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That's a bummer, Ade. Hang in there, buddy. I'm a fifty year old construction worker so I know all about the misery of
being stiff and sore!

Sorry to hear that Ade - When you are rested and healed you may want to consider strengthening the area - The serratus controls the shoulder blades. It abducts, rotates upwards and elevates. So pec shrugs and overhead presses will exercise them. Pec shrugs: lie face UP on a bench, hold a barbell in the top bench press position with locked arms, shrug your shoulders up and down. Best done in a smith machine. Alternatively, dip or overhead shrugs. Same thing but on dip bars or with a barbell overhead. You can do these at home quite easily with a bit of ingenuity.

Get well soon Ade. Ribs and backs are so awkward to live with, as you can't really treat them. Just take things easy, but without doing nothing (if that makes sense). If you stop doing everything it'll seize up, and be even more painful :(

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Bad today I'm afraid. Not going to be able to do anything bushcrafty for a while.
I lifted something awkwardly at work today, felt a sharp pain in my rib cage then started to have trouble breathing.

After a rushed trip to the Dr's it would appear that I have torn part of my serratus anterior muscle in my back.

Bad day :(

Ade

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Sorry to hear that. Crossing my fingers for a speedy recovery. But take it easy for a while :-)

Wow. Thank you for all the kind comments and well wishes fellas.

Also thank you for the suggested exercises to help re-strengthen the muscle.
Worst part of it all is that its a great weather forecast for this weekend but ill be stuck indoors.

Ade

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Originally Posted by AdrianRose

Wow. Thank you for all the kind comments and well wishes fellas.

Also thank you for the suggested exercises to help re-strengthen the muscle.
Worst part of it all is that its a great weather forecast for this weekend but ill be stuck indoors.

Ade

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The key is trying to do things that tense the muscle ever so slightly, without it moving/twisting, or very slight movement, without any tensing. Not exactly natural things for the body to want to do, but can speed up recovery in most cases.

If you're in any doubt, or it hurts to much, STOP. Take it steady and slow. Man didn't colonise the planet in a day :)

Winter is arriving

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-f...iner%2B003.jpg

Nice pic there Rune.

That is about how much snow we get each year down in the South West of the UK.

A tad on the chilly side :)
We been getting snow on the hills but just a dusting so far. be another month or so before we get any real snow here.
Real bonnie photo Rune

Cheers
AL

Since I took that one we've had 15 cm, and still going...The kids are having a blast :-)