dislo right knee, dislo right shoulder, dislo left shoulder, ACL left knee, chipped tooth going over the falls in the NW all separate occasions, know give me your list.......from surf, wake and kitesurfing

Repetitive Strain Injury. Both elbows. AKA Golfers elbow. Similar to but not exactly the same as tennis elbow. Too much of a good thing is apparently bad for you after all. Having a rest today.

Anyone know a good fast fix?

Juvenial Arthritis (Both ankles, both knees, some toes), 1 Inch cut in foot, Bitten by a shark.

No disc left between S1 & L5. L5 pushed way out of line with other vertebrae and crushing all the nerves, need surgery within 12 months to avoid being paraplegic.....

Bursitis in the right shoulder (I'm blaming the heavy bar pressure on the Core GT).

Scars are cool but nothing better than a nice, neat axe wound. shaved a little

Total wrist recon with 4 finger & thumb re alignment, power dingy racing
he who dares wins, The Avon Descent ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3x compression fractures to spine (25 yrs of pole boarding), heel laceration to the bone with operation to remove coral/ shell and subsequent infection (2 weeks off work), split left rib cage in half with a bad double back role (another 2 weeks off) which heal out of alignment and now I can't surf anymore due to the lump of bone making it to painfull to paddle on my stomach (last two from kiting the last 6 yrs).

A rib, a broken toe (point walter),surfer's ear all good

Serious addiction and manic compulsive behavior at or above 18kn SSW...

Really bad chaff under my chin from hat strap.

Either everyone else sucks or I need to try harder!

dislocate right shoulder x3. Dislocate left shoulder (see pic below done a week ago)broken fingers &thumb x3.Broken big toe. Both ear drumbs blown x2. And 2 BAD sprains to left knee.All done kitting.

Chris6791 said...

Bursitis in the right shoulder (I'm blaming the heavy bar pressure on the Core GT).

Hey Chris, when did you have it and how did you treat it?

Got mine through misjudging a double overhead in Bali in August - comes good for a while but after 3 or 4 days kiting it's buggered again.

Hoping that someone has a miracle cure - don't want to miss summer

swinginginthewind said...

Chris6791 said...

Bursitis in the right shoulder (I'm blaming the heavy bar pressure on the Core GT).

Hey Chris, when did you have it and how did you treat it?

Got mine through misjudging a double overhead in Bali in August - comes good for a while but after 3 or 4 days kiting it's buggered again.

Hoping that someone has a miracle cure - don't want to miss summer

It was caused by bad posture with the shoulders rolling forward and aggravated by poor kiting technique (not trimming properly - poo stance), in the short term a few physio sessions and Voltarin Rapid's, longer term I did specific exercises to strengthen the back and shoulder muscles and sports massages to release the tension across the chest.

So far so good, but I haven't loaded the shoulder for a week solid of kiting yet, looking at the forecast for the next week it will get a good workout.

Edit: it was only 12 months ago.

stopped 30hp runabout witth my hip on the vic river [NT]1030 night time,STUCK TO PROP. waited to see who got to me first the big crocs or my swimming like a demon mate .made it .15 stiches on hip internal and external .and nearly lost me block and tackle

Chris6791 said...

swinginginthewind said...

Chris6791 said...

Bursitis in the right shoulder (I'm blaming the heavy bar pressure on the Core GT).

Hey Chris, when did you have it and how did you treat it?

Got mine through misjudging a double overhead in Bali in August - comes good for a while but after 3 or 4 days kiting it's buggered again.

Hoping that someone has a miracle cure - don't want to miss summer

It was caused by bad posture with the shoulders rolling forward and aggravated by poor kiting technique (not trimming properly - poo stance), in the short term a few physio sessions and Voltarin Rapid's, longer term I did specific exercises to strengthen the back and shoulder muscles and sports massages to release the tension across the chest.

So far so good, but I haven't loaded the shoulder for a week solid of kiting yet, looking at the forecast for the next week it will get a good workout.

Edit: it was only 12 months ago.

Hi
Just a word of advice, make sure you get your injury thoroughly checked out.
I damaged my shoulder 18 months ago surfing, quite a lot of bruising under the arm between the armpit and elbow obviously painful but had good movement so didnt think much of it. Treated it with ice packs, anti-inflamatory's etc followed by physio. Basically it was back to 90% okay, but I did the same injury again snowboarding, this time it didnt appear as bad (less pain and no bruising.) I treated it the same but the injury didnt respond as well.
The doctor diagnosed it as bursitis and sent me for an ultrasound to confirm it and suggested a cortisone injection. The first ultrasound found a bursa and no damage. The cortisone is injected using a ultrasound to guide the injection into the bursa. It was during this second ultrasound with a different technician they found a tear to the rotator cuff.
Long story short, the follow up MRI Scan showed a large tear to the rotator cuff, ligament damage and bursitis. I have medical cover and loss of income insurance which is fortunate but the diagnosis is 6 weeks in a sling - no driving, and 6 to 8 months off work. The other issue is if I damage it further they might not be able to operate.
So be careful, get it checked out thoroughly and dont always trust ultrasounds.