Tag Archives: mountain biking injuries

Get Back in the Saddle with Help from a Hand Therapist

| July 16, 2020

  Any hand therapist knows that teaching out your arm to brace for a fall is instinctual.  It’s no surprise, then, that some of the most common mountain biking injuries are fractures of the wrist, hands, fingers and elbows. When a bike’s front tire hits a rock or loose dirt, it can cause the rider […]

Overcoming Mountain Biking Injuries with Physical Therapy

| July 16, 2020

  It’s one of the most common Mountain Biking Injuries, and Jason Wright knew instantly that his collarbone was broken. In May, Wright was mountain biking on Bend’s Tiddlywinks trail when he made a sharp right hand turn. His left shoulder collided with a tree, fracturing his clavicle.  The injury “was the most painful thing […]