Posted on GIA this morning that Tom Ryan was involved in a serious auto accident today. Two broken legs and a broken hip if reports are accurate. Here is hoping for a full and speedy recovery.
Best Wishes Tom Ryan
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At least they have some great health care available in Columbus. Praying for a quick and full recovery. As much as we like to poke fun, this is a small community and we support one another.
Reports are that he broke both fibulas and tibias, as well as a fractured hip. He has got a long road to recovery if true. My wife had a fractured hip, and it took three months to be able to drive, and that was with two good legs to work and heal the joint through PT. Not sure how he does PT without working legs.
Wish him well.
Wish him well.
I think that's the hospital that saved Adam Taliaferro's life and began his recovery. Ryan is in great hands.
Maybe a good time to point out that we give Ryan a lot of crap but also often point out that his wrestlers are among the classiest and most respectful in the sport. And he runs a very successful program.
Wishing him a full and speedy recovery.
Wishing him a full and speedy recovery.
Best wishes and speedy recovery to Tom Ryan who was in an accident on his way to campus. Heard it was "non life threatening".
I think I can relate to his rehab. I once popped both hamstrings at both ends -- had to have both reattached at the groin and behind the knee. Was bedridden for 3+ months in a right angle cast -- cast from my toes to my hips with a bar cemented between my ankles to keep my legs 90 deg apart and prevent any lower-body motion.
Once his bones are sufficintly healed to start rehab, the first step will be manual range of motion work. Meaning a trainer will forcibly push his legs in various directions to extend his hips, knees, and ankles. There will be a lot of resistance to break through. At keast daily, build to 3x daily as he can take it. That month or so will be rough.
And mentally taxing because he'll be in a wheelchair that whole time. Once the casts come off, it's really hard to remain patient and stay off your feet, and continue to trust the process.
Then they can do the assisted walks, light weight work, and the like, that build him back toward independence.
Two things that will help him: he'll get a ton of in-person support from family and the team, and he'll know Sasso recovered from worse.
Same that Sammy's life was saved in too? Hoping Tom has a full recovery--that sounds awful, but at least he's alive.
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Yikes. That sounded like a nasty time in your life. I can't imagine not being able to move out of position. Mentally unnatural.
Worst 2nd grade summer I ever had.
The worst part of the cast wasn't so much that I couldn't move my lower body. It was recurring leg spasms from being straightened and unmoved for so long. The bedpan got old long before 3 months too.
That was nothing compared to the range of motion therapy. It had to be done and I don't regret it now, but at the time I would've jumped in front of a car to avoid it. So much joint stiffness to break through after being in a fixed position for 3+ months.
Not asking for any sympathy, just giving a first-hand account of what Ryan might have to endure. If the accounts of his injuries are accurate, then he'll have to have both legs and a hip immobilized for some period of time.
After a while that wasn't so bad. You kinda adjust and relax into position. Well, except when the spasms came.
One positive about that 90 deg fixed position: it removed all temptation to get out of bed and possibly cause more damage. Between the bar constraints and the extra weight of the cast, it's impossible to hobble on your heels like that for more than a couple steps, and how are you getting up if you fall, so why bother?
Have a friend in San Diego who is a top level cyclist, especially in the time trial events. One day, he was training on a road in Rancho Santa Fe and a pickup truck ran a stop sign so he hit it head on at maybe 25 - 30 mph. He flew across the hood and fractured both legs. They rushed him to the ER and the hospital did a CT scan to see if any internal organs were ruptured. The scans came out OK, but the doctor told him he saw a spot on his kidney that he might want to get checked. My friend had it biopsied and it was cancer. Kidney cancer is deadly and you don't have any symptoms until it's too late. As soon as it was possible, my friend went in for surgery and had part of his kidney removed. In a very strange way, that collision with the pickup saved his life!
I get it. I own a home health care company and we provide massage therapy for some of our clients so that the muscles don't freeze into certain curled positions. The pain when it does is excruciating. Takes lots of time to work that out.
That’s the same way Michael Scott saved Meredith’s life when the doctors discovered she had rabies. 😀
We kid him but he's a good man and a good coach. Get well soon Tom.
How many years were you in 2nd grade?
So sorry to hear this. Wishing Coach Ryan a speedy recovery! Has to help that he is in good shape and has a great team of people helping him to rehab.
For all the crap thrown his way (some deserved, some not so much) he is a really good coach and great recruiter. And as stated above he recruits and leads high quality young men. He runs a good program. Lots of tough breaks (no pun intended) this season for the Buckeyes.
For all the crap thrown his way (some deserved, some not so much) he is a really good coach and great recruiter. And as stated above he recruits and leads high quality young men. He runs a good program. Lots of tough breaks (no pun intended) this season for the Buckeyes.
I’m going to assume with those injuries that an airbag probably saved his life - lower body got hammered, but upper body saved
Reportedly he drove into a semi and totaled the car, so yeah, I think you're thought is correct. Airbags saved his life.
Muscle spasms are the worst! I once had one of my sartorius muscles start spasming and no matter what position I placed my leg in it would not stop. I was in bed at the time and by the time it finally stopped spasming I was on the floor
writhing in pain, hyperventilating and sweating. No fun! Last year I also had a months-long issue in the muscles behind my left shoulder/upper trapezius area. I assume I had damaged the nerves when I fell out of a commercial dumpster, landing on that area (long story!).
These spasms came and went at a regular basis for two months or so. None of the tests I had ever diagnosed the issue. One morning when I woke up the muscles started spasming severely and wouldn't stop. It took almost an hour for the spasms to stop. Brutally painful. Well, enough of my Organ Recital! Just know I can empathize with what you went through.
fell out of a dumpster eh? You know you can be honest with us. We won't judge you based on your homelessness.
My wife has a nasty autoimmune disease (ankylosing spondylitis), and she often has the nighttime spasms that literally make her fall out of bed in severe pain. Completely random events but they make for long nights.
Around here folks fall out of tree harnesses.fell out of a dumpster eh? You know you can be honest with us. We won't judge you based on your homelessness.
Sports and fan passion for our own teams and coaches is miniscule when you hear about something life changing like Tom Ryan's tragic accident. I've always thought the OSU'S wrestlers acted with class, on and off the mat. Praying for Tom's healing.
I enjoyed my career as a police officer, but the thought of working highway patrol never had any appeal to me. I would have found it monotonous compared to the variety of calls I experienced on a daily basis as a beat officer. Also, knowing now what I do about the cumulative effects of being exposed to traumatic scenes, being exposed on a regular basis to the carnage from high speed collisions would take its toll. I found it much less stressful to see a homicide victim than see what happens to a human body involved in a high speed collision.
I am thankful Tom Ryan survived that collision. He is in my prayers.
I am thankful Tom Ryan survived that collision. He is in my prayers.
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Update on Tom Ryan. Good news...seems all the damage was just on the left leg. Son says he is doing well too.
Were you by any chance involved with the cleanup operation after the PSA flight went down in North Park? I heard some guys on the SDPD had a pretty rough time dealing with the after effects from what they saw.
