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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: snaked plissken on June 30, 2015, 11:53:59 AM
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In honor of me breaking my nose last week while skating, I'd like to welcome people to share their favorite/worst injuries.
I wish i had video of mine because I landed on my face hard a-f.
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still have 12 screws and 2 plates in my leg from when I broke my tibia/fibula a little over 10 years ago, trying to fs 180 over a tiny spine.
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i sacked skating a rail after being drunk at the bar and my friend put it on instagram. it got more likes than any of my photos
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In honor of me breaking my nose last week while skating, I'd like to welcome people to share their favorite/worst injuries.
I wish i had video of mine because I landed on my face hard a-f.
Generally, I consider it bad luck to talk about injuries but I broke my nose skating almost a month ago so I'll chime in and say that wasn't particularly fun.
When I told my mother what happened she gave her regular, "you should wear a helmet" spiel, to which I could say that had I been wearing a helmet the additional mass would have surely cost me my front teeth too and my nose would be permanently flattened.
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I'm currently nursing some torn cartilage in my knee by sipping bourbon, stretching, look for a new job, and resting in an effort to avoid surgery.
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I've got two screws in my left foot from a massive fuck up trying to ollie those stairs at Dunbar high school. I haven't tried to skate anything larger than a four stair since, I live by the Quartersnacks rule now.
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I took a nasty fall avoiding a drunk driver about 3 years ago and pinched a nerve in my back. Muscle spasms, centralized numbness and constant pain, the whole deal. I'm all good now, but I can't skate quite how I used to.
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i currently have a nagging knee injury that has been bothering me for a few months, it's more in the back of my knee which is making me think i over-extended it. even took a month off and it didn't get any better.
worst injury i ever had by far was cracked ribs. that shit was awful.. the slam itself wasn't too bad, the six months afterwards were awful (a sneeze is like a knife in your side)
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I dislocated a bunch of joints in my right foot when I was 20, and broke my index finger in grade school. Last year I fractured my foot. I'm really fortunate I haven't broken more bones. My elbows, knees and legs are covered in scars though. :( And for some unbeknownst reason I bruise like an elderly person.
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Worst injury I've had is broken collar bone. Really fucked up feeling like you're neck is no longer on your shoulders
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I slipped out doing a fs 5-0 nosegrab and sat on my leg which dislocated my ankle/broke my fibula at the old barn ramp in McKinnleyville in 2001. After spending most of the night in the ER, I got to fly home a week after 9/11, doped out of my mind, and in pieces. A week later I had surgery and was on crutches for two months. It was pretty bogus, but it was a pivotal point in my life and I know I'm in a better place since it happened. Most of my other injuries have just been nagging things that have been exacerbated by age.
Edit: I still have a plate and 10 screws in my leg.
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When I was 12 I slammed on a vert ramp learning rock to fakies and almost broke my hip.
About a decade ago I tried a Frontside 180 over a tiny jump to jump, bailed out but didn't kick my board far enough away landed on it with one foot spun around and sat on the other foot. Tore my ACL and meniscus, which I had fixed up 18 months later.
Last summer I was pushing down the street with a fresh coffee in my hand doing little manuals. Got wheel bite put the front wheels down stepped off with the back foot to get balance ran over the back foot while trying to get balance and piled into the ground resulting in a broken rib and a wasted coffee. I asked the guy getting in his truck if he saw it and he was just laughing.
One of the worst ones was learning spine transfers in 87ish. Instead of bashing my tail like a lien to tail. I missed. I recall laying on my back on the tranny unable to move any body part or breath at all. Looking up at my friends and whispering help me cause I couldn't get the air in or out. Couldn't turn my head, lift my legs or wiggle my fingers. They just sat their looking at me. I was winded but did something else that paralyzed me for a minute or two. Must have been one of the more scarier moments in my life.
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Cracked my head open once (pebble sent my back truck swerving) and got staples, walked my ass over to the nurse after a friend told me I was gushing out blood like a fountain. If I can find a picture I'll upload it, aftermath of course, all the kids were pretty shocked at the sight.
Edit: my "worst" injury is child's play, thankful I haven't broken or torn anything yet.
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Worst injury I've had is broken collar bone. Really fucked up feeling like you're neck is no longer on your shoulders
That sounds insane. In fifteen years of skating I've never broken any bones. I dislocated a ring toe once but popped it back into place.
Worst injury I had was the mild concussion/incapacitated upper body I received from falling down a twelve-foot vert ramp. The ramp was in an indoor park and it had a twelve-foot section and an eleven-foot section. I dropped into the eleven-foot section and it felt amazing. So I tried dropping into the twelve-foot section and fell down onto the flatbottom head first. My vision went blurry for a few seconds and my ears were ringing. The bizarre thing was that there was someone cleaning the ramp on other side of the deck, I called out to them that I fell and they didn't turn around. So either I didn't talk loudly enough or they weren't paying attention.
I went to the front and told them what happened, still messed up. I got it together pretty quickly and could remember the name of the park employee who helped me. And I was memorizing lines for a play I was starring in on the subway ride home, haha. Maybe it wasn't even a concussion and I was just dazed for a second. But later when I eventually lay down to sleep (something I was concerned about due to comas) and woke up, I couldn't get out of bed due to my sore body and had to fight to crawl out. It was already sore but the pain set in over time. Never went to a hospital since I didn't have health insurance and it didn't seem urgent. This was about four years ago. I do want to try to skate vert again but that's when I realized that I can't risk concussions and I don't have to put my head on the line like that.
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I've had 10 blown out knees between the both of them in the past 5-7 years.
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Too many to list, 39 and starting to have to pay the piper now
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I slipped out doing a fs 5-0 nosegrab and sat on my leg which dislocated my ankle/broke my fibula at the old barn ramp in McKinnleyville in 2001. After spending most of the night in the ER, I got to fly home a week after 9/11, doped out of my mind, and in pieces. A week later I had surgery and was on crutches for two months. It was pretty bogus, but it was a pivotal point in my life and I know I'm in a better place since it happened. Most of my other injuries have just been nagging things that have been exacerbated by age.
Edit: I still have a plate and 10 screws in my leg.
I did pretty much the exact same thing 2 years ago (sitting on my leg, dislocated ankle, broken fibula). I was trying to avoid a collision at park with big tranny. Except I broke my wrist too, in the same fall. Having 2 casts at the same time was fucking horrible. Plus I was already 39 at the time. My confidence on board is just shot since then.
On a funnier note, last week I went to buy some groceries with my cruiser, I was watching the next intersection for cars....and hit a big rock. I was going pretty fast on a slight downhill and my backpack full of groceries kind of propulsed me in the air, I did a full-on superman jump, landing on my stomach. Right in front of a crowded cafe. I love skateboarding.
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About six years ago I fucked up skating a storm water drain ,fell to flat from the top.
Tore both my left kidney and my spleen in half.was in hospital for a month or so, they ended up saving my spleen but my kidney had to be removed.
Had to move in with my mum,couldn't look after myself for about six months.
Never could bring myself to skate dangerous stuff again,I'm strictly a mini ramp ,manual pad guy these days.
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broke my big papa toe while heelflipping in a nosemanual. quite embarrassing to be honest ;D.
i also broke my kneecap and my elbow while trying to fs smith a handrail.
there are countless smaller things, like almost cracking my front teeth out while trying a really long fs 5050 on an endless round street flatrail, but what's good, there are no post-injury problems from these injuries. i am thankful about that.
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broke my wrist a month and a half ago, got a titanium plate/7 screw+pins
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been chilling hard the past 2 months with a fractured fibula
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Countless tweaked ankles, a fucked up back, fake teeth, and a metal wrist.
Yeeeeeeah. Skating.
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Broke my left arm back in 2013 trying a trick into a bank. I slipped out and made the mistake of sticking my arm out as I was falling. I landed right on it, heard a teeny cracking sound, like the sound of a knuckle cracking, and knew something was wrong. Instant pain too right off the bat. Had to get some plates and screws put in there. It was my first time ever having surgery too and being put under anesthesia, the whole experience was pretty trippy. I was out of skating for about four months total. I would do lil shuvits and 180s here and there, but I couldn't try anything too crazy because I didn't want to risk falling on my arm as it was still healing and reinjure it while it was still all fragile, and having to start the healing process all over again.
After it healed I ended up going back and getting the trick I had fucked it up on. It was pretty intimidating, but it felt good to ride away. Still though, ever since that injury I still get a bit uneasy when I'm doing tricks into a bank. I used to not get too psyched out at all skating into banks, but now I tend to be a lot more nervous skating into them, but I just suck it up and go for it.
Other than my arm, I'm constantly rolling my left ankle. I've rolled it pretty badly quite a few times over the years. It's pretty much permaswollen. Even when it's feeling good and not hurting the swolleness is still there, hah.
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I tried reading everyone else's, shit got too real.
I snapped my this tendon that's part of my fibularis longus (it runs parallel to your achilles), could barely walk for a week. Took two months to heal. A concussion once too. Those are my worst. Knock on wood.
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Broke my left arm back in 2013 trying a trick into a bank. I slipped out and made the mistake of sticking my arm out as I was falling. I landed right on it, heard a teeny cracking sound, like the sound of a knuckle cracking, and knew something was wrong. Instant pain too right off the bat. Had to get some plates and screws put in there. It was my first time ever having surgery too and being put under anesthesia, the whole experience was pretty trippy. I was out of skating for about four months total. I would do lil shuvits and 180s here and there, but I couldn't try anything too crazy because I didn't want to risk falling on my arm as it was still healing and reinjure it while it was still all fragile, and having to start the healing process all over again.
After it healed I ended up going back and getting the trick I had fucked it up on. It was pretty intimidating, but it felt good to ride away. Still though, ever since that injury I still get a bit uneasy when I'm doing tricks into a bank. I used to not get too psyched out at all skating into banks, but now I tend to be a lot more nervous skating into them, but I just suck it up and go for it.
Other than my arm, I'm constantly rolling my left ankle. I've rolled it pretty badly quite a few times over the years. It's pretty much permaswollen. Even when it's feeling good and not hurting the swolleness is still there, hah.
I've had a couple tricks injure me with a blown out knee, nollie 360 shoves and BAM! I'm on the ground with my knee pulled to my chest trying to not to yell and throw shit out of frustration. That's where my injuries have left me. I get hurt but I get pissed as shit.
I tried reading everyone else's, shit got too real.
I snapped my this tendon that's part of my fibularis longus (it runs parallel to your achilles), could barely walk for a week. Took two months to heal. A concussion once too. Those are my worst. Knock on wood.
Yah talking about injuries gives me phantom pains. I'm glad no one's posting pics cause that's the worst. Fuck MTV and that Scarred shit. That scarred me for life just watching the show and seeing some kid try to 5-0 a funbox to broken forearm. FUCK THAT.
Dodged a bullet a few years ago... I broke my wrist falling off a roof in senior year of high school. I fell on it again in 2013 and didn't get it checked out but when I did they told me I had an extremely rare fracture that if left untreated or if extremely agitated it could rearrange the bones of my wrist/hand and I wouldn't be able to use my right hand.
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My chin was hungry so it took a bite out of the sidewalk. I hit my head so hard I cracked a tooth as well.
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Recently dislocated my knee and broke my foot. Been on the couch for a week. Heavy pills and lots of video games for the rest of the summer.
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bon apetit
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Not really too bad but I broke my nose about 6 years ago when I was 16, not really too notable compared to the guy with half of his leg meat exposed to the air but my friend did film it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aSUmi63PsM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aSUmi63PsM#)
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8 years ago - blew out 4 ligaments in my right ankle trying to wallie over a plastic yellow barrier. i was out for about 8 months till i stepped on a board again. probably took a year till things felt fine. luckily it's like nothing ever happened, and it never hindered me.
7 years ago - 4 months after reaching 100 percent, i broke a bone in the middle of the same bone so bad it needed surgery. another 6 months till i was back on board.
knock on wood, that was all a long time ago, and I've managed to keep injury free since.
i don't know if i can speak for anyone else, but i always feel like the folks that get hurt never came back didn't want it bad enough. but i feel bad for people who really have fucked up ACLs/MCLs/knee shit, can't imagine what that must be like.
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I did pretty much the exact same thing 2 years ago (sitting on my leg, dislocated ankle, broken fibula). I was trying to avoid a collision at park with big tranny. Except I broke my wrist too, in the same fall. Having 2 casts at the same time was fucking horrible. Plus I was already 39 at the time. My confidence on board is just shot since then.
On a funnier note, last week I went to buy some groceries with my cruiser, I was watching the next intersection for cars....and hit a big rock. I was going pretty fast on a slight downhill and my backpack full of groceries kind of propulsed me in the air, I did a full-on superman jump, landing on my stomach. Right in front of a crowded cafe. I love skateboarding.
I totally understand the loss of confidence. It took a long time for me to do fs grinds again.
i don't know if i can speak for anyone else, but i always feel like the folks that get hurt never came back didn't want it bad enough. but i feel bad for people who really have fucked up ACLs/MCLs/knee shit, can't imagine what that must be like.
I understand where you're coming from, but I also understand how some people never want to get back into it after a serious injury. The risk just outweighs the reward at some point. I don't fault anyone for that. Skateboarding should be fun but sometimes people put too much focus on attaining goals, which increases how often you're hurt, and over time that burns you out.
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4 years ago i fractured my right humerus (arm bone connecting shoulder to elbow) setting up to drop into a bowl fell straight forward to flat without my board somehow i was out for a year still haven't really got all my arm strength back probably some nerve damage i would guess.
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Underknowledge wins.
When I was a kid I got hit in the chest by a heave-hoed cooler full of ice on a boat. I just walked right in front of it I guess. Freak accident. It completely knocked the wind out of me, left me totally disoriented, and knocked me overboard. I struggled to keep myself above water, but I just couldn't. The boat was moving at the time, albeit slowly, but you can't turn a boat on a dime. I was in the water, struggling and sinking, for ~40 seconds and was positive no one was coming back and I was going to drown. I obviously didn't, but it was really intense...? I don't know if that's the right word. It's an eerie calm when you think you're going to die. It took quite some time to get my mind right. I still won't go in water if I can't stand in it. It's not really a fear, more like an involuntary rule I've imposed on myself.
I know it's not an injury like the others, but it sort of fits the theme and I am on 50mg of temazepam.
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I did pretty much the exact same thing 2 years ago (sitting on my leg, dislocated ankle, broken fibula). I was trying to avoid a collision at park with big tranny. Except I broke my wrist too, in the same fall. Having 2 casts at the same time was fucking horrible. Plus I was already 39 at the time. My confidence on board is just shot since then.
On a funnier note, last week I went to buy some groceries with my cruiser, I was watching the next intersection for cars....and hit a big rock. I was going pretty fast on a slight downhill and my backpack full of groceries kind of propulsed me in the air, I did a full-on superman jump, landing on my stomach. Right in front of a crowded cafe. I love skateboarding.
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i don't know if i can speak for anyone else, but i always feel like the folks that get hurt never came back didn't want it bad enough. but i feel bad for people who really have fucked up ACLs/MCLs/knee shit, can't imagine what that must be like.
these two posts pretty much sum up where my head is currently. i broke my fibula 2 weeks ago, and all i can think about is whether getting back to skating. life is hell on crutches (i might get one of those little scooters; the silver lining is that i would be working on my switch push?), and sitting at a desk all day at work when i should be elevating make me want to avoid any sorts of injuries where i won't be able to walk for prolonged periods of time. on the other hand, at some point i have to live, right? and i think, considering how long i have been skating, i would probably be miserable without it in my life. on one hand, i think it's perfectly rational to want to preserve oneself from invasive injuries, especially when skateboarding isn't the only thing in your life; but i think it's also rational not to want to live in complete fear of breaking something again, especially when a break could occur from just about any fluke occurrence.
so i guess the reason i'm breaking my lurker status (lord knows slap doesn't need another shitty poster) is to ask the people who have come back from a major skate-related injury exactly how that process worked out. you can criticize me for being soft all you want, but i'm sure plenty of people might just need that extra motivation to try to get back to where they were.
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Broken my ribs :(
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dislocated: both knees, both elbows (one also broken), both collarbones (one also broken), one operated shoulder, dislocated ankles, wrists, right index finger popping out every day
flattened right ankle after a heavy dislocation that took me out for 6 months and cost me my regular flick
3 hernia operations, stitches on my left shin
1 operation to remove a cyst from my balls that developed by doing the splits after a failed back tail and thus forcing liquid into my sack (not as bad as it sounds, just felt really weird to have my left ball operated and stitched up)
1 herniated (split) disc on my neck, 2 more with dislocated cartilage
2 herniated discs on my back but not too bad
constant hip issues
2 concussions, 4 times stitches on right eyebrow (it now looks like the shitty shaved eyebrow Chaz sports), broken nose
36 yo white male from Greece looking for an honest relationship with a very fit chiropractor/physiotherapist. peace and healing vibes to all fellow suffering slappers
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Wow, do you have some kind of underlying condition that makes dislocation more likely? Hypermobility, or something?
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no dude, just been skating for a very long time and have no talent at doing tricks so it shows in slams and injuries. I don't wanna give up no matter the slam
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Need to bump this after getting my first bad hipper. I hit a rock while doing faking manuals on flat while waiting for a friend. I always hurt myself on the dumbest shit.
I've had this lump on my upper thigh/lower hip for about two weeks. It bruised up a little, but in the last few days the bruise has become larger and spread a little further down my leg. The swelling was more shocking than the bruising. The pain is starting to decrease and I've skated on it a few times. Right now it feels alright except for when I'm sleeping on it or move it in a certain direction. I kept skating the day it happened until I checked it out and saw that I had an egg on my hip. I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow to see if I need an mri or x-ray. Really hope it's not a fracture. By looking around online it looks like I have pain around the trochanteric bursitis area.
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Anyone dealt with anything similar?
A hematoma?
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Underknowledge hands down
I'm 34
2001- tore my right ankle ligaments doing a fs blunt on a flat bar and trying to stand it up like a ledge, stuck, crunch
2003- dragged my left ankle (caught my toes on the ground and overextended it down) warming up doing a nollie fs lip on a flat bar as a kid (who is dead now, was murdered in 2007) asked me for rolling papers mid trick
2009- fell off industrial racking while working (on my fucked up ankle) fell onto a coil of steel hitting my let hip and my head, insane concussion spent a weekend in the hospital and had short term memory loss and failed 2 course in college after always being able to pull b average without much effort
2004- tore my acl, and mcl kick flipping a shitty 8 stair that I had already landed but dragged my hand, board got caught up between my legs and i put my foot down and my knee exploded, the moment I did this, i was never the same on my board.
2009- summer. nollie flip on flat ground during a game of skate, front foot landed on the tip of my nose, then slipped forward, and i ran my own foot over with my board. tore ligaments, out of 5-6 months
2010- fakei bs nose grind on a ledge with too much wax, slip out, get my toes stuck in a crack and re destroy my left ankle again. I rolled it pretty bad a few times between, but this was a good one.
2014 dislocate my hip, the absolute most uncomfortable thing I have ever done. I am just starting to feel ok now.
so, I am basically just not feeling old injuries because new ones are hurting more. I love skateboarding.
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I threw my back out humping your mom last night.
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Still out of commission from a slam in October. Probably the longest I've ever been off the board.
Back foot slipped off on a rock and roll, hyperextended it and sprained/tore MCL. Fell on arm in the process, full elbow dislocation. Having it set was 10/10 on pain scale.
Apparently, full recovery takes about a year. It's getting better although I think I'll need some kind of rigid brace for skating in the nearer future. I have an adjustable limiting brace but I'm sure it would get trashed in a fall.
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Underknowledge hands down
I'm 34
2001- tore my right ankle ligaments doing a fs blunt on a flat bar and trying to stand it up like a ledge, stuck, crunch
2003- dragged my left ankle (caught my toes on the ground and overextended it down) warming up doing a nollie fs lip on a flat bar as a kid (who is dead now, was murdered in 2007) asked me for rolling papers mid trick
2009- fell off industrial racking while working (on my fucked up ankle) fell onto a coil of steel hitting my let hip and my head, insane concussion spent a weekend in the hospital and had short term memory loss and failed 2 course in college after always being able to pull b average without much effort
2004- tore my acl, and mcl kick flipping a shitty 8 stair that I had already landed but dragged my hand, board got caught up between my legs and i put my foot down and my knee exploded, the moment I did this, i was never the same on my board.
2009- summer. nollie flip on flat ground during a game of skate, front foot landed on the tip of my nose, then slipped forward, and i ran my own foot over with my board. tore ligaments, out of 5-6 months
2010- fakei bs nose grind on a ledge with too much wax, slip out, get my toes stuck in a crack and re destroy my left ankle again. I rolled it pretty bad a few times between, but this was a good one.
2014 dislocate my hip, the absolute most uncomfortable thing I have ever done. I am just starting to feel ok now.
so, I am basically just not feeling old injuries because new ones are hurting more. I love skateboarding.
I dislocated my hip when I was 17. By far the most painful and gross looking injury.
I tried to stand up and it just went totally sideways. Then the pain set in and holy fuck!
Then a dr and 2 nurses to pop it back in and that is unreal pain, like 15 outta 10 on the pain scale
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Besides the garden variety rolled ankles and good slams here and there, I've been super lucky. All that's ever happened to me is a torn ACL plus some other minor damage to the knee. Definitely took the wind out of my sails, though. I never really regained the confidence I had, nor was I ever really able to get back the same kind of power and movement out of my back leg that I had before. The knee also gets sore really quickly, which makes warming up tough. Sort of sad but it's all good, I had a lot of good years of really hard skating when I was younger. I did go back and get the trick I blew the knee on a year later though, which was both terrifying and extremely gratifying.
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dislocated: both knees, both elbows (one also broken), both collarbones (one also broken), one operated shoulder, dislocated ankles, wrists, right index finger popping out every day
flattened right ankle after a heavy dislocation that took me out for 6 months and cost me my regular flick
3 hernia operations, stitches on my left shin
1 operation to remove a cyst from my balls that developed by doing the splits after a failed back tail and thus forcing liquid into my sack (not as bad as it sounds, just felt really weird to have my left ball operated and stitched up)
1 herniated (split) disc on my neck, 2 more with dislocated cartilage
2 herniated discs on my back but not too bad
constant hip issues
2 concussions, 4 times stitches on right eyebrow (it now looks like the shitty shaved eyebrow Chaz sports), broken nose
36 yo white male from Greece looking for an honest relationship with a very fit chiropractor/physiotherapist. peace and healing vibes to all fellow suffering slappers
damn. finally someone as injury prone as me ha!
Here's my list, almost all from skating :
- 4 knee surgeries (meniscus every time....just wear and tear, no real tweak)
- 2 broken wrists (with surgery and screws, one from snowboarding)
- dislocated shoulder (snowboarding, led to surgery)
- broken forearm and compound ankle fracture in one slam (surgery, plate yadda yadda). And that's the one that finally did me in, 3 years ago. I was already 39 and that one totally destroyed my confidence. I'm a working dude with 2 kids so basically now I just roll around, zero tricks almost. Ollie 180 is about the peak of my "session".
All in all, my body doesn't feel too bad considering but with my knees, there's a lot ot stuff I can't do anymore: jogging, playing soccer, all team and ball sports basically. At least I can still skate (somewhat) and snowboard, so I'm not complaining! Sometimes I wonder if maybe stopping skating sooner might have been a smart move though.....
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Underknowledge hands down
I'm 34
2001- tore my right ankle ligaments doing a fs blunt on a flat bar and trying to stand it up like a ledge, stuck, crunch
2003- dragged my left ankle (caught my toes on the ground and overextended it down) warming up doing a nollie fs lip on a flat bar as a kid (who is dead now, was murdered in 2007) asked me for rolling papers mid trick
2009- fell off industrial racking while working (on my fucked up ankle) fell onto a coil of steel hitting my let hip and my head, insane concussion spent a weekend in the hospital and had short term memory loss and failed 2 course in college after always being able to pull b average without much effort
2004- tore my acl, and mcl kick flipping a shitty 8 stair that I had already landed but dragged my hand, board got caught up between my legs and i put my foot down and my knee exploded, the moment I did this, i was never the same on my board.
2009- summer. nollie flip on flat ground during a game of skate, front foot landed on the tip of my nose, then slipped forward, and i ran my own foot over with my board. tore ligaments, out of 5-6 months
2010- fakei bs nose grind on a ledge with too much wax, slip out, get my toes stuck in a crack and re destroy my left ankle again. I rolled it pretty bad a few times between, but this was a good one.
2014 dislocate my hip, the absolute most uncomfortable thing I have ever done. I am just starting to feel ok now.
so, I am basically just not feeling old injuries because new ones are hurting more. I love skateboarding.
I dislocated my hip when I was 17. By far the most painful and gross looking injury.
I tried to stand up and it just went totally sideways. Then the pain set in and holy fuck!
Then a dr and 2 nurses to pop it back in and that is unreal pain, like 15 outta 10 on the pain scale
the hip pain was regular, I jammed it skating, then it slipped out doing a lunge at the gym, but basically I constantly felt it all the time for almost 3 years. It was/is constantly uncomfortable, and really hard on long drives or sitting for long periods of time. my toes on my left foot were numb for 2 years, i am just starting to get back to normal, or maybe I just can't remember what normal is and this is the new normal.
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Underknowledge hands down
I'm 34
2001- tore my right ankle ligaments doing a fs blunt on a flat bar and trying to stand it up like a ledge, stuck, crunch
2003- dragged my left ankle (caught my toes on the ground and overextended it down) warming up doing a nollie fs lip on a flat bar as a kid (who is dead now, was murdered in 2007) asked me for rolling papers mid trick
2009- fell off industrial racking while working (on my fucked up ankle) fell onto a coil of steel hitting my let hip and my head, insane concussion spent a weekend in the hospital and had short term memory loss and failed 2 course in college after always being able to pull b average without much effort
2004- tore my acl, and mcl kick flipping a shitty 8 stair that I had already landed but dragged my hand, board got caught up between my legs and i put my foot down and my knee exploded, the moment I did this, i was never the same on my board.
2009- summer. nollie flip on flat ground during a game of skate, front foot landed on the tip of my nose, then slipped forward, and i ran my own foot over with my board. tore ligaments, out of 5-6 months
2010- fakei bs nose grind on a ledge with too much wax, slip out, get my toes stuck in a crack and re destroy my left ankle again. I rolled it pretty bad a few times between, but this was a good one.
2014 dislocate my hip, the absolute most uncomfortable thing I have ever done. I am just starting to feel ok now.
so, I am basically just not feeling old injuries because new ones are hurting more. I love skateboarding.
I dislocated my hip when I was 17. By far the most painful and gross looking injury.
I tried to stand up and it just went totally sideways. Then the pain set in and holy fuck!
Then a dr and 2 nurses to pop it back in and that is unreal pain, like 15 outta 10 on the pain scale
I kida got lucky with that one. Not much damage/downtime.mine happened kickflipping into a steep bank. My back foot slipped off and i kida hit the ground with my right leg going back up the bank, if that makes sense
Kinda sucks you had after effects linger like that. Ive got nerve damage in my thight from another injury. I either dont feel anything or it feels like its on fire
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Underknowledge hands down
I'm 34
2001- tore my right ankle ligaments doing a fs blunt on a flat bar and trying to stand it up like a ledge, stuck, crunch
2003- dragged my left ankle (caught my toes on the ground and overextended it down) warming up doing a nollie fs lip on a flat bar as a kid (who is dead now, was murdered in 2007) asked me for rolling papers mid trick
2009- fell off industrial racking while working (on my fucked up ankle) fell onto a coil of steel hitting my let hip and my head, insane concussion spent a weekend in the hospital and had short term memory loss and failed 2 course in college after always being able to pull b average without much effort
2004- tore my acl, and mcl kick flipping a shitty 8 stair that I had already landed but dragged my hand, board got caught up between my legs and i put my foot down and my knee exploded, the moment I did this, i was never the same on my board.
2009- summer. nollie flip on flat ground during a game of skate, front foot landed on the tip of my nose, then slipped forward, and i ran my own foot over with my board. tore ligaments, out of 5-6 months
2010- fakei bs nose grind on a ledge with too much wax, slip out, get my toes stuck in a crack and re destroy my left ankle again. I rolled it pretty bad a few times between, but this was a good one.
2014 dislocate my hip, the absolute most uncomfortable thing I have ever done. I am just starting to feel ok now.
so, I am basically just not feeling old injuries because new ones are hurting more. I love skateboarding.
I dislocated my hip when I was 17. By far the most painful and gross looking injury.
I tried to stand up and it just went totally sideways. Then the pain set in and holy fuck!
Then a dr and 2 nurses to pop it back in and that is unreal pain, like 15 outta 10 on the pain scale
I kida got lucky with that one. Not much damage/downtime.mine happened kickflipping into a steep bank. My back foot slipped off and i kida hit the ground with my right leg going back up the bank, if that makes sense
Kinda sucks you had after effects linger like that. Ive got nerve damage in my thight from another injury. I either dont feel anything or it feels like its on fire
I was 31 when I fucked up my hip, so when you are older, you don't come back fast...patience is tough.
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Side of my left upper thigh got banged up when I fell into a ledge, it's really sore but I can still move around and even finished my session, should I foam roll it or just ice it?
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2017-Currently recovering from fractured hip suffered this year
1989-Chad Voght collided with me when i was coming off an air during vert practice at the NSA Pacific Northwest Amateur qualifiers in Corvalis, Oregon. It was a heavy snake session, I wasn't even signed up for the vert contest but was waiting for sponsors to show up to enter me in mini-ramp and street. Anyway, I was tired of getting snaked and decided to just drop in and go straight into a stalefish air. Chad dropped in from other deck at same time and did one of his signature coping scraping backside air, carved out long and came up right underneath me. Our shins collided and both my tib and fib snapped. Chad suffered a pretty bad shinner and I think went on to win the mini-ramp contest. I stayed a week longer in Corvalis and got my first box in the hospital!
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Has anyone here dealt with long term post concussion syndrome?
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That femur break on page 1 is fucking gnarly.
I did this in late September. Tibial plateau break. No weight on it for 12 weeks and then another 4-6 transitioning from crutches. 5th time breaking bones and by far the shittiest.
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In 2015 I tore ligaments in my ankle doing a switch heel,
In April this year I was a little drunk skating a curb, and slipped out on a fs krook and split my eye brow open, 8 stitches and a nice black eye, chipped multiple teeth as well
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Has anyone here dealt with long term post concussion syndrome?
many times, but cos of boxing not skating!
one lasted almost 4 months and it sucked big time,headaches,insomnia and all that shit...it`s just mild brain traumatic injury,it will pass for sure!
good luck with your recovery,been there and I know how you feel man
Skating fucked my wrists tho,other joints are holding fine but I started wearing wrist guards...fuck it,I`m 42 and I can`t afford having cast on my arms cos of my job and kids.
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Has anyone here dealt with long term post concussion syndrome?
one lasted almost 4 months and it sucked big time,headaches,insomnia and all that shit...it`s just mild brain traumatic injury,it will pass for sure!
good luck with your recovery,been there and I know how you feel man
Skating fucked my wrists tho,other joints are holding fine but I started wearing wrist guards...fuck it,I`m 42 and I can`t afford having cast on my arms cos of my job and kids.
Thanks man, it’s been a little over four months but the symptoms have been close to nonexistent over the past few weeks. I’m just apprehensive about skating again cause I don’t want to overexert myself and stretch the recovery out longer.
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Been lucky to only get a few sprained ankles here and there however, I once ate it pretty bad speeding down a sidewalk. I was cruising pretty fast with a group of friends past a construction site. A pebble caught one of my wheels. I flew an easy 8 feet and landed on the the side of my stomach. I was winded for what seemed like an eternity and cracked my ribs. Didn't need any procedure or anything like that but laughing, coughing, or getting up from bed with cracked ribs is extremely painful.
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Broke my ankle doing a wallie in February (the day before my birthday to boot), didn't walk for four months, and had a plate and eight screws (one eventually taken out). Didn't skate again until GSD and that was just pushing around and some no comply tricks. I couldn't even ollie until around the end of August. Now it's at about 95% and is still somewhat stiff but 100% functional. Sprains pretty easily but the muscles still aren't where they were before the accident.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWNpbLMhhl1/
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month ago I broke my radius in half. Back truck went to a hangup and I just slammed my right arm on the ground. First time breaking a bone in my life and now I got those sweet screws and a metalplate on my arm
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once missed a kickflip in front of some hot chicks. hurt my ego forever
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Hate this thread already. Didn't get past the 1st page.
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As far as being the most immediately shitty, breaking ribs has been the worst because you're gonna get the wind knocked out of you and when you do get those breathes through it feels awful.
Not really an injury but I recently got jaw surgery due to a crossbite which was going to lead to a life of pain / tmj in my joints. It's a brutal surgery, they completely removed my top jaw from my head during it. That was about 3 months ago and I'm not supposed to skate for another 3 because its fragile in there.
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As far as being the most immediately shitty, breaking ribs has been the worst because you're gonna get the wind knocked out of you and when you do get those breathes through it feels awful.
Not really an injury but I recently got jaw surgery due to a crossbite which was going to lead to a life of pain / tmj in my joints. It's a brutal surgery, they completely removed my top jaw from my head during it. That was about 3 months ago and I'm not supposed to skate for another 3 because its fragile in there.
Isn’t your top jaw just your head?
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broken both my legs, tore my meniscus , all because i love jumpies. already sore everyday and im only 21 :)
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I’ve had plenty of shitty ankle sprains and a broken wrist, couple broken fingers, but right now I’m dealing with an Achilles’ tendon rupture and it fuckin sucks. So far it’s been about three months or so, and my doctor is telling me it’ll be about another four months before I can properly run or jump.
To lift my spirits my physical therapist told me that I would’ve been better off snapping my leg in half and that he’s not sure my leg will heal back to 100%
MORAL OF THE STORY GO FASTER ALWAYS
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I got a bad ankle fracture a year and a half ago, and despite surgery (there were no screws or anything put in my ankle) and physical therapy it is still not right. I'm trying to remain positive. I accept that I won't be able to be at 100% ever again but I feel like this long after the injury I'm not where I should be. I started skating again 6 months ago and it is super frustrating how limited my skating is. I would greatly appreciate any feedback/advice! Thanks ;D
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I had chronic pain due to an ankle sprain that tore ligaments. Even after surgery it still hurt sometimes, but after I stopped eating meat and dairy the pain went away. I’m skating better now than ever before.
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Yeah, I went vegan in March! Im hoping it helps in the long run ;D
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Shittiest was dislocating my shoulder last year (for the third time in 4 years). The other two times were from moshing, and awkwardly moving a box of merch for my friends band. The third time I was just skating a few blocks to the store, got hung up on a slappy, and my shoulder gave out when I fell. All the dislocations had made the ligament like slack rope, there was just nothing holding my arm into place. Had to do surgery, missed about a month and a half of work, couldn't skate for 6 months, it was fuckin' whack.
I definitely feel a lot better knowing I don't need to baby my arm anymore. But its also the injury that made me realize I'm starting to get older, and my body just can't take the same kind of abuse it used to.
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After being out 3 plus months. I have my surgery scheduled for late January. An Arthroscopic LCL And MCL Meniscectomy. As both are torn heavily and can't be repaired with stiched, only trim/shave and save what the doctor can.
Hopefully, I can start skating again late March or early April. As recovery is 4-6 weeks is all works and rehab is good. I will take it easy when I do skate again.
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Fuck me! I feel for those of you who have knocked out teeth, hit your head and worse... Like organ damage! I have the usual type of list. Both acl's and meniscus, broken ankle, wrist, toes and fingers. Pinched nerve in my neck accompanied by shoulder to ass scars from a drunken hill bomb gone awry. A weird inconsistently reoccurring mid foot thing that really only hurts when I push a lot. And countless ankle and wrist sprains.
Can't wait until arthritis sets in, but I wouldn't change any of it.
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Hate this thread already. Didn't get past the 1st page.
But somehow you still found the time to tell us that,thank you man!
Yesterday I ate shit in the middle of city centre,during rush hour...hurt my left butt cheek,but ego broke!
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hung up backside lein on 12ft. kept my head up and splatted flat. knocked the living fuck out me, breath was beyond gone. rode my bike home heated up some bean and cheese thinking everything was cool. went to bed,woke up. couldn't walk the next morning because i was so slouched over. went to a doctor. sliped my lumbar 4. always thought yoga was for nerds. now i have to stretch every night. one slam changed everything. luckily i work for rad mother fuckers that recognized i was hurt and werent bummed on me being slow while i recovered. risk it and be psyched that you can go full on. shit changes quick.
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Sounds like this is a happy ending so I'll tell you that there is no such thing as a backside lien.....
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Got x-rays done and my foots broken, gonna be out at least six weeks. Not trying to get fat so gotta figure out what I can do to stay in decent shape till I'm 100% again
Lifting weights burns heaps more calories than most people think
Do any of you guys have problems with your ankles cracking almost every step? More so on your ollie/pushing foot?
I'm only 21 and some days they really fucking hurt, and it takes forever to warm up. I've never broken it or rolled it. I wanna be able to skate for at least another 20 years or more so I'm trying to figure out how to deal with this. Skate hi tops? Better insoles?
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Didn't want to start a new thread but I had a question to anyone who has been non weight bearing for an extended period before. My foots just about healed and I'm gonna visit the podiatrist Friday, anyway my question is what's the transition going back to normal activities like? I've been off my foot since Christmas and just want to skate or even just walk on two feet again.
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Didn't want to start a new thread but I had a question to anyone who has been non weight bearing for an extended period before. My foots just about healed and I'm gonna visit the podiatrist Friday, anyway my question is what's the transition going back to normal activities like? I've been off my foot since Christmas and just want to skate or even just walk on two feet again.
Do physical therapy. That shit is essential. I broke my fibula last May, had a plate and 8 screws put in and was off my leg for 2 months. Everyday activities will come back easier but skating will take a while. It's super frustrating knowing what you are capable of and physically not being able to do it. It's all about baby steps. In the last two months I'm starting to feel almost 100%. Physical therapy is expensive and hurts like hell, but in the end if you want to get back on your board as soon as possible, it is a MUST. AND DO THE AT-HOME EXERCISES.
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Busted my ankle when I was younger, doc told me stuff to do an I thought it would be better to just stay off it and party. Wrong choice, it ended up taking a year and a half for my ankle to heal where I can do flip tricks semi well and jump off 4 - 6 stairs again.
Busted more than a handful of ankles/knees ever since and when I do I immediately get a shoelace to make a type of pulley system, throw it around my couch and do reps stretching the muscles every which way. At one point thought I would never skate again but slowly I got back to where I was.
Shoulder used to dislocate one to three times a week at its worst. Would knock it outta the socket while asleep, tossing a rock out of the way, or even mid air cuz my arm naturally moved in the air in the middle of back 50ing a hubba or whatever. Have old footage of it in the middle of front boardin a flat rail and nollie hardflipping a six stair gap.
Now when I fall hard I try to keep my arms down so I wont hyperextend my shoulder again, do alot of sliding across the ground on my side and shoulder but fuck it, at least I aint poppin anything back in afterwards.
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Busted my ankle when I was younger, doc told me stuff to do an I thought it would be better to just stay off it and party. Wrong choice, it ended up taking a year and a half for my ankle to heal where I can do flip tricks semi well and jump off 4 - 6 stairs again.
Busted more than a handful of ankles/knees ever since and when I do I immediately get a shoelace to make a type of pulley system, throw it around my couch and do reps stretching the muscles every which way. At one point thought I would never skate again but slowly I got back to where I was.
Shoulder used to dislocate one to three times a week at its worst. Would knock it outta the socket while asleep, tossing a rock out of the way, or even mid air cuz my arm naturally moved in the air in the middle of back 50ing a hubba or whatever. Have old footage of it in the middle of front boardin a flat rail and nollie hardflipping a six stair gap.
Now when I fall hard I try to keep my arms down so I wont hyperextend my shoulder again, do alot of sliding across the ground on my side and shoulder but fuck it, at least I aint poppin anything back in afterwards.
you might want to look at surgery for that shoulder. I had that same problem and now 2 screws hold my shit in place, it never popped out again. surgery was over 20 years ago and that shoulder never bothered me again.
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Tore my ACL and meniscus in high school on a back 180 over a bump over sidewalk that I already landed but wanted a better one, then tore it twice more over the years. 3 surgeries. I have it on film but can’t watch that shit.
I quit skateboarding like a bitch after the 3rd because I felt like the knee was doomed to re-tear.
Started skating again after 6 years off in 2015. Low impact, no drops really. Been so fun and the knee has been fine until literally last week when it started hurting like a bitch. ACL feels solid so I self diagnosed a moderate meniscus tear that required a couple weeks off because fuck any more surgery.
Happened to have an annual doctor checkup yesterday so I reluctantly told him my knee hurts. He said ACL and meniscus seem fine, it’s probably premature arthritis. Orthopedists have long predicted this would come for me eventually so not even surprised. I’m turning 30 in a couple weeks so I guess here we go.
Knee feels better after a week of no skating so hopefully I can get back to it after another week.
Various mild wrist breaks and sprains but that ain’t nothin.
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I tore my Meniscus yesterday. I went to the orthopedist this morning and he didn't give me a time frame for skating just yet. He thinks it's a mild tear, and told me to hold off on the MRI for a few days to see if it recovers over the weekend. Any one here have a time frame for worst case scenario of getting back on the board after a meniscus tear, without surgery?
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I dont evet want to click on this thread because I feel like its bad juju
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I thought I was a super cool bad ass so I bought a motorcycle. Took that bitch well over 100mph, no problem. Then I was riding at about 30mph in traffic, slipped, crashed, broke my heel and ankle in 4 places. Haven't skated in 6 months and I have no idea when I'll be able to kickflip again.
Not saying anything against motorcycles, they are awesome. But if you get one just understand they are on a different level of danger than skating.
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I thought I was a super cool bad ass so I bought a motorcycle. Took that bitch well over 100mph, no problem. Then I was riding at about 30mph in traffic, slipped, crashed, broke my heel and ankle in 4 places. Haven't skated in 6 months and I have no idea when I'll be able to kickflip again.
Not saying anything against motorcycles, they are awesome. But if you get one just understand they are on a different level of danger than skating.
I think Jake Johnson hurt knee on a motorcycle. Around the time Alien went under.
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Rolling hills cbd rub is the truth btw.
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Well a ankle roll from more than a year ago ain't healed right soo... get that insurance and see that doc. I don't know what the fuck I did.
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Anyone have any experience with sports hernia/core muscle injury? Been 11 months and I still get pretty bad stomach pain if I do any lateral/twisting motions
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Well a ankle roll from more than a year ago ain't healed right soo... get that insurance and see that doc. I don't know what the fuck I did.
Make sure u keep that hoe nice and elevated R.I.C.E Also a little cocobuttuh massage never hurt no 1
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I thought I was a super cool bad ass so I bought a motorcycle. Took that bitch well over 100mph, no problem. Then I was riding at about 30mph in traffic, slipped, crashed, broke my heel and ankle in 4 places. Haven't skated in 6 months and I have no idea when I'll be able to kickflip again.
Not saying anything against motorcycles, they are awesome. But if you get one just understand they are on a different level of danger than skating.
Sure it wasn't this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvo24gPmWFY
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I thought I was a super cool bad ass so I bought a motorcycle. Took that bitch well over 100mph, no problem. Then I was riding at about 30mph in traffic, slipped, crashed, broke my heel and ankle in 4 places. Haven't skated in 6 months and I have no idea when I'll be able to kickflip again.
Not saying anything against motorcycles, they are awesome. But if you get one just understand they are on a different level of danger than skating.
Sure it wasn't this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvo24gPmWFY
Cafe Creme blog has an interview where he mentions the motorcycle accident.
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I thought I was a super cool bad ass so I bought a motorcycle. Took that bitch well over 100mph, no problem. Then I was riding at about 30mph in traffic, slipped, crashed, broke my heel and ankle in 4 places. Haven't skated in 6 months and I have no idea when I'll be able to kickflip again.
Not saying anything against motorcycles, they are awesome. But if you get one just understand they are on a different level of danger than skating.
Sure it wasn't this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvo24gPmWFY
The only thing I see in that interview about his knee or an injury is this. Not trying to be an ass, I'm just a big fan and usually stalk Jake as much as I can.
You have recovered from a knee injury a few months ago, do you have any physical or psychological effects?
I tore my pcl in the summer of 2010. It took me at least a year before I could film a useable clip, or shoot an ad. I filmed my part for the Transworld Cinematographer section under a lot of stress, and pushing myself against the injury. I’d say that an injury like that has more of a mental block than a physical one, and when you are kept away from a high level of skating for over a year you loose a lot of confidence. Even if you’re physically capable of doing those things again, you have to take baby steps in order to get your confidence back. At this point, I don’t feel much physical difference in my knees. There is a lingering pain in the left, but it isn’t noticeable while skating, and I can hyper extend it easier. I’d say I’ve gotten past any mental block as well and have been able to let my mind go during dangerous or uncontrollable tricks.
https://cafecremeblog.com/2014/01/11/jakejohnsoninterview/
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how long does it take to recover from a hit in the nuts ? got slapped by my board 2 days ago and it's still painfull, no blood piss, but the lefty is still very uncomfortable, don't think i'll be able to skate this week :'(
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how long does it take to recover from a hit in the nuts ? got slapped by my board 2 days ago and it's still painfull, no blood piss, but the lefty is still very uncomfortable, don't think i'll be able to skate this week :'(
One week is way too long, I believe. Most that I have been of skating due to sacking was around three days and that was after sacking so badly that I was seeing colors, puked and almost had fever. Even after an operation to remove a cyst from my ball sack, I was skating in about a week after I got the stitches removed. Would recommend icing (brutal) but am not sure about the consequences on the sperm quality. Maybe it will stop hurting if you write SLAP and post a pic here.
