Cyclist Palsy

[Drago]

It could be fatal...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-27448972

Amazing, no evidence whatsoever to suggest that the palsy is involved and get the coroner is commenting upon it. They're supposed to weigh the evidence, not indulge in speculation.

 

[Ice2911]

It could be fatal...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-27448972

Wow, not good!

 

[Ice2911]

So it only happens if you hold the handlebars funny with a too-bent wrist, then?

Couldn't say, this was to show gasman the nerve involved.

 

[Ice2911]

Not cycling through the Outer Hebrides is never a good decision.

Fair point, well made I will get to go and ride there though. Next year now.
My only defence was the 50mph + winds with the tail end of the storms, a very wet week and and the fact we were camping all week in very small tents. Basically we wimped out!

 

[Ice2911]

Ouch. Or not ouch. Numb. I used a brick trowel on a wall I was building that had a handle that was too small for me and received a similar injury. 6 months till I got the feeling back properly.

Hope you are fully recovered and hope my mate is back fighting fit sooner than that

 

[Ice2911]

Before I read this I thought it could be some kind of joke post.

Actually very interesting actually. I receive numbness when riding in these fingers, and assumed it was too much pressure/ weight on ulnar never - looking at those pictures it seems it could be bad position/stretching of the ulnar nerve..

I will try to think about this when next out and it starts and have more trying to change positionsort etc..
I do still think it's too much pressure as one pair of gloves I bought seemed to stop it, but I lost them and forgot which they were (doh)

Nice reading though. Never had it prolonged but deforestation same sort of thing.

I'd never heard of it before either. This website gave me some more information
https://www.physio-pedia.com/Cyclist's_palsy

 

[steveindenmark]

Amazing, no evidence whatsoever to suggest that the palsy is involved and get the coroner is commenting upon it. They're supposed to weigh the evidence, not indulge in speculation.

That is ridiculous. It will not stop you controlling your bike but in my case, it made changing gear with my left hand awkward. By the way. I always ride on the hoods or the top of the bar and never on the drops.

 

[HLaB]

I suffered with it quite a bit on TT's over 10miles last year. It took several months to dissipate. This year I can't remember ever suffering from it but Ive hardly done any tt's. I'm no medical expert but it might have been the extra weight on the elbows cutting off the blood supply to the Ulnar nerve or the angle of the hand, the extra weight on the lower hand near the Ulnar or a combination

 

[Ice2911]

I suffered with it quite a bit on TT's over 10miles last year. It took several months to dissipate. This year I can't remember ever suffering from it but Ive hardly done any tt's. I'm no medical expert but it might have been the extra weight on the elbows cutting off the blood supply to the Ulnar nerve or the angle of the hand, the extra weight on the lower hand near the Ulnar or a combination

The months is worrying but At least not permanent. Glad you are ok now

 

[HLaB]

The months is worrying but At least not permanent. Glad you are ok now

It maybe would have healed faster but I was still TT'ing. The 40miles each way drive to my old work (47 on a rest day) wouldn't have been conducive to a recovery either.