a break from binding?

[kyle_lawrence]

I took a pretty hard fall of a horse yesterday (mostly my fault...) and have been in some pain today. I came down pretty hard on my butt/ hip, hit my head on the ground (with a helmet on) and breifly got the wind knocked out of me.

I pretty much bounced back up, walked around for a minute or 2 till I could breath normally again, and then got back on to continue riding another 20 minutes or so.  I felt ok to keep working longer, but I was starting to see dancing zig zag lines in my left peripheral vision, and figured getting off would be the best idea.

I woke up really stiff today, especially in my neck and upper back, and have had some tenderness around my ribs.  I just wore a sports bra, and spent most of the day watching movies and attempting to rest.

So, my question... Would wearing my binder make things worse?  Should I try to not wear it for a few days?  I don't really have plans to go anywhere, so it wouldn't be a huge deal for me, but I would still feel more comfortable binding I think.

eta-  It mostly hurts to try to take a deep breath right now, but no worse than trying to with my binder on...

[LordKAT]

You may have bruised a rib. I'm not sure if binding would be a problem but if breathing is harder now than normal, I think the binder would just make it worse.

[kyle_lawrence]

I don't think I bruised any ribs, at least I hope i didn't.  It's more muscle tightness across my upper back, and around my shoulders.  I sneezed earlier and it was the most painfull thing I did all day.  Definitly a muscle thing though.

I'll probably try putting it on tomorrow to see how it feels.

[Ruben]

Owch. Might have strained your muscles a bit with the shock of the fall. You tried any heat on it? Like a hot bath or heat patch or something?

I think rest is generally a good idea, and the binder would just make you feel a touch more uncomfortable, but I doubt it would be damaging. Still, going without if you're staying indoors would probably be the best thing you can do.

[insanitylives]

Sounds like on top of your ribs, you got whiplash.

Being thrown off a horse isn't exactly something you recover from quickly [even if you can get up], speaking from experience.'
(haha. that night was fun though)

anyway, probably not a great idea, especially if it still hurts to breath properly without binding.

[kyle_lawrence]

Being thrown off a horse isn't exactly something you recover from quickly [even if you can get up], speaking from experience.'
(haha. that night was fun though)

Haha, not anymore.  I bounced much better when I was 14. I'm really not enjoying how much 12 years can slow down the healing process.  I have over 10 years of riding experience (and falling off experience), so you start to be able to figure out which direction is the safest to get launched in, and try to time when you let go.  The look on the kids face when I tried to explain that I had tried to let go in a position where I was least likely to land on my face or head before I let go was awesome. "What? you can do that?"

I'm feeling much better today, and ended up going for a bike ride.  I was planning on doing a short 3 mile loop on my roadbike, and ended up out for over 2 hours. I was even feeing good enough to hammer through a hilly dirt road loop and sprint the rest of the way home.