Hurt my knee this Saturday. Board went into the side of my left knee, somehow managed to squeeze itself under the kneecap/between all the bones that make the knee. Everything in that area feels totally fucked. Just as the weather is getting proper lush...
I also fell on the floor and cried like a baby, no regrets.
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^too painfull and sensitive to write on, and i have a third mini nuts that grew there, slap is not ready for that shit^^
horrible knee story, man, let's pray the ice god !
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^too painfull and sensitive to write on, and i have a third mini nuts that grew there, slap is not ready for that shit^^
horrible knee story, man, let's pray the ice god !
Thanks man! Oh, the 3rd mini nut is the reason I had an operation on my sack. It grew after I did the splits and some fluid got sucked in there. Next morning I woke up to a third ball that I removed a year later. It has been 15 years since the incident and that left nut is still sore sometimes.
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^too painfull and sensitive to write on, and i have a third mini nuts that grew there, slap is not ready for that shit^^
horrible knee story, man, let's pray the ice god !
Thanks man! Oh, the 3rd mini nut is the reason I had an operation on my sack. It grew after I did the splits and some fluid got sucked in there. Next morning I woke up to a third ball that I removed a year later. It has been 15 years since the incident and that left nut is still sore sometimes.
well, I hope it's just a little contusion that 'll disapear by itself, I don't want to get my sack open :o
thanks for sharing your experience of it, dude
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When I was eleven I'd skate down a bridge everyday on the way to my friends house, and I'd always scrape my tail to slowdown once off the bridge which sharpened it. One day my board popped up and the tail sliced my nose open, I had to get around eleven stitches. It happened right at the beginning of summer so that sucked ass.
I also tore my ACL later on.
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In 2009 I'm pretty sure I tore a ligament in my knee that never got properly dealt with. At the local, did a nollie back-180 on a 4' quarter pipe while warming up and landed with my back leg (regular, right leg) off the board. Instead of doing the splits, my back knee completely gave out. It was myself and one other person who was high on ecstasy and of no help. Go the the hospital driving my car with the opposite foot, they do an x-ray and tell me to walk it off because nothing is broken. I was totally fucked for two months and it never healed properly.
I'm 29 now, uneven walk and loss of total control with my back foot. Way more control skating switch or doing nollie tricks than regular anything. After gaining weight from being lazy/ working in IT, going to start skating again but strictly re-learn on transition to mitigate impact.
It's so fucked how different skateboarding is on your body between 18 and 28.
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I've been skating for over 18 years and I've never suffered a serious injury or have broken any bones. A few weeks ago on Go Skate Day, I witnessed a homie hurt his knee and it left me a bit shook (nothing crazy, but he had prior injuries, so he re-agrivated it).
So I go out street skating the next day, by myself, and I go down. I was trying to sort of crook/nose-bonk the side of a concrete light pole base (similar to this one):
(http://www.bargerandsons.com/precast/electrical/light-pole-bases/files/stacks-image-6388a2f-600x800.jpg)
It leads into a mellow bank, but when I landed, I felt my ankle pop. It was as if my foot stomped from 20 feet high. I couldn't get up and I laid on the ground for close to an hour. I iced it when I got home, but could barely put any weight on it. I go to the hospital the next day, get x-rays, and the doctor tells me it isn't broken or fractured, just a moderate ankle sprain (which left me in crutches for a few days).
It had been 3 weeks this past Friday since my injury, so I decided to try to cruise a bit. I live in a hilly area and realized quickly that I couldn't really powerslide or have the same control over my board. I can push without pain, but i could not pop my board without it hurting me (regular or switch/nollie).
I'm happy that I'm getting better, but was so bummed that I couldn't do any of my usual crappy tricks. I've been doing my stretches and I've been beginning to exercise to go along with it. Am I worrying about it too much or does a sprain like this take this long to heal? Should I get it looked at again by a doctor? I'm worried that I may have torn a ligament or something.
Thanks to everyone for contributing to this thread and sharing your stories.
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You probably tore a ligament. Tearing a ligament in the ankle is worse than breaking it because while bone heals and sometimes gets stronger ligaments once they are stretched and torn do not come back as strong. Let it heal for sometime and maybe get an MRI. X rays only help see the bone, an MRI is best to get a good look at what is up with your ankle. Do a lot of strengthening exercises. Get it stronger than ever because it will now be more susceptible to sprains in the future.
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decked it in a pool and torn the ligaments in my right ankle in Feb. almost fully recovered. what's weird is i can't do flip tricks anymore even though i'm regular. something about being scared to land with weight on my right ankle has me twisting around every time i do a flip trick and landing with my shoulders open. wth
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Got fucked up skating a hill, broke my thumb, scraped up my face, scrapes and bruises all over my body, both knees swollen as fuck
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broke tib fib and malleolus on friday july 6th . had surgery friday the 13 . 3 days later still in pain in bed at home no work 8 weeks . havent shit in 5 days . going stir crazy . my surgery was like straight out of midevil times . drill into top of tibia and hammer titanium rod all the way through .
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Heal fast, homeslice.
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i have no real injury right now but i feel like skating and partying through all my 20s into my 30s has left my back and knees pretty wrecked. i already got referred to a physiotherapist for my back and shoulder problems but then had insurance trouble and couldn't go. my whole upper body makes cracking noises when i stretch out my arms or stretch my back. it's so loud that people around actually wonder what just popped when i have to do little stretches at work and stuff. i have had minor shoulder injurys before and my kneecaps are beaten and battered and have crazy dents in them. now it feels like it all added up to a point where skating is only possible on non work days and most of the time when i had a long week i need a day of recuperation before i can do anything on a skateboard.
i am right now in the midst of changing my diet and sleeping pattern in the hopes of getting up early, do some workout and have a good breakfast. aging sucks. i become more lazy by the minute it seems and easy stuff now seems like work. i did a nice casual kickflip first try two days ago that felt good tho.
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broke tib fib and malleolus on friday july 6th . had surgery friday the 13 . 3 days later still in pain in bed at home no work 8 weeks . havent shit in 5 days . going stir crazy . my surgery was like straight out of midevil times . drill into top of tibia and hammer titanium rod all the way through .
Welcome to SLAP. Try to acquire and play fallout new Vegas to get away from your situation. Worked for me, with slapping. Try to wean yourself off the painkillers when you can
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Been skateboarding for 30 years. I have never had a serious injury but my bad genetics gave me psoriatic arthritis which has affected my knees the most. Medicines (which works kinda so-so) and acupuncture have been the saving grace. Right now as im typing this, my right knee feels like a spike has been driven into my knee cap. I hope this will fade by Thursday......Need to skate
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I broke my 5th metatarsal 2 weeks ago in Switzerland, stupid treflip in a downhill.
This is exactly like on this picture :
(https://upload.orthobullets.com/topic/7031/images/1206-04.jpg)
I have 4 more weeks with that shitty cast, and I guess one more month after to be able to skate again...
I watched the Polar video two times, can't skate, that's horrible !
Do you guys have any experience with that ?
How long until I can skate again ?
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November when someone freaked out because I was skateboarding. I got brain damage from three blows to the head with a baseball bat. I find my balance is off. It takes forever to land my go to tricks n it's not pretty when I do haha.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-christopher-lambe-assault-1.4641404
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Yeah, injuries and health problems suck.
I have a hernia and my homies keep tripping on me to get it taken care of.
I get shitty stomach aches after I skate larger gaps or stairsets.
They're probably right, but I don't want to pay out the ass for the surgery, and also healing with little activity for 4-6 weeks doesn't sound ideal.
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November when someone freaked out because I was skateboarding. I got brain damage from three blows to the head with a baseball bat. I find my balance is off. It takes forever to land my go to tricks n it's not pretty when I do haha.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-christopher-lambe-assault-1.4641404
wait so he cracked you with a bat, you retaliated and you get fuckin locked up? what
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November when someone freaked out because I was skateboarding. I got brain damage from three blows to the head with a baseball bat. I find my balance is off. It takes forever to land my go to tricks n it's not pretty when I do haha.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-christopher-lambe-assault-1.4641404
wait so he cracked you with a bat, you retaliated and you get fuckin locked up? what
Yeah, I was charged with attempted murder???? Down to aggravated assault n after seven n a half months I took time served for assault causing. Those pesky skateboarders on the sidewalk. The joke in the joint was I was in for skateboarding at the wrong time.
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So far worst was missing front truck on a grind on a ledge. Wheels snagged, threw me back forward to concrete, tried to turn mid-air and took the whole impact on right elbow. End result, dislocated elbow and broke the elbow in multiple pieces. Was weird seeing elbow poke out from the middle my arm. One boneshard rotated just from the shear force of the impact, pressed on a nerve till got operated on the some day. Pieces and shards had to Be pieces together by metalwire, removal sucked since as a teenager bonegrowth is still pretty full on. Got a cast, muscle reduction sucked. Without physio manipulation and would have been shit for rest of Life. Got also allergic reaction to some anesthetic or pain relieve during operation.
Luckily I lived in a Nordic welfare state, cost basicly nothing. Works fine, operating scar, weird bonegrowth bump and bit of pain if i lift heavy stuff repeatedly but nothing major.
Rolled ankles multiple times, cost of not focusing on landing properly or skating tired and drunk.
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Years of rolling my left ankle have left my left foot fucked. My toes don’t want to step, if my big toes is on the ground the others are up in the air and vice versa. Any tips for this? Basically my right foot is like a tripod but my left one is always only 2/3.
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Anyone have experience with a recurring hip labral tear. Partially tore my shit last winter did pt and strengthen it back up and all that shit and started skating again after a few months. Felt fine for a while until like last week where out of nowhere it just started hurting again. I'm 20 and in college so I honestly have no idea what to do. I know the only way to fully fix a labral tear is surgery but I don't know how I'd be able to do that without dropping school. If anyone's got any advice or past experience please pm me.
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About a year or two after I started I broke both bones in my forearm doing a regular 5-0 to tail in a bowl with no coping, I wasn't even sliding that thing, it slipped and I fell on my arm, both bones broke in half and went up on the middle, I don't know how it didn't cut the skin.
I think I tore a ligament or something in my thumb 2 weeks ago, I went to bs 50-50 down this ledge and fell with on foot on top and on the big toe in the ground, it feels like the last bone is hanging on a thread and I can kind of pull it apart a little bit. I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse the next time I skate.
The favorites aren't even injuries, but more like funny slams. One of them I was doing a fs smith on a small round part of a bowl, it was like 5,5 feet and I just hung up and gave up, just fell straight to a hipper. It hurt like hell, but I got out laughing of how regular it was. There was also a time when I hung up doing a fs air and miraculously just rolled and stood up instantly. And the time when I got scared rolling in, hung up and almost broke my other arm. Falling while bombing a hill is usually funny too, except when you fall on your hip, that sucks.
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About a year or two after I started I broke both bones in my forearm doing a regular 5-0 to tail in a bowl with no coping, I wasn't even sliding that thing, it slipped and I fell on my arm, both bones broke in half and went up on the middle, I don't know how it didn't cut the skin.
I think I tore a ligament or something in my thumb 2 weeks ago, I went to bs 50-50 down this ledge and fell with on foot on top and on the big toe in the ground, it feels like the last bone is hanging on a thread and I can kind of pull it apart a little bit. I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse the next time I skate.
The favorites aren't even injuries, but more like funny slams. One of them I was doing a fs smith on a small round part of a bowl, it was like 5,5 feet and I just hung up and gave up, just fell straight to a hipper. It hurt like hell, but I got out laughing of how regular it was. There was also a time when I hung up doing a fs air and miraculously just rolled and stood up instantly. And the time when I got scared rolling in, hung up and almost broke my other arm. Falling while bombing a hill is usually funny too, except when you fall on your hip, that sucks.
focus ur account you fucking person.
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About a year or two after I started I broke both bones in my forearm doing a regular 5-0 to tail in a bowl with no coping, I wasn't even sliding that thing, it slipped and I fell on my arm, both bones broke in half and went up on the middle, I don't know how it didn't cut the skin.
I think I tore a ligament or something in my thumb 2 weeks ago, I went to bs 50-50 down this ledge and fell with on foot on top and on the big toe in the ground, it feels like the last bone is hanging on a thread and I can kind of pull it apart a little bit. I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse the next time I skate.
The favorites aren't even injuries, but more like funny slams. One of them I was doing a fs smith on a small round part of a bowl, it was like 5,5 feet and I just hung up and gave up, just fell straight to a hipper. It hurt like hell, but I got out laughing of how regular it was. There was also a time when I hung up doing a fs air and miraculously just rolled and stood up instantly. And the time when I got scared rolling in, hung up and almost broke my other arm. Falling while bombing a hill is usually funny too, except when you fall on your hip, that sucks.
focus ur account you fucking person.
Why?
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Broke my left ankle in 2016 trying to texas plant a 6 foot quarterpipe. landed on the board to far leaned back and basically sat on my foot and twisted it around, I got a 10 inch metal plate and 8 screws. feels pretty good these days though. This past summer I broke the scaphoid in my left wrist on a realllllly stupid wallride and its still kind of giving me problems. shit sucks
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Hurt my foot a couple weeks ago skating the park. Finally went and got an x ray cause it wasn't feeling better and I have a broken toe apparently. Haven't skated in 2 weeks and it's looking like at least another month before I can skate. And it's just starting to get nice out :'(
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Diagnosed with a torn ACL today. surgery and 7-9 months of PT in my future
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smashed my face and broke my front 4 top teeth and bit threw my top lip 8ft to flat it was tight cant chew gum any more with out my jaw poping super hard and it will randomly lock when i yawn sometimes but skatebording is cool tho so its chill
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completely ruptured my Asshole very painful after surgery took a year to walk, took a good 5 years to get ok at skating again. Sucking at skating is much more fun than being good, got to go through that twice in life. Now I don’t judge people for their ability on a board.
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I tore my ACL which seems to be a common injury for any sport, however the most brutal injury I ever received was splitting my nose open with the tail of my board...
When I was about eleven I used to skate my way to a friends house and the route I'd take included a large bridge, so sometimes when the bridge was empty I'd ride down it which meant I would also scrape the hell out of my tail when trying to slow down which was a pretty dumb habit. Eventually doing this lead to the tail of my board being sharp, so one day the board popped up and sliced my nose open. It was surprisingly not that painful, but I had to sit out the first few weeks of the summer and got like eleven stitches. I wish I had a photo but all I have now is a small scar.
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Fuck, I went through this thread and I can say beside a split kidney / spleen I've never had any injury that that stopped me from skating for a longer period of time.
KNOCK ON WOOD
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I ruptured my trachea and punctured a lung a few years back. Didn’t even know it happened but after about 24 hours I couldn’t move my neck or breathe right. When I finally went to the hospital they said I had about 8 or so hours left in me. Neck braces are fun, total chick magnet lol.
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I'm in this thread, again.
Broke the base of my thumb last week doing a switch race like a total idiot.
I think it's called a Bennett fracture.
I will have a surgery on Tuesday and they will add some screws.
My question is, do you guys skate with splints when you fuck your hands ?
I don't know if I will be able to wait for 6 weeks since my legs are OK...
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Anyone know what this would be? And how to help. I feel like a sharp pain on the outside of my right ankle where the bone is. Whenever I try a bs tail on a smaller ledge (I’m regular) I feel a “bite” when I lock in just a sharp pain that I eventually get used to but the first few tries are pretty painful. I also feel it whenever I do a kickflip and don’t bend my back leg enough to absorb the impact. Right underneath that bony part on the outside of the ankle.
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Anyone know what this would be? And how to help. I feel like a sharp pain on the outside of my right ankle where the bone is. Whenever I try a bs tail on a smaller ledge (I’m regular) I feel a “bite” when I lock in just a sharp pain that I eventually get used to but the first few tries are pretty painful. I also feel it whenever I do a kickflip and don’t bend my back leg enough to absorb the impact. Right underneath that bony part on the outside of the ankle.
literally came here to post about a very similar problem, except on my left ankle. It all started trying to skate fakie over something and kept landing with my left knee bent over my foot, kept feeling a small sharp pain in it. Now whenever I land like that, now even the tiniest tweak can set it off. It's not bad but I feel like it's getting progressively worse. Specific tricks set it off as well, like bs tails (what you said, I'm goofy so it's the same ankle) and any nollie fs trick. Really hoping it isn't a big problem
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Anyone know what this would be? And how to help. I feel like a sharp pain on the outside of my right ankle where the bone is. Whenever I try a bs tail on a smaller ledge (I’m regular) I feel a “bite” when I lock in just a sharp pain that I eventually get used to but the first few tries are pretty painful. I also feel it whenever I do a kickflip and don’t bend my back leg enough to absorb the impact. Right underneath that bony part on the outside of the ankle.
literally came here to post about a very similar problem, except on my left ankle. It all started trying to skate fakie over something and kept landing with my left knee bent over my foot, kept feeling a small sharp pain in it. Now whenever I land like that, now even the tiniest tweak can set it off. It's not bad but I feel like it's getting progressively worse. Specific tricks set it off as well, like bs tails (what you said, I'm goofy so it's the same ankle) and any nollie fs trick. Really hoping it isn't a big problem
Look...fuck everything you’re saying, because I ignored it and don’t care, but I seriously just mistook your name as Shrocktits, which would be a hilarious play on Sharktits moniker.
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I'm in this thread, again.
Broke the base of my thumb last week doing a switch race like a total idiot.
I think it's called a Bennett fracture.
I will have a surgery on Tuesday and they will add some screws.
Which hand is it on? Might be a Barley fracture
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Anyone know what this would be? And how to help. I feel like a sharp pain on the outside of my right ankle where the bone is. Whenever I try a bs tail on a smaller ledge (I’m regular) I feel a “bite” when I lock in just a sharp pain that I eventually get used to but the first few tries are pretty painful. I also feel it whenever I do a kickflip and don’t bend my back leg enough to absorb the impact. Right underneath that bony part on the outside of the ankle.
literally came here to post about a very similar problem, except on my left ankle. It all started trying to skate fakie over something and kept landing with my left knee bent over my foot, kept feeling a small sharp pain in it. Now whenever I land like that, now even the tiniest tweak can set it off. It's not bad but I feel like it's getting progressively worse. Specific tricks set it off as well, like bs tails (what you said, I'm goofy so it's the same ankle) and any nollie fs trick. Really hoping it isn't a big problem
Look...fuck everything you’re saying, because I ignored it and don’t care, but I seriously just mistook your name as Shrocktits, which would be a hilarious play on Sharktits moniker.
If only it was mate
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Anyone know what this would be? And how to help. I feel like a sharp pain on the outside of my right ankle where the bone is. Whenever I try a bs tail on a smaller ledge (I’m regular) I feel a “bite” when I lock in just a sharp pain that I eventually get used to but the first few tries are pretty painful. I also feel it whenever I do a kickflip and don’t bend my back leg enough to absorb the impact. Right underneath that bony part on the outside of the ankle.
literally came here to post about a very similar problem, except on my left ankle. It all started trying to skate fakie over something and kept landing with my left knee bent over my foot, kept feeling a small sharp pain in it. Now whenever I land like that, now even the tiniest tweak can set it off. It's not bad but I feel like it's getting progressively worse. Specific tricks set it off as well, like bs tails (what you said, I'm goofy so it's the same ankle) and any nollie fs trick. Really hoping it isn't a big problem
Mine stems from hyper extending my knee and never going to rehab for it. Now whenever I cross my right leg the leg starts falling asleep and getting tingly.
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Trying to ollie an 8 stair about 15 years ago, board slipped out from under me upon landing. I landed on my right side pretty hard and pinched a nerve in my right leg. For the next 2 months or so, I had very limited feeling from the waist down on the right side. I could walk fine but skating was simply out of the question. Doctor said I just needed to wait it out, which ended up working and it healed fine.
It was interesting though because it felt weird to take a shit. And I could get a boner but couldn't really feel anything when my girlfriend (now wife) touched it.
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I’ve had a hurt right knee for quite some time now but about 7 months ago after a day of skating my knee was swollen like it hadn’t done before and didn’t start to go down for probably a week. I hadn’t injured it when skating it just kind of happened seemingly out of nowhere on my skate home.
I went to a doctor and was told that I had a meniscus tear so immediately started physio therapy. After 5 months of physio and my therapist(although really good) was confused at times from the pain I’d describe and the problem actually becoming worse, I went to get MRI’s done.
Turns out my cartilage is delaminating from my knee bones, an uncommon injury(other than in triathletes) thats partly genetic and partly from overuse of the knee. Anyways finally for a referral to a surgeon and am now getting surgery and pro injections afterwards.
Although expensive, I’d recommend PRP injections or Prolotherapy for arthritis or cartilage issues as well as healing old torn ligaments.
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Just dislocated my left elbow dorking around last night. Still healing (and most likely needing another surgery) from dislocating the right elbow in January. Fucking suuuuuucks. This time was pretty bad, painkillers aren't doing much at all. Can't feel half my hand. I am way too injury prone to be a skateboarder, but it's my life. Take the good with the bad, I guess.
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Anyone ever reset a dislocated finger?
I dislocated my pinky today. When I looked at it, hanging at 90 degrees my instinct was to immediacy just snap it back into place, which I did pretty smoothly. It was painful for a few minutes and I nearly blacked out but after that it swelled up and now seems OK. I can move it, blood is flowing and its not really that painful... or even that bruised looking.
My gut tells me the time to get to urgent care and then wait to have it reset would have been worse...
Anyone else ever reset their own digit? how did it go?
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Alright, need some knee injury advice, which could be possibly the most complicated advice to give seeing as there are so many things that can go wrong inside of those dumb fucks...
To make a very long story short, about 6 years ago I was misdiagnosed with a broken kneecap, when I’m actuality, I have a bipartite patella (knee cap made from two pieces.) ER doc diagnosed it, the follow up orthopedic doctor was young and inexperienced, never ordered an MRI, and continued to treat it as if it were a broken knee cap. Placed me in a completely immobilizing brace from the thigh to the shin... which is where the problems really began...
Ever since then (on top of over 15 years of skating) the inside of my right knee is the size of a grapefruit, some days with pain, some days with no pain and less swelling, but there’s for sure fluid in there. I’ve seen, no joke, at least 3 separate doctors who look at it and tell me it’s just a deep bruise, THEY NEVER FUCKING TREAT IT. Recently though, I was walking up a flight of steps, put pressure on it and pivoted off of it at the wrong time and I felt the strangest “tweak,” inside of it. Was in pain for a month, this was about 5 weeks ago... my boss at the time set me up to see her chiropractor, and he did the standard tests and said it’s most likely my MCL... because I don’t have insurance, I can’t afford an MRI out of pocket, let alone surgery. It seemed to heal somewhat over time.
Today, I tried standing up after sitting down with my legs crossed (namaste motherfuckers) and when I put my weight on that knee to push off of it I felt it go sideways, but with no pop.
I am in AGONY, but am fearful that the ER is going to continue to do nothing about it. No MRI, no medication, nothing, like always.
Has anyone had experience with this? Legitimately what should I do? I’m supposed to start a new job in two days where I’m on my feet all day. My biggest fear is wasting my time and accruing more med debt with no real treatment.
Any help or advice would be appreciated ;D
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These fucking bunions suck so much fucking ass. I can't even put on 90% of my shoes, let alone skate. And I motherfucking walk for a living.
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Just dislocated my left elbow dorking around last night. Still healing (and most likely needing another surgery) from dislocating the right elbow in January. Fucking suuuuuucks. This time was pretty bad, painkillers aren't doing much at all. Can't feel half my hand. I am way too injury prone to be a skateboarder, but it's my life. Take the good with the bad, I guess.
What surgery do they do for dislocated elbows? I've previously dislocated my right elbow twice over the years and last week almost did it again, except this time it kindo just went out then back in under pressure. I've had it compressed most of the time and haven't been doing anything too drastic with it, but surprisingly it's not that bad, almost like the muscles around it are sore. I can't straighten it fully yet though.
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Went to do a nose manny right around the corner from my apartment and first try my lead leg just gave out after landing in manual. I think it’s my MCL, it’s been bothering me at the end of long sessions to skate home and I’ve been pushing a lot. I’m gonna mark 6 weeks in my calendar and try to stay off the board. It’s not totally fucked but kinda crackly and hurts, can’t walk up stairs. Any MCL advice?
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Rolled my both ankles today... Fuck
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Don't know if i posted this already but i fucked up my right Achilles skating a flat gap and either strained or partially tore something in my achilles and couldn't walk for about a week. I also strained some muscles right above my ankle but those healed about a month after.
It's been probably 3-5 months now and I still get pains when i pop tricks where i have to point my toe down like back bigspins and stuff. It's also extremely painful if i hop out of my car and i catch my toe on the lip of the inside - forcing my foot to point downward extremely suddenly.
Anybody have tips on rehabbing and/or stretching an achilles heel?
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Anyone know what this would be? And how to help. I feel like a sharp pain on the outside of my right ankle where the bone is. Whenever I try a bs tail on a smaller ledge (I’m regular) I feel a “bite” when I lock in just a sharp pain that I eventually get used to but the first few tries are pretty painful. I also feel it whenever I do a kickflip and don’t bend my back leg enough to absorb the impact. Right underneath that bony part on the outside of the ankle.
literally came here to post about a very similar problem, except on my left ankle. It all started trying to skate fakie over something and kept landing with my left knee bent over my foot, kept feeling a small sharp pain in it. Now whenever I land like that, now even the tiniest tweak can set it off. It's not bad but I feel like it's getting progressively worse. Specific tricks set it off as well, like bs tails (what you said, I'm goofy so it's the same ankle) and any nollie fs trick. Really hoping it isn't a big problem
I recommend an x ray. You might have a loose piece of bone that been pulled off the ankle by a ligament detaching when you've rolled your ankle and thought you just sprained it. My back ankle has loose bits of bone on three sides and i had no idea until i got a scan. On the back and on the outside they've worn smooth like river stones and don't give me any trouble, but the one on the inside gives me grief almost daily. It's fine most of the time but i can just step wrong and be limping for an hour, or for the rest of the day.
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When I touch the back of my head my arms and legs go numb
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completely ruptured my Asshole very painful after surgery took a year to walk, took a good 5 years to get ok at skating again. Sucking at skating is much more fun than being good, got to go through that twice in life. Now I don’t judge people for their ability on a board.
I don't care what anyone else posts, this one is the winner.
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Did anyone of you skate with some kind of ankle protection? I am wearing a brace on my right ankle for two years. It makes my foot a bit stiff but that is still better as a broken ankle.
Thanks in advance pals.
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Is this a torn meniscus or some sort of knee issue? I can’t walk up stairs or squat without quad pain or calf tightness and my knee cap area pops a ton. Especially when I kick out. It’s my popping leg.
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3 weeks ago I severely dislocated my elbow. Couple fractures, tore my tricep from the bone, tore another tendon, ligament, and damaged a nerve in the process as well giving me “ulnar claw hand”. Can’t feel or move my ring and pinkie fingers. Surgery later this week. I’m out for as long as a year or so, and I’m fucking shattered. First time having surgery and I’m shitting my pants.
I haven’t had this much time off since I was at least 13, and it’s only been a few weeks, I don’t know what to do with myself for the months coming, I’m not good at picking up new hobbies, nor do I really care to honestly.
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Did anyone of you skate with some kind of ankle protection? I am wearing a brace on my right ankle for two years. It makes my foot a bit stiff but that is still better as a broken ankle.
Thanks in advance pals.
i am off mine at the moment for the first time in almost ten years.
needed it for almost everything. hiking, workout, long working dys, riding bikes, etc.
started on aircast stirrup which i hate. very stiff, gives me bruises, destroys your shoes and prevents muscle buildup; so it slows down healing and motion range regeneration. (not for sports in my opinion, i broke two riding bmx on sideload impacts, when you need them most the part that connects the two pieces just broke out of the case whit a huge snap and pressure releaf, i thought i tore my foot in half)
then moved to push aequi that was very good. not too bulky, decent range of motion with very good stabilization -> https://www.healthproductsforyou.com/p-push-ortho-aequi-ankle-brace.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI49jG9t3Q5QIVjJyzCh1skAoSEAQYBCABEgLLc_D_BwE
last i had a generic wrap (high) that felt more casual but if you wrap it tight so it supports your foot it fucks up your bloodflow and can be uncomfortable over time (toes get numb and shit like that)
and if you wrap it a bit more loosely it seems to me not more protection than a sock. and never made me feel very safe.
so at the moment i am doing lots of stretching (maxing out range of motion) tip toe walk and squats to improve stability and deck-on-soda-bottle-style ballance board. have been better than ever but it was a bitch of a process.
sorry for the novel, i hope it helps.
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Guess I broke my wrist a week ago bombing a hill
. They didn’t follow up and give me the bone dr referall I was waiting on to see if I need a hard cast instead of this softer one. Probably have to go back for more xrays because I have pain in more areas.
Somehow got scabs on my ass and back without ripping my clothes?? Scary fall. First time I felt my body just rolling in the street from my speed. Thought I broke my leg at first.
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been dealing with a groin/hip issue on my left side (regular skater, so my front leg) . I was trying to crooked grind a quarter pipe and all the weight went right towards my groin and I ended up limping for almost a month, have only skated twice since mid-september when it happened. still feel pain randomly and don't think its healing properly.
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Did anyone of you skate with some kind of ankle protection? I am wearing a brace on my right ankle for two years. It makes my foot a bit stiff but that is still better as a broken ankle.
Thanks in advance pals.
i am off mine at the moment for the first time in almost ten years.
needed it for almost everything. hiking, workout, long working dys, riding bikes, etc.
started on aircast stirrup which i hate. very stiff, gives me bruises, destroys your shoes and prevents muscle buildup; so it slows down healing and motion range regeneration. (not for sports in my opinion, i broke two riding bmx on sideload impacts, when you need them most the part that connects the two pieces just broke out of the case whit a huge snap and pressure releaf, i thought i tore my foot in half)
then moved to push aequi that was very good. not too bulky, decent range of motion with very good stabilization -> https://www.healthproductsforyou.com/p-push-ortho-aequi-ankle-brace.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI49jG9t3Q5QIVjJyzCh1skAoSEAQYBCABEgLLc_D_BwE
last i had a generic wrap (high) that felt more casual but if you wrap it tight so it supports your foot it fucks up your bloodflow and can be uncomfortable over time (toes get numb and shit like that)
and if you wrap it a bit more loosely it seems to me not more protection than a sock. and never made me feel very safe.
so at the moment i am doing lots of stretching (maxing out range of motion) tip toe walk and squats to improve stability and deck-on-soda-bottle-style ballance board. have been better than ever but it was a bitch of a process.
sorry for the novel, i hope it helps.
yo thanks a lot mate. I am glad you are off your brace. I bet it was a mentally battle too.
that brace in the link looks really nice, would you say it could prevent your ankle from tweaking?
Oh and maybe I will steal your idea from the balance board. 😁
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been dealing with a groin/hip issue on my left side (regular skater, so my front leg) . I was trying to crooked grind a quarter pipe and all the weight went right towards my groin and I ended up limping for almost a month, have only skated twice since mid-september when it happened. still feel pain randomly and don't think its healing properly.
have you already checked this guy?
https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2 (https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2)
you might have to reach a bit to find something about hip/groin issues but that page is great.
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been dealing with a groin/hip issue on my left side (regular skater, so my front leg) . I was trying to crooked grind a quarter pipe and all the weight went right towards my groin and I ended up limping for almost a month, have only skated twice since mid-september when it happened. still feel pain randomly and don't think its healing properly.
have you already checked this guy?
https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2 (https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2)
you might have to reach a bit to find something about hip/groin issues but that page is great.
gonna follow this guy, thanks!
a battle, for sure. started with walking school and made it all the way to being able to skate again after a ten year break...
ankles are just trickt if they are fucked they tend to screw up your knees, hips and back too. so i'd really recommend getting them well asap. don't relly on gear, do workouts and stretch them well. (also keeping them warm helps, like tall socks when you skate)
the aequi push was really stable and prevents rolling your foot inwards. so it was the safest for me.
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been dealing with a groin/hip issue on my left side (regular skater, so my front leg) . I was trying to crooked grind a quarter pipe and all the weight went right towards my groin and I ended up limping for almost a month, have only skated twice since mid-september when it happened. still feel pain randomly and don't think its healing properly.
have you already checked this guy?
https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2 (https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2)
you might have to reach a bit to find something about hip/groin issues but that page is great.
much appreciate! I just started physical therapy for a "spondylolisthesis" in my L4 and L5 vertebraes and I thought that it might have been connected in some way , definitely was looking for a physical therapist out there who skateboarded and could understand the type of trauma
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been dealing with a groin/hip issue on my left side (regular skater, so my front leg) . I was trying to crooked grind a quarter pipe and all the weight went right towards my groin and I ended up limping for almost a month, have only skated twice since mid-september when it happened. still feel pain randomly and don't think its healing properly.
have you already checked this guy?
https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2 (https://instagram.com/dr.kylebrown?igshid=7ozbky4fvhg2)
you might have to reach a bit to find something about hip/groin issues but that page is great.
gonna follow this guy, thanks!
a battle, for sure. started with walking school and made it all the way to being able to skate again after a ten year break...
ankles are just trickt if they are fucked they tend to screw up your knees, hips and back too. so i'd really recommend getting them well asap. don't relly on gear, do workouts and stretch them well. (also keeping them warm helps, like tall socks when you skate)
the aequi push was really stable and prevents rolling your foot inwards. so it was the safest for me.
damn mate. much respect that you made it back on the board after ten fuckin years.
I have a vibration plate and try to do some exercises every day. Will try to see a doctor this week and ask him about that aequi push brace. thanks a lot again.
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2 weeks ago I went out skating and tried to wall ride a barrier and it ended up clipping on the way up and I got popsicled. I thought I had broken my tail bone but it stopped hurting but now my lower back and hip bug me.
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3 weeks ago, fell out of a tree, landed with my already bad ankle in a nice roll position. Tore tendons and shit. Considering this ankle was already the reason I can barely still skate, I hope all this therapy I'm going to do will help me. Going to put in full time effort once I can move it. Going to be 44 in 2 months, trying to not be negative about where I'm at but I definitely have this fear in the back of my mind of "what if I can't skate right again".
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smashed my face and broke my front 4 top teeth and bit threw my top lip 8ft to flat it was tight cant chew gum any more with out my jaw poping super hard and it will randomly lock when i yawn sometimes but skatebording is cool tho so its chill
Same thing happened to me twice and my jaw also locks up if I open my mouth to big. Here's my Mikey Taylor in bloom injury. When watching it as a kid I hoped that shit never happened to me but when it happened I didn't feel a thing and my friend ended up superglueing it because I don't have health insurance. It took forever to heal and I have a gnarly ads scar know. It happened at lot 11 in Miami before they made all the sick renovations.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhkWugghTjT/?igshid=ci7o0gfq9h6b
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhiKpiEBH88/?igshid=ja4r0wzsa4rs
I've been skating since 2001 and I got my first knee injury about a year ago. I was dropping into this kinked bubba and slipped at the top and fell off to the side and when I landed on my feet, my right knee tweaked inwards and I can't afford to go to a doctor so not sure if I tore something or what. It's slowed me down from getting gnar but I can still skate. It mostly hurts throughout the night. Any idea on what it could be? It's been a year and it hasn't gotten better at all:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrjB1h7lNgi/?igshid=4pknwrsft393
And here are some random bails:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHF3BD0jnaz/?igshid=1qq5h1l3wb0fz
I have tons of other injuries which is making me seriously consider switching from skating rails and hubbas and just skate low impact and tranny stuff for a while. My love for rails won't let me though. To me it's the funniest thing ever hauling ads and grinding some rails.
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Last friday last fucking friday i get unemployment so at least i got next couple months time to skate so much, but about one hour ago i rolled my ankle pretty bad. Now im so pissed off and im going to get really drunk.
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update on my earlier post in this thread from November, ended up being a torn labrum in my hip. I was healed up pretty quickly after a cortisone shot in the area and some PT .
been dealing with a foot injury on my left foot since about March. pain consists of burning / tearing feeling when foot is stretched out in the motion that you'd ollie or kickflip. Xrays showed nothing, just got an MRI result back today that says there is a cyst in there but its above where the pain is coming from and the rest of the MRI showed nothing that the doctor could tell me. Got two injections this morning near the area on my foot and prescribed Diclofenac Sodium which apparently is some sort of arthritis anti inflammatory topical, hopefully this causes some relief. But I'm not feeling hopeful.
The pain only occurs is my leg is straightened out. If my knee is bent, the tendons/nerves don't feel like they are being torn if I bend my foot. But when straightening the leg , if my foot is in that position the pain is almost unbearable . I'm not sure if I should take my MRI to another doctor that might be able to see something that this one can't? This injury has fucking sucked the last two months.
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Anybody ever deal with pre-patellar bursitis?
I’ve had this bubble of water/swelling under my kneecap for 10 days.
Been icing at night, trying to elevate it & no skating.
Not painful really, at times some warmth and a constricted kind of feeling on the top of my knee.
Apparently I’m 38 years old with a 68 year old’s knee
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My toes are all wiggly and can’t support my weight when I’m standing or walking. Anyone know what this is? I can’t seem to wear any shoes that don’t cause pain.
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Starting to roll around on a board after about 5 1/2 months out from an ACL surgery. Have hit the PT hard, twice a week at the facility, and everyday at home. Bought a mountain bike and putting 5-8 miles on it a few times a week. Have started running a mile a few times a week for this past month as well. Knee is starting to feel really strong, and I can do most of my flat ground tricks and ledge tricks with no pain.
Confessed to my PT I had been skating the past few weeks today, and he basically tole me I still need to wait another 3.5 months before I even start flippng my board, which would be 9 months. Ive had conflicting opinions from a few other sources, just wondering what the old heads on SLAP might have to say about a young bull trying to get back on his board. I am so eager to get back to it, but also never want to go through blowing my knee out again.
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Starting to roll around on a board after about 5 1/2 months out from an ACL surgery. Have hit the PT hard, twice a week at the facility, and everyday at home. Bought a mountain bike and putting 5-8 miles on it a few times a week. Have started running a mile a few times a week for this past month as well. Knee is starting to feel really strong, and I can do most of my flat ground tricks and ledge tricks with no pain.
Confessed to my PT I had been skating the past few weeks today, and he basically tole me I still need to wait another 3.5 months before I even start flippng my board, which would be 9 months. Ive had conflicting opinions from a few other sources, just wondering what the old heads on SLAP might have to say about a young bull trying to get back on his board. I am so eager to get back to it, but also never want to go through blowing my knee out again.
Don’t flip the board til the doc says so. Learn switch back 50s or something. That’s as cool as a kickflip or learn transition.
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I've had many injuries in my 16 years of skating, but the notable ones were in the worst times of my life.
Broke my left leg back in 2010 while skating in Maryland
Torn ACL and meniscus in 2011 (damn near complete tear for ACL and completely shattered my meniscus to the point that they had to cut out the remainder)
Broke my left ankle twice in one year. Second time was a week after getting the cast cut off.
Broken fingers on my left hand and broke my left wrist.
Multiple hits to the head (about 5 times over the entire course of time)
Busted the space between my nose and upper lip. Ended up with 4 stitches and two black eyes.
Chipped one of my front teeth as well and it's slowly getting worse.
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I broke my foot a few years ago and it's recently been giving me problems while skating. It feels like my 5th metatarsal is cramping up with a dull pain from under my small toe to the middle of my foot. I have hardware in there from surgery and I'm worried it might be the issue. No insurance, So no doctor to consult
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Hey all, wondering if you have advice or guidance here.
I slammed today and did a split, but instead of my knees coming apart for the split, my knees stayed together and my lower legs did a split. I barely walked off the park, the pain along the insides of my knees is excruciating, and my knees feel loose and wobbly when I (barely) walk. This happened about 2 hours ago. My pain shivers stopped about a half hour ago.
My own plan is to brace my knees to prevent the “loose” feeling there but when my wife gets home I’ll want to be able to tell her I got some sound medical advice (I just won’t tell her I got the advice from people who give medical advice as a hobby on SLAP.
Anyway, it was my 3rd day at a new park (concrete) and 1st day with new setup and I fucked up trying to drop in on a 7-foot concrete QP with no coping (just a 6” or so ledge of concrete, I am *new* with concrete). Fucking bowl at this park has near vertical walls and I guess I pushed myself too much. On the bright side I was alone so my howls of pain basically aired out of the bowl and into the sky. Even my cries of pain get better air in a bowl than me. Fucking skateboarding man....I am wondering if this is enough for me to give up (today is literally the 15 month anniversary of me starting to skate). I put some pics and a quick clip on my insta a couple days ago (sorry no slam here, just showing the park, Tiverton, Rhode Island)
The QP I slammed from is foreground in the first picture, on the right.
Anyway, I’m wondering if others with similar experience have advice, like “go to a doctor” or “self medicate” the pain.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEUfYNzACuB/?igshid=1w1r0z3frj3zg
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Honestly that doesn’t sound very good at all mate, go get a mri. I remember you from other thread. Sorry to hear
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Honestly that doesn’t sound very good at all mate, go get a mri. I remember you from other thread. Sorry to hear
Hey thanks matty_c....I guess I expected someone to tell me to get professional help. I’ll ask my primary physician for a recommendation, thanks for taking the time to provide some input!
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I broke my foot a few years ago and it's recently been giving me problems while skating. It feels like my 5th metatarsal is cramping up with a dull pain from under my small toe to the middle of my foot. I have hardware in there from surgery and I'm worried it might be the issue. No insurance, So no doctor to consult
Shit man, I broke my fifth metatarsal while rolling my ankle like four years ago. I get weird cramps in the middle of my foot, too. I found that taking magnesium glycinate helps with my muscle cramps and stretching my toes/feet/ankles (jenkem’s yoga for skaters has some good ones) helps keep everything limber. Word of warning, magnesium supplements make some people need to shit, so try it at home first. Epsom salt baths also helped get some of the deep tissue swelling down. I hope you can work it out.
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I broke my foot a few years ago and it's recently been giving me problems while skating. It feels like my 5th metatarsal is cramping up with a dull pain from under my small toe to the middle of my foot. I have hardware in there from surgery and I'm worried it might be the issue. No insurance, So no doctor to consult
Shit man, I broke my fifth metatarsal while rolling my ankle like four years ago. I get weird cramps in the middle of my foot, too. I found that taking magnesium glycinate helps with my muscle cramps and stretching my toes/feet/ankles (jenkem’s yoga for skaters has some good ones) helps keep everything limber. Word of warning, magnesium supplements make some people need to shit, so try it at home first. Epsom salt baths also helped get some of the deep tissue swelling down. I hope you can work it out.
Hey guys, I've also suffered a Jones fracture years ago with a bad sprained ankle. Mine didn't heal right and there is a slight bend to the bone - like a small, outward triangle protrusion. Oddly from that I can now wiggle my pinky toe independently. The thing that helped me the most is stretching exercises, swimming, and definitely swimming in salt water. I sprained that same ankle really badly about 2.5 weeks ago and I'm just now trying to do a lot of the same recovery stretches and hopefully seeing my acupuncturist this weekend. I was already in a free physical rehab for my knee and back so when I get info from the doctor there I'd be glad to share it. Hope you both feel better.
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Dofrenzy, did you get to the doctors? How’d you go?
Lukabrazi, or anyone that had one, do those cortisone injections hurt? I got one next week
Edit, hip bruise - my mates got a knee like that. He doesn’t skate, it’s from not wearing his ppe. I believe you can get it drained. His doesn’t bother him. But it’s looks weird for sure. I would get it drained. You in construction?
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Fuck I'm hesitant to post this cuz i don't want to put the dude or the park on blast. It's a big one in the Midwest. I walk in and it smells like fresh cut wood. No skate-light has been laid, just fresh wood table and boxes and metal coping and the dude in charge is watching everyone skate his park. Well Louis B. In an interview was talking about suicide bolts at this time I read Louis' interview and put one on a brand new Krooked silas Baxter Neil guest board which was an inch shorter than I'm used to riding. My inner nose bolt.
Well I go up on the A frame and try a nollie shuv or something and it flips half way and I just land beside it. Then i get the idea to cave man front 50 on the down part. I get on it with just the front truck and clear the end by supermaning to flat. My back shin clips the end and I figure no big deal.
Turns out i hit the damn corner and the dudes who built it didn't think to deburr or round down that A frame ledge.
I go to stand up and put weight on my leg and shit doesn't feel right. I look at the shin of my dark grey Matix Marc Johnson jeans with the shoe string and my long underwear[/s and see a clean parallel cut down my pants. I roll my leg up and I'm confronted with the casing of my shin bone along with the muscle around it and my veins illuminated by the park's white lights.
Think...that can't be right...and check again. Yup fucking that's the inside of my leg due to a 2 1/2 clean ass cut. Well I rip my red, white and blue Insight (what happened to them?) flannel and tied it around real tight, . The builder dude came over and offered to drive me to the hospital while I was freaking out and got 9 stitches.
Yo, as a side note. When you get a hospital bill, tell em you cant pay that shit. Often they'll lower the bill. I went from 1,400 to like 600 or something for my visit.
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i rolled my ankle really bad and even after 2 months, its still pretty fried. even worse is that every once in a while, the inside of my foot from my big toe all the way to my arch starts spazzing out and twitches super gnarly. also, when i stretch my legs in bed, my leg from the knee down gets this shooting pain and my entire foot starts shaking uncontrollably. has anyone else experienced this? i can walk but only on flat surfaces. curbs are challenge and stairs are an absolute "no." on inclines, i have to walk diagonally and very slowly.
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Dofrenzy, did you get to the doctors? How’d you go?
