Damien Oton Breaks Scaphoid - Will Miss First Two EWS Rounds - Crankworx Rotorua 2019

 yeah, if it was on Rampage he’d need a campaign on a kickstarter

 Yup if there ever was a place to have an accident for visitors, it's NZ.

 @pacojj: If you want the same in Europe, come to Slovenia.

 They do -- shop.troyleedesigns.com/5205-wrist-support-right

I broke my scaphoid late last season, off the bike for 5 months and have been wearing that brace since healed.

 @plxmtb: Seconded. Badly broke my wrist a couple of years ago (permanently lost range of movement and grip strength), been riding with the Troy Lee 5205s ever since. Tried a couple of other options (eg the 661s) but the Troy Lees provide better cover (extend further up your arm past the joint), don't get in the way of grip, feel way more secure and still allow a bit of movement (I understand they're intended for moto use). Short of getting a custom medical brace made, there is always gonna some compromise involved - eg depending on your natural stance/wrist position, you may need to adjust for your wrist being held in more of a straight line thru forearm and hand.

 @handynzl: when you are around your twenties you heal much much faster compared to when you are 30+

 @pr3dator: yeah, I think I was 22 or 23. And double that age later, you bounce even less...

 Broken scaphoid is a shitty injury, had mine broken and 6 weeks with plaster...

Regarding the healing process, it depends quite a lot at what part of the scaphoid it breaks. It is a nasty little bone, with only one vein circulating inside it to bring nutrients & take crap out. If the vein happens to be damaged, it will take a lot longer for the bone to fully heal. Also, if the bone is operated and small screw can be placed to hold it together, it'll take less time to heal and you can use it much sooner..

 I ride with an Allsports dynamics wrist brace since i broke my scaphoid (dislocated everything and tore my SL band). Fell on the hand again, did a good job until now.

 I’m healing from a scaphoid break now thanks for the link on this brace @handynzl:

 I broke my scaphoid in September 2017, right at the end of my first season getting back into MTB. After having a cast on for a few weeks it became clear the bone was not healing (pretty common for this type of break - there's very little blood flow to that part of your wrist). I ended up needing surgery, and had a bolt placed in there. I was back on the bike in February, so all told it was about 4 months of recovery.

Anyways, now I ride with these guards and I think they're pretty great. They give some protection from palm-strikes, but also from rolling on your wrist (which is what I did!). They don't seem to impact my grip too badly, I forget they're there most of the time.

demonsnow.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=337

 I appreciated that lol.

 According to Functional Movement specialists what feels like an injury in one place can actually mean imbalance in another.

 Right... varies by case but still

 @mtbmaniatv: I'd rather have broken mine. I tore the scapholunate ligament and cartilage. 3+ months and never will have range of motion again.

Apparently I have strong bones so they don't break, but everything around them goes...

 @krashDH85: ughh that sounds awful. I was the opposite growing up. Muscles developed faster and rallied too hard for the bones.

 @mtbmaniatv: lucky if it does ever heal