Cycling injury recovery with sports psychologist Julie Emmerman
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Injury or a nasty illness got you off the bike? What can you do for your head while your body is healing? That's what I ask Dr Julie Emmerman about on this episode.
Correction from my intro: Julie works with several NHL players including those on the Avs, but not the team itself. Sorry about the error.
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Due to a faulty heart I had to stop riding and training hard 18 years ago. Went through grief. Now I exercise as much as my body can take, and find that I can enjoy riding slower and still be happy. Sitting still is not an alternative for me. So I would say, do as much as you can which is better than doing nothing at all. There is pleasure to be found in "less".
My friend Lennard is in this situation. He rides with a heart rate monitor to stay under a certain threshold, and lets his e bike pick up a bit of the load. Still rides quite a bit.
Same! Something weird happened with my heart in my mid 20s, since which consistent, hard training has become more and more challenging and season-on-season performance stagnant at best.
Your video is very timely. This past week I've had angioplasty and an ablation in two different procedures. At 70 I should have accepted that it might happen but I'm a cyclist darn it and that's what I love. Hey, Cardiologist is all for it and wants me going as soon as next week.
Hang in there Ben, you've got LOTS of years of cycling ahead of you, enjoy the ride, it's life, it's a journey and you bring joy to so many people.
Keep up the good work.
Great episode Ben, I had cervical fusion 3 months ago with nerve damage that weakened my arm to the point that I couldn’t lift it above my waist. All the emotions you shared were with me as well. Wondering if this is the best that I will get? Not just can I ride again, but will I be able to perform basic functions. I drifted from depression to hope and back to depression on a daily basis. Realizing that I need to focus only on the things that I can control helped my resolve to keep pushing forward. I’m lucky have a great wife who supports and encourages me as well as friends who have stayed in touch. Like you said, a visit, call or text is surprisingly uplifting. Progress is slow, and day to day it’s hard to see, but zooming out to the big picture I can see how far I’ve come. My goal is to be racing at Sea Otter in April. We got this!
I was hit by a truck on April of 2020 and sustained an open tibia fibula fracture that resulted in three surgeries and didn’t start to heal for 17 months. It happened the start of the Covid shutdown. Not being able to ride or even go to the gym plus the isolation of a shutdown was very difficult! Good video!
Hey Ben, great episode, it really resonated with me as a fellow bike crash victim. Mentioning how important it was to have people visit and touch base with you while recovering was spot on. It meant a lot to me to have that, and I can't thank the people enough who did that for me. Take care mate, and keep up the good work.
What an epic video man. Ben this is so needed. Struggling with some back issues right now and the mental and social aspect is indeed taboo fit most people. Than you both for keeping it real.
How timely. Just crashed yesterday! Ride safe, everyone!
This was great Ben. I'm recovering from a broken Tibia right now (treated by your buddy M Keller - small world) and just getting back on the bike. It's absolutely been harder mentally than I expected. Thanks again.
Shoot, man - sorry to hear that. But you are in good hands with Keller.
Great video, as always, and so recognisable. 25 months ago I woke up with Parsonage Turner Syndrome (brachial neuritis), and after 3 weeks of the acute phase 1 I had so much muscle weakness I could not move my arm. The will to get back on the bike helped me in the recovery process and made me even discover gravel riding, as I was not longer able to ride my mountainbike. The first time I had a lot of fear holding my handlebar and the first time in a group ride made me really nervous. Now, I am in the best form ever and look forward to the new road season and getting even better with just 70% of the strength and stamina in my arm and shoulder left. Enjoy the ride even more, because I know how it is not able to ride.
Mr. Delaney and Dr. Emmerman: thank you. I needed this talk.
Went over the handlebars on my gravel bike Oct. 12th. Broke my neck, 4 ribs, clavicle, and punctured a lung. Life changing.
REALLY APPRECIATE this episode!
Get well Ben. I had foot surgery Monday. Way more involved than I could imagine. Our friends and family give us the strength to get through it.
Thank you for this Ben, this was fantastic.
After many years of having a fairly healthy lifestyle and avoiding injuries, I was in a bus accident where the bus was underwater and suffered a head injury. Then several months later, while riding my road bike, my wheel got stuck in a rut, and I fell off my bike and needed stitches. I decided to buy a gravel bike and to spend more time off the larger roads. While testing the gravel bike, I was hit by a car. Physically I’m fine but it’s so hard getting on the bike now. I think I will look into EMDR therapy. This was a great session Ben. Thank you so much.
Needed this. Been dealing with IT band syndrome for a few years now. Finally figured out that was the situation, and probably need not ride for about 3 months after pushing through painfully for years. Good luck on your recovery and thanks for the great content.
This was a very good public service video, thank you. Although there are no guarantees in life, your crash is a reminder to ride in such a way that you can ride again the next day ie stay within yourself.
PS: Did you ever explain what happened in your crash? I don’t remember hearing about it. That X-ray is outrageous.
Thanks for the video. I'm having Rotator Cuff Soulder Surgery this month and have been riding inside right now due to any garing motion causes pain. Surgery is on Feb 22 and not looking forward to the long recovery period. I have a goal ride that is in September hoping this will help me keep motivated.
Fantastic content!
For me, it's never been difficult to deal with an injury that I caused or happened when it was just me there. It's a serious hurdle for me to get over those times when I'm injured or going through further medical issues because of someone else's negligence.
Hope you get back to enjoying cycling again at whatever capacity you can after the crash!