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Hey matty_c, thanks for thinking of me! No doctor for me, for this, for now.
It's been 8 days since really fucking my knees up, and I am assuming I have strained my MCLs, among other joints and ligaments. I am sure my knees are changed for life. Left knee is a little worse.
Just back from ~1.5 mile walking the dogs, and definitely the first day my walking speed is near normal, but I won't do anything without my soft Walgreen's leg braces due to the loosy-goosy knees.
As I walk in a straight line, if I try to turn left or right just a little bit, the inside of the knee that is swinging through the outside of the turn barks fiercely. There are many positions and movements that poke the injuries, and as the knee pain has subsided I am feeling other pains at the top of my thighs and in my hips, but nothing alarming.
I ice the insides of my knees once or twice a day and take breaks to elevate. Otherwise I try to maintain a low level of activity. I believe the pain of disuse can easily cause more suffering than the pain of use while injured.
As for doctors, I am going to give it some more time. It's only been 8 days, I can move better every day, and fuck it, I'll just say it, I'm pretty fuckin' tough anyway.
What about you matty_c, why are you getting cortisone shots?
Hip_bruise, don't know if it's the same but I got some swelling below my knee-cap too. It's the reason I got my first knee-brace. I didn't ice or anything, I just compressed that shit under the knee-brace. It never hurt but was crazy swollen. My Instagram has some pics of the knee braces.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjdfRXA5NQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjdfRXA5NQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
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i rolled my ankle really bad and even after 2 months, its still pretty fried. even worse is that every once in a while, the inside of my foot from my big toe all the way to my arch starts spazzing out and twitches super gnarly. also, when i stretch my legs in bed, my leg from the knee down gets this shooting pain and my entire foot starts shaking uncontrollably. has anyone else experienced this? i can walk but only on flat surfaces. curbs are challenge and stairs are an absolute "no." on inclines, i have to walk diagonally and very slowly.
At this point you might need an x-ray. I rolled an ankle a few years back a bit of my fibula was broken off by a ligament (rather than the ligament snap, the bone to which it was attached broke off).
Try rolling your foot on a ball, a hard ball like a golf ball or lacrosse or baseball pressing under the arch of your foot. Also roll the calf on the ball (lay on your back put the ball on a short table or chair with leg on top of ball). Things might have tightened up in there as you have protected the injury.
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Yeah I would keep those braces on for a bit mate. Looks pretty swollen still in picture. Hopefully in time it tightens back up again
But yeah if you can walk I guess it’s alright, just don’t overdo stuff hey. Maybe in a few weeks you could do some light resistance stuff with knees to try make them stronger
I have had a shitty shoulder for years, it’s easy to get it out of socket and that happened again a couple months ago. But it is still pretty sore and doctor said it is actually my ac joint. Arthritis or something. I mean I don’t even know what ac joint is but yeah they think the steroid injection will help so we’ll give it a go.
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Broke my fibula last November. It was actually more painful having the temporary splint on for a week and a half before surgery. The PA did a bad job and I had blisters and stuff. It is weird having pins and plates in. Sometimes I can feel it. I might get them out if it still feels this way in a few months.
Blind Fisherman, I can't even imagine breaking an ankle twice in one year... that would definitely yield some rage sessions for me.
In 2011 I was bombing a hill, fell, and felt a pop in my knee. The days and weeks following it felt like intense pulling in that one knee if I tried to walk at anything more than a shuffle pace. Since then, I can still feel a pulling sensation if I let my leg dangle in certain positions when I am in bed.
I did get an x-ray and there was nothing. I REALLY wish I would have pushed them more to do an MRI. Now that I have health insurance and a good ortho I think I might seek to find out what is really going on.
Funny thing about the 2011 incident, it was the day of the superbowl, and me being the super cool "core" guy decided to refuse to watch the superbowl. Accident happens and I realized I have to go to a hospital in los angeles so I figure I'll be there 6 hours easy. I load up all my books in my backpack and my laptop to study. Also during this period of time I adopted a style of clothing which I referred to as "hobo couture". I figured that if I looked homeless then when I was out skating people wouldn't ask me for cash. This did work for the most part.
Anyway, as I go to leave the hospital after getting the x-ray the security was being all gnarly and took me back to the "check out" area to make sure I gave them my insurance information and everything.
I guess my plan to limit people for asking me for money did not work.
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i rolled my ankle really bad and even after 2 months, its still pretty fried. even worse is that every once in a while, the inside of my foot from my big toe all the way to my arch starts spazzing out and twitches super gnarly. also, when i stretch my legs in bed, my leg from the knee down gets this shooting pain and my entire foot starts shaking uncontrollably. has anyone else experienced this? i can walk but only on flat surfaces. curbs are challenge and stairs are an absolute "no." on inclines, i have to walk diagonally and very slowly.
At this point you might need an x-ray. I rolled an ankle a few years back a bit of my fibula was broken off by a ligament (rather than the ligament snap, the bone to which it was attached broke off).
Try rolling your foot on a ball, a hard ball like a golf ball or lacrosse or baseball pressing under the arch of your foot. Also roll the calf on the ball (lay on your back put the ball on a short table or chair with leg on top of ball). Things might have tightened up in there as you have protected the injury.
that would probably explain why my knee gets sore when i lay on my back with the outer part of my foot, flat on the bed.......whatever. ill only go to the doctor if my leg is falling off. every doctor ive seen has always tried to load me up on narcotics or benzos and fucked up bill to pay. not saying all doctors are quacks but the all the ones that ive seen are fucked.
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Think I posted this in another thread, but I slammed on my wrist really bad back in June, but I only found out last week that I actually broke my scaphoid. When I went to the doctor in June they told me I was fine so I just treated it like a sprain. Since I didn't do anything to it for nearly 3 months I have to get a screw put in place and I'm a little nervous about it. Read a couple anecdotes online that said it went fine, but anyone else ever deal with that?
also, maybe a dumb question, but I've still been skating and even filmed the bulk of a video part after breaking my wrist. It obviously sucks if I slam on it but I've otherwise gotten pretty good at taking the impact anywhere but my wrist. Would it be dumb to keep skating after the surgery with a cast? Cuz by time this thing heals will probably be winter, and I dunno if I could deal with not skating until Spring 2021, even if it's just low impact.
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hit it off with a girl on tinder and was gonna go fuck and then ate shit on a crack that i roll over twice a day. Shit was crazy i rolled onto it and instead of going over it hit the other side so hard a chunk of the ground came out the size of like 3 wendys chicken nuggets and i was instantly pitched. Scraped both my palms pretty bad hopefully she will still let me touch her boobs
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I’m hoping she does!
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Think I posted this in another thread, but I slammed on my wrist really bad back in June, but I only found out last week that I actually broke my scaphoid. When I went to the doctor in June they told me I was fine so I just treated it like a sprain. Since I didn't do anything to it for nearly 3 months I have to get a screw put in place and I'm a little nervous about it. Read a couple anecdotes online that said it went fine, but anyone else ever deal with that?
also, maybe a dumb question, but I've still been skating and even filmed the bulk of a video part after breaking my wrist. It obviously sucks if I slam on it but I've otherwise gotten pretty good at taking the impact anywhere but my wrist. Would it be dumb to keep skating after the surgery with a cast? Cuz by time this thing heals will probably be winter, and I dunno if I could deal with not skating until Spring 2021, even if it's just low impact.
I’ve broken each of my wrists 3 times but no metal. I always skated in casts and didn’t have any trouble. I have 18 pieces of metal in my body all on my right side/I’m goofy and fall forward usually. When I got the first compound fracture on my humerus I skated in a sling and it fucked up my rotator cuff or whatever that’s called, so don’t if your cast is past your elbow but if it’s just a short cast your golden. In my case my body never rejected the metal but I think it’s different person to person. Hopefully the metal works for you, my metal gets a little achy with Big barometric Changes like rain or snow coming in but it’s very manageable. Pulling for you!
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Hi Slap,
since summer '19 I've had bad luck with my calf muscle. Strained it badly first, and tried to patiently let it heal up. It seems however that this one is a repeating issue, latest incidence last week. No swelling, can walk normally so I guess it's not that serious this time. Looking for empathy, tips and experiences. Obviously, time to let it rest now for at least two weeks..
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broke my left ankle skating chelsea piers on a family visit to nyc once. two weeks after i got the green light to skate i broke my right tibia. wasn't able to skate for 7 months total i think. 2013 was a fucked year for me.
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Bilateral Vestibulopathy with Oscillopsia. It started 4 years ago. Inner ear stuff. No cure. My internal "Steady Cam" is broken so whenever I move the world bounces around. Can't skate in any meaningful way any more. (Electric Skateboard shame) I had a good run though. 42 years on the board. All I could do is carve and grind anyway. Heal up and get back out there fuckers.
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Anyone ever deal with a Morton’s Neuroma?
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Bilateral Vestibulopathy with Oscillopsia. It started 4 years ago. Inner ear stuff. No cure. My internal "Steady Cam" is broken so whenever I move the world bounces around. Can't skate in any meaningful way any more. (Electric Skateboard shame) I had a good run though. 42 years on the board. All I could do is carve and grind anyway. Heal up and get back out there fuckers.
Sorry to hear that man, that really blows. 42 years is a great run. I blew out an ear drum once and while that isnt close to what youre dealing with, it definitely fucked with my balance for a while and I cant go deeper than a couple feet in water now and plane rides are torture. I just got back home from a session and reading this makes me want to go back out there
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When I was 12 I slammed on a vert ramp learning rock to fakies and almost broke my hip.
About a decade ago I tried a Frontside 180 over a tiny jump to jump, bailed out but didn't kick my board far enough away landed on it with one foot spun around and sat on the other foot. Tore my ACL and meniscus, which I had fixed up 18 months later.
Last summer I was pushing down the street with a fresh coffee in my hand doing little manuals. Got wheel bite put the front wheels down stepped off with the back foot to get balance ran over the back foot while trying to get balance and piled into the ground resulting in a broken rib and a wasted coffee. I asked the guy getting in his truck if he saw it and he was just laughing.
One of the worst ones was learning spine transfers in 87ish. Instead of bashing my tail like a lien to tail. I missed. I recall laying on my back on the tranny unable to move any body part or breath at all. Looking up at my friends and whispering help me cause I couldn't get the air in or out. Couldn't turn my head, lift my legs or wiggle my fingers. They just sat their looking at me. I was winded but did something else that paralyzed me for a minute or two. Must have been one of the more scarier moments in my life.
just got diagnosed w multiple fractures of ribs, what kinda recovery time am i lookin at? i got got by a beer can in the bowl.
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Think I posted this in another thread, but I slammed on my wrist really bad back in June, but I only found out last week that I actually broke my scaphoid. When I went to the doctor in June they told me I was fine so I just treated it like a sprain. Since I didn't do anything to it for nearly 3 months I have to get a screw put in place and I'm a little nervous about it. Read a couple anecdotes online that said it went fine, but anyone else ever deal with that?
also, maybe a dumb question, but I've still been skating and even filmed the bulk of a video part after breaking my wrist. It obviously sucks if I slam on it but I've otherwise gotten pretty good at taking the impact anywhere but my wrist. Would it be dumb to keep skating after the surgery with a cast? Cuz by time this thing heals will probably be winter, and I dunno if I could deal with not skating until Spring 2021, even if it's just low impact.
Did you end up getting the surgery? I broke my scaphoid two weeks ago. They found cysts on the bone after CT scans that may have something to do with early arthritis, but they weren't very clear about it and i'm confused. I broke it twelve years ago and never had problems since. Surgery and bone graft is an option but not completely necessary for me. I'm not sure if I should go through with it.
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In honor of me breaking my nose last week while skating, I'd like to welcome people to share their favorite/worst injuries.
I wish i had video of mine because I landed on my face hard a-f.
Going downhill too quickly, tumble, then scraaaaaaaaping away a lot of skin and mixing it with sand and pavement, plus a broken wrist bonus.
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that bone deep in your asscheek, pretty sure i bruised that thing
also anyone have any extensor tendonitis experience?
pretty sure thats why i have this dull pain on the top of my foot all the time
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So my sprain from Aug 9 was actually a fracture. The first doctor misread the X-rays. I was walking and working on it for awhile (over a month and a half) until my doctor got me into see an ortho surgeon. Fracture of distal end of left fibula with non union, torn paroneal tendon, torn talofibular ligament, and pain like a mofo. I was talking NSAIDS for the swelling and pain before I got the correct diagnosis and since I have GI issues so I fucked up my gut super bad and had to get a procedure and meds. I'm supposed to do PT then surgery and then PT. I spent all yesterday trying to find a PT with a pool or an infinity pool for aqua therapy script. Any NYC heads know of any aqua therapy PTs or straight up inexpensive pools that aren't closed due to cover? NYC Parks and Rec and YMCA are closed. Chelsea piers no longer does PT and is 200 monthly, and you have to sign on for a year - no month to month. Any help would be appreciated. XO
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Dealing with my first ever heel bruises. On both heels. Can barley walk and I stand on my feet all day at work. Shits wack as fuck.
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Wondering how you people are recovering from your injuries. Interested on hearing from people who had ACL surgery...
I collided with a tree snowboarding and injured my left kneecap, weeks later I slipped in the kitchen and hyper-extended same knee. The MRI said I had a MCL/ACL complete tear, multi focal bone bruising, etc. It's been 1.5 years now, in the beginning I went to PT but never fully recovered. I will be getting an ACL reconstruction done soon. Apparently my MCL healed on its own, although I have "Steiner-like" lesion, where my MCL is displaced.
I can only skate switch for now, my left leg used to be the front but it's painful to bear weight on it...
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Folded my ankle for the second time this month. Swelling hasn't gone down after a week. Pretty bummed. Nothing too major, just frustrating. I'm on a new med that was making me dizzy for the first week but I still tried to go skate. Gonna work on strengthening both my ankles once it gets healthy
I've had cartilage in my knee replaced, but it wasn't specifically from skating but possibly made it worse by skating. Best thing I've done since then, was strengthening my legs by working out. Heavily recommend to anyone when they are healthy enough
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Folded my ankle for the second time this month. Swelling hasn't gone down after a week. Pretty bummed. Nothing too major, just frustrating. I'm on a new med that was making me dizzy for the first week but I still tried to go skate. Gonna work on strengthening both my ankles once it gets healthy
I've had cartilage in my knee replaced, but it wasn't specifically from skating but possibly made it worse by skating. Best thing I've done since then, was strengthening my legs by working out. Heavily recommend to anyone when they are healthy enough
I hate working out but I guess I will have to once I'm strong enough!! The problem is I'm extremely lazy
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Rolled my ankle on a bank. Pulled ligaments and instead of them breaking away from the bone they pulled the bone with it so had to get it screwed down. Avulsion fracture think it was called. Was my Ollie/push foot and Shits never been the same
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ruptured shoulder ligaments this weekend playing football (soccer). First 'friendly' game back for our vets team and got flattened.
hopefully only take a month or so to heal, then physio . . .
Gutted as weather picking up and lighter nights meant more time on the board was looking promising
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Just strained my MCL (level I) for the third time in as many years... it's not as bad as last year's level II, but I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever make it a year of skateboarding without this happening. Such a gut wrenching sound and feeling, I'm just fortunate it's not an ACL issue or something deeper.
I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for or experience doing PT for this type of knee ligament injury (MCL or LCL... I feel ACL and meniscus are different beasts but could be wrong). Quick recovery is my goal and I get R.I.C.E., but I'm looking looking for specific rehabbing movements or exercises. I guess I need to work on strengthening supporting muscles in my legs as well as overall flexibility so my joint doesn't keep stretching and twisting when I bail. My MCL is probably scarred since it happened so often, so it needs a lil backup.
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A friend of mine injured his ankle. The stupid part was when the EMT asked me if it that's broken. She was a bitch too.
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Just rolled my ankle this past weekend trying to learn fakie varial heels, damn near landed one and my back foot slipped off the tail and folded.
That's the third time in the last 8/9 months i've rolled the same one, seems to happen about every 4 months - i take physio and rehab pretty seriously too... and all the other necessaries, mid top shoes laced well, insoles etc etc.
Does anyone else have flat feet and weak/hypermobile ankles? I can pretty much roll my ankles inwards so my sole is at 90 degrees (always had this flexibility), this seems to be a double edged sword in that it's harder to fully tear anything because all the ligaments on the outside of my ankle are so lax, but it does seem to make me more prone to rolling them in the first place :(
it's been two days and no meaningful bruising or swelling, and didn't have any telltale crunch or popping noises when it happened, so i think I've dodged a bullet this time...but, long term, how long can i go on rolling my ankles and keeping skating.
I'm hesitant to skate in a brace because I don't really want to pass injuries up to my knee, but if it keeps happening I'll need to at least consider it I think.
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Back in about '98 (I was 18ish) I ruptured my ACL and damaged my meniscus in my front knee skating a little hubba. Bailed on one like a million times before, but my knee buckled inwards and that was it.
I never got surgery at the time (a mistake), but managed to get skating again a year or so later. I stuck to mini ramp and bowls until I was about 31 when a new career took priority, and lost all my popped tricks except ollies because I was scared to kick or land funny. Weirdly, I could fs ollie on transition despite the potential for disaster. The power of desire I suppose.
Picked up my board again at 39/40, the year before the pandemic and promptly blew out my ragged-ass ACL and tore up my meniscus again. I had reconstruction at the beginning of March '21, and I'm hoping that with that help I can eke out another 8-10 years of curb skating etc.
Incredibly, other than smashing up my teeth skating a gap when I was 17 or so and a nasty ankle sprain at about 27 or 28, that's all... not bad considering my distinct lack of talent.
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Anyone here dealt with disc prolapse/herniations before? I'm able to walk ok but getting in and out of bed is a chore and I can't bend forward very far without feeling any pain or extreme tightness. It sucks to go from a sitting to standing position too. My wrist only healed up in the last month , so with skating out of the question indefinitely at this point i'm feeling extremely defeated right now. I basically hurt my back by going a bit too low on a squat in the gym, even though the weight wasn't heavy my body still wasn't prepared after a year off.
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Anyone here dealt with disc prolapse/herniations before? I'm able to walk ok but getting in and out of bed is a chore and I can't bend forward very far without feeling any pain or extreme tightness. It sucks to go from a sitting to standing position too. My wrist only healed up in the last month , so with skating out of the question indefinitely at this point i'm feeling extremely defeated right now. I basically hurt my back by going a bit too low on a squat in the gym, even though the weight wasn't heavy my body still wasn't prepared after a year off.
Recently had some lower back issues that I thought were serious and turned out to be pretty fixable.
has the prolapse/herniation been properly diagnosed (MRI etc)?
My osteopath was convinced that was my issue (degenerative discs actually, but that's more or less the same thing), her treatment plan was getting me nowhere, went to a sports physio and I've had a few sessions of IMS/dry needling and it's worked absolute wonders - turns out my osteopath was way off, got me all worried for no reason.
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Anyone here dealt with disc prolapse/herniations before? I'm able to walk ok but getting in and out of bed is a chore and I can't bend forward very far without feeling any pain or extreme tightness. It sucks to go from a sitting to standing position too. My wrist only healed up in the last month , so with skating out of the question indefinitely at this point i'm feeling extremely defeated right now. I basically hurt my back by going a bit too low on a squat in the gym, even though the weight wasn't heavy my body still wasn't prepared after a year off.
Recently had some lower back issues that I thought were serious and turned out to be pretty fixable.
has the prolapse/herniation been properly diagnosed (MRI etc)?
My osteopath was convinced that was my issue (degenerative discs actually, but that's more or less the same thing), her treatment plan was getting me nowhere, went to a sports physio and I've had a few sessions of IMS/dry needling and it's worked absolute wonders - turns out my osteopath was way off, got me all worried for no reason.
Thanks for the response. I got an x ray and the conclusion had prolapse marked with a (?) along with some degeneration of a few joints and discs but nothing abnormal.
Mostly age related wear, which I was told can be found in a lot of otherwise healthy people from about 20yo and upwards. I think I might get a second opinion because my doctor didn't seem very confident about what I should do considering treatment. She just told me to go swimming and see a physiotherapist.
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Just rolled my ankle this past weekend trying to learn fakie varial heels, damn near landed one and my back foot slipped off the tail and folded.
That's the third time in the last 8/9 months i've rolled the same one, seems to happen about every 4 months - i take physio and rehab pretty seriously too... and all the other necessaries, mid top shoes laced well, insoles etc etc.
Does anyone else have flat feet and weak/hypermobile ankles? I can pretty much roll my ankles inwards so my sole is at 90 degrees (always had this flexibility), this seems to be a double edged sword in that it's harder to fully tear anything because all the ligaments on the outside of my ankle are so lax, but it does seem to make me more prone to rolling them in the first place :(
it's been two days and no meaningful bruising or swelling, and didn't have any telltale crunch or popping noises when it happened, so i think I've dodged a bullet this time...but, long term, how long can i go on rolling my ankles and keeping skating.
I'm hesitant to skate in a brace because I don't really want to pass injuries up to my knee, but if it keeps happening I'll need to at least consider it I think.
I feel you mate. I rolled my ankles every year for the last 12 years. I couldn't take it anymore so I got ankle braces. Skating doesn't seem any different since I wear these.
You just have to find nice flexible ankle braces and adjust for a bit. But it's better that way ya know.
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Good news from my physio today, he scanned my ankle and all my ligaments are intact, no tears, just a bit of fluid. Was pleased to hear i still have an ATFL too (apprently it's pretty common to tear this completely and still have a functional ankle).
Apparently its a grade 1 sprain so with rehab i should be back on the board in 2 weeks and more or less fully healed in 3-4 weeks. Good news all round really.
I had the brace conversation with him, and his general advice was to wear ankle braces when skating (in my case), apparently having lax ankle ligaments means i'm less likely to tear them, but more likely to roll my ankle in the first place - which is what i suspected. He said that as far as prevention goes, most NBA players tape or brace their ankles for games, so there must be something to it.
He said you could do all the ankle strengthening and prehab/rehab in the world, but if you land wrong then there's always the possibility of an ankle roll due to sheer physics, it's pretty impossible to take it out of skating as risk, so bracing is a sensible next best thing alongside a decent amount of rehab folling a sprain.
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just twisted my right hand thumb falling. One month without skating, I ll have time to focus os other stuff I guess
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It sucks to hear about other people being injured but it does ease the pain knowing others are going through it too.
I’ve had an issue in both my knees since February (been skating 20+ years never any knee issues), haven’t skated since. From what I found on my own research, it could be patellar tendonitis? Going to the doctor on Monday to finally get it checked out. Anyone with knee issues ever get a good diagnosis without an MRI?
Also stubbed the shit out of my pinky toe 2 weeks ago, thinking it could be broken
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Anyone with knee issues ever get a good diagnosis without an MRI?
No, and I wouldn't trust one without it.
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I have rolled my ankle 20 times within the last year
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I rolled my ankle yesterday, not too bad and I could finish the session but today I feel it is sore. I am debating whether I should still skate today or not. Not going would be frustrating because I have the day off. What would you do?
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I rolled my ankle yesterday, not too bad and I could finish the session but today I feel it is sore. I am debating whether I should still skate today or not. Not going would be frustrating because I have the day off. What would you do?
I rolled my ankle super bad in October. I treated like any other ankle roll and kept skating on it after a few weeks off. I really regret not letting it rest longer because I skated before it was ready and kept setting back the healing process. I had to stop in January and only just got back on my board yesterday after months of physical therapy. I would wait if I were you dog because this shit bummed me out!!!!!
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Ankle sprains suck because the ligaments there stretch out like sweaters. Once they’re stretched they can’t go back. Take care of them by resting and letting it heal.
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Cheers brehs, I stepped on the board but immediately felt it was too early. Went to the shop to cop some Tyshawns instead, to at least do something skate related. ::)
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rolled my ankle the worst i ever have this month, tore ligaments and swelled up like grapefruit. only just started being able to put pressure on it three weeks later. probably another month till i even feel comfortable getting back on board. maybe even that timeframe is too optimistic? idk
the worst part is i was just warming up, goofing around. crutches are no fun when you live on the 4th floor of your building
fuck Vans eras, never again
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I rolled my right ankle something fierce in late February. like, really bad. haven’t skated since, and it’s driving me crazy. but I know if I start skating again it’s just gonna make things worse. I’m done skating in regular chuck Taylor’s, or any chuck Taylor’s for that matter.....
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Look at Steph Curry even if you don’t like basketball. He rolls his ankles real bad all the time and is somehow still able to play at a high level.
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Look at Steph Curry even if you don’t like basketball. He rolls his ankles real bad all the time and is somehow still able to play at a high level.
if I was getting paid 1/100 of what steph curry gets paid, I’d get my feet chopped off and skate on the stumps. Lmao
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Look at Steph Curry even if you don’t like basketball. He rolls his ankles real bad all the time and is somehow still able to play at a high level.
dude's also got some of the best trainers and medical professionals in the world working to get him on the court.
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I only post on slap when I’m drunk so does that count as injured?
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Just rolled my ankle this past weekend trying to learn fakie varial heels, damn near landed one and my back foot slipped off the tail and folded.
That's the third time in the last 8/9 months i've rolled the same one, seems to happen about every 4 months - i take physio and rehab pretty seriously too... and all the other necessaries, mid top shoes laced well, insoles etc etc.
Does anyone else have flat feet and weak/hypermobile ankles? I can pretty much roll my ankles inwards so my sole is at 90 degrees (always had this flexibility), this seems to be a double edged sword in that it's harder to fully tear anything because all the ligaments on the outside of my ankle are so lax, but it does seem to make me more prone to rolling them in the first place :(
it's been two days and no meaningful bruising or swelling, and didn't have any telltale crunch or popping noises when it happened, so i think I've dodged a bullet this time...but, long term, how long can i go on rolling my ankles and keeping skating.
I'm hesitant to skate in a brace because I don't really want to pass injuries up to my knee, but if it keeps happening I'll need to at least consider it I think.
I feel you mate. I rolled my ankles every year for the last 12 years. I couldn't take it anymore so I got ankle braces. Skating doesn't seem any different since I wear these.
You just have to find nice flexible ankle braces and adjust for a bit. But it's better that way ya know.
Can you link the braces you are using ?
I'm interested. If I get injured I can't work so it's a big concern for me.
Do they effect your flicking on flip tricks?
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Have any of you ever broke your ankle?
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I’ve been having a pretty awful knee issue and am planning to get an MRI soon.
I’m wondering if anyone has had this feeling: imagine your knee is holding together the top and bottom sections of your leg in like 10 places- 10 spots where something keeps it tight and aligned (I know this isn’t exactly right but I’m trying to o describe) - my knee feels like maybe only 7 or 8 are working. Doesn’t feel loose like it could fall off or something but feels not fully supported. Almost as if it could leave my toes pointing slightly inward. Opposite of “duck feet”
The pain is not too bad - I can mostly live a normal life but sometimes I’ll be walking and I’ll have a funny step (nothing crazy just going down a set of stairs and maybe taking an unusually large step, or walking on uneven ground) and some pain will be triggered.
The pain is pretty unpleasant but not unbearable. What worries me is the idea that my minor to moderate pain could be part of an injury that could become much worse. If a doctor I trusted told me that it’s fine to skate and to deal with the pain I could do so, it’s more the anxiety of worrying that I’m making things worse that has taken enjoyment out of skating. Hopefully I’ll have an answer soon.
Has anyone had a similar issue?
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A couple weeks ago at work my right foot slipped on wet concrete, my foot only slid a few inches but something happened to my knee. 7.5 years I jacked my knee and it would just buckle out from under me randomly for a few years but eventually it would only happen once every few months. But when I grab my ankle and pull it up to my butt, it would click back into place.
So when this happened a few days ago, it felt like that old injury so I did the ankle pull and it clicked back in but it felt and sounded different when it clicked in.
Now when my right leg goes too straight. It hurts and will start buckling. Like even when I’m stretching in bed as I’m going to sleep or waking up, it will feel like it’s gonna go out of place so it’s a little different from the injury 7 years ago.
Last week at work my knee buckled 5 times within ten steps right in front of my boss at work.
It’s getting better but idk what this injury is, with it feeling weak when my leg goes too straight.
I skated yesterday and it felt mostly fine but then last night in bed I stretched my legs out and was like, ah fuck it felt tweaked again.
It’s weird.
My knees are alway getting jacked up tho.
In 2019 and 2020 I had to wear a knee brace for a month every couple months cuz something would happen to one knee or the other.
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I’ve been having a pretty awful knee issue and am planning to get an MRI soon.
I’m wondering if anyone has had this feeling: imagine your knee is holding together the top and bottom sections of your leg in like 10 places- 10 spots where something keeps it tight and aligned (I know this isn’t exactly right but I’m trying to o describe) - my knee feels like maybe only 7 or 8 are working. Doesn’t feel loose like it could fall off or something but feels not fully supported. Almost as if it could leave my toes pointing slightly inward. Opposite of “duck feet”
The pain is not too bad - I can mostly live a normal life but sometimes I’ll be walking and I’ll have a funny step (nothing crazy just going down a set of stairs and maybe taking an unusually large step, or walking on uneven ground) and some pain will be triggered.
The pain is pretty unpleasant but not unbearable. What worries me is the idea that my minor to moderate pain could be part of an injury that could become much worse. If a doctor I trusted told me that it’s fine to skate and to deal with the pain I could do so, it’s more the anxiety of worrying that I’m making things worse that has taken enjoyment out of skating. Hopefully I’ll have an answer soon.
Has anyone had a similar issue?
Yes. You have probably injured your ACL. I had to skate with a knee sleeve for years. Here is what I did to strengthen my knee:
-swim laps
-ride a bike
-most beneficial is leg work
https://www.google.com/amp/s/vshred.com/blog/ultimate-leg-day-workout/amp/
When I started rehab I could barely lift a small weight w/o my knee clicking and popping. You have to work through that unless the pain is deep in the knee. Then go see a doctor. You would know if you needed knee surgery—the pain would be unbearable. You probably just stretched out your ACL by landing awkwardly. The more you use your knee the better it will feel. Just don’t do any tricks you don’t land the majority of the time while you are recovering. Basically, skate at your own risk.
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Skating does strange things to my body.
A year ago I got kickflips back but after a few weeks, I started having nervous discharges in my flick foot toes and thought that‘s it, no more kickflips. Then I found out the first discharge was the worst and it diminished on subsequent flips so I just went on with it and a few weeks later it was gone.
However, that was when my flick foot ankle started hurting upon flicking and again I thought that was it but kept going as long as it was bearable. That went away too after some weeks.
The newest thing is a pain in my flick leg hip. It‘s not even hurting when skating but when I do certain lateral movements with my leg it radiates making me groan loudly. I hope that will go away too...
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Just rolled my ankle this past weekend trying to learn fakie varial heels, damn near landed one and my back foot slipped off the tail and folded.
That's the third time in the last 8/9 months i've rolled the same one, seems to happen about every 4 months - i take physio and rehab pretty seriously too... and all the other necessaries, mid top shoes laced well, insoles etc etc.
Does anyone else have flat feet and weak/hypermobile ankles? I can pretty much roll my ankles inwards so my sole is at 90 degrees (always had this flexibility), this seems to be a double edged sword in that it's harder to fully tear anything because all the ligaments on the outside of my ankle are so lax, but it does seem to make me more prone to rolling them in the first place :(
it's been two days and no meaningful bruising or swelling, and didn't have any telltale crunch or popping noises when it happened, so i think I've dodged a bullet this time...but, long term, how long can i go on rolling my ankles and keeping skating.
I'm hesitant to skate in a brace because I don't really want to pass injuries up to my knee, but if it keeps happening I'll need to at least consider it I think.
I feel you mate. I rolled my ankles every year for the last 12 years. I couldn't take it anymore so I got ankle braces. Skating doesn't seem any different since I wear these.
You just have to find nice flexible ankle braces and adjust for a bit. But it's better that way ya know.
Can you link the braces you are using ?
I'm interested. If I get injured I can't work so it's a big concern for me.
Do they effect your flicking on flip tricks?
They don't effect my flip tricks or any other tricks. It took a few sessions to get used to them but now it feels weird to skate without them.
I think what's important in a ankle brace is, that they have some kind of plastic insert to stabilize your ankles. Mine are very flexible and I feel safer with them.
Sorry for the amazon link, but I couldn't find better pictures. I have these.
https://www.amazon.de/Doact-Sprunggelenkbandage-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkst%C3%BCtze-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkbandage-Kn%C3%B6chelverstauchung/dp/B07GYMDCN3
(https://www.amazon.de/Doact-Sprunggelenkbandage-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkst%C3%BCtze-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkbandage-Kn%C3%B6chelverstauchung/dp/B07GYMDCN3)
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Just rolled my ankle this past weekend trying to learn fakie varial heels, damn near landed one and my back foot slipped off the tail and folded.
That's the third time in the last 8/9 months i've rolled the same one, seems to happen about every 4 months - i take physio and rehab pretty seriously too... and all the other necessaries, mid top shoes laced well, insoles etc etc.
Does anyone else have flat feet and weak/hypermobile ankles? I can pretty much roll my ankles inwards so my sole is at 90 degrees (always had this flexibility), this seems to be a double edged sword in that it's harder to fully tear anything because all the ligaments on the outside of my ankle are so lax, but it does seem to make me more prone to rolling them in the first place :(
it's been two days and no meaningful bruising or swelling, and didn't have any telltale crunch or popping noises when it happened, so i think I've dodged a bullet this time...but, long term, how long can i go on rolling my ankles and keeping skating.
I'm hesitant to skate in a brace because I don't really want to pass injuries up to my knee, but if it keeps happening I'll need to at least consider it I think.
I feel you mate. I rolled my ankles every year for the last 12 years. I couldn't take it anymore so I got ankle braces. Skating doesn't seem any different since I wear these.
You just have to find nice flexible ankle braces and adjust for a bit. But it's better that way ya know.
Can you link the braces you are using ?
I'm interested. If I get injured I can't work so it's a big concern for me.
Do they effect your flicking on flip tricks?
They don't effect my flip tricks or any other tricks. It took a few sessions to get used to them but now it feels weird to skate without them.
I think what's important in a ankle brace is, that they have some kind of plastic insert to stabilize your ankles. Mine are very flexible and I feel safer with them.
Sorry for the amazon link, but I couldn't find better pictures. I have these.
https://www.amazon.de/Doact-Sprunggelenkbandage-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkst%C3%BCtze-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkbandage-Kn%C3%B6chelverstauchung/dp/B07GYMDCN3
(https://www.amazon.de/Doact-Sprunggelenkbandage-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkst%C3%BCtze-Fu%C3%9Fgelenkbandage-Kn%C3%B6chelverstauchung/dp/B07GYMDCN3)
Brilliant thank you
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Hey pals, has anyone of you experiences with weak ankle joints? I want to find some exercises to make them stronger. I already looked at Kyle Browns insta, but couldn't find a specific exercise for that.
Thanks in advance.
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Hey pals, has anyone of you experiences with weak ankle joints? I want to find some exercises to make them stronger. I already looked at Kyle Browns insta, but couldn't find a specific exercise for that.
Thanks in advance.
Do the calf stretch heel raise on a step. Go to a step in your house and on one leg do a calf stretch then lift it up doing a heel raise. Do 10 a day. He said on a podcast that’s the most important exercise in his opinion for ankles.
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Been having a lot of calf pain lately. Over the past couple weeks it would feel like it was cramping up in which a couple days of chilling usually would make it feel better. But this past Saturday I was skating feeling fine, then as I went to run up a quarterpipe something in my leg clicked so badly it made me collapse. I legit thought somebody crashed into me cuz of how sudden it felt. Feels like it could be a slight muscle tear but when I went to the doctor they basically shrugged at me for 6 hours.
Anyone deal with this? I've been resting it since and I'm at the point where I can walk fairly comfortably but it still feels weak. It also bruised up randomly so the common tips I get about foam rolling/massaging it are really painful to do.
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OK so I fell on my hand/palm two weeks ago and ever since I had some subcutaneous blood clot thing within the palm, like a hard sport and of course it hurts like hell when I fall on it (which happens regularly). Also when I fall on it, it gets bloodshot but that passes and the hard sport forms again. I asked at the pharmacy if there was something I could do but the girl at the counter basically laughed me out of the shop and said it would go away eventually.
Now my question: Is that true and it will go away or not? Assume that I will keep on falling on it regularly about once or twice a week. ::)
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Have any of you ever broke your ankle?
Broke mine a few years back in like late April and didn’t skate again until mid August. I missed most of the summer. It was right after a bad breakup and I lost my job too. It was a horrible time in my life. After healing up from that I broke my good foot in December of that same year but by then I was in a much better place and didn’t really care. That injury annoyed me into April of the following year but missing most of winter was no big deal. I’m currently stuck in a cycle of rolling both of my ankle after skating for like 2 weeks and then taking a month off.
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I had an acl tear about 2-3 years ago that I got dealt with, have been skating for about a year comfortably with the occasional shocks, but nothing too bad until the other day
Was having a rad session, doing a bunch of airs and going hard on transition. Then I tried manualing a 6” ledge, stumbled and sprained my knee. It’s swollen to the size of a grapefruit and completely can’t walk on it, thought it doesn’t hurt nearly as bad as when I tore the ligaments. I was worried as fuck that I was gonna get fired from my job but here I am at work, taking a break from all the movement to post on slap. I’d like to hope that I only bruised my acl or mcl rather than have torn it and have to deal with the years long process again. Too broke to get an MRI so we’ll see how bad it is in the next few months.
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Have any of you ever broke your ankle?
Ankle, foot, wrist (x2), elbow (x2), finger, pinkie toe, ribs (6-8 times), patella, and I don't remember what else.
Ankle took 6 weeks to get to weight bearing and another month of PT before I could think about skating. It was weak for years and I would sprain it if I looked at it funny. I often had to wear a brace on it even walking around for the first couple years because I would roll it if I stepped on an uneven sidewalk.
My latest injury was a massive toe stub that caused my big toenail to bleed for 3 days. That was a week ago and I'm still needing to be careful with it and am doing very little skating.
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I top rope body slammed due to my front truck hanger falling off (fuck those low profile ti nuts) at some point during a high speed manual, landed on my left hand (holding a metal water bottle, blew the cap right off that fucking like a pressure explosion and I believe I tore my left rotator cuff (i've done it before working out but not this bad); no bruising or popping so I assume it's not broken (you never know)...it's been a couple weeks and it's gotten better but not 100% yet...tempted to go get a radiation blast to see if I have any hairlines.
Working out, I threw out my back with poor form deadlifts, that took a week to get over, not too bad...but fuck me, yesterday, using floor exercises and items made specifically for back PT...I fuckign threw it out at again =(
As for ankle-peeps, I rolled my right one 3 years ago and it's never been right since...one improper heel flip landing and it tweaks...every time (so those are out).
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I top rope body slammed due to my front truck hanger falling off (fuck those low profile ti nuts) at some point during a high speed manual, landed on my left hand (holding a metal water bottle, blew the cap right off that fucking like a pressure and I believe I tore my left rotator cuff (i've done it before working out but not this bad); no bruising or popping so I assume it's not broken (you never know)...it's been a couple weeks and it's gotten better but not 100% yet...tempted to go get radiation blast.
Working out, I threw out my back with poor form deadlifts, that took a week to get over, not too bad...but fuck me, yesterday, using floor exercises and items made specifically for back PT...I fuckign threw it out at again =(
As for ankle-peeps, I rolled my right one 3 years ago and it's never been right since...one improper heel flip landing and it tweaks...every time (so those are out).
Damn man, that’s terrible. Also glad to know about those low-profile kingpins, I will skip that purchase.
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Sorry to read about everyone's skate-related injuries here. I've had my share and know how it goes. A doctor once told me I have a high threshold for pain, and I imagine skateboarding has made us all a bit like that (for better and worse).
I have been doing pretty well but just yesterday, I slipped out and slammed my thigh on an edge of concrete. I did get very close to pulling the trick so it is frustrating. Today, still no bruising but a little swollen and painful to flex the leg beyond 90 degrees. Probably a quadracept hematoma. Got momentarily tripped out on the possibility of a blood clot, but went down a google rabbit hole and realized I'm probably fine and will be good after a couple weeks.
I wish everyone here much continued good health. Be as careful as you can be. It's a hectic, dangerous lifestyle that found us, but god damn if it isn't fun as all hell.
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Fucked my ankle up on my birthday. Tried to do front half cab to front board on the flat bar at the park, bailed but my ankle did a straight 90 degree roll. Had such a good birthday that nothing could keep me down, but it's gonna be a bummer not being able to skate for a couple months probably. Gonna try and work on filming skills a little so i can still keep up with the crew
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First time poster, long time lurker:
2021 ACL tear and Surgery Due Diligence
FS grind in 9' "pool" deep end, should have been a standard shoulder slam, but stiff legged it straight to hell. Carried out by the homies, sat on the side and eventually got home. Couldn't sleep, drank a shit ton of beers, passed out, woke up and knew it was on.
I have insurance, so here's the vibe for anyone thinking about this procedure:
Hit the insurance company website to find orthopedic surgeons that specialize in sports medicine and "participate" in my plan. Found one, went for an appointment. Threw down the credit card for $340 dollars. She said it was clear my knee is fucked, had to get an X ray. X ray was covered by insurance, went back to the ortho, and determined bones are fine but something is definitely up. I held out that it was some sort of "sprain."
Paid $40 dollars on the credit card for an MRI. Brought MRI to the doc, and the 'nosis was "ACL is torn, Meniscus needs cleaning" Surgery is recommended.
First question was "do you want to just live a sedentary lifestyle" and i would rather not.
This ortho recommended me to Dr. Mandelbaum in Santa Monica, CA. I'm from NJ, but just moved out here to LA for a job. Dudes office has signed soccer jerseys, signed MMA posters, etc. He's also the "medical director of US Soccer." I don't know what any of that means, but figure an actual recommendation might be worth something to CA people.
Got the surgery. He took part of my quad muscle and made it into an ACL and cleaned up my Meniscus. Everyone's different, but there's also the achilles "transplant." I trusted the dude with the quad and here we go.
First day, whole leg doesn't feel. And they asked me to get a little "pedlar" bike and i was doing motion stuff same day home. Second day, leg feels like dogshit, like you just had surgery. Agony.
Week out, crutches are no big deal, pain and depression, but it is what it is.
Two weeks out, walking, on the exercise bike, chilling, but sore.
Three weeks out was today, i can ride a bicycle to work, walk, and i go to PT 2 times a week for 3 hours. (also.. insurance)
My leg is at (-2) degrees (hyper extension) and (+120) degrees of flex. Working towards -4 and +145.
Will update this thread on skating, but if you're here and you're like me, you're looking for some details to stay motivated.
Doc says i'll be "skating" after 6 mos. But i'm going to take it real easy, bought a new guitar, got the bicycle going, etc.
My deductible is $1250 and my out of pocket max is $2500. This type of thing, i will be paying at least $2500 and i have fire insurance.
Make sure you find a sports medicine surgeon. Soccer, football, basketball, MMA, these people are taking care of their shit, so those doctors treat you pretty cool. First appt, I was asked "so do you have a competition coming up." that felt pretty cool.
Keep your heads up buddhays.
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I had my ACL reconstruction done by a doctor at Kaiser. He did a good job. Make sure you do your PT. I walked everywhere for about a year after my surgery, it felt good to strengthen it. Keep your head up, man.
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Broke my right foot April 21st. Got my cast off about 5 days ago. I’m goofy. Pretty bummed. Did manage to do a switch flip on the carpet in my walking boot though. Progress!
Edit: read some posts earlier about insurance. I’m on tricare so my insurance covered all but 80 bucks of my Er bill. I’ve paid 40 bucks every visit to the ortho. I have a follow up on the 25th when I’m hoping to get cleared to skate, but that’s being ambitious.
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I believe this is of note: every doc “takes” insurance but not everyone “participates” in the plan your presenting them.
Hoping the foot gets better, blood flow down there isn’t great. Insurance shouldn’t suck but here we are
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I’ve been compounding mild injuries for a few weeks, trying to stretch and skate through them. Yesterday I tweaked my back just doing a slappy, and today I was so stiff that I couldn’t get up the curb.
I’m in probably above-average shape for a 40 year old tech worker, but it’s all starting to catch up. So I came home, put my skateboard away in the closet, packed up my skate shoes, and have decided that there will be no skateboarding for at least a week, maybe longer until I’m feeling somewhat limber again.
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Broke my ankle trying to clean up a kickflip down some stairs when I was 17. I was pretty busy and didn’t really have time to be skating back then anyway. Right when I was about fully healed, I was going on a family trip and my plan was for my first session back to be the first day I got home. Over the trip I dropped a hot tub cover on my foot and broke my big toe. I was so bummed I couldn’t skate when I got back like I planned.
My parents always thought a still from the sketchy make on the kickflip was really cool and they still have it framed in their basement next to other pictures of my siblings playing sports. Every time I’m over there it’s a funny/bad reminder of that entire time period. Props to my parents for being supportive though.
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Finally was feeling semi okay again and got my old ass out to a park, then some flatground and tinkering with 2 setups to get dialed back in...then this morning somehow stepped on the hard plastic chair pad in my home office with one foot - which popped up the edge - and sliced my other foot along it. It was like those samurai manga movies...looked down and saw a red line on my foot which once I moved split open sending torrents of blood everywhere. Amazing.
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First time poster, long time lurker:
2021 ACL tear and Surgery Due Diligence
FS grind in 9' "pool" deep end, should have been a standard shoulder slam, but stiff legged it straight to hell. Carried out by the homies, sat on the side and eventually got home. Couldn't sleep, drank a shit ton of beers, passed out, woke up and knew it was on.
