC separation and had to have surgery when i was in college. After rehab, i picked up a pair of Douglas Defenders and never looked back. Part of it was psychological - i felt vulnerable in my old Easton pads and invincible in the Douglas - but mostly it was because the Defenders were incredibly protective. They were heavy, but i didn't care after going through surgery and rehab.

[ahbroody 1]

Damn just saw a picture of those defenders. Talk about protective. Then I noticed they were designed by a company that makes football pads.

Appears they are discontinued so good luck locating them. Appears they were a love or hate pad. No question they are protective

[WSjo22 1]

Sew some additional padding underneath of your cap(s). I did this to mine because I have issues with my shoulders and it has worked perfectly, now finding padding that you'll like will be the hard part

[TomMc#4 0]

any reccomendations/options to look at? i read that getting a padded doughnut to put in place so it sits around the shoulder point is a good idea. any1 know where to look for padding materials or padded doughnuts?

[Monty22 835]

Douglas Defender shoulder pads.

I had a 3rd degree AC separation and had to have surgery when i was in college. After rehab, i picked up a pair of Douglas Defenders and never looked back. Part of it was psychological - i felt vulnerable in my old Easton pads and invincible in the Douglas - but mostly it was because the Defenders were incredibly protective. They were heavy, but i didn't care after going through surgery and rehab.

IIRC, they were intended for players coming back from shoulder injury. In the early 90's it was one of the most common pads at the high school/collegiate level.

[lampliter87 8]

Buy an impact shirt...

Like this:

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/zoom-bang-deltoid-wrist.html

[xstartxtodayx 343]

Douglas Defender shoulder pads.

I had a 3rd degree AC separation and had to have surgery when i was in college. After rehab, i picked up a pair of Douglas Defenders and never looked back. Part of it was psychological - i felt vulnerable in my old Easton pads and invincible in the Douglas - but mostly it was because the Defenders were incredibly protective. They were heavy, but i didn't care after going through surgery and rehab.

IIRC, they were intended for players coming back from shoulder injury. In the early 90's it was one of the most common pads at the high school/collegiate level.

I had a pretty identical pair made by TPS back in high school, my friend had an orange Easton Donzi pair... they sure were protective but they were definitely huge. I have a surgically repaired shoulder and if I was playing contact hockey still I'd consider another pair like that, but for now my old Flak's are plenty protective.

As far as whether pads can completely protect a shoulder I think it all depends on the situation. The right pads can do wonders for impacts from players and the boards but when falling to the ice your arms tend to twist differently depending on the incident and landing directly on a shoulder can be more violent that getting hit into the boards b/c it's tougher to brace for the impact.

[ddpatc 0]

See your ATC/Physio for rehab and strengthening...wear a "Sully Sleeve", and a pair of Douglas Defenders. I put all my shoulder injury players in this combination for rehab, practices, as well as for the first couple weeks after return to play.