If you are thrown from your bike, and land the wrong way, dislocating the shoulder can happen easily. Click here to learn more about shoulder dislocations. Flying over the handlebars headfirst often causes these injuries. Luckily, most of them do not require surgery, but you may be out of commission for several weeks while they heal. Often, cryotherapy helps to bring down swelling after a shoulder separation.
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Putting your foot down the wrong way coming off a turn can cause an inversion injury to the ankle. Luckily, these are not usually too severe and can be treated easily with a brace while it heals. This site and information herein is provided for informational purposes only. Neither it nor the products sold here are designed to diagnose, treat, or cure any problem. For more information, see our Disclaimer page .