I have insurance, so here's the vibe for anyone thinking about this procedure:
Hit the insurance company website to find orthopedic surgeons that specialize in sports medicine and "participate" in my plan. Found one, went for an appointment. Threw down the credit card for $340 dollars. She said it was clear my knee is fucked, had to get an X ray. X ray was covered by insurance, went back to the ortho, and determined bones are fine but something is definitely up. I held out that it was some sort of "sprain."
Paid $40 dollars on the credit card for an MRI. Brought MRI to the doc, and the 'nosis was "ACL is torn, Meniscus needs cleaning" Surgery is recommended.
First question was "do you want to just live a sedentary lifestyle" and i would rather not.
This ortho recommended me to Dr. Mandelbaum in Santa Monica, CA. I'm from NJ, but just moved out here to LA for a job. Dudes office has signed soccer jerseys, signed MMA posters, etc. He's also the "medical director of US Soccer." I don't know what any of that means, but figure an actual recommendation might be worth something to CA people.
Got the surgery. He took part of my quad muscle and made it into an ACL and cleaned up my Meniscus. Everyone's different, but there's also the achilles "transplant." I trusted the dude with the quad and here we go.
First day, whole leg doesn't feel. And they asked me to get a little "pedlar" bike and i was doing motion stuff same day home. Second day, leg feels like dogshit, like you just had surgery. Agony.
Week out, crutches are no big deal, pain and depression, but it is what it is.
Two weeks out, walking, on the exercise bike, chilling, but sore.
Three weeks out was today, i can ride a bicycle to work, walk, and i go to PT 2 times a week for 3 hours. (also.. insurance)
My leg is at (-2) degrees (hyper extension) and (+120) degrees of flex. Working towards -4 and +145.
Will update this thread on skating, but if you're here and you're like me, you're looking for some details to stay motivated.
Doc says i'll be "skating" after 6 mos. But i'm going to take it real easy, bought a new guitar, got the bicycle going, etc.
My deductible is $1250 and my out of pocket max is $2500. This type of thing, i will be paying at least $2500 and i have fire insurance.
Make sure you find a sports medicine surgeon. Soccer, football, basketball, MMA, these people are taking care of their shit, so those doctors treat you pretty cool. First appt, I was asked "so do you have a competition coming up." that felt pretty cool.
Keep your heads up buddhays.
Kerlan Jobe clinic is legendarily good. I still live in LA because I want to have them fix my elbow. They are pretty much PPO only so I don't think you can get in through an HMO. If I get it fixed or they tell me it's as good as it's gonna get I'll probably leave for good. But seriously that clinic has a crazy good reputation.
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Posted this in "Things You Are Not Stoked On," but probably makes more sense here.
Was skating home in Brooklyn Saturday night a little stoned/drunk from hanging in the sun/pool all day. Had just picked up takeout burritos and a bottle of wine. Was on the home stretch and got tossed Garrett Hill-style by a pebble in the middle of traffic. No hands to catch myself so totally ate it with my body after trying to run it out a few steps.
Road rash everywhere, gnarliest hip bruise I've ever had, plus a sprained/overextended right foot. There's a salsa stain on the street, but somehow the food and wine made it.
Flew right in front of a cyclist who exclaimed in real time "Oh noooo...."
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Tore my meniscus two weeks ago.
Kicked away a 360 flip on a steep bank and jogged down it. Two steps later something in my knee popped and it didn't hurt but my knee felt like it was folding inwards. I chilled for a minute or two and then knew something was a bit fucked up.
I'm surprised in the last 21 years this was the first time I had knee problems. After a scan and realising it was my meniscus I had an appointment for an operation less than a week later.
We talked about options and I told the doctors I'd rather have the damaged piece snipped away. It was keyhole surgery and a day and a half after the op I was back at home.
5 days later and I can walk normally but still trying to stay off it and use crutches for another few days. I was so glad it wasn't my mcl or other ligaments.
I was super stoked on the fact everything happened quickly after the injury. I can't imagine how it would be if I lived somewhere else.
Im an Irish guy but have lived in Vienna for the last 9 years. The worst of the bills was a €30 bill for two and a half days in hospital with the surgery and medication.
Has anyone had a similar injury that can give me some advice? I guess I'll need a bit of physio. Until now I've taken hardly any painkillers but have drank shit loads of beer because being at home is a bit dull
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Yeah I'm drunk!
Vienna is in Austria. I've hit a balance board and resistance bands at home already because I'm an old fuck (33)
Any tips would be appreciated
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Just broke my forearm is there anybody who went through this lemme know how much time spent without skating and what kind of guards or pads did u used after if any ?? thanks im actually skating with my cast over the elbow kinda sucks but hopefully ill b back in some weeks i like to think
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Just broke my forearm is there anybody who went through this lemme know how much time spent without skating and what kind of guards or pads did u used after if any ?? thanks im actually skating with my cast over the elbow kinda sucks but hopefully ill b back in some weeks i like to think
Years ago I broke both my radius and ulna (both bones in my forearm) and ended up getting surgery. I snapped both bones and didn’t get surgery the first time, got it casted for 6 weeks and started skating again with a wrist guard right after. Slammed on my arm about a week or two into skating again and snapped through the new bone that formed.
Got surgery and had 2 plates and 6 screws put in to hold them together. All the hardware is still in my arm 10 years later but I don’t feel it too much. After my surgery it was probably 4-6 months that I didn’t skate but when I got back on it I felt good as new. I’ve had a ton of broken wrists and arms, definitely no fun but I’d say it’s better than an ankle or knee injury. You’ll be back in no time.
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Rolled my ankle while battling nollie flips two weeks ago. My weight was too far forward and landed on the tip of the nose with the arch of my front foot. It wasn't too bad luckily but there's still a little bit of swelling. I reckon I'll be able to go for a low-key session next weekend.
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Tore my meniscus two weeks ago.
Kicked away a 360 flip on a steep bank and jogged down it. Two steps later something in my knee popped and it didn't hurt but my knee felt like it was folding inwards. I chilled for a minute or two and then knew something was a bit fucked up.
I'm surprised in the last 21 years this was the first time I had knee problems. After a scan and realising it was my meniscus I had an appointment for an operation less than a week later.
We talked about options and I told the doctors I'd rather have the damaged piece snipped away. It was keyhole surgery and a day and a half after the op I was back at home.
5 days later and I can walk normally but still trying to stay off it and use crutches for another few days. I was so glad it wasn't my mcl or other ligaments.
I was super stoked on the fact everything happened quickly after the injury. I can't imagine how it would be if I lived somewhere else.
Im an Irish guy but have lived in Vienna for the last 9 years. The worst of the bills was a €30 bill for two and a half days in hospital with the surgery and medication.
Has anyone had a similar injury that can give me some advice? I guess I'll need a bit of physio. Until now I've taken hardly any painkillers but have drank shit loads of beer because being at home is a bit dull
PT/Rehab and stay off the booze (it will only delay recovery). You'll be back on the board in a month or two. Luckily it doesn't sound like a serious injury but knees are finicky so take it slow.
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Has anyone dealt with a high ankle injury? I got off the booze about 4 weeks into the injury since I couldn’t control myself so I know that will affect recovery. I just don’t know what to do for recovery and rehab.
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^ use your google - do slow circles/alphabets
Bumping to see if anyone's dealt with turf toe: hyperextention of the big toe upwards which tears the joint apart. 5 weeks in and I can barley stand on my board
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I had knee surgery on both meniscus on my right knee at the end of 2019. For the most part my legs been good, definitely not like my left but I can skate and stand up for long periods without my calf cramping up and the whole back of my leg hurting. This past week that pain has come back but only on my lateral meniscus the outside one. Anyone who’s had meniscus surgery experience this? I didn’t fall or have a traumatic injury like how I originally tore it but last night taking a shower I was basically hopping on my left leg because the pain was too much on my right. I’m hoping it’s just a lot of tightness. Going to the doc on Monday.
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Tore my meniscus two weeks ago.
Kicked away a 360 flip on a steep bank and jogged down it. Two steps later something in my knee popped and it didn't hurt but my knee felt like it was folding inwards. I chilled for a minute or two and then knew something was a bit fucked up.
I'm surprised in the last 21 years this was the first time I had knee problems. After a scan and realising it was my meniscus I had an appointment for an operation less than a week later.
We talked about options and I told the doctors I'd rather have the damaged piece snipped away. It was keyhole surgery and a day and a half after the op I was back at home.
5 days later and I can walk normally but still trying to stay off it and use crutches for another few days. I was so glad it wasn't my mcl or other ligaments.
I was super stoked on the fact everything happened quickly after the injury. I can't imagine how it would be if I lived somewhere else.
Im an Irish guy but have lived in Vienna for the last 9 years. The worst of the bills was a €30 bill for two and a half days in hospital with the surgery and medication.
Has anyone had a similar injury that can give me some advice? I guess I'll need a bit of physio. Until now I've taken hardly any painkillers but have drank shit loads of beer because being at home is a bit dull
I had something like 4 meniscus surgeries, usually it's pretty easy to get over. A bit of physio and you'll be fine. Now I'm 47 and I can still skate/snowboard somewhat (nothing too risky of course, not to many jumps...), but any sport where you have to pivot/turn around quick is a no-no. Soccer, basketball, tennis, things like that tend to fuck up my knees really quick and make me limp for a good few weeks. Even just playing soccer with my kids is risky. Docs also told me I should avoid running/jogging.
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long time lurker here. finaly made an account today cause ive been stuck at home for the past 2 weeks and boredom is killing me.
dislocated my collarbone (AC Luxation) 2 weeks ago on a really dumb slam. not even worthy of getting hurt on but you know how it goes. no doctors where able to tell me how long it will exactly take to cure. anywhere between 6 weeks to 3 months i was told. just rest and no heavy labour or sports till its good.
so i havn't been able to work now. i'm slowly getting movement in my arm back but still not able to use any force. the progression i've made so far gives me hope it's going to be allright in a couple more weeks. just wonder whats the right moment to start working again. starting too early will only prolong the recovery time. but i don't get paid sick leave.
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Welcome!
I have a separated shoulder (Type III, right side) so my clavicle (collarbone) is noticeably raised. It moves up and down like a piano key when I press down on it.
Overhand motions like throwing a ball are out but that is really my only limitation. I went through the whole ride in an ambulance, hospital waiting room, etc. only to be told there was nothing to be done unless I *really* wanted an operation, which I do NOT want.
I don't recall taking anything in particular but maybe an anti-inflammatory will help with swelling.
What kind of work do you do? If it doesn't involve putting your arm over your head with any kind of force you might be able to compensate for work in other ways.
Anyway, I am not a doctor, just want to share some hope. My job was at a computer at the time so not a big deal for me.
What my doctor did for me at my follow-up was check my range of motion and strength. like holding my arm out straight and pressing down while I pressed up and vice versa. maybe there are some Google results for AC range of motion exercises you could search and compare your results to the type of work you do.
Good luck and sorry about your injury!
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Welcome!
I have a separated shoulder (Type III, right side) so my clavicle (collarbone) is noticeably raised. It moves up and down like a piano key when I press down on it.
Overhand motions like throwing a ball are out but that is really my only limitation. I went through the whole ride in an ambulance, hospital waiting room, etc. only to be told there was nothing to be done unless I *really* wanted an operation, which I do NOT want.
I don't recall taking anything in particular but maybe an anti-inflammatory will help with swelling.
What kind of work do you do? If it doesn't involve putting your arm over your head with any kind of force you might be able to compensate for work in other ways.
Anyway, I am not a doctor, just want to share some hope. My job was at a computer at the time so not a big deal for me.
What my doctor did for me at my follow-up was check my range of motion and strength. like holding my arm out straight and pressing down while I pressed up and vice versa. maybe there are some Google results for AC range of motion exercises you could search and compare your results to the type of work you do.
Good luck and sorry about your injury!
i have a class 2 luckily. but the first week i couln't move my shoulder at all. this week i was finally able to shave my beard since i coulnt reach my face that well with my right hand earlier. now the last 2 days movement is like you said. anything overhead is still painfull. lower quick motions too.
i work in a tomato greenhouse. work usually involves moving 300/400kg cars wich is out of the question now. cutting leaves is the safest bet for now, doesnt really take strenght but its allways over head. hope i can try to start next week if movement improves some more this week. if not maybe i can arrange something else. also might have to try a half day first. dont think 10 hours of nonstop movement out of nowhere is going to feel nice.
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i have a class 2 luckily. but the first week i couln't move my shoulder at all. this week i was finally able to shave my beard since i coulnt reach my face that well with my right hand earlier. now the last 2 days movement is like you said. anything overhead is still painfull. lower quick motions too.
i work in a tomato greenhouse. work usually involves moving 300/400kg cars wich is out of the question now. cutting leaves is the safest bet for now, doesnt really take strenght but its allways over head. hope i can try to start next week if movement improves some more this week. if not maybe i can arrange something else. also might have to try a half day first. dont think 10 hours of nonstop movement out of nowhere is going to feel nice.
Ouch dude, that is a harsh situation for this type of injury. Wishing you the best!
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First up, get well soon all!
I'm currently recuperating after my second wrist surgery in 12 months. First non-skate related injury in a long time (teenage girl walked out in front of my on the bike and I took a nasty fall over the bars avoiding hitting her).
The net result was that I tore the ECU tendon in my wrist and a bunch of ligaments. The first surgery basically put pins and an anchor into bone to reconnect the ECU tendon. This surgery went pretty well but when I started rehabbing the wrist I had 9 months of hell - nasty pain and swelling in my hand/wrist. After several cortisone injections and a bunch of MRIs, my surgeon decided that the only option was more surgery as the ligaments weren't healing. Now waiting to see if the second surgery was a success.
Has anyone else had this kind of surgery? Was it successful? Is your hand/wrist now normal?
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I dislocated my toe the other day skating some steps, so stupid I think I just landed on the last step and popped it out. Wasn't too fun climbing the fence out after but pretty glad it's not broken. We just got a mini heatwave here though after weeks of rain so it sucks I can't skate for it! Just coming back from breaking my wrist in 3 places at the start of Summer too, starting to get on a first name basis with the receptionists in the fracture clinic, not the best look.
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First time poster, long time lurker:
2021 ACL tear and Surgery Due Diligence
FS grind in 9' "pool" deep end, should have been a standard shoulder slam, but stiff legged it straight to hell. Carried out by the homies, sat on the side and eventually got home. Couldn't sleep, drank a shit ton of beers, passed out, woke up and knew it was on.
I have insurance, so here's the vibe for anyone thinking about this procedure:
Hit the insurance company website to find orthopedic surgeons that specialize in sports medicine and "participate" in my plan. Found one, went for an appointment. Threw down the credit card for $340 dollars. She said it was clear my knee is fucked, had to get an X ray. X ray was covered by insurance, went back to the ortho, and determined bones are fine but something is definitely up. I held out that it was some sort of "sprain."
Paid $40 dollars on the credit card for an MRI. Brought MRI to the doc, and the 'nosis was "ACL is torn, Meniscus needs cleaning" Surgery is recommended.
First question was "do you want to just live a sedentary lifestyle" and i would rather not.
This ortho recommended me to Dr. Mandelbaum in Santa Monica, CA. I'm from NJ, but just moved out here to LA for a job. Dudes office has signed soccer jerseys, signed MMA posters, etc. He's also the "medical director of US Soccer." I don't know what any of that means, but figure an actual recommendation might be worth something to CA people.
Got the surgery. He took part of my quad muscle and made it into an ACL and cleaned up my Meniscus. Everyone's different, but there's also the achilles "transplant." I trusted the dude with the quad and here we go.
First day, whole leg doesn't feel. And they asked me to get a little "pedlar" bike and i was doing motion stuff same day home. Second day, leg feels like dogshit, like you just had surgery. Agony.
Week out, crutches are no big deal, pain and depression, but it is what it is.
Two weeks out, walking, on the exercise bike, chilling, but sore.
Three weeks out was today, i can ride a bicycle to work, walk, and i go to PT 2 times a week for 3 hours. (also.. insurance)
My leg is at (-2) degrees (hyper extension) and (+120) degrees of flex. Working towards -4 and +145.
Will update this thread on skating, but if you're here and you're like me, you're looking for some details to stay motivated.
Doc says i'll be "skating" after 6 mos. But i'm going to take it real easy, bought a new guitar, got the bicycle going, etc.
My deductible is $1250 and my out of pocket max is $2500. This type of thing, i will be paying at least $2500 and i have fire insurance.
Make sure you find a sports medicine surgeon. Soccer, football, basketball, MMA, these people are taking care of their shit, so those doctors treat you pretty cool. First appt, I was asked "so do you have a competition coming up." that felt pretty cool.
Keep your heads up buddhays.
I had the exact same surgery in 2013. I had to be in an immobilized brace thing for about a month or so, then pt. My knee felt great after about 8 months from surgery. It has been the best surgery I’ve had. I have several metal plates and screws from other breaks
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Ended my session this morning with a broken left wrist. Sitting in the ER now. I’m left handed too so this is taking forever to type.
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Ended my session this morning with a broken left wrist. Sitting in the ER now. I’m left handed too so this is taking forever to type.
Damn what a bummer, wishing you a speedy recovery friend
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Ended my session this morning with a broken left wrist. Sitting in the ER now. I’m left handed too so this is taking forever to type.
Yeah get well soon!
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Ended my session this morning with a broken left wrist. Sitting in the ER now. I’m left handed too so this is taking forever to type.
Heal up quick, I’ve broken each of mine thrice. Not once, not twice but thrice! Here comes those cast clips!
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Thanks all, after being at urgent care for 3 hours they wouldn’t even set it. Just wrapped it and put this temporary cast thing on it and referred me to an orthopedic surgeon incase I need screws in it. I was hoping to get everything over with today and get on the mend, but looks like I’m going to have to take time out from work to do it tomorrow.
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bruised my brain watching the shawn batb rematch game. Shoulda known better.
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At 15, school had just let out for summer. Broke both arms / wrists at a brand new skatepark off a launch ramp. Right arm was a compound fracture which earned me my first ambulance ride, morphine, emergency surgery, and 3 nights in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. All said, the bill (covered by parents insurance) was $127k. My left elbow still clicks when I do push-ups.
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In 2019 I badly broke my fibula just above ankle, with significant ligament damage (in ankle). I broke it on a 6' tall mini ramp doing "set-up" trick I've done 1,000s of times before; nollie rock to fakie. Lots of hardware. Two surgeries. Didn't skate for a year. Had to learn to walk again, let alone skate.
In early 2020 I was cleared to skate again. The orthopedic guy made a really poignant comment to me that I will never forget, "You no longer have any restrictions, but you will certainly have limitations. What those are, and how you manage them, is for you to find out."
Once back on the board, it took me three days to do an ollie to axle stall on a curb. My ankle/leg/calf muscle was still incredibly week. I could not "run out" of anything. My ankle would just give out/explode in pain when I came dowm on it too hard. I started wearing almost full pads just to do stall tricks on a curb. A year later, things are much better. I can meaningfully skate again, but it will never be the same as before the injury. I still have pretty significant "reinjury anxiety" sometimes, and there are few tricks I haven't tried again yet (f/s nose blunts on ramps, for example. I broke my front foot, so the idea of landing with all my weight on that foot still scares me). My primary care doctor also told me, "Your body will heal much faster than your mind." He was correct.
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In 2019 I badly broke my fibula just above ankle, with significant ligament damage (in ankle). I broke it on a 6' tall mini ramp doing "set-up" trick I've done 1,000s of times before; nollie rock to fakie. Lots of hardware. Two surgeries. Didn't skate for a year. Had to learn to walk again, let alone skate.
In early 2020 I was cleared to skate again. The orthopedic guy made a really poignant comment to me that I will never forget, "You no longer have any restrictions, but you will certainly have limitations. What those are, and how you manage them, is for you to find out."
Once back on the board, it took me three days to do an ollie to axle stall on a curb. My ankle/leg/calf muscle was still incredibly week. I could not "run out" of anything. My ankle would just give out/explode in pain when I came dowm on it too hard. I started wearing almost full pads just to do stall tricks on a curb. A year later, things are much better. I can meaningfully skate again, but it will never be the same as before the injury. I still have pretty significant "reinjury anxiety" sometimes, and there are few tricks I haven't tried again yet (f/s nose blunts on ramps, for example. I broke my front foot, so the idea of landing with all my weight on that foot still scares me). My primary care doctor also told me, "Your body will heal much faster than your mind." He was correct.
dude I had kinda the same injury, at 39. Compound fracture, the whole nine. Did not skate for probably 5 years afterwards, I was so traumatized. Especially by the fact it took a huge toll on my family life. I could not take care of my kids for months. Now 8 years later I fuck around on my board and cruise but any real tricks give me anxiety for real.... So I've kinda made my peace with the fact powerslides, manuals and olllies will pretty much be the extent of my skating for the rest of my life. also, about the anxiety thing: I follow Cab on Instagram and even he took a long time to overcome his latest injury (from motocross I think). The older you are the harder it gets to come back.....
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In 2019 I badly broke my fibula just above ankle, with significant ligament damage (in ankle). I broke it on a 6' tall mini ramp doing "set-up" trick I've done 1,000s of times before; nollie rock to fakie. Lots of hardware. Two surgeries. Didn't skate for a year. Had to learn to walk again, let alone skate.
In early 2020 I was cleared to skate again. The orthopedic guy made a really poignant comment to me that I will never forget, "You no longer have any restrictions, but you will certainly have limitations. What those are, and how you manage them, is for you to find out."
Once back on the board, it took me three days to do an ollie to axle stall on a curb. My ankle/leg/calf muscle was still incredibly week. I could not "run out" of anything. My ankle would just give out/explode in pain when I came dowm on it too hard. I started wearing almost full pads just to do stall tricks on a curb. A year later, things are much better. I can meaningfully skate again, but it will never be the same as before the injury. I still have pretty significant "reinjury anxiety" sometimes, and there are few tricks I haven't tried again yet (f/s nose blunts on ramps, for example. I broke my front foot, so the idea of landing with all my weight on that foot still scares me). My primary care doctor also told me, "Your body will heal much faster than your mind." He was correct.
dude I had kinda the same injury, at 39. Compound fracture, the whole nine. Did not skate for probably 5 years afterwards, I was so traumatized. Especially by the fact it took a huge toll on my family life. I could not take care of my kids for months. Now 8 years later I fuck around on my board and cruise but any real tricks give me anxiety for real.... So I've kinda made my peace with the fact powerslides, manuals and olllies will pretty much be the extent of my skating for the rest of my life. also, about the anxiety thing: I follow Cab on Instagram and even he took a long time to overcome his latest injury (from motocross I think). The older you are the harder it gets to come back.....
I broke mine when I was 45-years-old. I am 47 now. I have been skating non-stop since I was 11-years-old. For awhile there I thought I might have had my final session. Not that I didn't want to skate again, but that my ankle was not healing very well (e.g. why I had the second surgery). The idea of never skating again had me in some really dark places. I am skating again, and doing decent for a 47-year-old (who had a major injury). I can ollie 55-gallon drums on flat again (on their side, obviously), and all my nollie/switch flips came back (e.g. front foot was one I broke, so getting the nollie/switch stuff back was the hardest). The pop is not nearly what it was before, but hell, I am 47 and I am still skating. So, I feel pretty blessed to be where I am at now, considering what happened. That said, it is an undeniable fact of biology and psychology that "the older you are, the harder it gets to come back." You don't heal as fast when you are older. You don't react as fast (to do tricks, or to save yourself from tricks gone wrong). You are not as flexible. You injure a lot easier. Your mind is much more adverse to dangerous situations. It's a losing game on a ship that is going down. No one gets out alive. Facing all those existential realities has made me appreciate every session that much more. I am grateful for that. I've also become a huge fan of pads on mini ramps, too, especially since my ankle still does not like "running out" as much as it used to--knee slides take all those problems off the table (and my knees don't get as sore from all that "jamming" motion of/from running down a tranny).
Side note, Danny Way is two days older than I am. While not nearly the scale of his injuries, I certainly could relate to a lot of what he said about injury/recovery during his 9 Club episode. The part that made me feel really sad for him is when he wished he could get back to the place "where skateboarding is fun again just like when I was a kid" again. I have that. He doesn't, yet. Hopefully he will soon.
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15 mins into this morning's session, I slipped out from an axle stall and foot landed on the board as I was bailing. Needless to say, board shot out and I landed wrong, spraining my ankle.
Ice, elevation, ibuprofen, and arnica all day. Still, this sucks.
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Local SA has 411 911. Only skate vid I've scoped
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Not sure what I did but my left ball has been hurting. I fell on my tail bone pretty good Wednesday. Went to skate today I can’t flick my board or Ollie it hurts in my groin. So I’m sure I pulled it or something. Anyone know an eta or what I can do to get this healed fast. I can’t exercise or anything right now. Any help or info is appreciated
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Nsiads like ibuprofen break down cartilage and will make your joints weak
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She's busted a few over the years but the worst was my left elbow. I had a kicker ramp setup vertically on top of a ramp and was wall riding it to fakie a bunch, then one of the attempts the kicker ramp pushed back (exposing the coping) I locked up and elbow dived the concrete from the top turn buckle. Got surgery that night, wired all my shit together and went skating again a few weeks later and snapped my elbow and the wires busted through the skin. I still have flashes of it when approaching tricks :( that was in 2006
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Psoriatic arthritis sucks a dick. I deal with flare ups that come and go & the severity can fluctuate. Thank god for Epsom salts and acupuncture. Anyway, I landed on my board sideways a few days ago on my waist and yesterday skating hurt so fucking bad from my hip after said slam. At 45, these little things I used to shake off have more intensity than yesteryear
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smacked my board on the side of my kneecap and then it swelledup.....
doctor said it was a busted bloodvessel in the knee, swelling is slowly going down now 4 days after.
(https://i.imgur.com/vXaR8jM.jpg)
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Oh my! Drain gang
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Oh my! Drain gang
nope, no draining. they dont want to do it and idont want to do it unless i have too.
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My ankle made this really audible 'POP' the other day when I was skating, session over. Not too painful but couldn't really walk on it properly, climbing the fence out was a laugh. Two days later it's quite swollen and there's a bit of bruising, pretty sure it's some kind of ligament damage. Haven't went to the hospital, is it worth going? I figured they would just tell me to rest it and send me home, I've not damaged the ligaments like that before though. Felt like something bit or stung me at the time haha. I just got over breaking my wrist in 3 places at the start of Summer, and then I dislocated a toe last month. I've honestly seen the receptionist at accident and emergency more often than my family this year
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My ankle made this really audible 'POP' the other day when I was skating, session over. Not too painful but couldn't really walk on it properly, climbing the fence out was a laugh. Two days later it's quite swollen and there's a bit of bruising, pretty sure it's some kind of ligament damage. Haven't went to the hospital, is it worth going? I figured they would just tell me to rest it and send me home, I've not damaged the ligaments like that before though. Felt like something bit or stung me at the time haha. I just got over breaking my wrist in 3 places at the start of Summer, and then I dislocated a toe last month. I've honestly seen the receptionist at accident and emergency more often than my family this year
you've more than likely torn a ligament - it's not a bad idea to get it x-rayed to rule out an accompanying fracture though.
My general rule of thumb with ankle rolls is that if i hear a noise or feel something tear/pop/rip in the moment it happens then I get it checked out.
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My ankle made this really audible 'POP' the other day when I was skating, session over. Not too painful but couldn't really walk on it properly, climbing the fence out was a laugh. Two days later it's quite swollen and there's a bit of bruising, pretty sure it's some kind of ligament damage. Haven't went to the hospital, is it worth going? I figured they would just tell me to rest it and send me home, I've not damaged the ligaments like that before though. Felt like something bit or stung me at the time haha. I just got over breaking my wrist in 3 places at the start of Summer, and then I dislocated a toe last month. I've honestly seen the receptionist at accident and emergency more often than my family this year
you've more than likely torn a ligament - it's not a bad idea to get it x-rayed to rule out an accompanying fracture though.
My general rule of thumb with ankle rolls is that if i hear a noise or feel something tear/pop/rip in the moment it happens then I get it checked out.
Hey thanks man, that's the weird part though, it didn't even happen from rolling my ankle. I was skating this bank without much run up and was just sorta sprinting to throw my board down when it popped. I'm gonna go to A and E tomorrow I think to get it checked just in case
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Anyone have any experience with MCL sprains? I sprained mine a little over a month ago, first knee injury in 21+ years of skating. Saw a doctor a few days after hurting it and he didn’t seem to concerned. He said to ice, compress, and elevate for a week then do some stretches for another week or so then it will be fine. He seemed pretty optimistic that I’d be skating again in no time. A little over a month later I have the range of motion back to where I can skate well enough, but it’s still swollen and sore. I tried skating vert a few days ago, but it hurt to do knee slides (I initially sprained it doing a knee slide). I only took a few runs, but that was enough to make it swell up a bit.
I’m wondering how long I should expect the soreness and pain to stick around? I’m afraid to skate with it being sore as I’m concerned I might make it worse. I’m interested to hear others experiences.
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did you see a general practitioner? If yes, I suggest going to see a knee/sports specialist. When I was 16, a GP told me my knee problems were just tendonitis and I just had to wait. Weeks later my knee wasn't really better, I saw a sports specialist and instantly he could tell I had a meniscus injury (which MRI confirmed, that shit does not show up on xray). Good luck!
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Few years ago started getting weird bad pains in my neck. Went to doctor who sent me for MRI and x-rays (which thankfully was free in Aus) and turns out I had broken my neck at some point and it had healed up weird. I then had to see a specialist (which was about $350 a visit) No idea when or how I would of done it and the specialist was basically like "yeah there's nothing we can do, I wouldn't recommend surgery because of the high risk of you becoming completely paralysed if it goes bad" so now I just have a weird bump in the back of my neck.
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did you see a general practitioner? If yes, I suggest going to see a knee/sports specialist. When I was 16, a GP told me my knee problems were just tendonitis and I just had to wait. Weeks later my knee wasn't really better, I saw a sports specialist and instantly he could tell I had a meniscus injury (which MRI confirmed, that shit does not show up on xray). Good luck!
Yeah I just saw a GP. Probably a good idea to see a specialist but fuck I don’t want to pay for an MRI. Health care is so fucked here, but that’s another rant
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Not sure if this is the right place but lately I frequently caught the board on the leg just above the ankle where it hurts the most to a point I couldn‘t take it anymore. I remembered I had those shin protectors from football (as in soccer) and wore it sideways today. To make it stick I used a wound dressing underneath and pulled the sock over it. It‘s magic, I didn‘t even feel it but it certainly protected my leg from a few misguided kickflips. I thought some of you might find this useful.
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My ankle made this really audible 'POP' the other day when I was skating, session over. Not too painful but couldn't really walk on it properly, climbing the fence out was a laugh. Two days later it's quite swollen and there's a bit of bruising, pretty sure it's some kind of ligament damage. Haven't went to the hospital, is it worth going? I figured they would just tell me to rest it and send me home, I've not damaged the ligaments like that before though. Felt like something bit or stung me at the time haha. I just got over breaking my wrist in 3 places at the start of Summer, and then I dislocated a toe last month. I've honestly seen the receptionist at accident and emergency more often than my family this year
you've more than likely torn a ligament - it's not a bad idea to get it x-rayed to rule out an accompanying fracture though.
My general rule of thumb with ankle rolls is that if i hear a noise or feel something tear/pop/rip in the moment it happens then I get it checked out.
Hey thanks man, that's the weird part though, it didn't even happen from rolling my ankle. I was skating this bank without much run up and was just sorta sprinting to throw my board down when it popped. I'm gonna go to A and E tomorrow I think to get it checked just in case
Get an MRI and see a doctor. Same thing happened to me, went for a kickflip over a pyramid, landed heavy on my back foot, heard a crack, though I broke the deck even tho I landed bolts. Skated a little bit more but something felt off. As days went by i had less and less ankle mobility, took me 3 weeks to go to a hospital, MRI says I had bone marrow edema on ankle and almost no articular cartilage. Took over 10 months for the pain to go away, was not fun at all.
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did you see a general practitioner? If yes, I suggest going to see a knee/sports specialist. When I was 16, a GP told me my knee problems were just tendonitis and I just had to wait. Weeks later my knee wasn't really better, I saw a sports specialist and instantly he could tell I had a meniscus injury (which MRI confirmed, that shit does not show up on xray). Good luck!
Yeah I just saw a GP. Probably a good idea to see a specialist but fuck I don’t want to pay for an MRI. Health care is so fucked here, but that’s another rant
I honestly don't know if I would've kept skating, had I lived in the US, considering how injury prone I am/was. French universal health care has taken really good care of my damaged carcass!
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I would high five all the arthritis people here but our hands probably too sore for that shit
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Anyone have any experience with MCL sprains?
Ive had that one a few times, mcl is the most mellow part of the knee to injure, if you rlly baby it for a bit you'll be back to 100 in no time, gotta be careful not to re-injure it for the first few months tho that shit sucks. Hip strengthening also worked wonders for my knee issues, underrated muscle group for skating. This dudes pretty corny but he's got some great PT stuff for knee injuries
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CT-do9CFSL9/?utm_medium=copy_link
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I would high five all the arthritis people here but our hands probably too sore for that shit
Although you are absolutely right and my hands hurt, that made me giggle. Thanks Matty. What they say in AUS? You are a rad cunt? ^^
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Update on my MCL sprain that I thought was interesting. It’s been almost 6 weeks since I hurt it and all the swelling is gone on the MCL side. It’s still swollen and sore on the outside, so I was thinking I hurt my LCL too. I googled outside swelling and it said it’s most likely ITBS. Hit my lower IT band with the massage gun last night and the swelling and pain went down almost instantly. Skated today and my knee felt nearly 100% and skated pretty well. Hope this helps someone else out in the future
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I popped my knee out of place on a flat ground push the other day. Was swerving to miss a crack and pushing simultaneously and my momentum and center of balance (or lack thereof) caused my knee to buckle and the whole thing popped out sideways. Stayed out for a solid few seconds then the muscle popped everything back into place. Then I had to walk home and pack up my apartment to move. It was hella swollen by the time I was done. I can bend it and put weight so that’s good. It’s happened before, but never on a fucking push… a new low, I’m so bummed.
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What do y’all do for shin splints?
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I’m pretty sure my right knee is at the point of needing surgery and has been fit a few years, which is why I never actually get it fully checked out because I don’t want to pay to be told I need surgery that I don’t really want.
Wish I was rich and could get stem cells or something lol
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What do y’all do for shin splints?
Mate had em you stand on steps with your toes and stretch or something I can’t remember exactly but stretching
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I folded my ankle yesterday on a back nosegrind 180. For some reason I tend to roll my ankle on that specific trick. This time I felt something tear and I think it was a ligament. It was somewhat pointless going to the ER because they just did an x-ray and told me that there were no broken bones, which wasn't my concern anyways. They didn't do an MRI and didn't give me anything for pain. I can't bend my ankle for shit and can barely walk, but it's not too swollen so maybe it will heal ok.
This is my fucked up ankle too which had limited range of motion after a broken tibia 15 years ago. I hope I can bend my ankle somewhat once it's healed or my regular/fakie tricks will look even more jacked.
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All of a sudden it hurts to flick kickflips and other flip tricks. Anyone else get this ? It feels like a strained muscle. I'm just tiger balming it for now. Right where my fingers pointing.
(https://i.ibb.co/Tqj4g7c/IMG-20211011-182025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jZ0yrQh)
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All of a sudden it hurts to flick kickflips and other flip tricks. Anyone else get this ? It feels like a strained muscle. I'm just tiger balming it for now. Right where my fingers pointing.
(https://i.ibb.co/Tqj4g7c/IMG-20211011-182025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jZ0yrQh)
Idk if you have insurance but going to the PT and getting an alignment done can help. Or some dry needling/acupuncture.
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All of a sudden it hurts to flick kickflips and other flip tricks. Anyone else get this ? It feels like a strained muscle. I'm just tiger balming it for now. Right where my fingers pointing.
(https://i.ibb.co/Tqj4g7c/IMG-20211011-182025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jZ0yrQh)
Thanks I think I can get that done for free
What's causing it do you think
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Ever since I sprained my other ankle, needed few surgeries and a ton of rehab because it was in bad condition, over time developed a plethora of problems in other places like toe joints, knees, hips, back and neck. My body must be out of alignment.
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All of a sudden it hurts to flick kickflips and other flip tricks. Anyone else get this ? It feels like a strained muscle. I'm just tiger balming it for now. Right where my fingers pointing.
(https://i.ibb.co/Tqj4g7c/IMG-20211011-182025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jZ0yrQh)
I had this but it went away after a while. I also had the nerves in the toes hurt for a while on flips, went away too, as well as hip pain, all came and went I never knew why. For the moment I am rather painless (except for the numerous bodyparts I fell on recently).
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Anyone had a high ankle sprain before? Mine still swells up a bit after a few months and it takes a little while to kickflip. Doesn't hurt a lot but it's noticeable if I don't flick them right.
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(https://i.ibb.co/1RghPHQ/IMG-20211011-194625-578.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1RghPHQ)(https://i.ibb.co/3vSwPf1/IMG-20211011-194649-527.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3vSwPf1) ankle which I've done many times to both (surgery needed). My scariest this year a torn hamstring. That bruising isn't an impact wound its from a large tear. Scary shit. Do not take a twinge in your leg lightly in a few days it escalated to this. Anyone need any info on recovering from these or almost inury in general ( I get hurt constantly) don't hesitate to ask!! Hah
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Dislocated my shoulder back 50-50ing a baby hubba, slipped out on the lock in and back flopped
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Ever since I sprained my other ankle, needed few surgeries and a ton of rehab because it was in bad condition, over time developed a plethora of problems in other places like toe joints, knees, hips, back and neck. My body must be out of alignment.
I had heel pain then I got an alignment done by a PT not a chiropractor and then pain shifted to my ankle like I had just sprained it. After some dry needling the ankle area got much better. Ankles are weird.
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Reporting in from the ER room. Snapped my ankle, they said is broken. Fucking A boys, I can’t stop getting injured
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Yall anyone doing the Knees over toes program? Looks legit. I will be experimenting.
https://youtu.be/6pEpIc9MYuk
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Reporting in from the ER room. Snapped my ankle, they said is broken. Fucking A boys, I can’t stop getting injured
Fucking A gents, they said it needs surgery. Fuck yeah
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Reporting in from the ER room. Snapped my ankle, they said is broken. Fucking A boys, I can’t stop getting injured
Fucking A gents, they said it needs surgery. Fuck yeah
Sorry to hear friend. any idea how long you might be out for?
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Reporting in from the ER room. Snapped my ankle, they said is broken. Fucking A boys, I can’t stop getting injured
Fucking A gents, they said it needs surgery. Fuck yeah
Not sure exactly but the doctor said it would be several months probably. I gotta wait a weak before they can even operate on it cause I gotta wait for the swelling to go down, and than is like a month or so to heal from the surgery and probably a month or so of PT
Edit: and it’s super annoying cause I just came off a fractured radial head elbow and then this happened when I said I’m just gonna go cruise around the park lmao. So wack
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Surgery time. Stoked on the pain meds at least
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Surgery time. Stoked on the pain meds at least
All the best bro.
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Surgery time. Stoked on the pain meds at least
All the best bro.
Thanks g, everything seems good so far. Just woke up from the anesthesia, but fuck this shit hurts so bad lol even with the nerve blocker
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Yall anyone doing the Knees over toes program? Looks legit. I will be experimenting.
https://youtu.be/6pEpIc9MYuk
Thanks for this video. I'm trying to come back from a badly folded ankle (nothing broken / just ligament damage).
It's been about 2 months and I have about 90% of my range of motion back but it still hurts like hell to flick. How much longer will I have to deal with this? I feel like it should be better by now.
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anybody ever had a micro tear in knee tendon ?
almost 3 months without skating and it still hurts a bit if i crouch or really bend the knee....
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All of a sudden it hurts to flick kickflips and other flip tricks. Anyone else get this ? It feels like a strained muscle. I'm just tiger balming it for now. Right where my fingers pointing.
(https://i.ibb.co/Tqj4g7c/IMG-20211011-182025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jZ0yrQh)
@RichardBarkley if you need imaging past an X-ray, getting a sonogram is sometimes much easier through insurance than an mri. Theraband exercise bands would probably help rehab your flick. I hope whatever it is heals up quick.
https://www.theraband.com/products/resistance-bands-tubes/theraband-professional-latex-resistance-band-loops.html
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All of a sudden it hurts to flick kickflips and other flip tricks. Anyone else get this ? It feels like a strained muscle. I'm just tiger balming it for now. Right where my fingers pointing.
(https://i.ibb.co/Tqj4g7c/IMG-20211011-182025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jZ0yrQh)
@RichardBarkley if you need imaging past an X-ray, getting a sonogram is sometimes much easier through insurance than an mri. Theraband exercise bands would probably help rehab your flick. I hope whatever it is heals up quick.
https://www.theraband.com/products/resistance-bands-tubes/theraband-professional-latex-resistance-band-loops.html
Take a month or so off of flip tricks. When the pain is gone start the knee over toes program, no equipment needed
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Yall anyone doing the Knees over toes program? Looks legit. I will be experimenting.
https://youtu.be/6pEpIc9MYuk
Thanks for this video. I'm trying to come back from a badly folded ankle (nothing broken / just ligament damage).
It's been about 2 months and I have about 90% of my range of motion back but it still hurts like hell to flick. How much longer will I have to deal with this? I feel like it should be better by now.
I posted the first 12 weeks of the program in the Gym Routines thread. Scroll to the bottom
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=108723.msg3676020#msg3676020
No equipment needed and your legs hips knees and ankles will be the strongest they have ever been. This is coming from a gym rat who used to be able to dunk. Haven't tried in a while but I bet I could grab rim at 47 years old all because of this routine
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Thanks everyone
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What the fuck is sesamoiditis and have any of you ever dealt with it?
I didn’t even do it skating, but I went for a quick roll the other day and it aggravated the shit out of it …
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What the fuck is sesamoiditis and have any of you ever dealt with it?
I didn’t even do it skating, but I went for a quick roll the other day and it aggravated the shit out of it …
basically fatigued/inflamed balls of feet from pressure. should go away with rest and maybe there's something you can apply to it. i guess anything that treats any swelling would work. also try to keep your weight on your heels more while standing until it's gone.
i would take a few days of skating if you want to get rid of it quick. it's kind of like foot ball bruise, just not acute like after a bail or landing. more from fatigue or overuse.
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Got ran over by a full size truck and trailer, spent 8 months in the hospital and a total of over two years in bed/wheelchair. Still cant feel most of my left leg.
All of which obviously prevents me from standing on a skateboard let alone pushing or cracking an ollie. Ive got a pretty bitchin cane though.
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What the fuck is sesamoiditis and have any of you ever dealt with it?
I didn’t even do it skating, but I went for a quick roll the other day and it aggravated the shit out of it …
basically fatigued/inflamed balls of feet from pressure. should go away with rest and maybe there's something you can apply to it. i guess anything that treats any swelling would work. also try to keep your weight on your heels more while standing until it's gone.
i would take a few days of skating if you want to get rid of it quick. it's kind of like foot ball bruise, just not acute like after a bail or landing. more from fatigue or overuse.
I only read that first part initially and was slightly worried. ::)
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Torn meniscus
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What the fuck is sesamoiditis and have any of you ever dealt with it?
I didn’t even do it skating, but I went for a quick roll the other day and it aggravated the shit out of it …
basically fatigued/inflamed balls of feet from pressure. should go away with rest and maybe there's something you can apply to it. i guess anything that treats any swelling would work. also try to keep your weight on your heels more while standing until it's gone.
i would take a few days of skating if you want to get rid of it quick. it's kind of like foot ball bruise, just not acute like after a bail or landing. more from fatigue or overuse.
I only read that first part initially and was slightly worried. ::)
yeah, i actually had to pause when i wrote this XD
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What the fuck is sesamoiditis and have any of you ever dealt with it?
I didn’t even do it skating, but I went for a quick roll the other day and it aggravated the shit out of it …
basically fatigued/inflamed balls of feet from pressure. should go away with rest and maybe there's something you can apply to it. i guess anything that treats any swelling would work. also try to keep your weight on your heels more while standing until it's gone.
i would take a few days of skating if you want to get rid of it quick. it's kind of like foot ball bruise, just not acute like after a bail or landing. more from fatigue or overuse.
I only read that first part initially and was slightly worried. ::)
yeah, i actually had to pause when i wrote this XD
hahaha!
yeah, inflamed tiny bone under the joint of your big toe. as you said, not caused by a specific fall or whatever, just overworked and thus flaring up. As I mentioned, I didn't even do it skating. Will take a break for a few weeks, hope it doesn't drag on...
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annoying/reoccurring (not so much this recently) tearing of my patellar tendons in both legs. the worst most depressing feeling ever.
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Flat tre flip is popped pretty high and the super heavy deck landed on my pinky toe 9 days ago. I kept skating for two hours. When I was home it was completely purple and swollen.
Still swollen a bit to this day and hurts when walking. Not too bad, but still.
I wonder when I should skate again.
Anybody had something similar and how long did it take ?
To get back ?
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Yall anyone doing the Knees over toes program? Looks legit. I will be experimenting.
https://youtu.be/6pEpIc9MYuk
Thanks for this video. I'm trying to come back from a badly folded ankle (nothing broken / just ligament damage).
It's been about 2 months and I have about 90% of my range of motion back but it still hurts like hell to flick. How much longer will I have to deal with this? I feel like it should be better by now.
Anyone doubting knees over toes guy my old man started doing this stuff and just ran a half marathon. He is in his 70s (altho he is a freak/unit). He also walks like 100kms a week and a couple years ago was kinda fucked. Anyway there's gotta be something to that guys routines.
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annoying/reoccurring (not so much this recently) tearing of my patellar tendons in both legs. the worst most depressing feeling ever.
