The body does slowly recover, one way or another, or at least enough to get by.
I took the ST out for the first time in nearly 2 years today and have aches and pains that I hoped would not be as bad as I feared - they were!
I took a year out from riding, after being diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, as I didn't want to aggravate it with bike vibes. Then a year ago came a fall - just a simple missed footing on a pavement edge and down I went tearing off tendons from my right shoulder / arm. Off came the long head biceps (still off), off came the Subscapularis (still off) & off came the Supraspinatus - which has been re-attached with two bone anchors with 6 sutures woven into the tendon and pulled tight and knotted. I now am able to move my arm, but a year of muscle wastage has to be built up - I'm told it could take a year to recover!!!
The fall also injured my knees,wrists and back. The knees and wrists seem OK but my back was in bits after today's ride. The UK roads are in a bad state!
When I think of all that damage caused when just walking, having an off seems extra scary now!
To top all that, the ST indicators & hazards have decided not to work along with the clutch switch, so to start it, it has to be out of gear and the side stand up! I'll investigate that tomorrow!