Broken leg tips?

Know how it feels bud, broke both bones in my lower right leg start of season before last!

For now, relax chill out, watch some netflix and get pumped for the huge recovery your gonna make.

As far as recovery it all depends on the type of break and how damaging it was, for example a compound break it going to take longer than a clean break which doesn't need to be set.

My break was fairly bad, and due to the tomahawk which followed after my leg broke it ended up twisting it all kinds of fucked up directions (had to be set 3 times)

Anyways, it was about 2 months until my cast came off, and then another few weeks before i was putting full weight on it.

All in all the full recovery back to full contact sports and skiing what not took about 6 to 7 months.

Every break is different and doctors guesses at how long it will be until your back at it will vary ALOT.
I was told i would not be back in sports for a full year due to the complexity of my break, i worked it down to half that.

In terms of how to go about working your leg back into contact sports and large impacts, it takes a lot of hard work, and how hard you work during your PT will determine how long it takes you to get back to it, in my personal experience Hydrotherapy (pool stuff) helps a huge amount initially, so i would highly recommend looking into that or at the least looking up a few exercises you could do in the pool
For recovery later on i suggest going to a physiotherapist, they will be able to stretch out and give strength back to the muscles which were weakened while they were in the cast (make sure you do the exercises they show you whenever you can and as often as you can)

Sorry, i've rambled on a bit but i hope this helps you in some way, and hey, don't look at this as a completely bad thing, before a broke my leg i was fairly active and fit but the time i spent sitting around being immobilised really showed me how important it was to me and i came back stronger and faster than i was before!


Good luck and i wish you a speedy recovery! (take this with a pinch of salt, your recovery may be much faster!)

SHORT VERSION: Also breaks leg/hard work/ lots of PT/ Recovers/ better than before/ good luck OP!

Honestly, that sucks ass man. My season was ended by 3 broken ribs a concussion and a broken jaw/slip vertebrae. Stuff has scared me since then but music and working out whenever I can always helps. Plus being around supportive people. Recovery Is a hell of a process. Just keep pushing yourself. Good luck

i feel your pain man. I broke my pelvis 11 weeks ago, smashed a rock in deep blower powder, early season. thankfully the fractures werent displaced and didnt need surgery. Just relearned how to walk. it takes time. be patient, and dilligent with pt.

steeze4daysKnow how it feels bud, broke both bones in my lower right leg start of season before last!

For now, relax chill out, watch some netflix and get pumped for the huge recovery your gonna make.

As far as recovery it all depends on the type of break and how damaging it was, for example a compound break it going to take longer than a clean break which doesn't need to be set.

My break was fairly bad, and due to the tomahawk which followed after my leg broke it ended up twisting it all kinds of fucked up directions (had to be set 3 times)

Anyways, it was about 2 months until my cast came off, and then another few weeks before i was putting full weight on it.

All in all the full recovery back to full contact sports and skiing what not took about 6 to 7 months.

Every break is different and doctors guesses at how long it will be until your back at it will vary ALOT.
I was told i would not be back in sports for a full year due to the complexity of my break, i worked it down to half that.

In terms of how to go about working your leg back into contact sports and large impacts, it takes a lot of hard work, and how hard you work during your PT will determine how long it takes you to get back to it, in my personal experience Hydrotherapy (pool stuff) helps a huge amount initially, so i would highly recommend looking into that or at the least looking up a few exercises you could do in the pool
For recovery later on i suggest going to a physiotherapist, they will be able to stretch out and give strength back to the muscles which were weakened while they were in the cast (make sure you do the exercises they show you whenever you can and as often as you can)

Sorry, i've rambled on a bit but i hope this helps you in some way, and hey, don't look at this as a completely bad thing, before a broke my leg i was fairly active and fit but the time i spent sitting around being immobilised really showed me how important it was to me and i came back stronger and faster than i was before!


Good luck and i wish you a speedy recovery! (take this with a pinch of salt, your recovery may be much faster!)

SHORT VERSION: Also breaks leg/hard work/ lots of PT/ Recovers/ better than before/ good luck OP!

