Hi there
Just looking for a bit of injury help and/or inspiration please.
I am currently recovering from shoulder stabilisation surgery (almost total labral tear, cartilage damage and torn bicep tendon - so fairly chunky!), feeling a tad down in the dumps and wondering about the next steps.
From the surgeon im looking at: best case - 3-6mths off very light climbing/bouldering. Worst case - second op to fix the bicep tendon and could easily be 9-12mths out of climbing.
I had two queries for everyone:
1) are there any exercises or exercising you would recommend to help keep me vaguely in shape for when i can start climbing again? I can't do anything that involves the shoulder/upper body right now (will leave that for the physio). I have a really good physio who is a shoulder expert and climber themselves, so feel i have that aspect sorted.
2) psychologically, does anyone have recommendations for how to handle this type of injury? I am trying other non-physical hobbies and reading more, which helps, but wondering if there's anything a bit more climbing-related that I could try to keep positivity up?
Thanks and any ideas appreciated!