Explaining Injuries - Page 2

kayskate · #26 10-13-2007, 07:20 AM

How many cases of tennis elbow, tendonitis, knee problems due to jogging and other high impact activities do you hear about in adults? These adults are participating in "sensible" adult-friendly activities. I'm assuming the original poster is an adult. However, as an adult skater, I can comment on this from my perspective.

There have been several broken ankles discussed on this forum recently, one of them mine. When ppl ask why I go back to skating, I tell them 2 things.

1. I have been skating (ice and roller) for 30+ yrs w/o injury. That's a pretty good run.

2. I've only fallen once more than I've gotten up.

Now I'm trying to make a career of coaching, so it is more than just a hobby for me at this point.

Kay

samba · #27 10-13-2007, 07:57 AM

Try going to the docs with a black eye, my poor husband got some awful looks, when I explained to the doctor that I did it by entering the ice pad with my blade guards on, he said the story was so bizarre that he had to believe it.

sue123 · #28 10-13-2007, 08:53 AM

Most of my bigger injuries came from falling either up or down the stairs. I had a nasty ankle sprain in college from falling down the stairs on the way to the library to return a book. The health center thought I broke it, so they sent me to teh ER. It wasn't broken, but it was a really nasty sprain. I also had a tiny hairline fracture in my wrist from falling up the stairs in my dorm room. As a baby, I fractured my skulll when I climbed onto the baby gate and tried to sit on it to see what the view looked like, leaned too far foward, and flew down a flight of wooden stairs. I think I should just avoid stairs in general.

Mrs Redboots · #29 10-13-2007, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Award

Perhaps for practice only, they could start wearing things like....

http://www.madisonsport.com.au/football.php

Trouble is, if you do that you could get dependent on it and be unable to skate without it. Some people are like that about gloves, even, and have to train themselves to be able to skate without gloves when they're testing or competing. Unless you have had a bad concussion, you aren't allowed to test or compete with a helmet on, as far as I know. Of course, for us women, wearing our hair up in some kind of bun or plait can provide good protection for the back of the head!

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Originally Posted by SkatingOnClouds

I have never known anyone to have their fingers chopped off by someone else skating over their fingers when they've fallen. Is this an urban myth, or has anyone known it to happen? Ever?

Not quite off, but very nearly - an ice dance couple tripped and fell while competing the Argentine Tango one day, and her blade caught his finger. He didn't quite lose it, but it's not a pretty sight to look at these days.

Award · #30 10-13-2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs Redboots

Trouble is, if you do that you could get dependent on it and be unable to skate without it. Some people are like that about gloves, even, and have to train themselves to be able to skate without gloves when they're testing or competing.

That's very true indeed. I think that for those that get dependent on it, then better not use any protection if they are afraid that they'll stay dependent on it. For those that have no trouble with transitioning from protection to no protection, then it could be beneficial or useful for them. Just like some skaters (but not all) that first begin jumps....they use jumping harness, and understand that eventually they of course need to do it without safety aids.

Skittl1321 · #31 10-13-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SkatingOnClouds

I have never known anyone to have their fingers chopped off by someone else skating over their fingers when they've fallen. Is this an urban myth, or has anyone known it to happen? Ever?

I maintain that if you aren't falling over, you aren't extending yourself and learning something new.

My mother had a good portion sliced off by someone else when she was young, and it had to be stitched back on.

I agree with you- and I'm fully aware I am progressing slower than I have to because I do not allow myself to fall.

doubletoe · #32 10-13-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chowskates

Well, well... I hope that will be what I say very soon...
But for now, I seem to have to explain to everyone why I'm still on the ice coaching!

Probably because if you were still on the ice SKATING, they'd all give you a MUCH harder time!

When is the baby due? Do they make skates in Newborn size?

Sessy · #33 10-13-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Award

For those that have no trouble with transitioning from protection to no protection, then it could be beneficial or useful for them.

I don't have any sqeamishness about skating without protection (even wrist pads), but I do need my gloves for some reason if I'm not wearing wrist pads!

Without gloves even 3-turns don't go quite as smooth. I think it's something about having chafed all skin off my wrists on a public skating session on bad ice, twice.

