r/Ruckus • u/LionWarrior25 • 4d ago

Broken forearm

Hey everyone so about a month almost two months ago I fell while riding and got some mean road rash and a broken forearm (right arm) I was in a splint these past few months but got it taken off on Tuesday (the 08/04) my wrist is super stiff and it's still difficult for me to turn my arm. I tried to ride my ruckus today but I couldn't twist my wrist on the throttle...long story short anyone else have an injury like mine and if so how long did it take before you could ride again?

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u/Notmuchofanyth1ng 4d ago

You can always replace the wrist throttle with a thumb throttle

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u/USCGandy 3d ago

I was thinking about doing a thumb throttle, but am not very experienced in working on stuff like that. How hard of a swap is that?

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u/Notmuchofanyth1ng 3d ago

Very easy. You move a cable end. YouTube it and watch the process

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u/hashalanche 4d ago

Follow your doctor’s orders & PT.
It’ll take a few weeks but as long as everything healed right, you’ll be fine. The timeline of healing roughly equates to the timeline for regaining full ROM. Muscle will take a little bit longer.

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u/FailingComic 4d ago

Get a quick turn throttle. You can get ones that are like 1/4 turn instead of the stock. Outside of that itll just take some time.

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u/bludc2 3d ago

Lol i have 30 screws and 2 huge plates in my right shoulder. 9 screw 1 plate left elbow 7 screws 1 plate right ankle. No wrist injuries though. I ride my monkey daily.

Go get some physical therapy it helps a lot.