Being Injured for 3 to 4 months

[Ovie17 0]

my injury is a seperated shoulder and stetched muslces so no contact or skating for three months I was thinking hit up the stationary bike keep my legs wet, is there a certain Amount of miles I should be doing per day or per week? I don't want to come back out of shape... Should I just do the bike? I have tweleve of physical therapy to bring my shoulder strengjt back but I'll work my upper body then is this a good idea or bad let me know what to do please!!!!

[kovyperron5727 0]

my injury is a seperated shoulder and stetched muslces so no contact or skating for three months I was thinking hit up the stationary bike keep my legs wet, is there a certain Amount of miles I should be doing per day or per week? I don't want to come back out of shape... Should I just do the bike? I have tweleve of physical therapy to bring my shoulder strengjt back but I'll work my upper body then is this a good idea or bad let me know what to do please!!!!

I tore all the ligaments in my shoulder last season, and was in the gym doing leg weights and the stationary bike the next day. My recommendation is to do about 20 hard minutes(bike) plus leg weights every other day until you get back. My coach told me to work my legs like crazy when I was out and I was happy I did because I was able to jump right in quickly and not have to worry about finding my game again. Good luck!

[Ovie17 0]

Sweet I'm very lucky my high school built a student center with a huggeee!!!! Gym with 100 bikes I'll be there slot :) thanks for your help

[Chadd 916]

Just making sure you're using the bike properly, just pedaling away for 10-15-20 minutes isn't the best way to use the bike for hockey. Go balls out for a minute or two, then just keep the feet moving for a couple minutes, then back to another hard burst. Lather, rinse, repeat as needed.

[kovyperron5727 0]

Just making sure you're using the bike properly, just pedaling away for 10-15-20 minutes isn't the best way to use the bike for hockey. Go balls out for a minute or two, then just keep the feet moving for a couple minutes, then back to another hard burst. Lather, rinse, repeat as needed.

Exactly. I would do a five minute warmup, then for the next 10-15 I would do a balls out sprint every other minute. Then a 5 min cooldown

[Kevin 5]

You can still skate with a bad shoulder. Don't play hockey and don't use a stick, but still skate.

[westcoastsniper 0]

You can still skate with a bad shoulder. Don't play hockey and don't use a stick, but still skate.

I think that's bad advice. there's too many variables on ice, a shoulder injury is also one of the easiest to re-injure because it's a very complex joint. when my shoulder was injured I noticed that my injured side took a hit in balance and strength, the whole side!

imo very dangerous.

[lee92 2]

my injury is a seperated shoulder and stetched muslces so no contact or skating for three months I was thinking hit up the stationary bike keep my legs wet, is there a certain Amount of miles I should be doing per day or per week? I don't want to come back out of shape... Should I just do the bike? I have tweleve of physical therapy to bring my shoulder strengjt back but I'll work my upper body then is this a good idea or bad let me know what to do please!!!!

If you want to know what's best, I'd suggest discussing with your doctor/physiotherapist/kinesiologist. They're the experts and know the full extent of your injury and what you can/cannot do.

[kovyperron5727 0]

You can still skate with a bad shoulder. Don't play hockey and don't use a stick, but still skate.

What happens if he falls on it?

[Kevin 5]

Personally, I would skate with such an injury.

I played a game two days before surgery for a torn rotator cuff and labrum. His injury is different, but three months off the ice is a long time.

I suspect the doctor is conflating skating and hockey. The rehab protocol in addition to off-ice exercises should follow a linear progression:

No skating

Skating w/o stick

Skating w/stick, but no drills/shooting

Skating w/ stick and doing drills/shooting, but no contact

Full contact game

It makes no sense to jump from no skating to playing a game.

[habookus 1]

You're lucky that it is your shoulder that is injured and not your lower body, because it will be easy for you to stay in shape. Definately hit up the bike, doing intervals. You can also do some strength training, like lunges, calf work, even leg press.

[Ovie17 0]

Thanks every one.. it's not that im not allowed to skate I just dont want to lose an edge and fall on my shoulder because it can/will happen, i'd rather be safe than sorry.. but anyways thanks every one for your input

[Speedz98 15]

The real question is when are you going to skate? Public skating you can't go all out without risking the chance of some kid without a helmet. Sticktime sessions is that not mad awkward to be out there without a stick? Or even dressing in full pads not to do anything but skate?

It's an interesting dilemna.

[Jarick 5]

What about squats or leg presses? Even if you have to do it on a machine, if you can up your max by 20-25 lbs, that could add a lot of power when you do get back on the skates.

[shooter27 116]

Sorry for the thread jack, but I didn't think this needed a separate topic - I found out today that I have a knee injury that will keep me off the ice for a similar length of time. Obviously this means I can't do the things in the gym I would like (no squats, deadlifts, lunges, etc., no bike, no running, no skating, the list goes on and on) So the question is is there anything I can do to stay in shape? Are those "hand" bikes really worthwhile? I was thinking maybe something like yoga or pilates would give me a hard workout without putting too much strain on the knee. Any thoughts?

[Orange&Black 1]

Don't forget to adjust your diet to your activity level. I was out of commission for 5 months & now have the pleasure of losing 10lbs in addition to getting back in shape.

[iceholes 0]

Good thread.... I tell ya what, I am A lot older and just suffered a TFCC tear in my wrist 2 days before our season 6 weeks ago. Unable to even hold a stick or put my hand in a stick gripping position is frustrating.... As soon as it happened I started with the Bike... Just as Chadd mentioned... Helps a ton.

Also it was mentioned I believe, but anything you can do to help the core is a bonus.

Fortunatley I can skate, and have picked up volunteering to ref during some local skate and shoots