Cracked elbow joint after 15mph bike crash.
Might aswell start at the beginning.
Been competing in my 1st ever race series called Brownbacks. This is based at Lee Quarry 4 times a year.
On Sunday we had our last race which consisted of around 18 miles of XC riding, plenty of technical desents and climbs.
2.8 miles into the 1st lap I turned the corner for a small desent with rocks around 4-5 inches big, pedelled but the momentum of hitting a rock and my weight being over the pivot point I decided to have a rather painful face plant conisting of the following injuries:
Above left eyebrow bruised
Right cheek bone bruised
Chin gashed open
Tooth nearly through lip (2 stitches inside mouth)
Both knees bruised
Right elbow bone cracked near ball
And various small scrapes and scratches.
I expect to not be able to ride for around 3-4 weeks, has anyone got any hints and tips on how to make the elbow heal without any long term affects of clicking joints etc.
Also exercise for the joint to get it back to strength?
Thanks in advance.
Phil