In answer to OP I have not had this specific type of injury however I do have some background info. that could be useful. Wanted to get it in the mix for any who may choose to consider it.
I am thankful every day that I have access to western medicine. If I had a broken bone sticking out the side of my leg, a ruptured spleen, something ripped that could not repair itself or a host of other injuries I would go straight to a doctor for my main help. Then I would look to what I could do to support my healing and if there were anything I could do to not have it happen again.
When it comes to structural use of our bodies have you ever wondered how it is that kids can go through full range of movements with little restriction compared to most adults? And how come you and I could do this movement or lift that much weight as a young person but, if we have done it for x amount of time, then it is a problem?
Starting with the end in mind, I would like my body to work well for a full lifetime. With that as a goal, I look around and see examples where that is the case, including whole cultures and peoples that use their bodies freely and actively right up until they die of old age. So how can we as tree climbers/repetitive workers in a western culture achieve that?
One way is with a grouping of information and exercises found in the book, Pain Free by Pete Egoscue. A concept shared in that book which I think is pertinent to this conversation is that if you were to stand as you normally do and a plumb line were to be held directly in the middle of the front of your body, you “should” appear semetrical on both sides. Also if the plumb line is taken around to your side it “should” mark a line from the top of your head, down through the middle of your ear (hole), shoulder joint, elbow joint, wrist joint, hip joint, knee joint, and ankle joint. All of this with the thumb naturally oriented forward as you stand there. If any of this is not the case, then I would liken it to taking the most sophisticated piece of equip. ever designed or built, setting it up in some way it is not intended to be set up and operating it day in and day out thinking all should be fine. It’s not going to be fine, we will have functional failures and we will have pain. It is our muscles which hold out joints in proper relation to one another and we can do something to affect our muscles.
The book, Pain Free contains incredible information and exorcises which flat out work for body maintenance and I would recommend it to anyone. The exorcises in that book take me more time, effort and money to put into practice than other info. available and after years of making use of it to good result I switched over to using info. from the book, Somatics by Thomas Hanna. Now for as little as 10-15 min. per day and doing exercises so easy going that I call them “movements” instead, I can remain fully functional and pain free.
