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Just broken my shoulder riding yday , Im a dj'er myself but wanted to try my hand at abit of xc , so spoke to a few friends and found an instructor willing to take us, and he found this nice seculded spot at Mugdock country park in Mulgay , so we were following him and i was riding abit too fast coming round a blind corner and didnt see the nice wet rock sticking out the ground... At first he thought it was my shoulder blade , then my collar bone , After the Xrays it turned out to be my AC bone? Like a rugby players injury to their shoulders , so thats that , no riding for 2months  :'(

I'll tell you for nothing you haven't broken your AC bone.  It doesn't exist.  It could be damage to your AC joint, i.e. Your Acromioclavicular joint.  A joint between your clavical, your scapular and humorous.

I did the same thing and it's a w*nk*r. Physio will be key.

If you were told it was your "AC Bone" by a doctor, I'd seek a second opinion.

Rootes

Nah it was a blonde nurse that told me  :D

Yeah i have 2 sessions of physio a week for the next 4 weeks =/

i think its spelt milngavie  ::)  :P

haha,
yeah my dad broke his shoulder slipping off a kerb, seemed quite sore  :(

get well soon  ;)

i did the same last year about this time, a snapped AC joint and i wasnt riding for 4months though mine had complications as i broke my elbow with it  :'(, it hasnt effected my riding at all and ive just started using free weights again, i agree with Roots physio is the key listen to what they say and do the "home work" and youll be good to go

Got the same problem at the moment. Had trouble for over 3 weeks now and only just back on the bike... Cant do anything big and i can barely lift with my arm the damage is on... its a right pain. had the fun of no sleep for days too!

I totally agree with you about the sleeping thing , its a bloody nightmare