So my first run of the season (January 15th) I ended up taking a nasty fall on my right shoulder. It happened really fast so im not sure what happened. To make it worse, the mountain wasnt very good. It was all fake snow (shitty New Jersey mountain) and so by around 2pm it was starting to ice really quick. When i fell i basically slammed into pure ice. Ended up with a grade 3 ac separation in my right shoulder. Pain was pretty bad the first few days. Fast forward to now, I basically have most of my ROM back. I cannot fully extend my arm up or behind me but its like 95%. Very little to no pain unless i exert too much force on it. Got an X-RAY and MRI immediately following the accident since i knew i fucked something up and had a followup with an orthopedist. Completely tore both AC and CC ligaments, but because my collar bone is out of place by 8-10mm, its not a full grade 3. Its still partially in line with the shoulder. Chose not to get surgery because fuck that. Yea it sucks my collar bone is out of place but ill survive. I've been doing some physical therapy and they said my shoulder is looking really good. I had no stiffness after the accident and so we're just focusing on strengthening the muscles. Doing weightless shrugs, super light rows (5lbs), super light lat pulldowns (5lbs), standing pushups against the wall, some IR/ER with bands, etc..
They said by the first week of march I should be fully healed and by the end of march/beginning of april i can start light lifting again. I would religiously work out before the accident, doing lots of plyometric/crossfit variants mixed in with traditional weight lifting so Im in pretty good shape.
Basically I want to know if anyone has gone through a similiar situation and how quickly they were able to get back out to the mountain? Im super bummed since it happened on my first run of the season and I feel like im missing the prime time (family is going to Killington, Vermont next weekend fml) and really want to get back out as soon as I can.
They said by the first week of march I should be fully healed and by the end of march/beginning of april i can start light lifting again. I would religiously work out before the accident, doing lots of plyometric/crossfit variants mixed in with traditional weight lifting so Im in pretty good shape.
Basically I want to know if anyone has gone through a similiar situation and how quickly they were able to get back out to the mountain? Im super bummed since it happened on my first run of the season and I feel like im missing the prime time (family is going to Killington, Vermont next weekend fml) and really want to get back out as soon as I can.