I got back on the bike a couple of months ago after taking 2-3 years off. Had a bike vs car crash 5 years ago that resulted in losing about 20% of the power in my left leg. But I immediately got back on after the crash and tried to keep riding like I used to. This led to overuse injuries and chronic tightness on one side of my body, eventually making cycling more painful than enjoyable. So I quit cycling out of frustration, but had felt my emotional state slowly degrading since. Getting back on now was a matter of doing exactly what Dr. Z was saying: I needed to grieve the loss of my former capabilities. And since this was from a crash with a negligent driver, that loss was sudden and non-consensual. Once I came to some degree of acceptance of the loss, the physical fix was actually quite simple: just ease off on my right leg to match what my left could do. So the mental game was to getting past the frustration of being 20% slower so that I could arrive at being grateful that I was still 80% faster than not riding at all. The irony of all this is that I'm a mental health provider. At some point a few months back, it finally clicked that I needed to intentionally move myself through a grief process that I frequently do with my clients. I am super grateful that you covered this topic. Most channels talk more about the tech and racing aspects of cycling, but this human aspect is very relevant. I think you just leveled up your content game. Happy healing!
Hey Ben - Thanks for this particular episode & Good Luck in Your own Recovery Journey. Being older (slower healing & increasing value of time lost) adds an additional dynamic to the topic .🤔
Have almost the same X-ray. Lots of hardware. The break was the easy part. I also severed my radial nerve. Had to have my wrist fused. No feeling in most if my arm/hand. Was a huge adjustment having a mostly useless right hand. Glad I can still ride. SRAM wireless has been a godsend for shifting gears.
Tib and fib just above the ankle three operations bone graft and three plates for life, four years off the bike but I’m back now. Nothing beats getting on your bike 😁
Feel for you Ben. Hit a deer last spring, broken collarbone, 3 ribs, Pneumo, and a NASTY hematoma on my ass. Nothing worse than injuries. I've also had bicep tendesis. That bicep will never be the same, but works good enough. That recovery took a long time. Stay positive, you'll get there.
Dear Ben hear you feel you from the heart... I been following up your injury 🤕 I been recovering as well and then I got injured again in the 1st attempt to ride alone... But well ...
I am recovering from a shoulder and a wrist... Not plates 🙄🙏🏼 or screws I have my fair share of them already... And then I render the question... What is a deep cyclist liver rider enthusiast without bike or the health to ride? ... I enjoyed deeply this interesting interview as a sport psychology to be myself. Get well soon mate!
Hang in there, Ben. I broke and dislocated my elbow and separated my shoulder at a bike race in 1997. My arm hasn't been straight since, and I still have a dropped shoulder and the associated nerve damage. It took about two years to get back to racing. You'll probably find you'll struggle with your bit fit for a long time, especially the cockpit, to accommodate your asymmetry. It sucks. You probably won't be as long and low as you want to be. But I'll be 60 this year, and I am also doing the Haute Route Alps in August, which will be my fourth time. As you always say, just keep enjoying the ride.
Ooph! Thanks for sharing your story. And so happy to hear you're back for Haute Route #4. Cheers.
Wishing you to complete your recovery , slowly padding on my surfboard really helped get my almost full range of motion back
I had and open reduction from a similar humerus fracture 27 years ago and this ultimately lead to a reverse left shoulder replacement 3 years ago
so at 69 being careful but still hitting some gravel events with mostly road events as the gravel is hard on the replacement joint and on the road I can rest it on tri/areo bars
Great video - thanks for sharing!!
My dad has the very same injury (62yo). He was hit by a car while cycling 2y ago. Painful one. He managed recovery with a qualified trainer very soon, which turned into best recovery given the circumstances. He's mentally strong and determined to go through pain if necessay for the best recovery. He has returned to road cycling and we respect his freedom to decide.
However, I quitted road and bought a gravel bike, haven't rided with him because of fear of something bad happens again.
Fortunate enough it was not a fatal accident.
It’s ok to feel bad, even if there are others that are worse off. When you’re an athlete who is used to perform at a high level, the fall is just that much higher.
At the same time, as my dentist says, “life isn’t about leaving a perfect body behind”. We all accumulate damage with time. It’s inevitable. Can’t have that keep you from having fun.
Great video! I’ve been recovering from a bike crash.
13:10 this 🤘, I totally agree with this. I've done a few cat 4 bike races where I've been lapped four times and still feel mentally fantastic 😀.
That being four laps down that was in training races not a points race, so they don't pull you 🙂.
It takes two years of daily physical therapy to get a shoulder back to full range of motion. People often expect quick results, and quit before doing the work required.
I actually got into cycling as the result of a femur break. It's nice to still have a sport I can do even with such a catastrophic injury. Me and Egan Bernal match :)
very relevant, had a few bike related incidents, been tough coming back and whether I should come back etc
13:50 and enjoy the ride 😊
Was hoping you would do this video , thanks. I too have plates and screws in my body because of crashes. The body heals the mind needs time also . it’s tough and takes time. 😬😕😃🚵♀️
Broken fibula at CX nationals 4 weeks ago
Damn! I want to give the injury a thumb's down, but give you a thumb's up to encourage you with your recovery.
Hey Ben, I believed I raced with you in the late 80’s in new mexico. You need to try microcurrent and myofascial release to increase your recovery and range of motion. If you come to RPI this year I’m in Hailey.
Just (Tuesday) broke my shoulder (clavicle and scapula) for the second time in 8 months...same shoulder, different bikes, new fractures. Neither bike got a scratch.
Oh man… sorry to read that. I had a similar thing with my bike - zero damage. We need to learn how to crash better and demolish the bike and walk away unscathed ourselves… Hang in there.
@@TheRidewithBenDelaney Well, no surgery this time, so maybe I'm improving? LOL
Ughh
I have same surgery, week later i sell my bike. 4 month. And i miss cycling. fug... i hate this process
How can I help you best?, That’s my question
15:44 and ride to your ability?
is that your x ray? that's a bad one
Damn! That’s enough screws to build a house! 😲