Sessy · #34 10-13-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by doubletoe

Why do women continue to have babies? There's pain, health risks, expense and LOTS of loss of sleep. But what do they all say? "Because it's SO WORTH IT!"

dbny · #35 10-13-2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Award

I haven't seen anyone with fingers chopped clean off. That would be so disgusting ... eek.
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Gee...as for getting fingers chopped off, which is quite a frightening thought, I've never heard of that yet. Although, I would not be surprised if such a thing could happen in a rec skate session. But I think that just getting nerve damage would be nasty enough.

Well, I hate to even say this out loud, but exactly that did happen at a local rink just last week. It was a crowded Sat evening session, but happened towards the end when it wasn't that crowded anymore. A girl fell and her hand was splayed out on the ice, when her brother's friend came along right over it. As he hit the finger, he lurched down at the waist putting pressure on the front of his blade and slicing the finger off. The girl and her finger were rushed to a hospital and the finger was successfully (so far) re-attached.

teresa · #36 10-13-2007, 10:37 PM

I'm another skater who needs her gloves. =-) I feel naked without them!

teresa

Isk8NYC · #37 10-13-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dbny

Well, I hate to even say this out loud, but exactly that did happen at a local rink just last week. It was a crowded Sat evening session, but happened towards the end when it wasn't that crowded anymore. A girl fell and her hand was splayed out on the ice, when her brother's friend came along right over it. As he hit the finger, he lurched down at the waist putting pressure on the front of his blade and slicing the finger off. The girl and her finger were rushed to a hospital and the finger was successfully (so far) re-attached.

Wow! Poor kids. I still can't imagine it happening, that must take some force unless you run over a joint or something.
I'll send some healing light that kid's way.

Kim to the Max · #38 10-13-2007, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by teresa

I'm another skater who needs her gloves. =-) I feel naked without them!

teresa

I actually just started skating with gloves again because the rink I skate at is very cold...I would normally not skate with gloves...an old habit from trying to break the glove dependency years ago when I was competing. I hope I don't get too attached again...

GordonSk8erBoi · #39 10-14-2007, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by teresa

I'm another skater who needs her gloves. =-) I feel naked without them!

teresa

Me three! Going without gloves feels like "going commando"!

SkatingOnClouds · #40 10-14-2007, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dbny

Well, I hate to even say this out loud, but exactly that did happen at a local rink just last week. It was a crowded Sat evening session, but happened towards the end when it wasn't that crowded anymore. A girl fell and her hand was splayed out on the ice, when her brother's friend came along right over it. As he hit the finger, he lurched down at the waist putting pressure on the front of his blade and slicing the finger off. The girl and her finger were rushed to a hospital and the finger was successfully (so far) re-attached.

Oh my goodness, so it really can happen ?

Ewwww!!

Award · #41 10-14-2007, 06:24 AM

That's it. I'm skipping dinner tonight. I hope that poor little girl can get feeling back in her finger after it was surgically re-attached. I'm guessing that she may have permanent nerve damage in the finger. But at the same time, hopefully it can recover and get full feeling in the finger.

Ice Dancer · #42 10-14-2007, 07:17 AM

I once asked my bf what he would do if I injured my hand and/or fingers at the rink resulting in me not being able to cook and wash up.

His response? Takeaways and ready meals!!!

I like to think it was his way of being supportive!

sk8_4fun · #43 10-14-2007, 10:55 AM

I dont have a problem justifying injuries. My OH is very supportive. However, it bugs me when people assume that if you hurt yourself you must be rubbish! Twice in the past year I have turned up at school injured, Once on crutches and once with my arm in a splint from a bad sprain and its the rolling of eyes and 'skating again was it?'. I'm sure they think that I'm a disaster on ice!!!

chowskates · #44 10-15-2007, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by doubletoe

Probably because if you were still on the ice SKATING, they'd all give you a MUCH harder time!

LOL yes, certainly!

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Originally Posted by doubletoe

When is the baby due? Do they make skates in Newborn size?

The baby is due in Feb next year. I'm not sure about Newborn skates, though... it'd take some time before they even walk!!

doubletoe · #45 10-15-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chowskates

LOL yes, certainly!

The baby is due in Feb next year. I'm not sure about Newborn skates, though... it'd take some time before they even walk!!

Uh-oh, she actually thought I was serious!

chowskates · #46 10-16-2007, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by doubletoe

Uh-oh, she actually thought I was serious!

Wait a minute, aren't you serious? Don't the young'uns need to get used to having this tight boot around them, and the feeling of blisters and corns on the feet...

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