Broken limb reversed progress even though nothing has harmed it?

[Bio]

for some aggravating reason my damn broken arm keeps reversing my progress. I haven’t taken the splint off once in more than 3 days and I have barely gotten into any fights, but for some reason the damn thing went from “recovering” all the way back to “started recovery”

what the hell is up with this?

[Mantar]

If the arm gets struck it will reset the healing duration. While splinted your arm basically has 1 hp, and any damage at all rebreaks it.

[frac]

Carrying stuff that’s too heavy could have hurt it. If you let stamina empty, additional carrying does damage. Or might you have run over something in a non-seatbelted vehicle?

[JayThirtySeven]

The limb getting too cold can also damage it and reset the mending process. If possible it’s best to settle in somewhere and pass the time crafting, reading, etc…