Anyone have major injuries and can't shoot anymore

[valleysniper]

I think I'll try the every other day shooting schedule

[Cool Springer]

A herniated disk in my neck took me out of shooting for 5 months, and away from hunting weight bows for 10 months.  3 years later I'm still not shooting as many arrows as I did before the injury, but all is good and I feel I'm shooting as accurately as ever.

[Stumpkiller]

I did a bone-head thing and chopped off the last 1" of my right ring finger in a tractor cooling fan and feared I would be shooting lefty thereafter.

Kat (Ken T.) sold me a left-hand Bob Lee Red Wing Hunter (for too little) and I got so I was almost there shooting left hand.  Good enough that I hunted left-hand that year (no opportunities).  

But happily the stub tip had been reattached and I got back to almost 100%.  It is still a little numb but has full strength and motion.

Shooting left was also an opportunity to relearn and rethink much of what I was doing - right and wrong.  It really opened my eyes on form.

I have "severe" osteoarthritis in my neck and that is no real problem.  But the arthritis I am getting in my shoulder and elbow joints is unpleasant though not limiting . . . yet.  I tend to be more cautious when shooting that I have stretched first.

[Hud]

There are some very effective exercises for most sports injuries, talk to your physical therapist and ask to get you started. Rotator cuff injuries are mostly preventable with the right exercise. Good luck.

[bowslinger]

You may want to look at accubow.

 https://www.accubow.com/collections/accubow-archery-training-device/products/rick-carone-signature-series-accubow

I am considering buying one myself.

I tore labrum and ruptured bicep tendon on left shoulder in 2015.  Also took 2 bone spurs from joint.  Last summer, tore labrum in right shoulder.  Had repaired in February this year.  Resected bicep tendon, removed 1 inch bone spur from clavicle, fused acromion to shoulder.  Ruptured longhead bicep tendon sometime after surgery and not getting it fixed again.

Also have titanium plate in neck to fuse c5-c7 vertebrae and two completely deflated vertebrae in lower back.

Accubow looks like a good tool to work from 10 pounds on up and can draw right or left handed.  Might be good tool for a lot of people.  Good luck!

[KSdan]

You can make your own training aid with a long piece of pvc pipe, eye bolts, and a string. Lengthening or shortening the pvc will allow you to increase weight as needed.

[Longbowwally]

Funny this came up as I'm having surgery tomorrow morning on my bow arm shoulder to remove a bone spur thats rubbing my rotator cuff muscle and 'manipulate' my shoulder to break free my shoulder where its tightened up from the bone spur irritation - haven't been able to shoot my bow since March 20....Doc says I should be back to normal within 90 days.....Not looking forward to the surgery but gotta do it so I can shoot my bow again lol......

[Keefer]

Log splitter right smack in the middle of my Palm and cut off every finger except the thumb. Just broke it and had 2 pins each finger ,Cut all the tenons ,artery's and almost bled to death . Praise be to God for good Dr.s at Union Memorial hospital in Baltimore Md.
 I shoot with that hand but limited movement .
 I had tenons removed from left leg and ankle area so I can have feeling in that hand as well.
 L-5 S 1 fusion and rods/screws are still in my back.
 I hunt on ground most of the time in a Huntmore 360 .
 When I severed my right hand or should I say when my brother in law severed it by pushing the lever when I put log on I beam it took about 2 years before I could really pick up anything and lots of therapy.
 Therapy worked and that was in 1985 and I was in my early 20's then.

[valleysniper]

I'm seeing I'm not the only one in a bad situation
 Still a bitch, but can't give up I guess. I've been shooting bow and bowhunting my whole life. At one time the Doc told me I would have to give it up. I hope I never have to

Total shoulder replacement (bow arm) in 2014. Still not as strong as I need to be......shooting a pretty light bow, tho, as much as possible.

[kat]

Pretty much lost the sight in my right eye. Switched to left hand, and feel bummed about it every once in a while, but after reading your list of problems......
There is always someone that has it worse.
Hang in there and keep the faith. It is amazing what you can do with enough imagination.