You're not alone, I have the same exact shit going on. Started almost 2 years ago.
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Flat tre flip is popped pretty high and the super heavy deck landed on my pinky toe 9 days ago. I kept skating for two hours. When I was home it was completely purple and swollen.
Still swollen a bit to this day and hurts when walking. Not too bad, but still.
I wonder when I should skate again.
Anybody had something similar and how long did it take ?
To get back ?
Sounds like you broke your pinky toe. Not much you can do about it but just let it heal. Mine was like 14 days exactly before it stopped hurting.
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Flat tre flip is popped pretty high and the super heavy deck landed on my pinky toe 9 days ago. I kept skating for two hours. When I was home it was completely purple and swollen.
Still swollen a bit to this day and hurts when walking. Not too bad, but still.
I wonder when I should skate again.
Anybody had something similar and how long did it take ?
To get back ?
Yeah, might be broken unfortunately. Nothing looks crooked, just swollen and painful. Maybe just contusion , I absolutely don’t know how to distinguish...
Did you skate again after the 14 days when the pain was gone?
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Flat tre flip is popped pretty high and the super heavy deck landed on my pinky toe 9 days ago. I kept skating for two hours. When I was home it was completely purple and swollen.
Still swollen a bit to this day and hurts when walking. Not too bad, but still.
I wonder when I should skate again.
Anybody had something similar and how long did it take ?
To get back ?
Yeah, might be broken unfortunately. Nothing looks crooked, just swollen and painful. Maybe just contusion , I absolutely don’t know how to distinguish...
Did you skate again after the 14 days when the pain was gone?
Yeah it was fine afterwards. It was really bad even up to like day 11. I noticed it when was exactly two weeks it didn't hurt anymore and I could wiggle it like normal. That made me feel like I had the go ahead. When I first did it, you could tell it wasn't attached and I couldn't really move it for at least the first couple of days
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Flat tre flip is popped pretty high and the super heavy deck landed on my pinky toe 9 days ago. I kept skating for two hours. When I was home it was completely purple and swollen.
Still swollen a bit to this day and hurts when walking. Not too bad, but still.
I wonder when I should skate again.
Anybody had something similar and how long did it take ?
To get back ?
Yeah, might be broken unfortunately. Nothing looks crooked, just swollen and painful. Maybe just contusion , I absolutely don’t know how to distinguish...
Did you skate again after the 14 days when the pain was gone?
Thanks! I hope it will that fast
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anyone else get something that feels like a fucked up stretch in the tendon at the front of your ankle? it's the spot at the opposite of your achilles tendon.
sometimes i'll land kind of wrong on a nollie or something, and it'll completely fuck up my back foot for a minute or two.
is there anything I should look out for, or do about it?
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anyone else get something that feels like a fucked up stretch in the tendon at the front of your ankle? it's the spot at the opposite of your achilles tendon.
sometimes i'll land kind of wrong on a nollie or something, and it'll completely fuck up my back foot for a minute or two.
is there anything I should look out for, or do about it?
I had this once everytime I was skating !!
Didn’t have it for pretty long time now. Maybe you should stretch your ankles and what I did too was rolling out that peroneus brevis part of the leg with a (fascia?) Ball.
Maybe that’s why it’s gone, let me know if this helps you
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Been having knee problems with my popping knee on and off the last couple months. Osteopath saw me this morning and suspects a small cartilage tear - apparently it might grind itself away but because of where it is it could take a year or more. The alternative is an MRI and minor surgery.
It could also be a piece of crap floating around in the joint and occasionally causing my knee to catch mid-step. Jury is out without a scan.
I strongly suspect it's been the heavy sessioning of a particular trick that's aggravating it - which is quite annoying as it's one I enjoy doing, but apparantly my knee probably isn't liking the squat and twist motion of half cab flips.
Been advised to avoid that trick and similar fakie BS twisty tricks for a month or so and see if my knee improves.
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After nearly a month and a half, I feel confident/comfortable enough with my left side ribs to get back out there. I took a slam in December, landed with my elbow directly in the center of my ribs and was in a lot of pain with limited mobility until about the middle of January. Went out and within 10 minutes, same exact slam happened. Pain and mobility was obviously much worse, and I still feel bruising there to the day when I turn a certain way or when I take a really deep breath. I'm terrified of it now though, I feel like if it happens again I'm gonna puncture a fucking lung.
Currently dealing with a bruised ankle and this really uncomfortable, but not painful, nerve thing going on right where the bottom of your ass meets the top of your thigh. There's a localized area of pain/soreness, like a bruise, but it feels much more like a pinched nerve the way it affects my whole leg. Both of these are on my right leg.
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After nearly a month and a half, I feel confident/comfortable enough with my left side ribs to get back out there. I took a slam in December, landed with my elbow directly in the center of my ribs and was in a lot of pain with limited mobility until about the middle of January. Went out and within 10 minutes, same exact slam happened. Pain and mobility was obviously much worse, and I still feel bruising there to the day when I turn a certain way or when I take a really deep breath. I'm terrified of it now though, I feel like if it happens again I'm gonna puncture a fucking lung.
Currently dealing with a bruised ankle and this really uncomfortable, but not painful, nerve thing going on right where the bottom of your ass meets the top of your thigh. There's a localized area of pain/soreness, like a bruise, but it feels much more like a pinched nerve the way it affects my whole leg. Both of these are on my right leg.
Dude I feel you, I had a punctured lung in December (but not from slamming). On my first session after recovery I took a slam elbow on ribcage and thought, here we go again. But the lung held up. I understand it takes quite a lot of an impact to puncture a lung from blunt trauma. You probably would have to break the rib and have it pierce the lung for that to happen. I also still feel the bruise on the ribcage, but it does not prevent me from skating.
Hear me out. What I am trying to say is,
1) you slammed twice on your elbow/ribcage which is quite an unfortunate coincidence but how often has this happen to you before? I assume not often, if ever, so the likelihood it will happen again anytime soon is remote;
2) even if you slam on the ribcage again it is unlikely you puncture a lung;
3) even if you puncture a lung, this is not a huge deal, you‘ll spend two or three days in hospital but you will fully recover.
I hope that helps taking away some of the fear. Get well soon.
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Over 1 month since my pinky toe injury. Still don’t know if broken or contusion.
It was much better. I skated again. It swell up again. Pain is back. I’m so fucked.
Such a little injury is holding me back for such a long time.
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I'm really with you on the toe injury man, I blew out my big toe around 8 months ago and haven't felt close to 100% since. Every time I skate I feel like it sets me back a couple weeks. Really wish I'd babied it more in the early stages. Trying some really lowkey PT and wearing a boot when I can. Wish you the best on that g
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Fractured my Cuboid and sprained my ankle big time. Another 2-3 months out. Getting old sucks seems like the second I hit 27 (2 years ago) injuries started popping like crazy.
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I'm really with you on the toe injury man, I blew out my big toe around 8 months ago and haven't felt close to 100% since. Every time I skate I feel like it sets me back a couple weeks. Really wish I'd babied it more in the early stages. Trying some really lowkey PT and wearing a boot when I can. Wish you the best on that g
Wow, this is crazy. How did it happen? A flatground tre for me ending with the board landing on my pinky.
I saw a dude on Reddit and he broke his big toe. Three weeks later he was back like nothing happened.
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Wow, this is crazy. How did it happen? A flatground tre for me ending with the board landing on my pinky.
I saw a dude on Reddit and he broke his big toe. Three weeks later he was back like nothing happened.
I slid out turning on flat lol and sat all my weight on my big toe joint. I didn't break it but definitely wrenched whatever tendons and ligaments. Would heal a lot faster if I didn't walk around at work all day, I've torn mcls/meniscus and broken ankles but the toe injuries are honestly the worst by far, much love to anyone dealing with that bs. Taping it helps and you can get a steel toe insole for like $20 that helps too. Wishing everyone a speedy recovery 🤙 seems like all the homies are getting parked
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What the fuck is sesamoiditis and have any of you ever dealt with it?
I didn’t even do it skating, but I went for a quick roll the other day and it aggravated the shit out of it …
basically fatigued/inflamed balls of feet from pressure. should go away with rest and maybe there's something you can apply to it. i guess anything that treats any swelling would work. also try to keep your weight on your heels more while standing until it's gone.
i would take a few days of skating if you want to get rid of it quick. it's kind of like foot ball bruise, just not acute like after a bail or landing. more from fatigue or overuse.
I didn't know there was a name for this. I tried a bunch of insoles and those gel bunion guards to elevate the painful pressure. The Gel guards actually worked pretty well, until they started moving out of position 15 mins into a session. I tried cutting a gel pad up and epoxying it into my insole, but it kept coming undone. Not to mention it felt weird already having a fat ball of the foot and then stacking a thick gel pad under it. If someone would produce an insole with just that super soft gel in the ball of the foot, that'd be ideal. Haven't found such a product though, just gel insoles that are too hard and provide little relief.
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I got a cortisone shot for my knees, the doctor went over some side effects, but not the potential weakening of tendons side effect that I'm reading online. Anybody here experience an injured tendon after the shot while skating? I plan to take it easy for about 5 days then have a session, but feeling a little paranoid about the effects on tendons because my bum knee started from a partial patella tear.
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Wow, this is crazy. How did it happen? A flatground tre for me ending with the board landing on my pinky.
I saw a dude on Reddit and he broke his big toe. Three weeks later he was back like nothing happened.
I slid out turning on flat lol and sat all my weight on my big toe joint. I didn't break it but definitely wrenched whatever tendons and ligaments. Would heal a lot faster if I didn't walk around at work all day, I've torn mcls/meniscus and broken ankles but the toe injuries are honestly the worst by far, much love to anyone dealing with that bs. Taping it helps and you can get a steel toe insole for like $20 that helps too. Wishing everyone a speedy recovery &#129305; seems like all the homies are getting parked
Crazy how such a „little“ injury can be such a struggle. But yeah. Walking on that little MF all the time really doesn’t help.
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I broke my big toe back when I was in high school. Took a few weeks for the nail to turn black, then fall off. Then another month or more after that to feel healed. To skate I used to tape it up, or tape a popsicle stick on the top and the bottom to stabilize. It wasn’t my pushing foot, so I could still roll but any kind of impact hurt like a bitch. I think I ended up getting a toe immobilizer, probably can get one at any drug store. To this day after a long day I have to pop and crack it so intensely to feel relaxed. Probably didn’t help that I kept skating at the time. Just chill as long as you can.
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Got ran over by a full size truck and trailer, spent 8 months in the hospital and a total of over two years in bed/wheelchair. Still cant feel most of my left leg.
All of which obviously prevents me from standing on a skateboard let alone pushing or cracking an ollie. Ive got a pretty bitchin cane though.
shit man. that's heavy. how long ago did this happen? what happened? if you don't mind me asking.
stay strong my man.
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
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I damaged my ACL last year and 10 months later I thought it was good enough to skate flat and do a few kickflips but seems like I've reinjured it a bit. Huge bummer but I guess I'll just chill and play Elden Ring. Wear your braces and don't rush recovery my friends.
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I damaged my ACL last year and 10 months later I thought it was good enough to skate flat and do a few kickflips but seems like I've reinjured it a bit. Huge bummer but I guess I'll just chill and play Elden Ring. Wear your braces and don't rush recovery my friends.
that sucks big time, hope you get well soon.
i want to get elden ring so bad... trying to avoid all the gameplay and streams so it's not like in dark souls so that i know everything about it already, ha.
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my meniscus has been torn in my right knee (i'm goofy foot) for the better part of 3 years now. I'll go through phases where I take some time off, it heals somewhat, I can skate lightly, then outta nowhere I'll be standing and I'll feel it tear again. It's the weirdest feeling. I'm so used to the pain that it's not even painful anymore. I just think to myself, "welp, my knee just tore again."
It's starting to get to the point though that my left knee is fucked from overcompensating. My left IT band is constantly tight because my weight and gait is distributed on that leg. It feels like rusty fire in my left knee, and loose morals and instability in my right.
Less than 2 weeks until my health insurance kicks in and I can't wait to get this shit fixed.
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i absolutely clapped my ankle last may just doing an ollie over a rail and it has yet to heal with physical therapy. lol this dumbass shit ruined my ski season too
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Freak accident last week, my shoe came off as I was falling off an overshot 50-50. Slammed my barefoot on the ground, probably bruising the bone on my big toe, also have a heel bruise. Been walking with a limp for a week already. Probably gonna be at least another couple weeks before I can skate.
Tie your shoes up tight kids. That fall wouldn't have been an issue at all if my shoe had stayed on.
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
See a doctor?
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Got this weird sensation in my knee on my push leg. Almost like something is loose but not painful when walking around. I’ve had this occasional sharp pain when standing up from a squat when knee is at full compression, but that’s a separate feeling from the weird sensation thing. Never had a knee injury or any issues before. Sound familiar at all? Had some friends catch some bad knee injuries from seemingly out of nowhere, like it was damaged but unnoticeable until one big impact finishes it off.
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Got this weird sensation in my knee on my push leg. Almost like something is loose but not painful when walking around. I’ve had this occasional sharp pain when standing up from a squat when knee is at full compression, but that’s a separate feeling from the weird sensation thing. Never had a knee injury or any issues before. Sound familiar at all? Had some friends catch some bad knee injuries from seemingly out of nowhere, like it was damaged but unnoticeable until one big impact finishes it off.
Meniscus tear/degenerstion?
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So, yesterday I had an indoor session and on the last try, fakie frontside big spin, my deck flipped and was hitting my big toe with full force. I took my socks off and realized my nail is blue. I touched it and since than it's bleeding.
I'm sure it's not broken. Seems like there was a blood blister under the nail.
Anyone had something similar. I read somewhere that I should drill a lill hole in the nail so the blood can come out..
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
See a doctor?
Probably lives in the states
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Has anyone had a lump appear on the top/front of your ankle after a sprain? I sprained my ankle pretty badly a couple months ago and thought it just kept swelling when I’d exercise/stretch it, but it’s not really going away and I think it’s causing pain when I lean forward or try to do anything on my board, I still can’t skate other than roll around. My ankle feels fine except when I lean/bend it too far forward.
I don’t think it’s a hot pocket but really don’t know, what does that pain feel like and does it cause a lump or anything? Thanks for any help, I’m planning on going to a specialist when I can, X-rays when I initially got hurt didn’t show any breaks but they didn’t do an MRI.
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
See a doctor?
haha yeah
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
See a doctor?
Acupuncture. Dry needling. Vegan diet for a month. Yoga. Seriously yoga. Good physical therapist.
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
See a doctor?
i was thinking canada, in my experience if you are still able to walk you might literally NEVER get medical care in canada. It took my friend 2 in a half years to even get an MRI for a torn patellar tendon he was able to self diagnose himself the first month of the injury and this guy was hounding doctors and trying to make appointments every single day for 2 in a half years, the average guy would never have gotten one.
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
I hurt my achilles a long time ago trying to take of a pair of Stevie Williams Supras without untying them.
It hurt rly bad for a while and I was supra worried about it. Eventually, I stopped skating and doing crazy shit for a while, just took it easy, probably just took my mind of of it and it just got better and now it's completely a thing of the past.
So, unless you had some crazy trauma happen to it and it's completely torn, which it doesn't sound like it is, you'll probably have the same experience if you just max out for a hot minute. The human body is pretty amazing at healing itself, much more than we give it credit for.
I had a neighbor who looked like Christian Bale and completely tore his achilles riding a motorcycle. He lived with his girl and their kid there and, after he tore his shit and had it reconstructed, he set up a punching bag and was always hitting the fuck out of it. Him and his bm were always fighting so he probably took his agression out on the bag.
One day, he backed up into my landlord's big flower pot with his truck and smashed it all to hell and when she brought it up with him (she was like 90 years old and English was her second language and she was like my adoptive grandma), he basically told her to pound sand. This pissed me of to no end so I ended up buying her a new flower pot for like $30 at some wholesaler in Topanga Canyon, replacing it and then writing him a really passive aggressive letter that was all, "Hey, Dude in Apt #3, I heard you broke [Landlady's] flower pot with your huge truck. That sucks. But, alas, I bought her a new flower pot so you now owe me $29.63. Pay me asap. -Ed in #7"
He tried to write me a passive aggressive letter back but he sucked at it. He did give me $30 though.
Idk why I told you all that but the point is, your achilles is probably going to be okay so long as you don't injure it further while it is healing. Take care of yourself, bro.
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^ Another point on the achilles. It could be something as simple as your shoes if it keeps getting aggravated while wearing the same pair. Had to retire a pair of slip ons for this reason.
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Bumping this to share my experience/vent a bit. I’m sure lower back pain has been discussed to death here, but I’ll share anyway:
About a month ago I strained my back playing street hockey. It progressively got worst, and got to a point where I couldn’t even stand without intense pain, at which point I went to a chiropractor. That helped for a bit, but a week ago my progress plateaued so I went to a PT. She gave me some light stretches to do, and today I went to my general doctor.
Basically, the chiropractor was giving me wrong advice- core exercises and a lot of movement- so I was walking a lot- so good but not when your muscles are still inflamed. The general dr prescribed me some muscle relaxers and told me to just cool it for a couple weeks, after which walking and core exercises will help. Hopefully it works, I guess I’ll see.
Tl;dr: go see your general dr first and ask a lot of questions
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my meniscus has been torn in my right knee (i'm goofy foot) for the better part of 3 years now. I'll go through phases where I take some time off, it heals somewhat, I can skate lightly, then outta nowhere I'll be standing and I'll feel it tear again. It's the weirdest feeling. I'm so used to the pain that it's not even painful anymore. I just think to myself, "welp, my knee just tore again."
It's starting to get to the point though that my left knee is fucked from overcompensating. My left IT band is constantly tight because my weight and gait is distributed on that leg. It feels like rusty fire in my left knee, and loose morals and instability in my right.
Less than 2 weeks until my health insurance kicks in and I can't wait to get this shit fixed.
This is what I’ve been going through the last few years. Coming up for my 3rd and hopefully final surgery next week. Because I was overcompensating my gait was messed up so badly the surgeon had to cut my tibia and re align my leg, plate and screws etc. This next surgery is getting all that hardware taken out. Fingers crossed this is it!
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Bumping this to share my experience/vent a bit. I’m sure lower back pain has been discussed to death here, but I’ll share anyway:
About a month ago I strained my back playing street hockey. It progressively got worst, and got to a point where I couldn’t even stand without intense pain, at which point I went to a chiropractor. That helped for a bit, but a week ago my progress plateaued so I went to a PT. She gave me some light stretches to do, and today I went to my general doctor.
Basically, the chiropractor was giving me wrong advice- core exercises and a lot of movement- so I was walking a lot- so good but not when your muscles are still inflamed. The general dr prescribed me some muscle relaxers and told me to just cool it for a couple weeks, after which walking and core exercises will help. Hopefully it works, I guess I’ll see.
Tl;dr: go see your general dr first and ask a lot of questions
Chiropractors are notoriously... Maybe not quacks but quack adjacent. After working in actual medicine for a few years I'll never go back to one. If I'm actually hurt I see a physical therapist, if I want a massage Jane at the tug and rub down the block does just as good a job of "adjusting" me and its a lot cheaper.
Is it your lower back? I had really bad food poisoning over the winter and got so violently ill that I fucked mine up straining to dry heave and shaking. At first I thought I'd just pulled a muscle or something but then it started burning and traveling up and down my left side and I realized that it was sciatica and more serious than I had realized.
My only advice is to rest. You do need to stretch it out and exercise a little but staying off your feet is the best thing for it. Ice for inflammation, heat for pain. If you smoke weed that definitely helps for like after work or when you start exercising or skating again but patience and listening to your body are really key. The first month or two were a constant cycle of me trying to skate too soon and setting myself back, it wasn't until we had like 3 weeks of shitty weather that I finally started to heal.
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
Swelling is the body healing itself and should be allowed to happen (ice is bad IMO).
Swelling can be caused by eating refined carbohydrates. Reducing carbs lessens swelling across the board.
Swollen ankles and many other ailments are potentially posture/gate related which is compounding in effects on the body and leads to muscle imbalance/joint breakdown.
When stretching it is very important to find a comfortable edge and relax into the stretch. Bouncing and overstretching triggers the muscle to tighten up to protect itself.
Yin style yoga was designed by a martial artist and benefits me greatly (long holds using the bodies weight for deep stretching).
Yoga is more about meditation than posture.
Meditating clears away all the noise in the mind and allows one to feel their body and its alignment/misalignment.
I am much healthier today at 41 then I was at 21 using the principles explained above. It is a life long journey that one must personalize to make it work for them. Results can come slowly so patience is required.
I hope what I'm passing on is helpful.
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Bumping this to share my experience/vent a bit. I’m sure lower back pain has been discussed to death here, but I’ll share anyway:
About a month ago I strained my back playing street hockey. It progressively got worst, and got to a point where I couldn’t even stand without intense pain, at which point I went to a chiropractor. That helped for a bit, but a week ago my progress plateaued so I went to a PT. She gave me some light stretches to do, and today I went to my general doctor.
Basically, the chiropractor was giving me wrong advice- core exercises and a lot of movement- so I was walking a lot- so good but not when your muscles are still inflamed. The general dr prescribed me some muscle relaxers and told me to just cool it for a couple weeks, after which walking and core exercises will help. Hopefully it works, I guess I’ll see.
Tl;dr: go see your general dr first and ask a lot of questions
Chiropractors are notoriously... Maybe not quacks but quack adjacent. After working in actual medicine for a few years I'll never go back to one. If I'm actually hurt I see a physical therapist, if I want a massage Jane at the tug and rub down the block does just as good a job of "adjusting" me and its a lot cheaper.
Is it your lower back? I had really bad food poisoning over the winter and got so violently ill that I fucked mine up straining to dry heave and shaking. At first I thought I'd just pulled a muscle or something but then it started burning and traveling up and down my left side and I realized that it was sciatica and more serious than I had realized.
My only advice is to rest. You do need to stretch it out and exercise a little but staying off your feet is the best thing for it. Ice for inflammation, heat for pain. If you smoke weed that definitely helps for like after work or when you start exercising or skating again but patience and listening to your body are really key. The first month or two were a constant cycle of me trying to skate too soon and setting myself back, it wasn't until we had like 3 weeks of shitty weather that I finally started to heal.
Yeah, it’s my lower back. It seems like you’re right, the doctor said just rest for a couple weeks, take muscle relaxers, ice, and stretch lightly every day. I just wish I had known that sooner. I think like most skaters I’m naturally active and it doesn’t feel right to keep still.
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my achilles have been getting super irritated any time I walk more than a mile or do any type of physical activity. it all started when I got this new job and hasnt gone away for almost a month. its getting better slowly but im starting to get kinda worried and dont really know what to do. anybody have any advice? I've tried gently stretching it and icing but that only seems to do so much.
I have also been dealing with an Achilles/ankle pain, I do walk a ton 16-20k steps a day but I have a pretty rigid stretching/workout program and I skate 4-5 days a week. But I was wearing halfcabs and other mid top shoes that felt like it was being irritated by that, I tried rest and it did subside slightly but did t go away. My calves have also been tight so been doing the stretch with my foot on a curb and straightening my leg to stretch my calf out. Has been helping a bunch. I never did it before and now I do it throughout the day. Also switched back to low cut shoes. I’m assuming acute tendinitis and hope it goes away but at my age probably not.
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Anyone here ever get their tonsils out at an older age? I’m 25 got them out a month ago on the 6th and my throat/uvula is still hurting. Can’t skate really either.
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Anyone got any strategies for getting rid of a hot pocket? Like when i stand and put all my weight on my back ankle and lean forward i get like an uncomfortable burning sensation. I feel like i need to resprain it to get the fattest joint pop and have the blood flowing again. Shit hurts but it relieves all the tension in that moment haha. just like snapping a pencil.
Edit: Did this with my foam roller and that shit felt nice. Now i just need that small physio ball.
https://youtu.be/CL7ku_k6dyE
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Was having a lot of knee pain and haven't skated for two weeks while waiting to see a doc. Just a MPFL sprain (not meniscus like I thought) so two more weeks off. Doc said he just did the same thing snowboarding so I will actually heed the warning for once. Forgot how much better the rest of my body feels day to day without skating. It’s like being in a car crash a few times a week for months/years on end. Biking every day is very chill. The soonest PT appointment is two months out so maybe I’ll have a new injury they can help with by then
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Anyone got any strategies for getting rid of a hot pocket? Like when i stand and put all my weight on my back ankle and lean forward i get like an uncomfortable burning sensation. I feel like i need to resprain it to get the fattest joint pop and have the blood flowing again. Shit hurts but it relieves all the tension in that moment haha. just like snapping a pencil.
Edit: Did this with my foam roller and that shit felt nice. Now i just need that small physio ball.
https://youtu.be/CL7ku_k6dyE
Those small physio balls are usually just lacrosse balls like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006JANLJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_74V3FWVPV1AG40642QB4?psc=1
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Anyone got any strategies for getting rid of a hot pocket? Like when i stand and put all my weight on my back ankle and lean forward i get like an uncomfortable burning sensation. I feel like i need to resprain it to get the fattest joint pop and have the blood flowing again. Shit hurts but it relieves all the tension in that moment haha. just like snapping a pencil.
Edit: Did this with my foam roller and that shit felt nice. Now i just need that small physio ball.
https://youtu.be/CL7ku_k6dyE
Those small physio balls are usually just lacrosse balls like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006JANLJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_74V3FWVPV1AG40642QB4?psc=1
Thanks for the link! 😎
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Developed arthritis in my left knee. Probable meniscus damage as well.
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I pretty much keep re-injuring my bad ankle and bad knee every time I skate.
Barely been able to skate, minus hills, for the last 2 years! Getting bummed on that
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Had my knee MRI results back yesterday... good news is that I don't have a torn meniscus, and the ligaments are all in great shape, no degeneration anywhere. Was actually told my knees are in fantastic shape considering i've been playing skateboard and snowboard for 20 years.
Bad news is that I have grade I chondromalacia, otherwise known as runners/jumpers knee...exacerbated by flat feet causing misalignment and my kneecap to grind against the cartilage behind it and my thigh bone.
My osteopath suggests a patella strap/brace, so i'll grab one...and said I need to be better disciplined about icing it when it flares up. Been told I can also tape my kneecap over to the opposite side, but that's a bit of a faff.
It actually had settled quite well over the past 4 weeks, then the day before my MRI i pivoted and twisted my body around with my foot still planted on the carpet at home and that has set it off again.
Anyone else suffer from runner's knee and have any tips? exercise and strengthening won't do a great deal apparently, as its more to do with mechanical alignment.
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Had my knee MRI results back yesterday... good news is that I don't have a torn meniscus, and the ligaments are all in great shape, no degeneration anywhere. Was actually told my knees are in fantastic shape considering i've been playing skateboard and snowboard for 20 years.
Bad news is that I have grade I chondromalacia, otherwise known as runners/jumpers knee...exacerbated by flat feet causing misalignment and my kneecap to grind against the cartilage behind it and my thigh bone.
My osteopath suggests a patella strap/brace, so i'll grab one...and said I need to be better disciplined about icing it when it flares up. Been told I can also tape my kneecap over to the opposite side, but that's a bit of a faff.
It actually had settled quite well over the past 4 weeks, then the day before my MRI i pivoted and twisted my body around with my foot still planted on the carpet at home and that has set it off again.
Anyone else suffer from runner's knee and have any tips? exercise and strengthening won't do a great deal apparently, as its more to do with mechanical alignment.
I have something similar: patella fasciitis. My patella tendon also had a slight tear nearly two years ago. But the underlying problems are similar to yours: flat feet – plus unstable ankle. Still battling with it. I found that strength exercises help little, but stretching is really good. Favorite stretch is lying on my back against a door frame. put your leg with your problematic leg straight up (ass against the frame) and the other leg straight through the door. hold your leg in that 90 degree position for more than two minutes. you can also use a tera-band (or just a belt) to bend down your uplifted foot.
speedy recovery!
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Hello Pals, need some advice on a rolled ankle. I'll start by saying I'm 26 and haven't really had a bad rolled ankle in a good 4 or 5 years, and last time around it was just a case of icing it, staying off it for a week or two and it was fine. Rolled my left ankle on the 31st May, swelled up and bruised etc. Got home and iced it, couldn't really walk on it the next day. Gave it a couple days, walking became fine, swelling went down and after about a week or so the bruising was pretty much gone. Went for a skate on Saturday and couldn't do a fucking thing, I'm goofy so it's my popping foot and it just felt super weak/no strength etc. Side to side movements feel fine, it's more so leaning forward on it that causes pain, almost feels like something kinda needs to pop I guess. I did watch one video on rehab where the guy stated find a wall/flat surface etc and lean forward on the injured side until the knee touches the surface without lifting the heel up, even with my foot flat to the wall it was somewhat painful.
Any advice/recommended exercises for getting it back up to full strength? Having to rehab/physio an injury is kind of uncharted territory for me and there's a metric shit ton of advice out there so I figured I'd ask here and try and get a more consolidated amount of advice. Been doing sets of calf raises, the spell the alphabet shit and a bunch of cycling too, but if anyone has any input I'd appreciate it.
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Hello Pals, need some advice on a rolled ankle. I'll start by saying I'm 26 and haven't really had a bad rolled ankle in a good 4 or 5 years, and last time around it was just a case of icing it, staying off it for a week or two and it was fine. Rolled my left ankle on the 31st May, swelled up and bruised etc. Got home and iced it, couldn't really walk on it the next day. Gave it a couple days, walking became fine, swelling went down and after about a week or so the bruising was pretty much gone. Went for a skate on Saturday and couldn't do a fucking thing, I'm goofy so it's my popping foot and it just felt super weak/no strength etc. Side to side movements feel fine, it's more so leaning forward on it that causes pain, almost feels like something kinda needs to pop I guess. I did watch one video on rehab where the guy stated find a wall/flat surface etc and lean forward on the injured side until the knee touches the surface without lifting the heel up, even with my foot flat to the wall it was somewhat painful.
Any advice/recommended exercises for getting it back up to full strength? Having to rehab/physio an injury is kind of uncharted territory for me and there's a metric shit ton of advice out there so I figured I'd ask here and try and get a more consolidated amount of advice. Been doing sets of calf raises, the spell the alphabet shit and a bunch of cycling too, but if anyone has any input I'd appreciate it.
If it was so bad that you couldn’t walk it off or walk the next day means ligaments were probably torn. You shouldn’t skate for 2/3 months I’m sorry. Keep doing the rehab exercises but if you can see a physical therapist or a acupuncturist. It takes time when you roll it that bad.
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^^ same thing happened to me like 2 years ago.
No skating for 3 months and when I came back it was mainly nollie switch for another 2 months.
Shout out chewy cannon.
Haven’t tried a nosegrind since cos I’m scarred.
Nosemannys are virtually gone too.
Ultrasound therapy worked wonders to me I would have been even more lost without that.
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Get hold of a Bosu balance ball, helped me rehab my last rolled ankle pretty good - it was a grade 1 but still took a good 3-4 months to get fully back to strength and pain free skating.
Daily rehab, walking and drink plenty of fluids. Youtube some ankle roll rehab exercises, there's a ton of good ones out there...set yourself up a routine and try to stick with it.
if you can hack it then a bit of rolling around or doing manuals will probably help recovery, but try to be disciplined enough not to take it too far too soon, your ankle will let you know when it's ready to play.
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Hurt my knee at the gym last week (of all places), no popping/ clicking/ locking and I pretty much have full range of motion, ‘twas super tender though and isn’t nearly anywhere near feeling anywhere like I could skate. MRI day after tomorrow, hope it’s just inflamed/ old man shit. Cherish each season like it’s your last boys/ gals!
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Hello Pals, need some advice on a rolled ankle. I'll start by saying I'm 26 and haven't really had a bad rolled ankle in a good 4 or 5 years, and last time around it was just a case of icing it, staying off it for a week or two and it was fine. Rolled my left ankle on the 31st May, swelled up and bruised etc. Got home and iced it, couldn't really walk on it the next day. Gave it a couple days, walking became fine, swelling went down and after about a week or so the bruising was pretty much gone. Went for a skate on Saturday and couldn't do a fucking thing, I'm goofy so it's my popping foot and it just felt super weak/no strength etc. Side to side movements feel fine, it's more so leaning forward on it that causes pain, almost feels like something kinda needs to pop I guess. I did watch one video on rehab where the guy stated find a wall/flat surface etc and lean forward on the injured side until the knee touches the surface without lifting the heel up, even with my foot flat to the wall it was somewhat painful.
Any advice/recommended exercises for getting it back up to full strength? Having to rehab/physio an injury is kind of uncharted territory for me and there's a metric shit ton of advice out there so I figured I'd ask here and try and get a more consolidated amount of advice. Been doing sets of calf raises, the spell the alphabet shit and a bunch of cycling too, but if anyone has any input I'd appreciate it.
If you have insurance go to PT. There are certainly plenty of PT exercises you can look up on youtube and do at home but it really isn't the same as going to a professional. It's a game changer (of course if it isn't going to bankrupt you though). There's stuff they'll do that you just can't do on your own at home. Depending on your insurance though you may have to go to a doctor first and have them prescribe you PT. I snapped mine in half in February and had to get surgery and PT is a game changer. I got out and skated last week a bit but I still have a couple more months of PT to go. You won't regret it.
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Hello Pals, need some advice on a rolled ankle. I'll start by saying I'm 26 and haven't really had a bad rolled ankle in a good 4 or 5 years, and last time around it was just a case of icing it, staying off it for a week or two and it was fine. Rolled my left ankle on the 31st May, swelled up and bruised etc. Got home and iced it, couldn't really walk on it the next day. Gave it a couple days, walking became fine, swelling went down and after about a week or so the bruising was pretty much gone. Went for a skate on Saturday and couldn't do a fucking thing, I'm goofy so it's my popping foot and it just felt super weak/no strength etc. Side to side movements feel fine, it's more so leaning forward on it that causes pain, almost feels like something kinda needs to pop I guess. I did watch one video on rehab where the guy stated find a wall/flat surface etc and lean forward on the injured side until the knee touches the surface without lifting the heel up, even with my foot flat to the wall it was somewhat painful.
Any advice/recommended exercises for getting it back up to full strength? Having to rehab/physio an injury is kind of uncharted territory for me and there's a metric shit ton of advice out there so I figured I'd ask here and try and get a more consolidated amount of advice. Been doing sets of calf raises, the spell the alphabet shit and a bunch of cycling too, but if anyone has any input I'd appreciate it.
If you have insurance go to PT. There are certainly plenty of PT exercises you can look up on youtube and do at home but it really isn't the same as going to a professional. It's a game changer (of course if it isn't going to bankrupt you though). There's stuff they'll do that you just can't do on your own at home. Depending on your insurance though you may have to go to a doctor first and have them prescribe you PT. I snapped mine in half in February and had to get surgery and PT is a game changer. I got out and skated last week a bit but I still have a couple more months of PT to go. You won't regret it.
I finally got decent health insurance just in time when I got hurt. Fucked my SI muscle group up real bad last year. I needed a wheelchair and walker for two months. PT actually diagnosed my problem area that x-rays and ct scans didn't pick up through a series of assisted stretches/movements. Once I got health insurance and started going to physical therapy, I was back on my feet after a few weeks of exercises and massages (the massages were not pleasant lol, they literally were beating my ass). PT saved my ass and I am so thankful to that clinic.
My personal problem was the actual diagnosis. If anyone on here knows EXACTLY what muscle or ligaments or tendons are injured. The internet can provide you with exercises to rehab that problem area, but you need to be sure on what the actual problem is.
I wish all of you with injuries a speedy, healthy recovery.
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Hello Pals, need some advice on a rolled ankle. I'll start by saying I'm 26 and haven't really had a bad rolled ankle in a good 4 or 5 years, and last time around it was just a case of icing it, staying off it for a week or two and it was fine. Rolled my left ankle on the 31st May, swelled up and bruised etc. Got home and iced it, couldn't really walk on it the next day. Gave it a couple days, walking became fine, swelling went down and after about a week or so the bruising was pretty much gone. Went for a skate on Saturday and couldn't do a fucking thing, I'm goofy so it's my popping foot and it just felt super weak/no strength etc. Side to side movements feel fine, it's more so leaning forward on it that causes pain, almost feels like something kinda needs to pop I guess. I did watch one video on rehab where the guy stated find a wall/flat surface etc and lean forward on the injured side until the knee touches the surface without lifting the heel up, even with my foot flat to the wall it was somewhat painful.
Any advice/recommended exercises for getting it back up to full strength? Having to rehab/physio an injury is kind of uncharted territory for me and there's a metric shit ton of advice out there so I figured I'd ask here and try and get a more consolidated amount of advice. Been doing sets of calf raises, the spell the alphabet shit and a bunch of cycling too, but if anyone has any input I'd appreciate it.
If you have insurance go to PT. There are certainly plenty of PT exercises you can look up on youtube and do at home but it really isn't the same as going to a professional. It's a game changer (of course if it isn't going to bankrupt you though). There's stuff they'll do that you just can't do on your own at home. Depending on your insurance though you may have to go to a doctor first and have them prescribe you PT. I snapped mine in half in February and had to get surgery and PT is a game changer. I got out and skated last week a bit but I still have a couple more months of PT to go. You won't regret it.
I recommend one of those resistance bands for when your ankle starts feeling better. I thought it was helpful the last time I rolled my ankle really badly. All the other advice is great, too.
And it’s not really an injury, more of a flesh wound, but I got the dreaded shark bite right over my Achilles’ tendon today. I think I have a memory of a clip where BA caught razor tail really badly and needed a bunch of stitches, so I’m just glad I got off easy.
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Hurt my knee at the gym last week (of all places), no popping/ clicking/ locking and I pretty much have full range of motion, ‘twas super tender though and isn’t nearly anywhere near feeling anywhere like I could skate. MRI day after tomorrow, hope it’s just inflamed/ old man shit. Cherish each season like it’s your last boys/ gals!
update: no actual tear in MRI, just degenerative shit (expected for my age), do have a bone bruise though which is kinda worse than it sounds... gonna lay low for a minute!
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Rolled my ankle today, first time in just over a year... not a bad run after 200+ days of flatground.
Managed to do it on the most ironic of tricks as well- a hospital flip.
No horrendous noises so hopefully only a grade 1, but my ankles are a bit of a special case so could be dealing with this for a good few weeks.
Manuals only for a while if it's like my last one.
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Well fuck me, now I rolled my ankle, too.
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I’m gonna have to not look at this thread because my ankles are scared.
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I’m gonna have to not look at this thread because my ankles are scared.
Yes! Run! Save yourself!
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Fuck this thread I rolled my ankle on a fakie flip today, the one where your back foot doesn't catch the board but your front foot does, and the deck just push the whole ankle out. That's for thinking hurting yourself on a hospital flip was dum.
Also fuck floppy shoes, gonna stick to cupsoles, high tops or high top cupsoles whenever I can.
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Hurt my knee at the gym last week (of all places), no popping/ clicking/ locking and I pretty much have full range of motion, ‘twas super tender though and isn’t nearly anywhere near feeling anywhere like I could skate. MRI day after tomorrow, hope it’s just inflamed/ old man shit. Cherish each season like it’s your last boys/ gals!
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Hurt my knee at the gym last week (of all places), no popping/ clicking/ locking and I pretty much have full range of motion, ‘twas super tender though and isn’t nearly anywhere near feeling anywhere like I could skate. MRI day after tomorrow, hope it’s just inflamed/ old man shit. Cherish each season like it’s your last boys/ gals!
Yeah you don't want to mess with a bone bruise, had one on my talus that took years to heal properly.
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↑ oh really? I got told two months, will need another MRI to confirm it's healing.
As first I was just like, "bruise? oh sweet, I'll be back next week", but yeah it looks pretty serious.
Just doing physio at the moment which should help with some alignment issues...
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just dislocated my shoulder for the fourth time. happened first in 2017 then once a year since 2020. the last three times it dislocated, it was just from flailing it during a trick; not even from falling on it. anyone have similar experiences? anyone go through with the surgery? surgery seems so incredibly daunting but i'd looooove for this to never happen again..
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hairline fractured two bones in my wrist on a bullshit fall. they got me cast up past my elbow :( for at least 3 weeks then cutting it down to a half cast for another two weeks. took 35 years to finally break something this bad. YAY.....
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Messed my back up about a month ago. Been going to the chiropractor 2x a week. I’m older so it feels like I’ve gained 10 lbs in that time. Hope to be back on the board next week. Been stretching daily as well. My hamstrings got super tight from the day job I think majorly contributing to the injury.
Now having sciatica pain as well. Have to stay the course on the w stretching. I think it’s key to long term health and pain relief.
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This thread bums me out. I did something to my hamstring in my left leg a week ago, not a bad but sore if I squat. Taking a week or so from skating and going to the gym. I think it's getting better if not will go to the doc in a week or so.
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just dislocated my shoulder for the fourth time. happened first in 2017 then once a year since 2020. the last three times it dislocated, it was just from flailing it during a trick; not even from falling on it. anyone have similar experiences? anyone go through with the surgery? surgery seems so incredibly daunting but i'd looooove for this to never happen again..
8 time (at least) shoulder dislocator here, mostly through snowboarding but a couple skating.
100% get the surgery... mine has been so much better since i had it done a few years back, it's not perfect but i've got way more confidence in it than i did before, it would sublax quite easily and i'd had so many dislocations.
It's keyhole so a fairly straightfoward procedure, if you take rehab seriously you can be back on a board in 10-12 weeks, out of a sling in 2-3 weeks.
Mine would almost always pop out with a flailing arm rather than falling on it, you deffo need to be conscious of keeping muscles activated and not swinging your arms about too freely, i skate like a t-rex.
happy to go into more detail on stuff if you have specific questions, but get surgery done pronto... i regret not doing it after the first 2 or 3 dislocations, but i didn't want time off the board.
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I had a bad case of heat exhaustion yesterday skating at this park with not a whole lot of shade, skated for about 4 hours but ran out of water the last hour I was there. Didn't feel that bad until i got into my vehicle and started to drive back home, i started feeling like i was about to black out and felt super lightheaded. I pulled into a gas station and felt like passing out, managed to go inside where it was cool and air conditioned and downed 2 bottles of cold water but still felt the nauseousness if not worse at this point. Sitting there i started feeling my heart race and then started shaking, so I dialed 911 and the paramedics came within 10 minutes. After an ekg they said I was in early stages of a heat stroke and needed to get fluids back in me so they gave me an iv. Ended up going to the hospital so they could monitor my heart for a little bit but ended up getting discharged an hour later. I felt like an idiot but def learned to not overdo it and keep plenty of water with me.
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I either broke or sprained my thumb by accidentally smacking it into a kid while boardsliding yesterday. The wind blew a piece of trash by the flat bar and I took the opportunity to do a trick over it. The kid had just bailed something else and was walking back to his starting point and was kinda in my way, but I was far enough away that I indicated I was heading to the flat bar and he seemed to acknowledge me with his eyes. So with that acknowledgement I was cleared so I hopped on the flat bar and while I'm board sliding towards the trash, the kid is going towards the trash to pick it up, and then my arm runs into him thumb first somewhere in his upper torso or head region. Fucking hurt a lot. The kid acted like he was completely fine and apologetic, but then left pretty much right away. I feel bad about that kids bad experience, and I can't use my thumb.
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This thread bums me out.
yeah, I generally don’t look at it unless I’m hurt, but sometimes it’s good to hear others stories in regards to recovery or whatever.
I’ve been in the wars this year, but it’s been a long long time since I’ve been sidelined from doing what I love so I have to keep that in mind too…
I hope you are all able to roll again sooner rather than later!
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One week post surgery after breaking my hip on a gnarly slam riding down a hill. I guess I turned in too tightly, pinched, and got pitched immediately. 45 years old, skating since 1985, fortunately have been able to stay out of these hospital things over the years so I guess I was due.
Quick surgery. Two small rods inserted, immense, intense pain, but now on the road to recovery hopping around on crutches. Funny, sad, I slammed same day Biden was in the news for falling and then I was released from the hospital on Go Skateboarding Day.!
Now I guess I get to commiserate with Tony Hawk (pelvis) and Cab (femur, but motocross incident not skating) with their recent injuries. “Awesome.”
Anyone else in or been in the same boat and completely broke off a part of their leg.?
Shalom.
Free. Be. Max.
Max. Be. Free.
J.
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@sluggers
Sorry to hear about your broken hip. I haven’t broke anything since I was 27. Every time I fall now I panic thinking I just broke something.
Recently I was riding down the sidewalk really pushing on my cruiser board and my wheels hit the edge of the grass which was edged so it was like a dirt curb. I stopped dead and flew onto my ribs and hip. Nothing broke but it was scary.
Falling ain’t the same anymore.
As one old guy to another, I wish you the best.
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I’m still experiencing weird pain/discomfort in my throat and chest 3 months out of tonsil surgery. The doctor says acid reflux but it’s never felt like this.
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just dislocated my shoulder for the fourth time. happened first in 2017 then once a year since 2020. the last three times it dislocated, it was just from flailing it during a trick; not even from falling on it. anyone have similar experiences? anyone go through with the surgery? surgery seems so incredibly daunting but i'd looooove for this to never happen again..
8 time (at least) shoulder dislocator here, mostly through snowboarding but a couple skating.
100% get the surgery... mine has been so much better since i had it done a few years back, it's not perfect but i've got way more confidence in it than i did before, it would sublax quite easily and i'd had so many dislocations.
It's keyhole so a fairly straightfoward procedure, if you take rehab seriously you can be back on a board in 10-12 weeks, out of a sling in 2-3 weeks.
