Road rash

neilrobins
neilrobins Posts: 102
edited March 2012 in Training, fitness and health
After 39 years finally taken a decent tumble on my bike this afternoon. Luckily nothing broken but I have a nasty road rash top of right thigh. Any hint or tips to get it healed quickly?
Just used antiseptic cream so far.
Ta
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  • ut_och_cykla
    ut_och_cykla Posts: 1,594
    Wash with soap & water, keep covered with clean dressing. Do not pick! Once the scab is well formed very gentle finger tip massage round the edges MIGHT help improve blood flow & healing time!
  • cyco2
    cyco2 Posts: 593
    If you don't want a scab then use a graze dressing. They have them in chemists and are very good. I like grazes to weep and stay soft with antiseptic and vitamin E cream. Also, I have found the NHS nurses saying to keep the scab soft use Vaseline.
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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 16,558
    get a wound dressing *fast*, hydrogel/hydrocolloid etc.

    also, 3m tegaderm film is excellent if it's a larger area (ask at pharmacy counter, they usually have some) - i had road rash on the thigh, area about the size of a cd, sheet of tegaderm on it, healed perfectly with no scar

    use sterile wound wash or just water, *no* ointment, dry with sterile lint-free cloth, put on dressing

    then it'll heal fast, with minimum scrarring
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • neilrobins
    neilrobins Posts: 102
    Thanks all, great tips
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  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    Mepitel safetac did the job nicely for me. Available at no extra cost from your local A&E.
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  • Girya
    Girya Posts: 23
    Emu oil, get the oil the cream isn't as good.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Had a fall today, nicely cut up knee and also got road rash top left thigh, thanks to this thread I've been to Boots and shoved a graze dressing on it! Ta you Doctoring lot.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    So opening this topic back up...

    I have a century sportive week Sunday that I need (want) to attend but I'm recovering from a fall on Saturday, the road rash isn't an issue, it's more the big gash on my knee, that as I keep moving - is struggling to heal. Visited the doctors today for a decent dressing, struggle to bend it when sat, so have to leave it out straight a lot.

    Can anyone recommend some exercises I can do so I'll be able to get back on the bike ASAP?

    Thank you.

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