I compound fractured my tibula and fibula 4 and a half months ago. I have been cleared to ski for about a month now but I am pretty concerned about relearning stuff. How long did it take you to get back every trick and what not you had before the break. Right now I can barely get down the hill.

Lol i also broke my leg at killington last year in the spring. Im skiing fine now. When you can walk you will want to ski so dont worry about it. i was a little bit scared but after the first day of skiing i was fine.

I had both shoulders rebuilt a few years ago from years of collegiate rugby. recovery was a year or so. I've also broken both legs, among other things, in the past so I feel your pain. Try to just focus on what you CAN do and accept the fact that you won't be skiing for a while. Be serious about the recovery process. Don't push yourself too hard, but do what you can to get your strength and mobility back. If you heal and retrain yourself right, you'll be fine. Just takes time. The last thing you want to do is crash and injure yourself worse doing something stupid too soon into recovery.

I broke my femur really bad when I was 16 in Thredbo (Australia), it was the most terrible and painful thing I've ever experienced so I guess I semi know how you feel plus I had a season pass and only got like 2 weeks out of it.

I just found light swimming and chilling out, as well as eating well made the recovery a lot better. Plus playing a shit tonne of skate 3 and jibbin Hahahaha.

I found it hard to get back to where I was in terms of tricks just becuse my entire thigh is made of metal now and it messed with my head a lot , but I did eventually get back to that point!!!

But I hope you're recovery goes well dude!! Take it easy

twoshanezso I broke my leg up at Killington exactly 1 month ago. Totally ended my season which is the worst part becasue I had a season pass, its been an uphill battle and ive made huge improvements but the one part im nervous about is getting back to were I was with park skiing considering Im just relearning to walk. Just wanted to see if anyone could give tips on how to deal with this shit. Thanks

Did the same thing a few years back, except I broke my ankle badly skateboarding in an indoor park days after the season started so I didnt do any boarding that year, even though I ski now it still sucked. You really can't do much about it so make the most of it, I mean it's not often that people around you; friends, family, classmates, whoever will treat you like their your slaves, so that's pretty sweet and that's how it was for me. I mean my friends and family already do a lot for me but when I was broken and bed ridden anything I asked of them, they did so it was pretty awesome in that sense. You also have to realize that it's not going to last forever. Find a movie or tv show series, draw something, whatever just try and be productive with your time so it doesn't feel like you wasted a few months of your life doing nothing. its nice to relax and take a step back. I hardly doubt you'll lose any of your skiing ability your body and mind has a way of remembering everything, may take time to get back into it and you'll be nervous at first but it comes back fairly quickly.

Ha, funny. I broke my femur on a rock 5 years ago to the day today. I skied at West Coast sessions the same year, albeit mostly on one leg for a few runs.

PT, PT, PT. Work hard but don't overdo it and harm. Challenge yourself, if you're walking the time for video games is over.

Quinn_DavisI compound fractured my tibula and fibula 4 and a half months ago. I have been cleared to ski for about a month now but I am pretty concerned about relearning stuff. How long did it take you to get back every trick and what not you had before the break. Right now I can barely get down the hill.

Honestly, and i know this sounds horrible, but for a full recovery, it took me about 12 months with hydrotherapy and all. I'm a sprinter too, and to get back to running the kinda times i was running before the break took me a year (obviously a huge setback for someone in the midteens who's trying to improve rather than get back to the stage i had already been at.) As far as getting back to full form on the hill and in the park i'd say it took me about 2-3 months after i was out of the air cast (which i had already been in for a month after being in full cast for 3 months)

But work hard, do your therapy exercises and you'll be back at it in no time.

(Also, every break is different, just because it took me a year to recover doesn't mean it'll take you that long)

i feel like i jinxed myself by voting no in the poll

Treestmani feel your pain man. I broke my pelvis 11 weeks ago, smashed a rock in deep blower powder, early season. thankfully the fractures werent displaced and didnt need surgery. Just relearned how to walk. it takes time. be patient, and dilligent with pt.

I read pelvis as penis at first.