Mine would almost always pop out with a flailing arm rather than falling on it, you deffo need to be conscious of keeping muscles activated and not swinging your arms about too freely, i skate like a t-rex.
happy to go into more detail on stuff if you have specific questions, but get surgery done pronto... i regret not doing it after the first 2 or 3 dislocations, but i didn't want time off the board.
same experience pretty much. The surgery totally fixed the problem. It's been over 20 years since and I never had problems with that shoulder again. in my experience, the more it pops out, the easier it starts to happen.
wishing all the best to you guys recovering!
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Currently nursing a heel bruise I got by showboating by skating in flipflops
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@sluggers
Recently I was riding down the sidewalk really pushing on my cruiser board and my wheels hit the edge of the grass which was edged so it was like a dirt curb. I stopped dead and flew onto my ribs and hip. Nothing broke but it was scary.
Falling ain’t the same anymore.
Ha, did the same last year cruising around the Town Center in Jax. Edge of sidewalk, dirt, grass, immediate slam, no chance to roll out. Felt like I had just taken my arm and bashed it against a wall. Wrist in pain for a month, but my Casio watch was still perfect. I walked through Nordstrom’s and asked a chick if her uncle was a doctor and if a bone was sticking out by my elbow because that is what it felt like, luckily, no.
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I have a history of problems with my left knee and had a pretty painful dislocation recently. Just got the OK to skate again, so long as I wear a brace. It's super restricting and I feel like I'm relearning every trick now, plus there's an element of fear of injury that I have never experienced before. Blah.
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I have a history of problems with my left knee and had a pretty painful dislocation recently. Just got the OK to skate again, so long as I wear a brace. It's super restricting and I feel like I'm relearning every trick now, plus there's an element of fear of injury that I have never experienced before. Blah.
You’ll get into the groove. I had a knee injury in 2016. First day at the skate park. Hadn’t skated transition in like 20 years. Rock fakie toe drag sprained acl.
I re injured it like a year later at the wooden mini skating in the dark and the rain. Lol. It made a loud pop and I was fine. Doesn’t hurt unless I drive orbits going to rain now.
Just listen to your body eat mad broccoli and stuff. Like fish? That the secret weapon to getting better fast. Get strong and have fun
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I'm just about on the other side of it, but last week I had a really weird situation where I was skating, felt completely fine, then my neck/upper back just completely seized up from underrotating a trick and kinda turning weird. Didn't even slam, just turned weird. Completely pulled my neck and a week later it still hurts. Anybody else deal with this? I've slept on my neck wrong plenty of times but this went from 0-10 in almost an instant.
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got shoveled at FDR and slammed on my hip so hard my legs went numb. the feeling came back and i was able to keep skating for a little while. the only
thing is i have this residual needley feeling in both of my arms at the bicep and wrists. i figure i bashed some nerves or pinched something
plan on staying off the board for a while as a precaution and i’ve been hitting the foam roller and went to a hot yoga practice yesterday- my body is functioning fine (a lil sore but whatever).
does anyone know how long it takes for this sensation in my arms to go away? it feels like i’m getting blood drawn 24/7 and it’s been waking me up at night
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got shoveled at FDR and slammed on my hip so hard my legs went numb. the feeling came back and i was able to keep skating for a little while. the only
thing is i have this residual needley feeling in both of my arms at the bicep and wrists. i figure i bashed some nerves or pinched something
plan on staying off the board for a while as a precaution and i’ve been hitting the foam roller and went to a hot yoga practice yesterday- my body is functioning fine (a lil sore but whatever).
does anyone know how long it takes for this sensation in my arms to go away? it feels like i’m getting blood drawn 24/7 and it’s been waking me up at night
if this persists more than a few days i would get it checked out, just in case it's not just a pinch. and even those can sometimes only be fixed with a doc. but i would make sure it has nothing to do with my spine or neck. no idea what it is tho. i guess if it doesn't get worse and you feel reasonably alright you'll eventually be fine.
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My left foot, the toe clippers to my big toe got dislocated 15 years ago and it never got put back into place correctly and now it’s crooke and the tip of it points to the ground. It never bothered me at first, but years later, as I got older, it became a problem, it messes with my balance on my board and with the way I flick any type of switch flip variations. Then there’s my left hip joint, it’s completely worn out and licks and clunks all the time. My health insurance won’t cover a hip replacement surgery because they’ve said I’m too young to need hip replacement surgery, gotta love cheap (basically free) OHP insurance.
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got shoveled at FDR and slammed on my hip so hard my legs went numb. the feeling came back and i was able to keep skating for a little while. the only
thing is i have this residual needley feeling in both of my arms at the bicep and wrists. i figure i bashed some nerves or pinched something
plan on staying off the board for a while as a precaution and i’ve been hitting the foam roller and went to a hot yoga practice yesterday- my body is functioning fine (a lil sore but whatever).
does anyone know how long it takes for this sensation in my arms to go away? it feels like i’m getting blood drawn 24/7 and it’s been waking me up at night
if this persists more than a few days i would get it checked out, just in case it's not just a pinch. and even those can sometimes only be fixed with a doc. but i would make sure it has nothing to do with my spine or neck. no idea what it is tho. i guess if it doesn't get worse and you feel reasonably alright you'll eventually be fine.
i def had whiplash on my right side of my neck but that’s healing okay-
i got tattooed on weds and that dulled it a little and my new theory is when i slammed whatever nerve controls the musculature in my arms and shoulders went BZZT and locked my shit up for a split second. so i’m just insanely sore in one specific spot from the inside out
my hip is fine and i’ve been riding my bike and walking places so i’m fairly sure i’m good. just weird when you have a new type of pain to figure out at 30
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got shoveled at FDR and slammed on my hip so hard my legs went numb. the feeling came back and i was able to keep skating for a little while. the only
thing is i have this residual needley feeling in both of my arms at the bicep and wrists. i figure i bashed some nerves or pinched something
plan on staying off the board for a while as a precaution and i’ve been hitting the foam roller and went to a hot yoga practice yesterday- my body is functioning fine (a lil sore but whatever).
does anyone know how long it takes for this sensation in my arms to go away? it feels like i’m getting blood drawn 24/7 and it’s been waking me up at night
if this persists more than a few days i would get it checked out, just in case it's not just a pinch. and even those can sometimes only be fixed with a doc. but i would make sure it has nothing to do with my spine or neck. no idea what it is tho. i guess if it doesn't get worse and you feel reasonably alright you'll eventually be fine.
i def had whiplash on my right side of my neck but that’s healing okay-
i got tattooed on weds and that dulled it a little and my new theory is when i slammed whatever nerve controls the musculature in my arms and shoulders went BZZT and locked my shit up for a split second. so i’m just insanely sore in one specific spot from the inside out
my hip is fine and i’ve been riding my bike and walking places so i’m fairly sure i’m good. just weird when you have a new type of pain to figure out at 30
yeah sounds like a lot of things coming together. i have sometimes similar issues when i hurt myself or am sore, but it's more often like my muscles don't stop spazzing out or twitching until they sort of chill down, but sometimes numbness, too. i had good results trying to look for reflex zones that seem sore that are connected and just massaging them. usually when i get numb hands or twitchy forearms massaging a certain spot on my elbow(don't know the name) usually helps, it seems all that stuff connects there.
that shit sucks tho, i hope you get over it soon. last time i had numb hands for a couple days i had to play guitar and it felt horrible and was no fun. just sort of dreadful.
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My calf feels super tight going down into my Achilles and I can’t stay standing up for too long. I’ve had surgery on that leg for a torn meniscus but it’s been good since. Just recently I started to feel it tighten up and it hasn’t stopped since.
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I'm just about on the other side of it, but last week I had a really weird situation where I was skating, felt completely fine, then my neck/upper back just completely seized up from underrotating a trick and kinda turning weird. Didn't even slam, just turned weird. Completely pulled my neck and a week later it still hurts. Anybody else deal with this? I've slept on my neck wrong plenty of times but this went from 0-10 in almost an instant.
Sounds like a flared up or pinched nerve in your back or neck.
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Haven’t been able to skate for over a month due to my knee. About to make an appointment with the doc.
I think it’s bursitis but it is becoming more noticeable below the knee cap rather than underneath. It’s slowly feeling better ever since I got a compression sleeve and new inserts for my shoes (dr scholls athletic).
Went on a hike today and it feels better than usual but still weak. Pretty bummed because skating on the weekend and before work was a huge boost for my mental health.
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Pretty bummed because skating on the weekend and before work was a huge boost for my mental health.
this is the biggest thing for me too, not being able to skate/ do physical activity really does my head in!
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Will get second mri on my knee on the 10th of this month, have been doing lots of physio and went weeks without pain (was even contemplating cruising around the block) but suddenly yesterday it started to flare up again and make me feel like a crippple back at square one… hopefully it’s only a minor setback
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Pretty bummed because skating on the weekend and before work was a huge boost for my mental health.
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Will get second mri on my knee on the 10th of this month, have been doing lots of physio and went weeks without pain (was even contemplating cruising around the block) but suddenly yesterday it started to flare up again and make me feel like a crippple back at square one… hopefully it’s only a minor setback
Right there with you. Hope it’s just a minor set back
G.
Been neglecting the workout program my athletic training buddy gave me(it’s probably considered physio for all I know). Hoping that speeds things up, but gonna make that call to my doc tomorrow though I dread it (even with insurance in the US, doesn’t mean I’ll be able to afford something serious).
Keep us updated @Gray Imp Sausage Metal
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@sluggers
Recently I was riding down the sidewalk really pushing on my cruiser board and my wheels hit the edge of the grass which was edged so it was like a dirt curb. I stopped dead and flew onto my ribs and hip. Nothing broke but it was scary.
Falling ain’t the same anymore.
Ha, did the same last year cruising around the Town Center in Jax. Edge of sidewalk, dirt, grass, immediate slam, no chance to roll out. Felt like I had just taken my arm and bashed it against a wall. Wrist in pain for a month, but my Casio watch was still perfect. I walked through Nordstrom’s and asked a chick if her uncle was a doctor and if a bone was sticking out by my elbow because that is what it felt like, luckily, no.
Shouts out to my Jax slappers
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I have encountered the worst injury I’ve had in years - a slightly ingrown and infected big toe. Worse than an ankle rolling, it’s completely debilitating and there’s nothing to do but soak it and wait for an appointment with a podiatrist.
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It’s now two years of battling with jumper’s knee. Most of the time I was able to skate once a week (pain was never over a tolerable level). Recently got a prescription for a new physical therapy. Changed things massively. Huge improvement. Today I got a PRP shot. Still feels weird, but so far I’m positive that I might be skating without a brace at some point. Wish me luck
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I have encountered the worst injury I’ve had in years - a slightly ingrown and infected big toe. Worse than an ankle rolling, it’s completely debilitating and there’s nothing to do but soak it and wait for an appointment with a podiatrist.
Fuck. Big toe pain is no joke.
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I have encountered the worst injury I’ve had in years - a slightly ingrown and infected big toe. Worse than an ankle rolling, it’s completely debilitating and there’s nothing to do but soak it and wait for an appointment with a podiatrist.
Do yourself a favor and give up on those regular little silver toenail clippers and buy yourself a big, medical grade toenail clippers (the ones that look like scissors), and when you use them, always make sure the end of the clippers always pokes out past the nail when you snip.
Been there many a times.
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I have encountered the worst injury I’ve had in years - a slightly ingrown and infected big toe. Worse than an ankle rolling, it’s completely debilitating and there’s nothing to do but soak it and wait for an appointment with a podiatrist.
I had this for a couple of years in middle school, my big toes get ingrown like crazy and create little spirals in there. I don’t see how I even skated, being a kid I guess. It was right when we started soccer in PE so kicking a ball with ingrown nails is like torture. I would be able to skate for about 5 mins and my socks would be filled with blood. I had to bring socks and bandaids to every sesh and spent most of the time not skating, no wonder I fuckin sucked.
Anyway long story short it lasted about 3 years, and in 10th grade I got a barbaric fucking surgery on both toes. It was fucking gnarly. Basically it involved a bunch of anesthetic, an exacto knife and a pair of pliers and I believe liquid nitrogen to cauterize the nail beds. So much pain and it was moooonths before I could skate again.
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I have encountered the worst injury I’ve had in years - a slightly ingrown and infected big toe. Worse than an ankle rolling, it’s completely debilitating and there’s nothing to do but soak it and wait for an appointment with a podiatrist.
Do yourself a favor and give up on those regular little silver toenail clippers and buy yourself a big, medical grade toenail clippers (the ones that look like scissors), and when you use them, always make sure the end of the clippers always pokes out past the nail when you snip.
Been there many a times.
This is the best advice. Those are the only kind of clippers worth using, no matter the cost. This is the best post I've seen on here.
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I have encountered the worst injury I’ve had in years - a slightly ingrown and infected big toe. Worse than an ankle rolling, it’s completely debilitating and there’s nothing to do but soak it and wait for an appointment with a podiatrist.
I had this for a couple of years in middle school, my big toes get ingrown like crazy and create little spirals in there. I don’t see how I even skated, being a kid I guess. It was right when we started soccer in PE so kicking a ball with ingrown nails is like torture. I would be able to skate for about 5 mins and my socks would be filled with blood. I had to bring socks and bandaids to every sesh and spent most of the time not skating, no wonder I fuckin sucked.
Anyway long story short it lasted about 3 years, and in 10th grade I got a barbaric fucking surgery on both toes. It was fucking gnarly. Basically it involved a bunch of anesthetic, an exacto knife and a pair of pliers and I believe liquid nitrogen to cauterize the nail beds. So much pain and it was moooonths before I could skate again.
Ladies and gentlemen, the American healthcare system.
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I have encountered the worst injury I’ve had in years - a slightly ingrown and infected big toe. Worse than an ankle rolling, it’s completely debilitating and there’s nothing to do but soak it and wait for an appointment with a podiatrist.
I had this for a couple of years in middle school, my big toes get ingrown like crazy and create little spirals in there. I don’t see how I even skated, being a kid I guess. It was right when we started soccer in PE so kicking a ball with ingrown nails is like torture. I would be able to skate for about 5 mins and my socks would be filled with blood. I had to bring socks and bandaids to every sesh and spent most of the time not skating, no wonder I fuckin sucked.
Anyway long story short it lasted about 3 years, and in 10th grade I got a barbaric fucking surgery on both toes. It was fucking gnarly. Basically it involved a bunch of anesthetic, an exacto knife and a pair of pliers and I believe liquid nitrogen to cauterize the nail beds. So much pain and it was moooonths before I could skate again.
Not to mention I got the sides of my toenails ripped off on both toes 2-3 times before saying fuck it, cauterize the shit. I was like, we really don’t have a better way of doing this?!
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I ate shit skating a mini ramp today and think I broke something in one of my wrists. They both really hurt near that tiny weak shit by your pinky side but I can't even angle my right wrist in certain directions. Fucking hell, just as I was starting to really get back into skating. This always happens. I might just wait to make a doctor's appointment early tomorrow to get an x-ray requisition rather than wait hours at the hospital. Somehow I was skating far better shitfaced last night. Guess my body was loose enough to take the slams less awkwardly I don't know. Stupid old man trying to have fun always backfires.
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Damnit. My jumpers knee was getting better. Had a couple of weeks, where I could skate two or three days a week without much pain. Skated yesterday, nothing different than usual. Only quite low impact stuff. No real bails.
Woke up today. Patella tendon feels so much worse. Totally bummed. Luckily enough, I have PT later today.
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I have this weird pain in my left ankle (back foot).
It hurts sometimes when I crouch and sometimes before I pop an ollie or something else. The part where the ankle meets the foot. Maybe a photo would help to explain where it hurts, since my english isn't the best. The pain is like right in front of my ankle but only on the outside, not on the inside. I know pain from the ankle joint only from the inside, this is some other part and I don't know the name for it. Sorry in advance to annoy ya all with my creepy foot.
Anyone might know what it could be and if I should see a doctor? I drew a red square around the part where it hurts.
(https://i.postimg.cc/g2pzXSw-k/20220825-214501-2.jpg)
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That’s the ATFL ligament area.
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I had heel spurs from bad shoes. Took me years to remove all pain but I switched to running shoes when not skating and that made all the difference.
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Damnit. My jumpers knee was getting better. Had a couple of weeks, where I could skate two or three days a week without much pain. Skated yesterday, nothing different than usual. Only quite low impact stuff. No real bails.
Woke up today. Patella tendon feels so much worse. Totally bummed. Luckily enough, I have PT later today.
which exercises is helping u the most for jumpers knee? this shit sucks
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If you have jumpers knee I'd recommend the kneesovertoesguy series on rehabbing the knee on YouTube. He is a jumper (plays basketball and coaches pro ballers) and discusses both specific movements like step ups and also adjacent movements that improve hamstring strength which helps for deaccelration when you plant a foot to jump.
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besides knees over toes guy excersises, i found that one-legged squats on a slanted board help too. everything that helps with strengthening your gluts and hamstrings work. And stretching.
but i might also be talking out of my ass, since it's two years since my first diagnosis
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I broke the big toe on my right foot in Lyon the weekend of the slappy contest and fucked up my hamstring on the same leg (I'm regular). So gutted as I really wanna skate today but even walking still sucks.
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Torn meniscus in my left knee and it was "OK". I was slowly getting back in track.
I walked upstairs the other day and it hurt immensely. Maybe inflammation maybe it tore even further ...
40 years old... and even though skating is hard these days (hurts, not much time) it would break my heart to never ride again.
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Rolled my ankle today just trying to do a flat ground tre and my toes just stayed pointing down and all my weight came down on my. Felt a pop. Icing it now. I can move everything so I don’t think it’s broke. Hurts in front of ankle bone toward the top of foot in that groove. This is the 3rd time. This same thing happened with tres and my flip tricks suffer after. I’m so mad. The weather just started getting nice.
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I’ve had pain in the ball of my pushing foot for a couple of months now. Pretty sure it’s capsulitis. I can skate as it doesn't hurt that much at the time, but feels like I’m just prolonging the injury as it’s the next day I notice the pain more. Gonna have to take some time off.
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i got a bruise under one of my toenails in like april or march of this year and tonight a chunk of the toenail had come off
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Rolled my ankle today just trying to do a flat ground tre and my toes just stayed pointing down and all my weight came down on my. Felt a pop. Icing it now. I can move everything so I don’t think it’s broke. Hurts in front of ankle bone toward the top of foot in that groove. This is the 3rd time. This same thing happened with tres and my flip tricks suffer after. I’m so mad. The weather just started getting nice.
it's why I retired tres, not worth the risk. For me it's an ankle destroyer
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Went to skate the other day after watching the new Polar vid. Felt really good on my board despite not consistently skating.. nothing gnarly, but I had all my basics down fine. I was trying a line and went to front side slappy a curb to end it. Hit a pebble going and ended up hitting my knee on the corner of the curb. It hurt so bad I was seeing stars. Hobbled home and it swelled up crazy, but now better with constant icing. Don't be lazy, sweep your spots y'all.
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Looks like I'm out of the game now for a good while. I either credit carded my left ass cheek trying nollie heels or just simply fell on it wrong 3 weeks ago. Either way, it didn't hurt at the time but it started to ache about half an hour after the session. By the next day my cheek had ballooned to twice its regular size. The swelling had almost completely died down a week later but then it spontaneously ballooned up again while I was walking the dog. Went to the doctor immediately after and she thinks it's an intramuscular hematoma that could take up to 3 months to heal. 3 weeks in now and there's still swelling, and putting on socks and shoes is a complete nightmare. Has anyone else gone through anything similar?
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Jarred/twisted my lower back running backwards after I overshot a fs noselide on a ledge at the park. Did something similar like 4 days ago sticking on a 5050 on some diy ledge but that one fixed itself relatively quickly somehow. This feels a lot worse and I have trouble doing a lot of movements to function in daily life. Lower right back feels fucked and thinking I might have some kind of muscle imbalance going on around there in my hip/glutes/thigh.. I dunno but it sucks.
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Rolled my ankle today just trying to do a flat ground tre and my toes just stayed pointing down and all my weight came down on my. Felt a pop. Icing it now. I can move everything so I don’t think it’s broke. Hurts in front of ankle bone toward the top of foot in that groove. This is the 3rd time. This same thing happened with tres and my flip tricks suffer after. I’m so mad. The weather just started getting nice.
Yeah I think I’m done with it now. It’s not worth it.
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About a year ago I slipped out of a ledge and caught myself with stretched arms, the absolute worst way to fall. Popped my elbow out of it's socket and I haven't been able to totally stretch my arm since then. It was getting better from day-to-day but yesterday I got smoked on a curb and landed on my bad arm. Elbow feels so fucked now, like I'm back at square one when the first incident happened.
Got it scanned at the hospital a few months back, they said there was some cartillage that shouldn't be there in my elbow and they could operate it, although it wasn't necessary. I opted out of it back then as it was getting better and better, but after yesterday I'm definitely gonna have to cut it open. Currently walking around looking like I'm doing my best Napoleon-impression and I'm getting really tired of not being able to fully use my left arm.
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Anyone have any stretches that'll help with sciatica?
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Anyone have any stretches that'll help with sciatica?
Bikram yoga!!!!!! And acupuncture or dry needling
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Just got a cortisone shot in my right knee. Haven’t been skating for too long, but I love it. Starting to wonder if it was a bad idea to pick this up at 36 lol
Anyway, my knee can hurt just from pushing. Luckily I learned how to skate switch early on and I’m thinking about just changing my stance. I figure it’s possible since I’m so new. My right knee is low on cartilage (which ain’t coming back).
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Anyone ever dealt with a Lisfranc fracture?
I folded my foot and did the Lisfranc as well as breaking my third metatarsal and tearing ligaments above my pinky toe.
Currently, I have a big ass screw in there and a plate. The screw will come out soon but the plate will stay.
I'm just concerned about the process of getting back to skating and curious if anyone has gone through this..
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Looks like I'm out of the game now for a good while. I either credit carded my left ass cheek trying nollie heels or just simply fell on it wrong 3 weeks ago. Either way, it didn't hurt at the time but it started to ache about half an hour after the session. By the next day my cheek had ballooned to twice its regular size. The swelling had almost completely died down a week later but then it spontaneously ballooned up again while I was walking the dog. Went to the doctor immediately after and she thinks it's an intramuscular hematoma that could take up to 3 months to heal. 3 weeks in now and there's still swelling, and putting on socks and shoes is a complete nightmare. Has anyone else gone through anything similar?
So, nearly three months later I just had surgery for this on wednesday. Turns out I damaged a blood vessel under the muscles in my arse cheek that would not heal. 6 inch incision, scoop out a big hematoma, cauterise the blood vessel and stitch it all up again. Once I've healed that'll be about 5 months off, all from either credit carding my arse cheek or falling on it in a weird way. I guess that's one way to skip the winter.
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I have a sharp pain on my right ankle. I feel sometimes walking down and up steps but especially on tricks like backside tail slides. How hard is it to get your ankle scoped?
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Anyone ever dealt with a Lisfranc fracture?
I folded my foot and did the Lisfranc as well as breaking my third metatarsal and tearing ligaments above my pinky toe.
Currently, I have a big ass screw in there and a plate. The screw will come out soon but the plate will stay.
I'm just concerned about the process of getting back to skating and curious if anyone has gone through this..
Yes, I had surgery on it about 4 years ago on my popping foot. It’s gonna be a long process, do your physical therapy to build your leg muscles back up and I would wait at least 6 months before you start doing any tricks because you will feel the pain with how much pressure you put on your feet. I felt good after 10 months to skate on a normal basis. Also if they give you bands to stretch your ankle, use them and gradually work your way to the higher resistance bands.
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Torn meniscus in my left knee and it was "OK". I was slowly getting back in track.
I walked upstairs the other day and it hurt immensely. Maybe inflammation maybe it tore even further ...
40 years old... and even though skating is hard these days (hurts, not much time) it would break my heart to never ride again.
that's pretty much my exact situation rn. Well except I'm 8 years older. And for me it's walking down stairs that sucks.
I was riding twice a week these last months and slowly getting my tricks back....But the last 3 or 4 sessions, the pattern was: skate 2 hours, have knee pain afterwards for 3 days, sometimes to the point of limping.
I've been resting for 3 weeks now, as the doc said "well you've had 4 surgeries already, and at your age trying surgery again does not garantee results". so I think I'm gonna give up street skating completely, as transition seems to be mellower on the knees. But I'm with you man, giving up skating completely is hard to imagine. :-\ :-\
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Anyone have any stretches that'll help with sciatica?
Also get a front pocket wallet.
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Also get a front pocket wallet.
I've been rocking this wallet for a few years and its been working out. It's great if you mostly carry cards.
https://ekster.com/products/aluminum-cardholder
People gotta move on from the fat dad wallets full of unnecessary stuff. With all seriousness though, the big wallet in the back pocket will cause lower back issues over time.
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bout to get this 4th surgery once my multiple infections clear up 8)
my current progression plan is
walk -> bike -> jump rope -> skate but obv it’ll take a sec to get walking once they install my new cadaver parts.
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I have a bruised rib, or something like that. I’ve been ignoring it and pretty much dealing with minor pain up until today when i woke up and couldn’t even put my arms over my head without a sharp pain. I’m pretty dependent on physical exercise every morning for my mental well being, so while I don’t think i can jump rope for a minute i want to continue doing some kind of cardio. I feel like an exercise bike would be a good alternative, but I’m wondering if other people have experience with a bruised rib have exercises that won’t aggravate it.
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I have a bruised rib, or something like that. I’ve been ignoring it and pretty much dealing with minor pain up until today when i woke up and couldn’t even put my arms over my head without a sharp pain. I’m pretty dependent on physical exercise every morning for my mental well being, so while I don’t think i can jump rope for a minute i want to continue doing some kind of cardio. I feel like an exercise bike would be a good alternative, but I’m wondering if other people have experience with a bruised rib have exercises that won’t aggravate it.
Since when do you have it, what caused it? I had a bruised rib and could continue skating but on the next day was in great pain.
If it's a bruised rib, you can do anything that doesn't involve your upper body. Pedalling, walking, maybe light jogging, also rolling around on a skateboard doing flatground mannies, as long as it doesn't hurt you're good. Takes a few weeks to go away completely but after two weeks you should be good for skating and perhaps three to four weeks for pushups, sit-ups and stuff like that. If it does not go away but becomes worse, see a doctor.
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I have a bruised rib, or something like that. I’ve been ignoring it and pretty much dealing with minor pain up until today when i woke up and couldn’t even put my arms over my head without a sharp pain. I’m pretty dependent on physical exercise every morning for my mental well being, so while I don’t think i can jump rope for a minute i want to continue doing some kind of cardio. I feel like an exercise bike would be a good alternative, but I’m wondering if other people have experience with a bruised rib have exercises that won’t aggravate it.
Since when do you have it, what caused it? I had a bruised rib and could continue skating but on the next day was in great pain.
If it's a bruised rib, you can do anything that doesn't involve your upper body. Pedalling, walking, maybe light jogging, also rolling around on a skateboard doing flatground mannies, as long as it doesn't hurt you're good. Takes a few weeks to go away completely but after two weeks you should be good for skating and perhaps three to four weeks for pushups, sit-ups and stuff like that. If it does not go away but becomes worse, see a doctor.
I started feeling pain one morning, seemingly randomly. I think i rolled over my alarm clock while i was sleeping. It didn’t hurt that bad, so i just kept up my normal routine. I went snowboarding one day and it felt miraculously better afterwards. Maybe it was just a pulled muscle, idk. Then 2 days later, took a pretty jarring slam snowboarding and the pain started up again. I stupidly went again on Monday and that made it worst. It’s pretty weird, so I’m just gonna chill this week. It’s already better than earlier today, so hopefully I’ll be good in a couple weeks.
Thanks for the advice, I’m gonna start with an exercise bike soon and see how I’m feeling afterwards
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Did a lazy, bad formed squat 2 weeks ago, felt the slightest of discomfort/pain. Knee has been a bit sore since.
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So far in 2023 I've skated twice and I'm 2 for 2 on getting hurt.
A couple weeks ago I got a real bad sharkbite on my achilles almost immediately as I was warming up. I tried shrugging it off but before long my entire sock was bloody and I realized that it had actually cut me pretty deep. Had to get stitches and it's still uncomfortable to wear a lot of my shoes.
Then this past Saturday I reluctantly went to an indoor park fresh off the stitches with new shoes and board having a pretty rough warm up. I start testing the waters with a no-comply tail on a bank and as I go to turn my board completely slips out and my front knee totally buckles resulting in another session ender no more than 10 minutes in. Certain movements still really hurt and there's a spot above my knee cap that just lightly tapping feels about equivalent to banging your funny bone. Pretty bummed.
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Hoping your knee is OK dude and nothing long term
Do you guys think it is possible to enjoy skating without seriously injuring yourself?
I know the risk is always there. I feel like the more you push yourself, the more likely you are to get hurt. I have mostly just ruined my ankles, but I feel like the rest of my body is in pretty good shape. The only other thing I am kind of concerned about is I have a major callous on one of my toes that I feel like could develop into something brutal when I am older. (36 right now) its mostly because I skated with fucked up shoes so to all you young guys out there make sure you always wear good shoes. dont skate them unitl your sock is showing.
I think flip tricks are actually quite hard on your knees and on your body in general. I think you have to be in pretty good shape to do them well. So I have tried to actually do less of them without giving them up completely. I do make sure I do a few different ones each session once I am really warmed up / towards the end and my go-to's I can still usually get quickly. Its kind of a bummer and it feels really hard to learn new ones / work on the more difficult ones at this point, but I think it has positives.
I focus on other aspects of skating like doing grinds and there is so much that I never learned. Also spending a lot of time doing mini ramp / small transitions because I am pretty bad at that too but know a few good spots to improve my confidence and learn new grinds on. Having a lot more fun just riding it places and not being so concerend with doing tricks but moreso just being able to put trucks onto the spot still. maybe just grind farther / go faster on a more simple grind instead of pulling my hair out trying to get something more difficult.
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Getting my inner meniscus smoothed on monday – i had a undiagnosed bucket handle tear for more than 20 years. Doctor says it'll only be six to ten weeks of recovery time. I hope he's right and i hope this fixes my knee pain (jumper's knee) i have for 2,5 years now. The bucket tear might be the main reason, why my jumper won't properly heal.
Wish me luck
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slammed on my fuuking knee and i think i hurt my tendon again, last time was 3-4 months of the board.
but last time my knee swelled up, but not this time. now it only hurts with some movements and im limping around...
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Did a lazy, bad formed squat 2 weeks ago, felt the slightest of discomfort/pain. Knee has been a bit sore since.
I never get injured skating it’s always doing shit around the house or working out. I might just quit working out and skate as my only source of physical activity. Tendonitis sucks cause it’s always there like herpes and flares up on a random day then you’re on the injured list for a couple weeks even though nothing really happened.
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Did a lazy, bad formed squat 2 weeks ago, felt the slightest of discomfort/pain. Knee has been a bit sore since.
I never get injured skating it’s always doing shit around the house or working out. I might just quit working out and skate as my only source of physical activity. Tendonitis sucks cause it’s always there like herpes and flares up on a random day then you’re on the injured list for a couple weeks even though nothing really happened.
Indeed. I fucked up my shoulder in a bicycle crash like 15 years ago, and it'll be fine for like two years and then suddenly I'll sleep weird on it or be doing some lifting and suddenly hear or feel something give, and then it's back to square one and ~six months of basically doing nothing with it.
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Tripped on my board and somehow fell straight on to my tailbone. Like a full on Buster Keaton pratfall. Possibly the dumbest injury I’ve suffered in almost 40 years of skating.
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Think I hurt my ACL or some shit in my knee :(. I hurt it like a year ago but recently it's been bugging me a lot so I'm having a MRI next sunday. Thinking about skating before it but not sure if I want to :-\.
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Think I hurt my ACL or some shit in my knee :(. I hurt it like a year ago but recently it's been bugging me a lot so I'm having a MRI next sunday. Thinking about skating before it but not sure if I want to :-\.
Good luck! My knee has been bugging me since March, but the doctors says it’s just osteoarthritis which sucks cause there’s nothing that can be done with it. Hopefully everything checks out okay with you!
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My board slipped out while trying a Bs crooks and my right arm and side (I’m regular) went towards the ledge it hurt for a bit but then the next few days I was fine. Then 5 days later I sneezed and it hurt so bad to sneeze and my right arm and side hurt real bad. Now it’s been over a week and my side is starting to crack. I sit up and just crack crack crack.
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PT says ill be skating in 6 months (so 5 if i go wild rehabbing, i have too much pent up energy from being laid up since october) but ill be cleared to hit yoga ride my bike and jump rope much sooner. stoked. lookin at a total of 10 months out which ill take considering i died and came back to life
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PT says ill be skating in 6 months (so 5 if i go wild rehabbing, i have too much pent up energy from being laid up since october) but ill be cleared to hit yoga ride my bike and jump rope much sooner. stoked. lookin at a total of 10 months out which ill take considering i died and came back to life
Dude, what happened there?
Best of luck for recovery. 6 months sounds long, but time will pass
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Think I hurt my ACL or some shit in my knee :(. I hurt it like a year ago but recently it's been bugging me a lot so I'm having a MRI next sunday. Thinking about skating before it but not sure if I want to :-\.
Thank you, appreciate it a lot :)
PT says ill be skating in 6 months (so 5 if i go wild rehabbing, i have too much pent up energy from being laid up since october) but ill be cleared to hit yoga ride my bike and jump rope much sooner. stoked. lookin at a total of 10 months out which ill take considering i died and came back to life
Hell yea, good luck with the rehab!
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PT says ill be skating in 6 months (so 5 if i go wild rehabbing, i have too much pent up energy from being laid up since october) but ill be cleared to hit yoga ride my bike and jump rope much sooner. stoked. lookin at a total of 10 months out which ill take considering i died and came back to life
Dude, what happened there?
Best of luck for recovery. 6 months sounds long, but time will pass
i got hit by a drunk tweaker in an SUV skating to the ledge spot a few blocks from my house. had 4 surgeries, had to relearn how to walk, all that good shit.
6 months is a ways away but being cleared to ride a bike, go to yoga and do other activities i love will help pass that time so much more effectively, hell even going back to work will be a nice change of pace. i've been laying in my house for 4 months.
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PT says ill be skating in 6 months (so 5 if i go wild rehabbing, i have too much pent up energy from being laid up since october) but ill be cleared to hit yoga ride my bike and jump rope much sooner. stoked. lookin at a total of 10 months out which ill take considering i died and came back to life
Dude, what happened there?
Best of luck for recovery. 6 months sounds long, but time will pass
i got hit by a drunk tweaker in an SUV skating to the ledge spot a few blocks from my house. had 4 surgeries, had to relearn how to walk, all that good shit.
6 months is a ways away but being cleared to ride a bike, go to yoga and do other activities i love will help pass that time so much more effectively, hell even going back to work will be a nice change of pace. i've been laying in my house for 4 months.
Fucking hell. What a nightmare. As someone who commutes 20 km each day by bike, this is something I’m afraid of on a daily basis.
Speedy recovery! I hope, being allowed to bike again, helps lighten the mood.
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PT says ill be skating in 6 months (so 5 if i go wild rehabbing, i have too much pent up energy from being laid up since october) but ill be cleared to hit yoga ride my bike and jump rope much sooner. stoked. lookin at a total of 10 months out which ill take considering i died and came back to life
Dude, what happened there?
Best of luck for recovery. 6 months sounds long, but time will pass
i got hit by a drunk tweaker in an SUV skating to the ledge spot a few blocks from my house. had 4 surgeries, had to relearn how to walk, all that good shit.
6 months is a ways away but being cleared to ride a bike, go to yoga and do other activities i love will help pass that time so much more effectively, hell even going back to work will be a nice change of pace. i've been laying in my house for 4 months.
Get better man, you’ll kill it at PT and it will feel awesome being back on a skateboard. Plus yoga is fun.
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Quick story about what I've been contending with -
I've been dealing with tendon dysfunction in my left ankle since July. I'm goofy-footed and my left foot does most of the pushing, ollieing, etc., obviously.
Last year, I was working my full-time, plus had an extra job that was physically demanding, and was trying to skate harder as well. I guess I overexerted myself, and my ankle became weak.
So back in late July I took two weeks off skating to try and rehab it. I didn't seek medical advice, which I should've done. It started to get a little better, but then I started to skate again and tweaked it a few times. This is in addition to all the rushing around and labour of my part-time; at one point, I was limping as I was working, and needed to ice my ankle during breaks.
Maybe the issue was that I continued to skate throughout the summer and fall. I didn't want to stop because I didn't think it was anything severe, and I'm getting older, my responsibilities were ramping up, and time outside to skate is short where I live. I was wearing braces and trying to take it easy, but it still wasn't getting that much better. And it affected my skating - I couldn't skate as hard as I wanted to because I was too concerned about making it worse, and it was weaker (duh). But I foolishly thought skating a little was better than not skating at all.
So it continued to be a problem. I saw a podiatrist, and he told me that I had stage 2 tendon dysfunction, which was one step away from surgery. I also have flatter feet, and my knee is a bit inflamed/has an ossicle (loose bone) floating around. He told me that my flat feet were causing more stress on my ankle tendons, and recommended Form insoles, brace/Oofos sandals. The sandals are great, I wear them every day, and the insoles are everyday use as well.
I also went to an athletic therapist and she gave me exercises to do; my physio did the same. My physio also told me to keep skating and jumping rope and doing what I like to do, but just be very aware of my limits. Also to do the exercises he gave me for 4-6 days per week. Told me that the brace was okay, but not necessary, and that I should try to wean myself off of it. Lots of good advice.
It's almost the end of February now and I'm still dealing with irritation in my ankle; if I press hard on my tendon area, it's a bit painful. Also, if I turn my ankle inward to its fullest extent, I can feel irritation. And when I balance on my left leg, it's a bit weaker/shakier than my right. It sucks, and hopefully this goes away permanently. It's getting a little better each day, and I'm skating a mini better than I ever have (which doesn't say much). I think I'll be good once spring rolls around, and the snow melts.
Anyway, this is a real thing that I wasn't concerned about, so my advice is - even if your life situation is one where you feel like you need to skate through an injury, if it perseveres, definitely stop what you're doing and get medical advice ASAP. And yeah, do the exercises every day you can.
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I tore everything in my ankle 10 years ago or so. Needed two reconstructive surgeries and posterior ankle arthroscopy because of loose bodies. I did pt like crazy but never really came back fully. Ankle issues slowly lead to hip and knee problems. I still move actively but longer walks start to hurt joints in my legs and had to quit jogging/running completely. Skating transition feels ok, I try to avoid flip tricks and such to save my knees and ankles. I started riding wider boards with softer wheels and pushing around the town for an hour of two, both regs and switch to keep things balanced. It's been a great exercise and will keep doing it as long as I can. Also, biking and swimming does wonders.
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how long should you take off skating for a pulled groin muscle?
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PT says ill be skating in 6 months (so 5 if i go wild rehabbing, i have too much pent up energy from being laid up since october) but ill be cleared to hit yoga ride my bike and jump rope much sooner. stoked. lookin at a total of 10 months out which ill take considering i died and came back to life
Dude, what happened there?
Best of luck for recovery. 6 months sounds long, but time will pass
i got hit by a drunk tweaker in an SUV skating to the ledge spot a few blocks from my house. had 4 surgeries, had to relearn how to walk, all that good shit.
6 months is a ways away but being cleared to ride a bike, go to yoga and do other activities i love will help pass that time so much more effectively, hell even going back to work will be a nice change of pace. i've been laying in my house for 4 months.
fuuuck... so sorry man, get well soon!
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thanks yall.
it was def a learning experience. growing up in a city you could push to spots like its nothing because cars cant go that fast and are used to people in the street. moving to the country the same rules dont apply. oh well. now i know haha
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Quick story about what I've been contending with -
I've been dealing with tendon dysfunction in my left ankle since July. I'm goofy-footed and my left foot does most of the pushing, ollieing, etc., obviously.
Last year, I was working my full-time, plus had an extra job that was physically demanding, and was trying to skate harder as well. I guess I overexerted myself, and my ankle became weak.
So back in late July I took two weeks off skating to try and rehab it. I didn't seek medical advice, which I should've done. It started to get a little better, but then I started to skate again and tweaked it a few times. This is in addition to all the rushing around and labour of my part-time; at one point, I was limping as I was working, and needed to ice my ankle during breaks.
Maybe the issue was that I continued to skate throughout the summer and fall. I didn't want to stop because I didn't think it was anything severe, and I'm getting older, my responsibilities were ramping up, and time outside to skate is short where I live. I was wearing braces and trying to take it easy, but it still wasn't getting that much better. And it affected my skating - I couldn't skate as hard as I wanted to because I was too concerned about making it worse, and it was weaker (duh). But I foolishly thought skating a little was better than not skating at all.
So it continued to be a problem. I saw a podiatrist, and he told me that I had stage 2 tendon dysfunction, which was one step away from surgery. I also have flatter feet, and my knee is a bit inflamed/has an ossicle (loose bone) floating around. He told me that my flat feet were causing more stress on my ankle tendons, and recommended Form insoles, brace/Oofos sandals. The sandals are great, I wear them every day, and the insoles are everyday use as well.
I also went to an athletic therapist and she gave me exercises to do; my physio did the same. My physio also told me to keep skating and jumping rope and doing what I like to do, but just be very aware of my limits. Also to do the exercises he gave me for 4-6 days per week. Told me that the brace was okay, but not necessary, and that I should try to wean myself off of it. Lots of good advice.
It's almost the end of February now and I'm still dealing with irritation in my ankle; if I press hard on my tendon area, it's a bit painful. Also, if I turn my ankle inward to its fullest extent, I can feel irritation. And when I balance on my left leg, it's a bit weaker/shakier than my right. It sucks, and hopefully this goes away permanently. It's getting a little better each day, and I'm skating a mini better than I ever have (which doesn't say much). I think I'll be good once spring rolls around, and the snow melts.
Anyway, this is a real thing that I wasn't concerned about, so my advice is - even if your life situation is one where you feel like you need to skate through an injury, if it perseveres, definitely stop what you're doing and get medical advice ASAP. And yeah, do the exercises every day you can.
I can relate to this too. I had a really bad high ankle sprain from bailing on a ledge trick in late July and thought I broke it.
Have a history of rolling this ankle (3 years in a row now smh) so went to an urgent care for xrays and luckily it wasn't broken but I couldn't walk at all for the first week without crutches. Whereas with my other ankle injuries I was still able to get around by limping and could put some weight on the rolled ankle. The doc there told me just to do RICE treatment, and see a specialist. Of course I didn't see a specialist, but stayed off my ankle for a month until I moved to a new state and my ankle was swollen up like crazy from moving heavy boxes and such.
Finally after 1.5 months off the board I started feeling better to the point that I would cruise around and only skate transition since I could not pop my board at all. But of course I pushed it too hard skating the mini ramp by getting hung up on a back smith and re-aggrevated it. Stayed off another month, but started incorporating workouts from those IG dudes like Dr .Kyle Brown and Skateboard Strength. That got some of my pop back, and tried skating a little ledge and got a hot pocket tail sliding one just a bit taller than curb height.
After a tough fall season of re-injuring and coming back to skating too early, I am finally starting to get my tricks back after taking the first half of winter off and only doing at home workouts to help strengthen my ankle.
Still doing them at least 4 times a week and seeing the results now when I skate, still isn't at 100% nor is my confidence but still super stoked on my progress and trying to take it easy so I have it as close to 100% once it gets warmer!
Its a slow and long road to recovery everybody but stay positive, put in the work off board, do other activities to keep the mental health in check, and take things slow when returning to skating and im sure you'll be getting back to the old you!
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dealing with some kind of snapping hip/sciatica on my right right side for some time now. When compressing knee to chest and then extending it I can feel and hear something catching/snapping. doesn't happen so bad if I rotate my leg/hip outward although doesn't feel natural. I've been trying all kinds of stretches/exercises without much change so far.
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Has anyone truly recovered from tendonitis? I have post tib tendonitis in my ankle and it has been a nightmare for the past year. I can sometimes go 1-2 months with no flare up then out of no where it will come back to haunt me and put me off my board for 1-2 weeks. Im already doing PT 3 times a week, foam rolling, NB1010 (one of the most supportive skate shoes) and experiment on and off with an ankle brace. Just doesnt seem like I make any progress with this. Has anyone successfully cured their tendonitis and most importantly what did you do?
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how long should you take off skating for a pulled groin muscle?
Depends how badly it was pulled, but probably 2-3 weeks and you should probably do some (light) adductor/groin strengthening exercises in the interim so the muscle fibers grow back normally without a bunch of scar tissue.
Source: Me with a pretty bad groin strain that made it worse by just taking time off and not rehabbing correctly.
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Has anyone with knee problems/arthritis had gel (visc) injections? Think that's going to be the recommendation from my sports medicine doctor.
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Has anyone with knee problems/arthritis had gel (visc) injections? Think that's going to be the recommendation from my sports medicine doctor.
I had PRP injections for my patellar tendinitis. Although it is different, I wouldn’t say it helped a lot, besides setting me back 600 euro
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Update on my hip and knee, they wrote me that my meniscus and MCL are normal but that I have a lot of cartilage? I thought that was a good thing so I dont really get it but I have a meeting with a specialist soon so I'll get more info.
My bones have always been brittle since birth and that seems like the problem in my hip, they wrote that there was a big risk for a fracture in my hip, not sure if that means eventual fracture or if there already is a fracture.
Hopefully more info soon.
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Does anyone have any solutions for persistent swell-bow besides icing and massaging? Can't seem to get mine to go away.
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Does anyone have any solutions for persistent swell-bow besides icing and massaging? Can't seem to get mine to go away.
An elbow pad.
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Not sure if anyone has had this experience but, slammed into my knee a month or two ago.
Since then, I need to warm up my knee to do things and if I do something like put my leg over my knee it'll hurt or fall asleep relatively quickly.
