Broken body - best method of repair

[fredm8]

As a result of a crash on Turoa a couple of weeks ago (powder day too - ) my right calf muscle is now very sore having been torn in three places.
Any suggestions as to the best / quickest / properest repair ?
Any war stories ?

The physio suggested cycling exercises, lots of rest, ice, compression & elevation, massage.
Teaching the muscles to work again as they repair, focused on specific ways to walk and stand, posture to ensure that the process of knitting the muscle doesn't shorten it.

[4Slide]

The only thing I might add, potentially, would be elastic band strengthening and stretching exercises for the calf as well.

Good luck!

[rstraker]

Eat well and take good supplements, to make sure your body has the best materials for maximum healing. What comes to mind is:

• a mix of meat/fish/chicken (grassfed red meat, if you can afford it and get it)
• lots of fibrous vegetables of various colors
• some fruit
• a good multivitamin (natural forms, absorbable)
• a phytosterols,
• food form magnesium, and
• esstential fatty acids (fish or krill oil and/or Udo's Oil Blend).

And you might want to consider investing in a Z-Health DVD -- Dr. Cobb has developed a great joint mobilization program that will keep your joints mobile and movements balanced while you're recuperating. I'd recommend the R-Phase DVD or the Neural Warmup 1 DVD. You can learn more by searching on "Z Health" on YouTube or on the Z-Health website (http://www.zhealth.net).