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Has anyone truly recovered from tendonitis? I have post tib tendonitis in my ankle and it has been a nightmare for the past year. I can sometimes go 1-2 months with no flare up then out of no where it will come back to haunt me and put me off my board for 1-2 weeks. Im already doing PT 3 times a week, foam rolling, NB1010 (one of the most supportive skate shoes) and experiment on and off with an ankle brace. Just doesnt seem like I make any progress with this. Has anyone successfully cured their tendonitis and most importantly what did you do?
Where, specifically, are having it? I had bad Achilles tendinitis in my pushing foot, and I recovered from it after a long haul. Can give you details if same place.
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My front/left hip (regs) is killing me after skating 2 days in a row Wednesday and Thursday after a short hiatus due to weather. Not sure if it's from flicking flip tricks or from getting jarred doing all my noseslide and front foot bashing/jarring tricks. It's starting to feel better now but it felt so weak and strange before like I was going to collapse or buckle over like one of those old timey wooden toys with the joints that collapse when you press the button underneath.
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how long should you take off skating for a pulled groin muscle?
Depends how badly it was pulled, but probably 2-3 weeks and you should probably do some (light) adductor/groin strengthening exercises in the interim so the muscle fibers grow back normally without a bunch of scar tissue.
Source: Me with a pretty bad groin strain that made it worse by just taking time off and not rehabbing correctly.
took about 2 weeks off and slowly got back into things, feeling good now! Thanks!
Was ignorning this really gnarly Corn / Bunion in my toe 2nd from the pinky for 10+ years now. it never really bothered me much but it feels like its starting to get a bit worse. going to a foot specialst to get it checked out on the 22nd. Have heard it could take 3 months to recover if they have to cut it off :(
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Has anyone truly recovered from tendonitis? I have post tib tendonitis in my ankle and it has been a nightmare for the past year. I can sometimes go 1-2 months with no flare up then out of no where it will come back to haunt me and put me off my board for 1-2 weeks. Im already doing PT 3 times a week, foam rolling, NB1010 (one of the most supportive skate shoes) and experiment on and off with an ankle brace. Just doesnt seem like I make any progress with this. Has anyone successfully cured their tendonitis and most importantly what did you do?
Where, specifically, are having it? I had bad Achilles tendinitis in my pushing foot, and I recovered from it after a long haul. Can give you details if same place.
So inner ankle, right below the ankle bone, kinda like if you were to draw an L with the ankle bone being right in the middle of the L, what did you do to cure your Achilles Tendinities? I switched to barefoot walking and its improved my situation by a good bit
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Saturday will be 1 month of bruised/cracked rib from falling snowboarding. Wouldn't be skating anyway but I always say my "skateboarding" season starts on april 17th(my birthday) as thats roughly when the weather starts being regularly acceptable. Sucks not being able to work out though, every day has been leg day for past 3 weeks.
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Saturday will be 1 month of bruised/cracked rib from falling snowboarding. Wouldn't be skating anyway but I always say my "skateboarding" season starts on april 17th(my birthday) as thats roughly when the weather starts being regularly acceptable. Sucks not being able to work out though, every day has been leg day for past 3 weeks.
Bro broken ribs fucking suck, I had one but my doctor told me I could skate after like a week or something.
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Has anyone truly recovered from tendonitis? I have post tib tendonitis in my ankle and it has been a nightmare for the past year. I can sometimes go 1-2 months with no flare up then out of no where it will come back to haunt me and put me off my board for 1-2 weeks. Im already doing PT 3 times a week, foam rolling, NB1010 (one of the most supportive skate shoes) and experiment on and off with an ankle brace. Just doesnt seem like I make any progress with this. Has anyone successfully cured their tendonitis and most importantly what did you do?
Where, specifically, are having it? I had bad Achilles tendinitis in my pushing foot, and I recovered from it after a long haul. Can give you details if same place.
So inner ankle, right below the ankle bone, kinda like if you were to draw an L with the ankle bone being right in the middle of the L, what did you do to cure your Achilles Tendinities? I switched to barefoot walking and its improved my situation by a good bit
Ugh, that one I can't help with. I did a lot of PT, and some very specific stretches every spare moment I had, stayed off the board for awhile, started skating transition more (it was in my pushing foot...which sucked). Ice immdiately after skating. Etc.
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Has anyone here had costochondritis (inflamed chest cartilage)? It’s super hard to book an appointment with a physical therapist with my health insurance (fuck you kaiser) and i’d like to get started on some physical therapy. Any good sources for stretches i can do that are hard to fuck up, or some reputable YouTube videos?
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got the corn removed today. it wasnt bad at all. definintely recommend getting that treated right away if you ever notice a hard spot on your toes. it doesnt hurt but you can start developing bone growth which i have a tiny bit and now i need to get an xray to get it checked out to make sure its not still growing (would mean cancer :-X but the foot doctor said way more likely that its from bashing my foot against the wall of my shoe over and over again for decades)
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dislocated my elbow yesterday. anyone else done this? how was recovery?
was the most pain, i think ive been in. luckily im visiting the |UK and got it xrayed and reset for free. also got to try fentanyl for the first time before they reset it.
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dislocated my elbow yesterday. anyone else done this? how was recovery?
was the most pain, i think ive been in. luckily im visiting the |UK and got it xrayed and reset for free. also got to try fentanyl for the first time before they reset it.
ex-gf of mine dislocated hers snowboarding, it chipped the end of the bone and she wound up needing surgery. She lost full extension of her elbow due to scar tissue.
If the X-rays came back OK and no one mentioned floaty bone fragments, you're probably going to dodge any further work, so it'll just be physio and rehab.
I've dislocated my shoulder a bunch of times, so I feel you, the pain is something else.
On my end, rolled my ankle for the first time in almost a year and about 230+ days of skating... fairly annoyed as it was on a heelflip, and i do those all the time. Rolled my front foot right over the nose, caught napping I guess. Probably only a grade 1 sprain, but think it'll take me out of anything other than cruising around for a couple weeks. Walking on it OK after 2 days which is a good sign, back to spelling out ABCs, ice packs, and my balance board i think.
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I took a freak-accident type slam on my left asscheek a couple of months ago on an unexpectedly slippery quarterpipe.
Basically, there was condensation on the ramp surface that caused me to slide out mid-kickturn into a powerslide straight onto the cheek. I usually have a fairly high pain tolerance, but that shit hurt!
My hips and back felt a little "off" for a couple of weeks after and there's still some swelling at the point of contact, but I can still skate without much issue. That being said, if I sit with too much weight on my left hip, there's a stabbing/pinching sensation right in the middle of the left glute that hurts like crazy. I took a slam on a front tail the other week and grazed the same spot, and the pain was nearly as intense as the initial slam.
My best guess is I maybe caused some soft tissue damage on the initial slam that hasn't been able to heal properly. Still not resigning myself to hip pads just yet.
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Just broke a bone in my foot, been sitting in the emergency room for four hours now.
Kinda cranky right now only because a nurse came in and told me that I look fine and don't need help because I'm chilling and not breaking down crying on the floor, kinda annoyed. >:(
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So far in 2023 I've skated twice and I'm 2 for 2 on getting hurt.
A couple weeks ago I got a real bad sharkbite on my achilles almost immediately as I was warming up. I tried shrugging it off but before long my entire sock was bloody and I realized that it had actually cut me pretty deep. Had to get stitches and it's still uncomfortable to wear a lot of my shoes.
Then this past Saturday I reluctantly went to an indoor park fresh off the stitches with new shoes and board having a pretty rough warm up. I start testing the waters with a no-comply tail on a bank and as I go to turn my board completely slips out and my front knee totally buckles resulting in another session ender no more than 10 minutes in. Certain movements still really hurt and there's a spot above my knee cap that just lightly tapping feels about equivalent to banging your funny bone. Pretty bummed.
Finally got the latter problem checked on. Doctor thinks I have a torn meniscus, but I'm waiting to get an MRI to confirm for sure. He seems to think it's a minor tear that probably won't require surgery, which is good, but it still has me in a state of limbo as to what I should actually do. Also apparently my knees in general are misaligned which makes me prone to problems? That was a weird one to hear.
Any of y'all got any experience with this? I'm taking some initiative in a few ways already. Just ordered some some nicer knee sleeves, been looking up knee strengthening exercises, working on weight loss and just trying to be more health conscious in general. Kinda hoping that's all there is to it, cuz the only other stories I hear are apparently much worse than mine is, which has me feeling both relieved and a bit aimless.
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Dropped a jar on my big toe from about 2' up. Gonna be OOC on this embarrassing injury for a few.
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Has anyone truly recovered from tendonitis? I have post tib tendonitis in my ankle and it has been a nightmare for the past year. I can sometimes go 1-2 months with no flare up then out of no where it will come back to haunt me and put me off my board for 1-2 weeks. Im already doing PT 3 times a week, foam rolling, NB1010 (one of the most supportive skate shoes) and experiment on and off with an ankle brace. Just doesnt seem like I make any progress with this. Has anyone successfully cured their tendonitis and most importantly what did you do?
Where, specifically, are having it? I had bad Achilles tendinitis in my pushing foot, and I recovered from it after a long haul. Can give you details if same place.
So inner ankle, right below the ankle bone, kinda like if you were to draw an L with the ankle bone being right in the middle of the L, what did you do to cure your Achilles Tendinities? I switched to barefoot walking and its improved my situation by a good bit
Im still dealing with that lingering pain in that same inner spot of my ankle too. I follow this guy and he posts some really good skate specific strength training exercises most of which you can do from home.
I strongly recommend getting resistance bands and doing the Anterior Band Flicks that he shows in this clip and it should help!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoK8jLZhyGB/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Dropped a jar on my big toe from about 2' up. Gonna be OOC on this embarrassing injury for a few.
bro fucking let that shit heal, chronic big toe issues are the bain of my existence
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So far in 2023 I've skated twice and I'm 2 for 2 on getting hurt.
A couple weeks ago I got a real bad sharkbite on my achilles almost immediately as I was warming up. I tried shrugging it off but before long my entire sock was bloody and I realized that it had actually cut me pretty deep. Had to get stitches and it's still uncomfortable to wear a lot of my shoes.
Then this past Saturday I reluctantly went to an indoor park fresh off the stitches with new shoes and board having a pretty rough warm up. I start testing the waters with a no-comply tail on a bank and as I go to turn my board completely slips out and my front knee totally buckles resulting in another session ender no more than 10 minutes in. Certain movements still really hurt and there's a spot above my knee cap that just lightly tapping feels about equivalent to banging your funny bone. Pretty bummed.
Finally got the latter problem checked on. Doctor thinks I have a torn meniscus, but I'm waiting to get an MRI to confirm for sure. He seems to think it's a minor tear that probably won't require surgery, which is good, but it still has me in a state of limbo as to what I should actually do. Also apparently my knees in general are misaligned which makes me prone to problems? That was a weird one to hear.
Any of y'all got any experience with this? I'm taking some initiative in a few ways already. Just ordered some some nicer knee sleeves, been looking up knee strengthening exercises, working on weight loss and just trying to be more health conscious in general. Kinda hoping that's all there is to it, cuz the only other stories I hear are apparently much worse than mine is, which has me feeling both relieved and a bit aimless.
take care of your knees. do yoga, stretching etc. they're a real motherfucker to rehab if you fuck them up.
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Dropped a jar on my big toe from about 2' up. Gonna be OOC on this embarrassing injury for a few.
bro fucking let that shit heal, chronic big toe issues are the bain of my existence
Yeah, I'm taking it easy. I know people who have had these sorts of problems with their big toe where they essentially never heal. Thankfully, this one doesn't seem too bad, despite initially feeling as if someone hammered my toenail.
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Doing sports PT right now to recoup from a tibial plateau fracture (hopefully back to skating mellow in about a month)... got a plate right under the knee and 8 pins. I was trying to get back into hopping down stairs after getting a cage installed in my back a little over a year ago... I'm legit becoming Wolverine with none of the upsides.
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Hey there, people!
Today I was diagnosed with arthritis in my left knee, coming from a ACL operation about two years ago. My knee feels like shit after skating, swells and I can hardly walk up stairs. Jogging or anything also is hardly possible when not being warmed up.
I was advised to dry PRP injections. As I can see a minority of people here have gotten PRP injections more or less successfully. May somebody here please give me some details. Was it worth it? Are you still having problems with your knee/athritis?
Its about 600 bucks, which I wouldn't like to spend on a possible scam. But I just want to have a reliable knee again..
Thanks a lot for any help in this matter! :-*
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Hey there, people!
Today I was diagnosed with arthritis in my left knee, coming from a ACL operation about two years ago. My knee feels like shit after skating, swells and I can hardly walk up stairs. Jogging or anything also is hardly possible when not being warmed up.
I was advised to dry PRP injections. As I can see a minority of people here have gotten PRP injections more or less successfully. May somebody here please give me some details. Was it worth it? Are you still having problems with your knee/athritis?
Its about 600 bucks, which I wouldn't like to spend on a possible scam. But I just want to have a reliable knee again..
Thanks a lot for any help in this matter! :-*
I have osteoarthritis in my right knee. Cortisone injection didn’t do much for me. The best thing for it is building the muscles around it and losing weight if you’re carrying any extra pounds. Also to accept that you need to change the way you skate/scale it back a little. A day of shredding isn’t worth not being able to walk right the following day!
Oh and make sure you’re using cupsole shoes. It also matters the surface you’re skating on. I noticed that street stuff like parking lots leave me in more pain than a tennis courts. So now I exclusively skate on them.
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I was wondering if anyone knew about getting metal plates removed.
In January I managed to break my left ankle in both bones, it was insane.
Bed on the floor, crutches and sleepless nights for what felt like forever.
When I could start walking again the swelling was massive and I had lost loads of muscle, so been working on getting the flexibility and strength back and luckily feel alot closer to normal now.
Did a ton of resistance band stretching and abc's
Skating is a little tricky, but it's actually not as bad as I was expecting.
I've landed a few things out of sheer stubbornness.
But I can feel the two metal plates throbbing somewhat.
I was reading about plates and screws causing issues later in life, specifically with ankles.
Something about the bone becomes too dependent on them.
So perhaps would be better to have them removed sooner rather than later, but surely would be out of action again for ages.
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I was wondering if anyone knew about getting metal plates removed.
In January I managed to break my left ankle in both bones, it was insane.
Bed on the floor, crutches and sleepless nights for what felt like forever.
When I could start walking again the swelling was massive and I had lost loads of muscle, so been working on getting the flexibility and strength back and luckily feel alot closer to normal now.
Did a ton of resistance band stretching and abc's
Skating is a little tricky, but it's actually not as bad as I was expecting.
I've landed a few things out of sheer stubbornness.
But I can feel the two metal plates throbbing somewhat.
I was reading about plates and screws causing issues later in life, specifically with ankles.
Something about the bone becomes too dependent on them.
So perhaps would be better to have them removed sooner rather than later, but surely would be out of action again for ages.
So I have a plate and 6 screws in my back pushing leg ankle from an ankle break back in 2021. I would say I have 80-90% range of motion of a normal ankle and sometimes I wonder if I would have 100% if I got the hardware taken out. Most docs have told me they dont recommend it because the trade off isnt there as far as going through surgery again to get it remove and exposing your body to infection in hopes that getting the hardware out will make a difference. I will say if you listen to John Dilo 9 club he got his taken out and he said it was a night and day difference. I think its really case by case. Bones heal back stronger when they break so I dont think the whole dependent on them thing is true. Either way remember to take it easy with skating for the next couple of months....seriously. I was stupid and set my self back numerous times
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I was wondering if anyone knew about getting metal plates removed.
In January I managed to break my left ankle in both bones, it was insane.
Bed on the floor, crutches and sleepless nights for what felt like forever.
When I could start walking again the swelling was massive and I had lost loads of muscle, so been working on getting the flexibility and strength back and luckily feel alot closer to normal now.
Did a ton of resistance band stretching and abc's
Skating is a little tricky, but it's actually not as bad as I was expecting.
I've landed a few things out of sheer stubbornness.
But I can feel the two metal plates throbbing somewhat.
I was reading about plates and screws causing issues later in life, specifically with ankles.
Something about the bone becomes too dependent on them.
So perhaps would be better to have them removed sooner rather than later, but surely would be out of action again for ages.
So I have a plate and 6 screws in my back pushing leg ankle from an ankle break back in 2021. I would say I have 80-90% range of motion of a normal ankle and sometimes I wonder if I would have 100% if I got the hardware taken out. Most docs have told me they dont recommend it because the trade off isnt there as far as going through surgery again to get it remove and exposing your body to infection in hopes that getting the hardware out will make a difference. I will say if you listen to John Dilo 9 club he got his taken out and he said it was a night and day difference. I think its really case by case. Bones heal back stronger when they break so I dont think the whole dependent on them thing is true. Either way remember to take it easy with skating for the next couple of months....seriously. I was stupid and set my self back numerous times
Surprising. I had a plate in my ankle too and the surgeon recommended taking it out after a year, he said it was better long-term. Taking it out was no big deal, no rehab or nothing. Just gotta wait 2 weeks for the stitches to heal. Good luck with your ankles everyone! Breaking mine with a compound fracture almost ended my skating completely. I'm still riding but nothing like before, my confidence took a real big hit.
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My dumb ass fell down a flight of steps last night and now my ankle is the size of my fist.
Lovely start to the weekend
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I was wondering if anyone knew about getting metal plates removed.
In January I managed to break my left ankle in both bones, it was insane.
Bed on the floor, crutches and sleepless nights for what felt like forever.
When I could start walking again the swelling was massive and I had lost loads of muscle, so been working on getting the flexibility and strength back and luckily feel alot closer to normal now.
Did a ton of resistance band stretching and abc's
Skating is a little tricky, but it's actually not as bad as I was expecting.
I've landed a few things out of sheer stubbornness.
But I can feel the two metal plates throbbing somewhat.
I was reading about plates and screws causing issues later in life, specifically with ankles.
Something about the bone becomes too dependent on them.
So perhaps would be better to have them removed sooner rather than later, but surely would be out of action again for ages.
So I have a plate and 6 screws in my back pushing leg ankle from an ankle break back in 2021. I would say I have 80-90% range of motion of a normal ankle and sometimes I wonder if I would have 100% if I got the hardware taken out. Most docs have told me they dont recommend it because the trade off isnt there as far as going through surgery again to get it remove and exposing your body to infection in hopes that getting the hardware out will make a difference. I will say if you listen to John Dilo 9 club he got his taken out and he said it was a night and day difference. I think its really case by case. Bones heal back stronger when they break so I dont think the whole dependent on them thing is true. Either way remember to take it easy with skating for the next couple of months....seriously. I was stupid and set my self back numerous times
Surprising. I had a plate in my ankle too and the surgeon recommended taking it out after a year, he said it was better long-term. Taking it out was no big deal, no rehab or nothing. Just gotta wait 2 weeks for the stitches to heal. Good luck with your ankles everyone! Breaking mine with a compound fracture almost ended my skating completely. I'm still riding but nothing like before, my confidence took a real big hit.
I broke my front fibula at 17 and again at 27. I had my plate taken out the first time but not the second. Dr. Said that at 27 on the bone could potentially be too weak to be supported w/o the plate. I also have a pin somewhere holding it all together. I can’t say whether I regret not getting the plate out but the leg with the plate is definitely more sensitive when hit with the board.
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I always take my back 5-0s to fakie. Yesterday tried to keep my body straight but my shoulder still turned. Landed it :) but now my shoulder is randomly give sharp pains lifting it. Think I pulled a muscle. The worst cause it’s beautiful out and my partner and I are street skating. I guess I’m on filmer duty today. I did the drop test so I don’t think it’s a rotator cuff tear and it doesn’t hurt every time but it almost feels worse to hurt not from a slam
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I hate this thread. Heal up and be healthy pals.
My elbow has increasing mobility by the day. I've taken off the brace andI am wearing a compression sleeve instead. Managed 25 miles on the bike yesterday and I felt it immediately after. Woke up feeling fine though. I see a sports PT Doc tomorrow to see how far I can push things with strengthening. Been cruising around the neighborhood, ollieing man holes and a few soft wheel slappies, but no actual risk-taking skateboarding yet...
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I was wondering if anyone knew about getting metal plates removed.
In January I managed to break my left ankle in both bones, it was insane.
Bed on the floor, crutches and sleepless nights for what felt like forever.
When I could start walking again the swelling was massive and I had lost loads of muscle, so been working on getting the flexibility and strength back and luckily feel alot closer to normal now.
Did a ton of resistance band stretching and abc's
Skating is a little tricky, but it's actually not as bad as I was expecting.
I've landed a few things out of sheer stubbornness.
But I can feel the two metal plates throbbing somewhat.
I was reading about plates and screws causing issues later in life, specifically with ankles.
Something about the bone becomes too dependent on them.
So perhaps would be better to have them removed sooner rather than later, but surely would be out of action again for ages.
So I have a plate and 6 screws in my back pushing leg ankle from an ankle break back in 2021. I would say I have 80-90% range of motion of a normal ankle and sometimes I wonder if I would have 100% if I got the hardware taken out. Most docs have told me they dont recommend it because the trade off isnt there as far as going through surgery again to get it remove and exposing your body to infection in hopes that getting the hardware out will make a difference. I will say if you listen to John Dilo 9 club he got his taken out and he said it was a night and day difference. I think its really case by case. Bones heal back stronger when they break so I dont think the whole dependent on them thing is true. Either way remember to take it easy with skating for the next couple of months....seriously. I was stupid and set my self back numerous times
Surprising. I had a plate in my ankle too and the surgeon recommended taking it out after a year, he said it was better long-term. Taking it out was no big deal, no rehab or nothing. Just gotta wait 2 weeks for the stitches to heal. Good luck with your ankles everyone! Breaking mine with a compound fracture almost ended my skating completely. I'm still riding but nothing like before, my confidence took a real big hit.
I broke my front fibula at 17 and again at 27. I had my plate taken out the first time but not the second. Dr. Said that at 27 on the bone could potentially be too weak to be supported w/o the plate. I also have a pin somewhere holding it all together. I can’t say whether I regret not getting the plate out but the leg with the plate is definitely more sensitive when hit with the board.
Damn that's all pretty interesting, thanks
I wasn't even aware it was an option to remove them till recently. Could be to do with different countries health care systems.
A compound fracture sounds beyond gnarly, I still have flashbacks about how surreal the actual break was.
It's really tempting to go skating loads but I have tried to limit how much I'm skating so as not to set myself back again.
Alot of the wear and tear I'm feeling is from work to be honest. The first job I did after I was on my feet again would cause my ankle to throb each night like crazy. The plates specifically felt like weird hot batteries or something on my bone.
Cycling seems to be a good low impact way of building the leg back up
Stay safe y'all
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Freak slam on flat today earnt me this hole in my chin, just got back from a few hours in A&E/ER waiting to have it glued up and a tetanus shot.
Ever have those slams where you go to put a foot to the floor and it somehow inexplicably finds the board again? This was one of those.
Ooof. That's a tough one homie. I'd be worried about clinkin' my rows of teeth together and if your mouth is at all open during it, your jaw could break.
Good news is you can change your name to BloodySkatebeard now.
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Yeah man my teeth were my first concern, all good though luckily.
It def could have been worse!
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Once I did slipped out on a front board on a flatbar at a park and banged my head. I stood up and my friend Kevin kept saying “oh fuck, oh fuck” and I put my hand up and it was all blood. I put my sweatshirt on my face and it was pretty much soaked in blood. Got home super glued it and put a bag of frozen peas on my eye. I had the boxer cut above my eye. Also pulled a credit card olling a trash can and my balls turned black. My knees and ankles are fucked and I’ve broke three toes and my foot (landed primo on a nine stair). For what it’s worth in 45 this year.
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I also only skate flat ground cause part of me think it’s safer, but there’s still the fear of a freak accident like that happening. Hope you heal up, man 🙏🏾
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I also only skate flat ground cause part of me think it’s safer, but there’s still the fear of a freak accident like that happening. Hope you heal up, man 🙏🏾
cheers dude, feeling it today but should hopefully be pushing again in a week or so!
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Fractured my clavicle a few days ago. It didn’t break the skin but there was a jagged lump on my collarbone as soon as it happened. I knew it was broken. The ER doc said it won’t need surgery and should heal in 6 weeks.
Anyway he have any experience with this kind of thing? Tips? I’m finding that it hurts worse than other bones I’ve broken because it’s hard to immobilize. They have me about a weeks worth of pain meds at the hospital but I’m kinda worried that I will run out of them before the pain subsides.
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Fractured my clavicle a few days ago. It didn’t break the skin but there was a jagged lump on my collarbone as soon as it happened. I knew it was broken. The ER doc said it won’t need surgery and should heal in 6 weeks.
Anyway he have any experience with this kind of thing? Tips? I’m finding that it hurts worse than other bones I’ve broken because it’s hard to immobilize. They have me about a weeks worth of pain meds at the hospital but I’m kinda worried that I will run out of them before the pain subsides.
I had it and the pain was sharp first but got better quickly. It‘s important to keep the arm still, they gave me a bandage to keep the shoulders back iirc. If you‘re still in a lot of pain after a week go back to the doctor because this should heal up pretty soon.
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Wishing you a speedy recovery, mj23, heal up!
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Tried to commit to a back 3 yesterday (a trick I’ve never figured out) slammed on my elbow and somehow maybe hairline fractured the top of my hand. They had to send the X-rays to a different expert because the fracture is so small. Waiting for a call back hopefully it’s just a sprain 🤞
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Fractured my clavicle a few days ago. It didn’t break the skin but there was a jagged lump on my collarbone as soon as it happened. I knew it was broken. The ER doc said it won’t need surgery and should heal in 6 weeks.
Anyway he have any experience with this kind of thing? Tips? I’m finding that it hurts worse than other bones I’ve broken because it’s hard to immobilize. They have me about a weeks worth of pain meds at the hospital but I’m kinda worried that I will run out of them before the pain subsides.
Update: had a follow up with a specialist today and it looks like ER doctors were way off base. My shit is fucking wrecked and I’m getting surgery next wednesday.
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Fractured my clavicle a few days ago. It didn’t break the skin but there was a jagged lump on my collarbone as soon as it happened. I knew it was broken. The ER doc said it won’t need surgery and should heal in 6 weeks.
Anyway he have any experience with this kind of thing? Tips? I’m finding that it hurts worse than other bones I’ve broken because it’s hard to immobilize. They have me about a weeks worth of pain meds at the hospital but I’m kinda worried that I will run out of them before the pain subsides.
Wow, that‘s why you were in so much pain then. Get well soon bruh.
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Been back skating a few months now and still playing it safe. I took more than a year off when I broke my elbow and I’m still trying to shake the fear off. I’m not afraid to slam—I’ve always just laughed it off. But one freakish little injury due to the dumbest shit (a fucking rock wedged in my wheel and forced an uncontrolled powerslide) and I’m still rattled.
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Fractured my clavicle a few days ago. It didn’t break the skin but there was a jagged lump on my collarbone as soon as it happened. I knew it was broken. The ER doc said it won’t need surgery and should heal in 6 weeks.
Anyway he have any experience with this kind of thing? Tips? I’m finding that it hurts worse than other bones I’ve broken because it’s hard to immobilize. They have me about a weeks worth of pain meds at the hospital but I’m kinda worried that I will run out of them before the pain subsides.
Wow, that‘s why you were in so much pain then. Get well soon bruh.
Glad to hear that you are getting the proper treatment. I have a plate in my leg that I only notice when I get hit. You probably won’t notice the one on your neck bone. Best of luck.
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I need hip Dr. recommendations please. I've had hip pain on the right side for a long time now. When pulling the knee to the chest and then moving back I get a consistent and audible catch in the joint.
I also have sciatica symptoms with burning sensation and hip/leg area seeming to fall asleep. I've tried squats, exercises and stretches for a few months now without improvement and I'm afraid I'm going to make it worse.
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I think I have jumpers knee….it sucks because I can’t Ollie and have to take time off…
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I need hip Dr. recommendations please. I've had hip pain on the right side for a long time now. When pulling the knee to the chest and then moving back I get a consistent and audible catch in the joint.
I also have sciatica symptoms with burning sensation and hip/leg area seeming to fall asleep. I've tried squats, exercises and stretches for a few months now without improvement and I'm afraid I'm going to make it worse.
I have had groin/hip pain for 1.5 years now. I injured that area by carrying buckets (50-100 times) filled with silt from my dad’s flooded basement up the stairs. I carried with my right hand so my right side developed a tear.
Recently, I read that you don’t want to move the joint too quickly. You want to slowly move your leg into position and hold it there. We may not have the same issue but try holding stretches and doing everything slow.
I can’t really Ollie on flat and I can’t run out of missed tricks on ramps. It’s crazy but I’m slowly getting more range of motion.
Look in this direction…
https://www.verywellhealth.com/physical-therapy-exercises-for-hip-bursitis-5199259
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I need hip Dr. recommendations please. I've had hip pain on the right side for a long time now. When pulling the knee to the chest and then moving back I get a consistent and audible catch in the joint.
I also have sciatica symptoms with burning sensation and hip/leg area seeming to fall asleep. I've tried squats, exercises and stretches for a few months now without improvement and I'm afraid I'm going to make it worse.
I have had groin/hip pain for 1.5 years now. I injured that area by carrying buckets (50-100 times) filled with silt from my dad’s flooded basement up the stairs. I carried with my right hand so my right side developed a tear.
Recently, I read that you don’t want to move the joint too quickly. You want to slowly move your leg into position and hold it there. We may not have the same issue but try holding stretches and doing everything slow.
I can’t really Ollie on flat and I can’t run out of missed tricks on ramps. It’s crazy but I’m slowly getting more range of motion.
Look in this direction…
https://www.verywellhealth.com/physical-therapy-exercises-for-hip-bursitis-5199259
Thanks for that, there's a couple stretches in that link I haven't been doing as well. Slow movements getting warmed up makes sense, I'm just getting impatient feeling pain and instability just walking around sometimes. I'm considering getting exercise bands and attempting hip distraction exercises I've seen on YouTube to treat hip impingement.
I think I have jumpers knee….it sucks because I can’t Ollie and have to take time off…
I used to get that when I skated multiple times a week when I was younger. I started using a knee compression sleeve when it was bad which helped and they also have jumpers knee straps that go right below the knee. Taking a few days off helped me as well.
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I think I have jumpers knee….it sucks because I can’t Ollie and have to take time off…
I have jumpers knee too, it sucks but what really helped me is yoga, foam roller and an exercise peddler. I use it while I’m watching tv and it’s worked wonders. You can also use it to strengthen your wrists. Still skate almost every day and I’m hitting 35 in a little over a month
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Two and half months since I dislocated my elbow. Been surfing, riding bikes and lifting weights. Feels strong but I sill don't have full mobility. Determined to get there, though. I lie down watching netflix, arm hanging off the couch with a weight stretching the damn thing out. All in all I am feeling good about recovery but the mental toll on my skateboarding confidence is unprecedented. At 48, I guess calculated risks really means calculated risks....
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dude the confidence thing is so real... I've been hitting the local mini twice a week and I was getting comfortable again....and then boom, yesterday I had one of those out of nowhere slams on a very ordinary trick. No serious injury fortunately and I still had a good sesh afterwards but it reminded me that even when taking it easy and safe, skating can take you out reeeeeal quick.
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I twisted my toe really badly 3/24 and its been 3 months and I still don't have full range of motion without pain. Is that normal? I can walk and honestly mostly skate fine
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Toes take forever to heal due to blood circulation and the distance from the heart (from what I was told). Perhaps you fractured it slightly?
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started skating again within the last week. just started doing light jump work at PT so i dont pop anything but i do a lot of powerslides and pushing switch. there's a super tiny qp my homie dropped in a bando shopping center so i go there and do lip tricks and do slappies.
it feels really good to cruise around again. i missed skating a lot. all told i was off the board about 9 months w/ 4 surgeries which isnt that bad in the scheme of things.
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dude the confidence thing is so real... I've been hitting the local mini twice a week and I was getting comfortable again....and then boom, yesterday I had one of those out of nowhere slams on a very ordinary trick. No serious injury fortunately and I still had a good sesh afterwards but it reminded me that even when taking it easy and safe, skating can take you out reeeeeal quick.
It really does happen quick, sometimes when you least expect it. Probably because you have your guard down.
My collarbone fracture happened warming up, boardsliding a parking block. Something I could probably do with my eyes closed. But I hit a crack, got pitched, and just wasn’t fast enough to avoid taking 100% of the impact on my shoulder.
Just got my surgery yesterday. Shit hurts worse than it did when I fell right now. I must have been naive because for some reason I expected it to be easy. Nah, turns out it hurts a lot to get hacked open and have some guy drill metal hardware into your bones.
Doc says he expects I’ll be out of the sling in 4 weeks. Anyone had this surgery before? Seems like it’s pretty common. I’m curious about how long it takes an average person to skate afterwards
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dude the confidence thing is so real... I've been hitting the local mini twice a week and I was getting comfortable again....and then boom, yesterday I had one of those out of nowhere slams on a very ordinary trick. No serious injury fortunately and I still had a good sesh afterwards but it reminded me that even when taking it easy and safe, skating can take you out reeeeeal quick.
My collarbone fracture happened warming up, boardsliding a parking block. Something I could probably do with my eyes closed. But I hit a crack, got pitched, and just wasn’t fast enough to avoid taking 100% of the impact on my shoulder.
Just got my surgery yesterday. Shit hurts worse than it did when I fell right now. I must have been naive because for some reason I expected it to be easy. Nah, turns out it hurts a lot to get hacked open and have some guy drill metal hardware into your bones.
Doc says he expects I’ll be out of the sling in 4 weeks. Anyone had this surgery before? Seems like it’s pretty common. I’m curious about how long it takes an average person to skate afterwards
Good luck with the recovery man!
Post-surgery pain is pretty normal in my experience.... after knee and wrist surgery my shit was real painful for 2 weeks. To the point I had trouble sleeping sometimes.
Never broke a collarbone so I can't say how long recovery/rehab is....But you're probably looking at a 3 months break if you want to be safe and do the rehab fully.
Your incident reminded me of that time I was just skating to the park, hit a pebble or something on the sidewalk and fell headfirst into the bumper of a parked car....Got banged up pretty good before my session even started!
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dude the confidence thing is so real... I've been hitting the local mini twice a week and I was getting comfortable again....and then boom, yesterday I had one of those out of nowhere slams on a very ordinary trick. No serious injury fortunately and I still had a good sesh afterwards but it reminded me that even when taking it easy and safe, skating can take you out reeeeeal quick.
About 6 weeks ago I slammed on my wrist skating the bowl at one of the newer local parks within my first 5 minutes I was warming up to warm up and hung up on a frontside grind for the first time in my life in the shallow end. There was an audible pop and I thought my wrist was broken. It was a tendon injury. I went back the other day and had a mental block that stopped me from getting comfortable warming up. I may never skate there again
@mj23 it might take a while, but that pain will luckily go away. I used to lay in bed swearing I could feel each individual screw in my ankle/leg. It gradually started to hurt less to the point that I didn't even realize it didn't hurt anymore and I couldn't remember the last time it did hurt
Currently both of my knees are feel stiff/sore when bending. I've been trying to keep it mellow for a couple of weeks hoping things would get back to normal, but I need to take a week or two (or maybe longer) fully off the board for them to get better. In the meantime I'm going to try and incorporate some new stretches in my routine
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I think I have jumpers knee….it sucks because I can’t Ollie and have to take time off…
I have jumpers knee too, it sucks but what really helped me is yoga, foam roller and an exercise peddler. I use it while I’m watching tv and it’s worked wonders. You can also use it to strengthen your wrists. Still skate almost every day and I’m hitting 35 in a little over a month
I’ve sort of self diagnosed it but will get some PT next week and see where I’m at.
I’m a bit ahead of you….50 in October and treated the last ten years like it was the LAST ten years…..did all the things I was suppose to do too, might just be 38 years of pushing…..
While I’m on the geriatric tip…..anyone know the turn around time post vasectomy? I scheduled it around GSD, didn’t want to miss that…..
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I twisted/sprained my knee on GSD last week :-\
Walking better now without a limp, will prob be off board for another 2-3 weeks, but wanted to share this great vid I found on how to help alleviate the inner knee pain and help re-align your knee after a twist like I had. Hope it helps anyone out there with similar knee pain!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFLmU4ZHYV4
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On the injury list since thursday.. Skated a a pretty high ramp, slipped out in a bs smith and when I put my foot down I stepped on the board, leg got tucked behind me and sat on it with my weight and fucked my knee up somehow. Hurt like hell, could limp around after and knee felt stable, hurt trying to sleep that night.. Went to a rehab center day after to check it out, got some crutches and a rehab program to get the swelling down. Gonna check it up on tuesday again, and see if an MRI is necessary.
Thank god for Swedish health care. The visit to the rehab center cost me 10$, and each visit will be same amount until I have payed 120$, which is the yearly maximum and then it will bee free for any rehab sessions. The MRI and operation if needed will be free though.
Never had knee problems so this one scares me. Leg/knee is super stuff with limited movement. Doesn't hurt that much when limping around though, and can even stand on it by itself so it feels a bit stable. Does give a sharp pain if bend the leg/twist it where it doesn't want to go right now. Dont know what signs to look for if its bad or not, but doesn't feel good at all. :-\
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On the injury list since thursday.. Skated a a pretty high ramp, slipped out in a bs smith and when I put my foot down I stepped on the board, leg got tucked behind me and sat on it with my weight and fucked my knee up somehow. Hurt like hell, could limp around after and knee felt stable, hurt trying to sleep that night.. Went to a rehab center day after to check it out, got some crutches and a rehab program to get the swelling down. Gonna check it up on tuesday again, and see if an MRI is necessary.
Thank god for Swedish health care. The visit to the rehab center cost me 10$, and each visit will be same amount until I have payed 120$, which is the yearly maximum and then it will bee free for any rehab sessions. The MRI and operation if needed will be free though.
Never had knee problems so this one scares me. Leg/knee is super stuff with limited movement. Doesn't hurt that much when limping around though, and can even stand on it by itself so it feels a bit stable. Does give a sharp pain if bend the leg/twist it where it doesn't want to go right now. Dont know what signs to look for if its bad or not, but doesn't feel good at all. :-\
First off, you made all the hurt people in this thread that are in the US jealous of that amazing medical care in Sweden.
And second, Im in a similar boat with having a first time knee injury and having this lingering pain since last week. And I’ve also hung up the exact same way before on a mini going for a back smith, but I hurt my ankle (even more) not my knee lol.
That’s good your knee still felt stable and could put some weight on it right after, when I twisted my knee the other day I tried walking it off after and my knee felt super wobbly and like it was collapsing, couldn’t walk at all unless I hopped on one foot. But now 1.5 weeks later Im walking better now and the pain/tenderness isn’t as bad, so with that sweet rehab you’re on, should hopefully be good and recovering well without surgery!
Hoping for a speedy recovery man!
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Leg curls
Leg lifts
Extensions and squats
Swimming
That’s how I rehabbed my hyper extended knee and I couldn’t bend my knee after I hurt it. Took me two months before I could skate again but 3-4 years until I didn’t hurt my knee on mistimed bails.
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On the injury list since thursday.. Skated a a pretty high ramp, slipped out in a bs smith and when I put my foot down I stepped on the board, leg got tucked behind me and sat on it with my weight and fucked my knee up somehow. Hurt like hell, could limp around after and knee felt stable, hurt trying to sleep that night.. Went to a rehab center day after to check it out, got some crutches and a rehab program to get the swelling down. Gonna check it up on tuesday again, and see if an MRI is necessary.
Thank god for Swedish health care. The visit to the rehab center cost me 10$, and each visit will be same amount until I have payed 120$, which is the yearly maximum and then it will bee free for any rehab sessions. The MRI and operation if needed will be free though.
Never had knee problems so this one scares me. Leg/knee is super stuff with limited movement. Doesn't hurt that much when limping around though, and can even stand on it by itself so it feels a bit stable. Does give a sharp pain if bend the leg/twist it where it doesn't want to go right now. Dont know what signs to look for if its bad or not, but doesn't feel good at all. :-\
First off, you made all the hurt people in this thread that are in the US jealous of that amazing medical care in Sweden.
And second, Im in a similar boat with having a first time knee injury and having this lingering pain since last week. And I’ve also hung up the exact same way before on a mini going for a back smith, but I hurt my ankle (even more) not my knee lol.
That’s good your knee still felt stable and could put some weight on it right after, when I twisted my knee the other day I tried walking it off after and my knee felt super wobbly and like it was collapsing, couldn’t walk at all unless I hopped on one foot. But now 1.5 weeks later Im walking better now and the pain/tenderness isn’t as bad, so with that sweet rehab you’re on, should hopefully be good and recovering well without surgery!
Hoping for a speedy recovery man!
Thanks! Gives me a little hope its not hopeless. And speedy recovery to you to!
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Leg curls
Leg lifts
Extensions and squats
Swimming
That’s how I rehabbed my hyper extended knee and I couldn’t bend my knee after I hurt it. Took me two months before I could skate again but 3-4 years until I didn’t hurt my knee on mistimed bails.
Damn that sucks. Hope its better now!
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Leg curls
Leg lifts
Extensions and squats
Swimming
That’s how I rehabbed my hyper extended knee and I couldn’t bend my knee after I hurt it. Took me two months before I could skate again but 3-4 years until I didn’t hurt my knee on mistimed bails.
Damn that sucks. Hope its better now!
It’s perfect. I did the Willy Santos knee sleeve with shorts all throughout my 20s. My point for you is start rehabbing immediately unless it hurts too much. If you hear popping don’t worry. You can work through that.
Let’s not talk about your future on the SLAP squad right now. Let’s just get you back up to speed and then we’ll see how it goes…
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Holy shit
$10 copays, with a $120 annual cap? That’s incredible.
I have really good insurance by US standards but that is still light years ahead of my deal. Quite frankly I’m afraid to find out how much my recent ER bill is going to cost. I made the mistake of not checking to see if the closest hospital was “in network” with my insurance plan… and at this point I’m too scared to check. The bill is gonna show up the same either way.
I’m constantly shocked that none of the psycho mass shooters in our country go after insurance companies. They seem like the most universally hated institution in the country. But what do I know
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Leg curls
Leg lifts
Extensions and squats
Swimming
That’s how I rehabbed my hyper extended knee and I couldn’t bend my knee after I hurt it. Took me two months before I could skate again but 3-4 years until I didn’t hurt my knee on mistimed bails.
Damn that sucks. Hope its better now!
It’s perfect. I did the Willy Santos knee sleeve with shorts all throughout my 20s. My point for you is start rehabbing immediately unless it hurts too much. If you hear popping don’t worry. You can work through that.
Let’s not talk about your future on the SLAP squad right now. Let’s just get you back up to speed and then we’ll see how it goes…
Good to hear. Yeah, I went to the sports rehab center the day after so been doing what they told me since Friday and going back for second check on Tuesday.
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Holy shit
$10 copays, with a $120 annual cap? That’s incredible.
I have really good insurance by US standards but that is still light years ahead of my deal. Quite frankly I’m afraid to find out how much my recent ER bill is going to cost. I made the mistake of not checking to see if the closest hospital was “in network” with my insurance plan… and at this point I’m too scared to check. The bill is gonna show up the same either way.
I’m constantly shocked that none of the psycho mass shooters in our country go after insurance companies. They seem like the most universally hated institution in the country. But what do I know
Yeah that includes anything medical including medicine etc, excluding dentist stuff which is a bit more expensive but still subsidized. Most people has standard insurances on top of this too, trough work etc. so I getting these 120 back from either my work place insurance, the sport Insurance from my membership at the skatepark or my home insurance.
The sports rehab center I went to is private but has a contract with the goveremet so I pay the 10$ and then they bill the city. I always go there for things like this instead of public ER or doctors, cause I can get scheduled same day or next, and they have the authority to send me to public health care for MRI or a specialist. Goes way faster doing it this way. And if needed I can go to the sport center every day and use their gym and PT’s as much as needed.
Another trippy thing is that not all but most workplaces here offers a yearly health care allowance, usually around 250-350$ that the government will cover the workplace for. You can use this to improve your health, go swimming, gym membership, massage etc. and skateboarding is since a few years back included so I used part of it for the skatepark membership, which in its own turn include an accident insurance :D
The public health care isn’t all roses though. It can be a it understaffed at times and if your condition isn’t emergency related some things can take time. But again, it’s free so.
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Keeping it knee themed, I was diagnosed with eccentric weakness in my quads last week. I have an implant in my tibia that's attached to my left knee and it has been bothering me since 2020. Particularly, weighting and unweighting that knee was when I would feel the pain and it pops and cracks whenever I hyperextend it. First had an x-ray and then an MRI, both of which showed nothing broken or torn. I was told this is age and work from home related but my doctor said that eccentric strength is hard to build back. I have a PT appointment this Thursday so they will get me started on exercises but I will probably have to tell them that I really want to build it back up to normal.
Honestly, this sorta seems like a BS diagnosis. Would my knee really sound like rocks in a box when I bend it just from having weakness in my quads?
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Keeping it knee themed, I was diagnosed with eccentric weakness in my quads last week. I have an implant in my tibia that's attached to my left knee and it has been bothering me since 2020. Particularly, weighting and unweighting that knee was when I would feel the pain and it pops and cracks whenever I hyperextend it. First had an x-ray and then an MRI, both of which showed nothing broken or torn. I was told this is age and work from home related but my doctor said that eccentric strength is hard to build back. I have a PT appointment this Thursday so they will get me started on exercises but I will probably have to tell them that I really want to build it back up to normal.
Honestly, this sorta seems like a BS diagnosis. Would my knee really sound like rocks in a box when I bend it just from having weakness in my quads?
It's always worth getting a second or third opinion from doctors if you can, took me a while to find one who correctly diagnosed my torn ACL. The sound you describe sounds cartilage related though, my knee stopped making that sound after my second knee surgery as they cleaned it out during the procedure and I had little muscle in my leg post-surgery.
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Shout out my completely ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Happened with no warning on a switch push mid-line. Had been skating for about an hour already and was actually feeling pretty good, no pain or anything just a push and a pop. Bye bye tendon, hello 6-9 month recovery. I find out next week if I need surgery… :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/WwF3MrU.jpg)
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Shout out my completely ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Happened with no warning on a switch push mid-line. Had been skating for about an hour already and was actually feeling pretty good, no pain or anything just a push and a pop. Bye bye tendon, hello 6-9 month recovery. I find out next week if I need surgery… :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/WwF3MrU.jpg)
noooooooo
no notable impact? just a spontaneous mid-push tendon failure?? thats nightmare fuel
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Shout out my completely ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Happened with no warning on a switch push mid-line. Had been skating for about an hour already and was actually feeling pretty good, no pain or anything just a push and a pop. Bye bye tendon, hello 6-9 month recovery. I find out next week if I need surgery… :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/WwF3MrU.jpg)
no notable impact? just a spontaneous mid-push tendon failure?? thats nightmare fuel
No impact whatsoever. No pain leading up to it either. Didn’t even feel stiff. Doctor said that it can happen to men in their 30s to mid 40s, especially if you’ve been active most of your life and still are. I’m a pretty healthy dude too. He said it was probably a perfect storm of the right pressure, angle, and years of micro tears.
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You have a flair for interior design, a seemingly good record collection and immaculate toenails.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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My lower back gave up a few weeks back. Walking was very difficult, I pretty much had to crawl for a couple days. Standing straight was a pain for almost two weeks. I can now roll around a bit but when riding harder wheels my back gets sore. I think I'm just commited to cruising and doing excerices for some time.
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Shout out my completely ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Happened with no warning on a switch push mid-line. Had been skating for about an hour already and was actually feeling pretty good, no pain or anything just a push and a pop. Bye bye tendon, hello 6-9 month recovery. I find out next week if I need surgery… :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/WwF3MrU.jpg)
that is so crazy and unfortunate, wish i never read that because it will be in the back of my head for a long time. wish you a complete and smooth recovery and can get back to skating
nice apt too
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You have a flair for interior design, a seemingly good record collection and immaculate toenails.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Thank you all for gassing me up on my interior design.
Every bit helps ha
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I’ve heard after the age of 30 your Achilles begins to shrink…..
I’m always reckoning with getting older and what might be a pivot or exit strategy….
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Shout out my completely ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Happened with no warning on a switch push mid-line. Had been skating for about an hour already and was actually feeling pretty good, no pain or anything just a push and a pop. Bye bye tendon, hello 6-9 month recovery. I find out next week if I need surgery… :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/WwF3MrU.jpg)
no notable impact? just a spontaneous mid-push tendon failure?? thats nightmare fuel
No impact whatsoever. No pain leading up to it either. Didn’t even feel stiff. Doctor said that it can happen to men in their 30s to mid 40s, especially if you’ve been active most of your life and still are. I’m a pretty healthy dude too. He said it was probably a perfect storm of the right pressure, angle, and years of micro tears.
this might be the first time ever I am glad to be almost 50.....scary shit for sure. good luck with the recovery man!
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When you all are out with an injury do you still consume skate content and go on slap? I’m here but I can’t watch any parts without getting bummed knowing I can’t skate for another month at least
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Finally got time with a orthopaedic specialist - he felt up my knee and immediately told me my front ACL was off, and booked me for surgery in september right on the spot. Huge bummer. Been going to a sports rehab center last 3 weeks, and they told me my ACL probably wasn't the issue. I have no pain in my knee, and almost regained full movement, knee is quite stable as well. The doctor, kinda reluctant, got me an MR so waiting for that for confirmation.
Im gonna go see another orthopaedic in two weeks, I didn't want to wait for my first doctors orthopaedic referral, so I made my own to a few specialists here (in Sweden you can make a self-referral for a specialist) and I got the one I went to pretty fast and the other on the 8th of august. So gonna use that for a second opinion and hopefully a faster MR time slot, since the first doctor went on vacation after I meet him.
But yeah, seems like no skating for a while :(
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Listen to your body not doctors. There is no rush for surgery. Is your knee unstable? My knee could be shifted side to side and I was able to rehab in two months. Did he describe the surgery that he wants to perform?
For your reference: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qqy5IfkEvfw&vl=en
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Listen to your body not doctors. There is no rush for surgery. Is your knee unstable? My knee could be shifted side to side and I was able to rehab in two months. Did he describe the surgery that he wants to perform?
For your reference: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qqy5IfkEvfw&vl=en
No, not unstable at all. I can balance on it, walk pretty much normal, no knee pain at all, hence being a bit sceptical to book operation before MR. The surgery was the standard one, where you graft a new ACL. Im gonna def. seek a second opinion though.
Heres a funny one - one of the best knee surgery in the world, Leif Swärd lives a block from my mom. He was David Beckhams, Wayne Rooney and a lot of other sports stars surgery and orthopaedic, as well as the Swedish and English national soccer teams head of doctor. Not to mention head doctor at the main hospital in town. Retired now, but found his number listed on our yellow pages and texted him if he took a privat consultation (A friend of mine did this with him a few years ago). Got a text back that he didnt take patients anymore, bu that he def. recommended a MR before operation.. So will most def. do that.
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@Coldpizza bummer…. Rest up!
@Mr.Jenkins I’ve heard surgery should also be avoided unless absolutely necessary, I had a tear about a year ago and it’s fine now (albeit needed a lot of physio and mobility work)
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Got pitched onto my arse yesterday and immediately my buttock went numb/ felt dead. Usually after a few minutes this type of feeling goes away, but this time it’s didn’t! I’m walking very slowly today and every inch hurts.
Thought I’d have a massive purple bruise and swelling too show for it, but nothing, immense pain inside said hip, I should probs go and get it checked out…
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@Coldpizza bummer…. Rest up!
@Mr.Jenkins I’ve heard surgery should also be avoided unless absolutely necessary, I had a tear about a year ago and it’s fine now (albeit needed a lot of physio and mobility work)
Yeah, really looking at it as a last option. What bugs me, is that the doctor said that an ACL injury almost always is complete and not partial. He told me he only ever seen one partial torn ACL in his career, and when its complete, it cant heal since it un-attached and cant heal back.
Googling this it does seems like ACL can be partial torn, and rehabed back and healed. And since my knee is very stable, doesn't lock, no feeling if giving away, no popping sound or pain I want to have the MR to make sure before surgery ofc.
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@Coldpizza bummer…. Rest up!
@Mr.Jenkins I’ve heard surgery should also be avoided unless absolutely necessary, I had a tear about a year ago and it’s fine now (albeit needed a lot of physio and mobility work)
Yeah, really looking at it as a last option. What bugs me, is that the doctor said that an ACL injury almost always is complete and not partial. He told me he only ever seen one partial torn ACL in his career, and when its complete, it cant heal since it un-attached and cant heal back.
Googling this it does seems like ACL can be partial torn, and rehabed back and healed. But surgery seems to be the recommended option anyhow. Since my knee is very stable, doesn't lock, no feeling if giving away, no popping sound or pain I want to have the MR to make sure before surgery nonetheless.
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I don't know if this is really the right topic for this but since it's related to injuries..
To those like me who are over 30, I seriously want to start maintaining and protecting my body to keep skating and get back in good shape. What do you think if I stretch every morning, if I go indoor cycling and do proprioception three times a week, is that enough ? I admit that I don't really want to start really bodybuilding type exercises to carry weights or other, because I have had a small inguinal hernia for 5/6 years now and I don't want to take the risk of making it worse! I was just thinking of doing static sheathing too but is it risky with the hernia ?
I forgot to mention that I walk quite often in the forest, with small hikes and that I eat relatively well. :)
I know that I'm not a pro and that I don't need to go to the extreme, but I know that talking is beneficial in longevity and certainly performance..!
Thank you for your advice !!
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I’m not like a fitness expert but I think you’re gonna need to do at least some kind of strength training. It doesn’t have to be heavy weight lifting. There are ways to train muscle using just your body weight or resistance bands. People can get strong as fuck just doing yoga. But you’ll need to do something.
As for stretching, it’s very important, but it’s also sometimes overemphasized or done incorrectly. Too much stretching of muscles before they get warmed up is actually bad for them. And the most important thing is actually to stretch *after* your workouts or skate sessions.
As for the hernia, I have no idea. See a doctor about that one.
Source: I worked with a trainer for a while when coming back from previous injuries, right around the time that I turned 30, and I had similar concerns.
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Kettlebell workouts and training in two martial arts 5 days a week has helped me a lot.
Also lots of walks. Every day should be a minimum 10k steps.
Rest days are key.
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So guys, some advice from you ACL pro´s. As written above I hurt my knew 5,6 weeks ago. Been doing physical therapy since, and its much better, knee stable and no giving out etc, and almost full movement back. Meniscuses hurt still some, my ACL doesn't.
So. I just came from a visit to my second orthopaedic doctor, different hospital. First doctor took me in, did a Lachman test and was like yeah, your ACL is off. I book surgery in sept/okt. Was very sceptical, saying it will never heal etc. Didn't do a MRI, but I got him to book an appointment anyhow, but the wait time for that where they do it was longer then the surgery wait.. Wasn't to comfortable with that.
I just got back from visiting another hospital and doctor. Doctor did the same test, said he clearly could tell my ACL was either torn or partially torn (no stop on the lach man test). He was way more positive though, and said he would never operate without MRI, and booked me one in a month. He said since my knee was stable, no pain basically, that the knee hasn't given out while walking etc, that I might be fine with physical. He told me to call him once the MRI was done to discuss further.
So basically torn between a super negative doctor and a more positive one. But if the ACL is torn, isnt a surgery really a must to keep skating?
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Why not rehab over winter and check in with your body in March and make a decision?
If you got a surgery now did they say how long before you have full range of motion and can skate?
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Why not rehab over winter and check in with your body in March and make a decision?
If you got a surgery now did they say how long before you have full range of motion and can skate?
If I do the surgery its at least 6-12 months rehab. My worries if that I wait to march, and I still cant skate I have to wait a while for a new appointment and surgery and then the rehab on top of it, would be out of skating for a long time then, instead of doing it now when its scheduled. Its a bit hard with two doctors giving me conflicting advice though :(
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Shout out my completely ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Happened with no warning on a switch push mid-line. Had been skating for about an hour already and was actually feeling pretty good, no pain or anything just a push and a pop. Bye bye tendon, hello 6-9 month recovery. I find out next week if I need surgery… :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/WwF3MrU.jpg)
NOOOO! Thing of nightmares! Sorry the skate gods chose you as the victim on that and hope you have a speedy recovery! I've had achilles issues previously and know how painful that is so having it snap must have been unbearable. That's gonna play in the back of mind forever now when I push :'(
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Why not rehab over winter and check in with your body in March and make a decision?
If you got a surgery now did they say how long before you have full range of motion and can skate?
If I do the surgery its at least 6-12 months rehab. My worries if that I wait to march, and I still cant skate I have to wait a while for a new appointment and surgery and then the rehab on top of it, would be out of skating for a long time then, instead of doing it now when its scheduled. Its a bit hard with two doctors giving me conflicting advice though :(
It could be good to think a little more long term. You seem too ready to jump into surgery. I would take the least invasive route and rehab lightly with a PT and reevaluate after the winter like mentioned above. I would even spend the cash for another MRI. I’m not an expert but speaking from my friends experience, he got acl reconstruction surgery young and the issues continued and are still ongoing 10 years later. Earlier this year he tore his acl again. It looks like he’s on the trajectory for a knee replacement later in life Not saying that this will happen to you, just an example of what did happen in one case. You should read about what can happen even after a successful surgery. An extra half year off the board isn’t bad at all when you think about it
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Damn dudes, hope you all heal up quick!
While on the topic of Achilles injuries… I don’t think I full on ruptured mine, but I definitely did something to my foot and now it’s sore. I drove up and down a mountain that required flexing it to pump the brakes for 30-40mins, and while at the top I landed weird going down rocks and possibly rolled my ankle.
I didn’t think much of it, until I looked down at my foot the next day, and it was swollen like a football, with random bruising on either side of my heel and between my toes. Have a call with my doctor tmrw, which is also my first day back to work. Here’s hoping it heals itself fairly quick.
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Why not rehab over winter and check in with your body in March and make a decision?
If you got a surgery now did they say how long before you have full range of motion and can skate?
If I do the surgery its at least 6-12 months rehab. My worries if that I wait to march, and I still cant skate I have to wait a while for a new appointment and surgery and then the rehab on top of it, would be out of skating for a long time then, instead of doing it now when its scheduled. Its a bit hard with two doctors giving me conflicting advice though :(
I just want to say that I never go to doctors until it’s too late. You need to take my advice with a grain of salt. Maybe I should have gotten knee surgery. IDK.
I’m at a point where I don’t know when the next time I can Ollie without shooting pain in my rear thigh/groin and I still haven’t gone to a doctor.
Maybe just go with the doctor you like more. They are your partner in your healing so you want to like and trust them.
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Little shotgun list of my most recent injuries
Went to back 180 off a whoop-de-whoop, landed one foot fully on the tail which popped the nose straight into my ulnar nerve. I seriously thought I severed it cause the pain was so sharp and intense. Urgent Care doc said I most likely just bruised/traumatized it. Still stops me in my tracks if i hit my "funny bone" on that arm
Busted my eyebrow at Burnside - got hung up on a hidden edge and fell straight to flat, broke the fall with my face
Smacked my dome at Marginal Way - another sneak attack... showed up and started trying to figure the park out. Completely unaware, I basically carved straight into the worlds smallest loveseat, clipped, and took a header to the back of the skull. Definitely shook me for the rest of the day
Tore a hammy trying to bluntslide a parking block, stepped off wrong/too fast and I could immediately feel I jacked my leg up
Went to roll in to a ~5' QP and hung up 110% - back wheels stayed on the deck and I slap the flatground like a ziplock bag full of hamburger. Never went to get checked out, but the breathing/chest pain and 6 week recovery made me pretty sure I cracked a rib or two. That one fucking sucked
All in all, pretty minor injuries all things considered (knock on wood) Tho I'm pushing 30 so we'll see how long I stay spry
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Why not rehab over winter and check in with your body in March and make a decision?
If you got a surgery now did they say how long before you have full range of motion and can skate?
If I do the surgery its at least 6-12 months rehab. My worries if that I wait to march, and I still cant skate I have to wait a while for a new appointment and surgery and then the rehab on top of it, would be out of skating for a long time then, instead of doing it now when its scheduled. Its a bit hard with two doctors giving me conflicting advice though :(
I just want to say that I never go to doctors until it’s too late. You need to take my advice with a grain of salt. Maybe I should have gotten knee surgery. IDK.
I’m at a point where I don’t know when the next time I can Ollie without shooting pain in my rear thigh/groin and I still haven’t gone to a doctor.
Maybe just go with the doctor you like more. They are your partner in your healing so you want to like and trust them.
More advise; never ever get surgery without doing the proper due diligence with imaging. Believe or not, there are some shitty fucking doctors out there. I'm gonna be an asshole and profile a bit here but I bet the first doc is older than the second right?
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I bruised my heel Friday night and didn't realize it til the next day—such an annoying nagging minor injury.
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Why not rehab over winter and check in with your body in March and make a decision?
If you got a surgery now did they say how long before you have full range of motion and can skate?
If I do the surgery its at least 6-12 months rehab. My worries if that I wait to march, and I still cant skate I have to wait a while for a new appointment and surgery and then the rehab on top of it, would be out of skating for a long time then, instead of doing it now when its scheduled. Its a bit hard with two doctors giving me conflicting advice though :(
I just want to say that I never go to doctors until it’s too late. You need to take my advice with a grain of salt. Maybe I should have gotten knee surgery. IDK.
I’m at a point where I don’t know when the next time I can Ollie without shooting pain in my rear thigh/groin and I still haven’t gone to a doctor.
Maybe just go with the doctor you like more. They are your partner in your healing so you want to like and trust them.
Gone to a second orthopaedic doctor (both a bit older) now - both have stated that my ACL is torn. Im scheduled finally for an MRI on the 21st from the new doctor, but my hopes for it to be streched only is kinda gone. But who knows, miracle can happen haha.
Spoken to my Sports rehab PT´s and contacted a few others sports orthopaedic doctors trough Insta and such, and have a range of input now. Basically, if the ACL is torn, it will never be good, even with rehab. Big risk for arthritis and such. Leaning to just fix it with surgery and rehab the shit out of it.
If anyone done it, what grafts did you go for?
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Update - Getting my ACL surgery on monday - Quad graft. Then its just to start grinding and hope to be back soon enough :)
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I’ve been skating lots more than usual the month. Had 3 abdominal surgeries in the past 2 years. 47yo. Past few weeks have been so fun going to a park every morning. Did my 5 min lil leg stretch, then took a few laps without touching coping, before stretching again. That’s been my routine. Went up the very wall I enjoy most of all and caught somehow? Sticker maybe? Instantly straight right legged to flat then rolled out. Upper calf was instant pain. Trouble walking. Home for 20 min ice . 600mg acetaminophen, then 25 mg flexiril. Can twist leg side to side, it’s just walking, or when I raise up my toes. Pain moving higher from upper calf into lower knee, with occasional hotness. 3 12 hr shifts walking the next 3 days. In 36 years I’ve only ever broken a rib skating. Outer knee pain, sounds like runners knee, but that’s usually not from trauma. If I’m not good tomorrow, I’ll have to go to ER for imaging. My good I feel old
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One day until surgery.. For you who have your ACL done, did any of you used a TENS machine? Bought one today, might as well try it.
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I’ve been skating lots more than usual the month. Had 3 abdominal surgeries in the past 2 years. 47yo. Past few weeks have been so fun going to a park every morning. Did my 5 min lil leg stretch, then took a few laps without touching coping, before stretching again. That’s been my routine. Went up the very wall I enjoy most of all and caught somehow? Sticker maybe? Instantly straight right legged to flat then rolled out. Upper calf was instant pain. Trouble walking. Home for 20 min ice . 600mg acetaminophen, then 25 mg flexiril. Can twist leg side to side, it’s just walking, or when I raise up my toes. Pain moving higher from upper calf into lower knee, with occasional hotness. 3 12 hr shifts walking the next 3 days. In 36 years I’ve only ever broken a rib skating. Outer knee pain, sounds like runners knee, but that’s usually not from trauma. If I’m not good tomorrow, I’ll have to go to ER for imaging. My good I feel old
Ouch. Have you checked, if everything is alright with your achilles? Problem of raising toes might point to that. But also rupture if muscle fiber can feel like this.
Heal up fast
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Update - Getting my ACL surgery on monday - Quad graft. Then its just to start grinding and hope to be back soon enough :)
Good Luck! Several of my friends, skaters and non skaters, have gotten surgery on their ACL and most who took rehab seriously are back to pre surgery performance. Just to share some positive experiences, too.
I woke up yesterday morning with my right ankle swollen to tennis ball size... Can't remember any tweaks or impacts, but maybe I'm just entering an age, where wear and tear starts to become more of a thing. Standing still and walking both hur quite a bit. I guess the rest of my body won't be mad either, if I take a week off skating to let it all calm down.
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Surgery done! Went well, not to much pain so far (2 hours in), But will probably kick once the nerve block 😇
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Surgery done! Went well, not to much pain so far (2 hours in), But will probably kick once the nerve block 😇
My mother in law had knee replacement 2 weeks ago and she’s already up and walking around. I think there has been advances in just the last 5 years that has reduced pain and recovery time.
Were you awake? What is the actual procedure (technical method) and which doctor did you go with?
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Anyone else out here dealing with haglunds deformity?
Shit sucks
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Feels like I tore or strained the tendon where my VMO or quad reaches the top of my knee. The pain is like a perfectly straight line and matches up when I look at knee anatomy in one of those 3D medical apps. Anybody else had this? It goes away until I squat in the slightest then the pain comes back full force
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first ACL and meniscus surgery at 31. A week in first day at PT was pretty rough. hoping the road ahead gets easier.
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Currently out after a bad motorcycle accident. Shattered my wrist and fractured my clavicle, so it's probably gonna be about 6-8 months before I'm out skating again.
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Nothing too serious here (knock on wood), but anyone have tips on healing up sore ankles/Achilles? Both of mine feel pretty cooked after skating 5-6 days straight, and Advil + ice packs haven’t been doing too much. Can’t really stay off them either since I work on my feet.
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Nothing too serious here (knock on wood), but anyone have tips on healing up sore ankles/Achilles? Both of mine feel pretty cooked after skating 5-6 days straight, and Advil + ice packs haven’t been doing too much. Can’t really stay off them either since I work on my feet.
No tips on healing them, but if you’re having issues with them I’d say it’s worth getting checked out.
A bit over 3 months ago I fully ruptured my right achilles tendon on a switch push. I’d never had any pain, tightness, or issues prior so this injury was completely out of the blue.
I just turned 40, but am in good shape, stretch, and usually skate 3-5 days a week.
One of the things that I learned from the specialist is that it’s actually a fairly common injury for men in their mid 30s to 40s. Pain, swelling and tightness can be some of the beginning signs of tendinitis and/or the beginning of a rupture/tear. The doctor said that in the future if I feel any of that stuff happening on my healthy achilles that I should get it checked to rule out chances of a rupture.
Im pretty paranoid for obvious reasons, but this injury is awful with a 9-12 month recovery, so I’d air on the side of caution.
Just my opinion tho.
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Not really an injury but I think the time has come to get my wisdom tooth out, also have a problem tooth in front of it. Anyone have experience with when you can skate after a tooth extraction? Of course gonna ask the dentist but figured I’d see if anyones dealt with this and see if I can get a ballpark of when I can skate again
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Pretty new posting here, long time lurker. went and skated before work and rolled my ankle. i rarely skate before i have to work. i usually wouldn’t be very bummed about it but i just finally started to feel fully recovered from when i rolled the same ankle at the beginning of september. i didn’t even get an entire month back on my skateboard. definitely feeling a little discouraged/disappointed.
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Currently out after a bad motorcycle accident. Shattered my wrist and fractured my clavicle, so it's probably gonna be about 6-8 months before I'm out skating again.
Sorry to hear this. Hopefully you have a speedy recovery ❤️🩹
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Longtime lurker.
I got hit by a van as I was skating down and out of my driveway when I was 13.
Messed me up pretty good. Almost died, lost vision in one eye. Had to learn to walk again. Couldn’t skate for awhile.
Anyway I’m skating back again now, and I’m having a great time.
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Not really an injury but I think the time has come to get my wisdom tooth out, also have a problem tooth in front of it. Anyone have experience with when you can skate after a tooth extraction? Of course gonna ask the dentist but figured I’d see if anyones dealt with this and see if I can get a ballpark of when I can skate again
Aight, that's my topic right there. I got my two lower wisdom teeth removed a month ago. Craziest pain I ever been in honestly. The next 4 days after I was on painkillers and ate soups and stuff like that. Then it felt better. Make sure to ice it regularly. I was able to go for a light cruise after those 4 days. I went for a real session after 10 days. Then I suddenly got pain in another tooth 2 weeks ago. That asshole broke in two pieces while I brushed my teeth. It got removed and now I have a cool gap in my lower jaw, but the pain is way more managable now. There are still a few teeth which are causing problems but I am getting them all fixed now.
I also have a question. The inside of my heel, specifically the part, where the arch of your foot starts. That spot is hurting sometimes but it always goes away. I also only have it on my left foot, since that one is a bit longer as my right one. Am I wearing the wrong shoe size? Arthritis?
Oh and I have loose muscle tissue on my left hip, but that gets removed on monday.
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Over the last 6 months or so, I've developed this hard lump on the right side of my knee that wasn't there before. It's hard like bone and there isn't any pain when I press down on it. I ended up getting some x-rays done a few weeks back and turns out I have some degenerative osteoarthritic changes. It's not that much of a shock because I did break my tibia right below my knee cap when was 15 which resulted in needing 3 screws to keep it in place. It healed fine but the doctor did warn me that I would most likely get arthritis in my knee in my 30s and here we are. Turns out the hard lump on my knee is the result of bone growing over the screws.
I've been going over the results of my x-rays on the Kaiser app and I'm tripping on the results. Here's the gist of what's going on:
Right knee:
Moderate degeneration-Grade 3
Compartment: Lateral compartment degeneration is the greatest
The upside is that I don't encounter pain when I skate or anything. I'm honestly just worried about how it will effect my ability to skate in the long term. Have any of you been diagnosed with arthritis in your knee? If so, how has this effected your ability to skate?
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Not really an injury but I think the time has come to get my wisdom tooth out, also have a problem tooth in front of it. Anyone have experience with when you can skate after a tooth extraction? Of course gonna ask the dentist but figured I’d see if anyones dealt with this and see if I can get a ballpark of when I can skate again
Aight, that's my topic right there. I got my two lower wisdom teeth removed a month ago. Craziest pain I ever been in honestly. The next 4 days after I was on painkillers and ate soups and stuff like that. Then it felt better. Make sure to ice it regularly. I was able to go for a light cruise after those 4 days. I went for a real session after 10 days. Then I suddenly got pain in another tooth 2 weeks ago. That asshole broke in two pieces while I brushed my teeth. It got removed and now I have a cool gap in my lower jaw, but the pain is way more managable now. There are still a few teeth which are causing problems but I am getting them all fixed now.
I also have a question. The inside of my heel, specifically the part, where the arch of your foot starts. That spot is hurting sometimes but it always goes away. I also only have it on my left foot, since that one is a bit longer as my right one. Am I wearing the wrong shoe size? Arthritis?
Oh and I have loose muscle tissue on my left hip, but that gets removed on monday.
I had this off and on for years until it stopped going away. I got some orthotics from the foot doc and wore them for years and never got it again. Nowadays you can get great aftermarket insoles for low arches and just run them in whatever shoe. I know Superfeet has insoles for high and low arches and they're not crazy expensive.
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Over the last 6 months or so, I've developed this hard lump on the right side of my knee that wasn't there before. It's hard like bone and there isn't any pain when I press down on it. I ended up getting some x-rays done a few weeks back and turns out I have some degenerative osteoarthritic changes. It's not that much of a shock because I did break my tibia right below my knee cap when was 15 which resulted in needing 3 screws to keep it in place. It healed fine but the doctor did warn me that I would most likely get arthritis in my knee in my 30s and here we are. Turns out the hard lump on my knee is the result of bone growing over the screws.
I've been going over the results of my x-rays on the Kaiser app and I'm tripping on the results. Here's the gist of what's going on:
Right knee:
Moderate degeneration-Grade 3
Compartment: Lateral compartment degeneration is the greatest
The upside is that I don't encounter pain when I skate or anything. I'm honestly just worried about how it will effect my ability to skate in the long term. Have any of you been diagnosed with arthritis in your knee? If so, how has this effected your ability to skate?
I have arthritis on both knees after multiple meniscus surgeries. But I can still skate and I'll be 50 next year! Basically I try to avoid jumping.....That means very few ollies and no flip tricks on street, and skating transition often. No complys feel ok. I can't play football (soccer) anymore or tennis or basket ball....But I can still cruise and adapt and have fun on the board. My knees actually feel better this year than last year for some reason. when I was 18 the surgeon said I would have major knee issues in my 40's.....But so far so good. It's just impossible to predict. so don't despair!
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Anyone ever roll their ankle the other way (inwards)?
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Over the last 6 months or so, I've developed this hard lump on the right side of my knee that wasn't there before. It's hard like bone and there isn't any pain when I press down on it. I ended up getting some x-rays done a few weeks back and turns out I have some degenerative osteoarthritic changes. It's not that much of a shock because I did break my tibia right below my knee cap when was 15 which resulted in needing 3 screws to keep it in place. It healed fine but the doctor did warn me that I would most likely get arthritis in my knee in my 30s and here we are. Turns out the hard lump on my knee is the result of bone growing over the screws.
I've been going over the results of my x-rays on the Kaiser app and I'm tripping on the results. Here's the gist of what's going on:
Right knee:
Moderate degeneration-Grade 3
Compartment: Lateral compartment degeneration is the greatest
The upside is that I don't encounter pain when I skate or anything. I'm honestly just worried about how it will effect my ability to skate in the long term. Have any of you been diagnosed with arthritis in your knee? If so, how has this effected your ability to skate?
I have arthritis on both knees after multiple meniscus surgeries. But I can still skate and I'll be 50 next year! Basically I try to avoid jumping.....That means very few ollies and no flip tricks on street, and skating transition often. No complys feel ok. I can't play football (soccer) anymore or tennis or basket ball....But I can still cruise and adapt and have fun on the board. My knees actually feel better this year than last year for some reason. when I was 18 the surgeon said I would have major knee issues in my 40's.....But so far so good. It's just impossible to predict. so don't despair!
I appreciate the response dude. I'm just hoping to get another solid 5 years of low impact skating before I have to give up jumping and become a slappy god.
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Okay so, all my left shoes suddenly feel a bit too tight and a tiny bit too short now. Foot looks normal, but feels a bit heavy and bigger somehow, maybe swollen. The pain is specifically the ball under my foot, the inner underside of my foot and kinda inside of my heel. I tried to search in google and all I find is plantar fascitis but the symptoms don't match up that well. Anyone might have an idea or can point me to the right doctor? I am having surgery tomorrow because I have a hump or loose muscle tissue or something else in my left hip and I will ask the surgeon.
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Think I strained my quad pretty bad. Didn’t skate for a month cause of a death in the family. Finally got to skate and suddenly the front of my thigh kinda had a spasm and felt all hot, almost like I maxed out on the muscle. Skated a bit more after that because i wasn’t sure if anything was actually wrong. The next day it’s been sore and burning all day and the tendon connecting the muscle to the knee feels weak. I could be out for another couple weeks to a month again. But this is the life I choose
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I have a good one for this! my friend was leaving stl to move to new york city. before leaving he wanted to make a video part and he told me i could be put in the friends section. being 16 when this happened, i didnt wanna be in the friends part; i wanted my own section. we went to logan university after being kicked out of a outdoor theater. while scouting the college, i found a curved handrail. it was shitty i mean the only way to grind it was by riding on a foot wide ledge next to it. i had a few handrail tricks and decided that i would just 5050 the whole rail because it was long and went into a downward slope after the curve. i hopped on a few times and just grinded 5 feet of it and flipped head over heels on the rail. my friends ( all adult skaters ) started warning me after that that it just wasnt worth the risk. im still young but matured more after this but at the time didnt care. the last try i locked in toe-side and feel straight on my stomach and started muttering fuck and walking around. i sit down and just cant breathe and feel like im going to shit myself and ask them to take my shoes off. my dad was there taking photos for the video and was kinda just laughing because it was funny. anyway after arguing about going to a urgent care, i decide we for sure need to go and trying to be tough isnt worth it. i get there, walking in shirtless and shoeless and try to take a shit but cannot. i was lying down in one of the beds and just started seizing, throwing up orange shit and blood and saying im going to die. i start blacking out and they do an ultrasound and found out i had torn my large intestine in half. rushing to the hospital on every painkiller known to man, they get me into ' life saving surgery ' ( calling it that at the time seemed extra but they werent wrong ) i was supposed to get in a colostomy bag but got lucky. three months no skating and no walking for 1 month. all good now but have a gnarly 4 inch scar going through my belly button.(https://i.ibb.co/6BbD3KK/Screenshot-2023-10-23-8-38-43-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/6BbD3KK)
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Today I was doing backside boardslides on a flat bar. Learned this trick a couple of months ago and really like it; learned doing it first on curbs, I like it on ledges too.
So today I waxed the shit out of the flat bar bc it was sticking and I guess I was going too fast… the board slipped out and I landed on my back on the bar.
Had trouble breathing initially but walked away after a few minutes on my own. Now 7 hours later and I can walk slowly, can’t flex any core muscles so my mobility is bad. Trying to breathe diaphragmatic bc I can’t really expand my chest much.
Read the pain intensifies over the next days. Read there’s no treatment just painkillers and chill. Read I need to breath fully not to get pneumonia. Got other tips?
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Go to the hospital. You could have internal bleeding. I almost lost my spleen on a fall. I wound up having to stay in the hospital for 4 days. Wish you well…
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Update: went to see a doctor, he saw no broken ribs but he found pneumothorax suppressing my lung at the top and bottom. Was admitted to the hospital immediately, another x-ray found 3 fractured ribs and confirmed pneumothorax.
The surgeon recommended a chest tube, but he said also it was not required and the alternative was oxygen and breathing exercise (to breath through a straw into a bottle with water, so to raise pressure inside the lungs). I decided to go with oxygen and exercise obviously. The decline was observed after the first and also the second day, pneumothorax declined 50% and 30% in size at the bottom and top of the lung respectively. I got discharged.
Looking at 1 month to get back in full health from now, 5 - 6 weeks total. The first week I was on painkillers all the time. I did not consider an occurrence of pneumothorax bc I am not a doctor. It is however common with blunt chest trauma. Doctors treated that seriously bc it is a potentially life threatening condition.
I have an injury board, Anti Hero Green Giant 9.56" with 15.75" WB I feel like going for a cruise
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Update: went to see a doctor, he saw no broken ribs but he found pneumothorax suppressing my lung at the top and bottom. Was admitted to the hospital immediately, another x-ray found 3 fractured ribs and confirmed pneumothorax.
The surgeon recommended a chest tube, but he said also it was not required and the alternative was oxygen and breathing exercise (to breath through a straw into a bottle with water, so to raise pressure inside the lungs). I decided to go with oxygen and exercise obviously. The decline was observed after the first and also the second day, pneumothorax declined 50% and 30% in size at the bottom and top of the lung respectively. I got discharged.
Looking at 1 month to get back in full health from now, 5 - 6 weeks total. The first week I was on painkillers all the time. I did not consider an occurrence of pneumothorax bc I am not a doctor. It is however common with blunt chest trauma. Doctors treated that seriously bc it is a potentially life threatening condition.
I have an injury board, Anti Hero Green Giant 9.56" with 15.75" WB I feel like going for a cruise
Imagine how embarrassing up in skate heaven if you died from falling on a boardslide on a flat bar.
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Today I was doing backside boardslides on a flat bar. Learned this trick a couple of months ago and really like it; learned doing it first on curbs, I like it on ledges too.
So today I waxed the shit out of the flat bar bc it was sticking and I guess I was going too fast… the board slipped out and I landed on my back on the bar.
Had trouble breathing initially but walked away after a few minutes on my own. Now 7 hours later and I can walk slowly, can’t flex any core muscles so my mobility is bad. Trying to breathe diaphragmatic bc I can’t really expand my chest much.
Read the pain intensifies over the next days. Read there’s no treatment just painkillers and chill. Read I need to breath fully not to get pneumonia. Got other tips?
That sounds horrible. Go see a fucking doctor. If you can’t expand chest, maybe you have a broken rib… you don’t want something to set poorly and then you have issues later.
*I see now you have seen a doctor. GOOD.
I hope you heal up nicely. Do not push it and even roll around… you probably can’t manage even a little fall while your chest heals. Please don’t be dumb, and just chill for a month and listen to doc.
Hoping for your good healing.
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Closed fracture on my fifth metatarsal on my pushing/popping foot 3 weeks ago, crutched around for a week then started hobbling around in an aircast. Follow up in one week from today for x-rays, just hopin I don't need surgery. Anyone else deal with this one?
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Gonna bump this thread to ask anyone who's broken their wrist how long it was until they skated. I'm likely getting the surgery to remove the plate out of my wrist in January then physical therapy afterwards. I'll definitely wear a wrist guard for the foreseeable future after that but I just don't know what the time frame for any of this is.
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lol.
“Degenerative arthritis of cervical spine”
This makes it sound so bad
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Tore my quad tendon last month. I’m a couple weeks post injury and just started PT.
Anyone ever experience this? They’re saying it’ll probably be 6-12 months until I can skate or do just about anything strenuous. I have every intention to take the recovery process as seriously as I can, but I’d love to hear other people’s experiences.
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Tore my quad tendon last month. I’m a couple weeks post injury and just started PT.
Anyone ever experience this? They’re saying it’ll probably be 6-12 months until I can skate or do just about anything strenuous. I have every intention to take the recovery process as seriously as I can, but I’d love to hear other people’s experiences.
Fuck. That sounds heavy. Heal fast!
My knee started to act up. Can’t fully bend it anymore. No injury or nothing. Had some minor discomfort after long sessions the last months and suddenly it feels like something is entirely wrong. Ironically enough I was at my orthopedic doctor because of the minor discomfort and he didn’t find anything. We‘ll see.
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It bums me out, but I've accepted that I'll always be injured in some way. Think I started skating too late in life, and coupled with my height and weight, it's just a bad deal. So I've decided to just keep things super casual in 2024.
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Gonna bump this thread to ask anyone who's broken their wrist how long it was until they skated. I'm likely getting the surgery to remove the plate out of my wrist in January then physical therapy afterwards. I'll definitely wear a wrist guard for the foreseeable future after that but I just don't know what the time frame for any of this is.
When I broke my wrist in 9th grade, about six weeks, but there was no surgery needed. When I broke my wrist in my 30s it required a plate & screws and it took several months to get back on my board.
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I slipped on a french fry the other night. Now it feels like my muscle behind my shin is torn or something. Getting old sucks.
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I think I tore my MCA on my back keen after tucking my foot under my arse ollie-ing up a ledge and losing my balance once on top and twisting it awkwardly with my weight over it. Never torn it before, going off dr Google. Hopefully not a major tear.
Edit: mildly torn meniscus, so won’t need surgery but off the board till mid March at least
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Was practicing backside wallrides, kinda messed up the end of the trick. Fell straight to the ground. Dislocated shoulder, bruised him. Wearing a sling now lol
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I think I tore my MCA on my back keen after tucking my foot under my arse ollie-ing up a ledge and losing my balance once on top and twisting it awkwardly with my weight over it. Never torn it before, going off dr Google. Hopefully not a major tear.
Edit: mildly torn meniscus, so won’t need surgery but off the board till mid March at least
Ouch dude! glad to know it's not as major.
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I have been diagnosed with Morton’s neuroma. Anyone have the surgery to take it out? I have been dealing with this for year so I think it’s time to just get the surgery.
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I've broken a lot of things throughout my life.
Torn aorta, fractured left and right wrists, fractured left hand, fractured left knee, fractured elbow, torn stomach, bilateral collapse lungs, traumatic brain injury, brain hemorrhage, benign brain tumor and jaw fractures.
These are non-skating related but I did break my left knee from skiing. I have a patch over my aorta now and some hardware on my wrists, hands, knees, and elbow.
A lot of these injuries happened when I was in the Marines back when I was 19.
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I've broken a lot of things throughout my life.
Torn aorta, fractured left and right wrists, fractured left hand, fractured left knee, fractured elbow, torn stomach, bilateral collapse lungs, traumatic brain injury, brain hemorrhage, benign brain tumor and jaw fractures.
These are non-skating related but I did break my left knee from skiing. I have a patch over my aorta now and some hardware on my wrists, hands, knees, and elbow.
A lot of these injuries happened when I was in the Marines back when I was 19.
damn I thought my body was pretty wrecked from skating and snowboarding but shit seems brutal in the marines!
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I've broken a lot of things throughout my life.
Torn aorta, fractured left and right wrists, fractured left hand, fractured left knee, fractured elbow, torn stomach, bilateral collapse lungs, traumatic brain injury, brain hemorrhage, benign brain tumor and jaw fractures.
These are non-skating related but I did break my left knee from skiing. I have a patch over my aorta now and some hardware on my wrists, hands, knees, and elbow.
A lot of these injuries happened when I was in the Marines back when I was 19.
damn I thought my body was pretty wrecked from skating and snowboarding but shit seems brutal in the marines!
Merde alors! I believe you just won the old man pissing contest forever and ever. Respect.
The question now is, what kind of crazy warmup do you have to do before a sesh? Or is it just a cigarette, two fingers of pastis, and cussedness?
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I got a cortisone shot on the neuroma and I can actually stand on my left foot without pain. I’ve probably had this for 10 years. Gonna get the surgery to get it out. I can wear any shoe and it doesn’t hurt!!! Crazy.
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Rolled my ankle really badly walking down the street with some friends. This is not the first time this happens,because my ankle dislocates easily. Nevertheless bummed - since it means that I’m out of skating for andouille of weeks
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Rolled the hell out of my ankle skating a new complete with new shoes, missed a week of work. So naturally, I will never ride a new board with new shoes ever again.
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Today I fell harder than I've ever fell since I started skateboarding about 2 weeks ago.
I was wearing a helmet and full pads set-up, I was trying skate up a ramp when I fell off my board and landed on my back, my head slapped back and hit the ground. I saw a bright light upon impact and blacked out for a few seconds. I was kind of scared and traumatized after but it didn't stop me from going right back into practicing again.
EDIT: I just read the helmet information inside it, it says that it has minimal protection and will not help against impact. I am going to my parents soon to pick up my other helmet there, which I am sure meets safety standards.
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I've broken a lot of things throughout my life.
Torn aorta, fractured left and right wrists, fractured left hand, fractured left knee, fractured elbow, torn stomach, bilateral collapse lungs, traumatic brain injury, brain hemorrhage, benign brain tumor and jaw fractures.
These are non-skating related but I did break my left knee from skiing. I have a patch over my aorta now and some hardware on my wrists, hands, knees, and elbow.
A lot of these injuries happened when I was in the Marines back when I was 19.
damn I thought my body was pretty wrecked from skating and snowboarding but shit seems brutal in the marines!
Merde alors! I believe you just won the old man pissing contest forever and ever. Respect.
The question now is, what kind of crazy warmup do you have to do before a sesh? Or is it just a cigarette, two fingers of pastis, and cussedness?
say what? I was just saying your injury resume seems much gnarlier than mine.... Plus I almost always got injured on stupid shit, it's really nothing to be proud of. I'd much rather be like some of my friends who seemed more naturally talented and almost never got injured skating.
Props for making me learn the meaning of cussedness though. oh btw Pastis is not drunk like whiskey, you mix it with a lot of water and drink a full glass. 8)
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knock on wood, that was all a long time ago, and I've managed to keep injury free since.
I'll give you some wood t knock on
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I've broken a lot of things throughout my life.
Torn aorta, fractured left and right wrists, fractured left hand, fractured left knee, fractured elbow, torn stomach, bilateral collapse lungs, traumatic brain injury, brain hemorrhage, benign brain tumor and jaw fractures.
These are non-skating related but I did break my left knee from skiing. I have a patch over my aorta now and some hardware on my wrists, hands, knees, and elbow.
A lot of these injuries happened when I was in the Marines back when I was 19.
Thank you for your service 🫡
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I've broken a lot of things throughout my life.
Torn aorta, fractured left and right wrists, fractured left hand, fractured left knee, fractured elbow, torn stomach, bilateral collapse lungs, traumatic brain injury, brain hemorrhage, benign brain tumor and jaw fractures.
These are non-skating related but I did break my left knee from skiing. I have a patch over my aorta now and some hardware on my wrists, hands, knees, and elbow.
A lot of these injuries happened when I was in the Marines back when I was 19.
Thank you for your service 🫡
Thank you!
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Anyone familiar with ankle ligament repair? My right ankle keeps popping (peroneal subluxation) because I tore my peroneus brevis ligament. Doctor recommends surgery. Has anyone had this surgery done? What was return to skating like? I messaged doctor Kyle Brown on IG and no response :/ it's not painful but sometimes aches and the popping is annoying and weird to balance on.
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Pulled something in my chest, hurts like hell to cough or sneeze and definitely can't skate. Weirdest injury of my 30s so far. I feel like it happened in my sleep but seems to be getting better after a couple days. Can't wait to skate though
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Pulled something in my chest, hurts like hell to cough or sneeze and definitely can't skate. Weirdest injury of my 30s so far. I feel like it happened in my sleep but seems to be getting better after a couple days. Can't wait to skate though
I had something similar a few weeks ago. I think it came from my shoulders. And maybe a bit too much coffee.
Heal up ya all pals
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I have a partially torn ACL in my right knee. The doctor just recommended physical therapy so I was doing that strengthening it back up and it was starting to feel better. I went to swampfest and broke my ankle on the same leg though. I tore several ligaments and they had to put a plate and a couple of screws in my ankle. This is a massive setback for me as I’m gonna have to rehab my ankle and knee at the same time. I’m trying to stay motivated though. Has anyone else gotten a plate and screws in their ankle and gotten back on the board in here? I’m not even 30 yet but it feels like I’m getting towards the end of my skating career
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I have a partially torn ACL in my right knee. The doctor just recommended physical therapy so I was doing that strengthening it back up and it was starting to feel better. I went to swampfest and broke my ankle on the same leg though. I tore several ligaments and they had to put a plate and a couple of screws in my ankle. This is a massive setback for me as I’m gonna have to rehab my ankle and knee at the same time. I’m trying to stay motivated though. Has anyone else gotten a plate and screws in their ankle and gotten back on the board in here? I’m not even 30 yet but it feels like I’m getting towards the end of my skating career
It’s going to be ok! I haven’t had the plates in the ankle, but I’ve had so many torn ligaments, including acl.
And the worst part is that you are absolutely bound to re-injure something during your comeback. Its very very common, the atrophy on the surrounding muscles is real and must be built back up, or new injuries will keep popping up.
It’s so depressing, but the statistics are clear, re-injuries are commonplace when getting back from a big one.
Just try to keep the booze and nicotine to a minimum for 12 weeks or so. Lots and lots of water, focus on the rehab during the period they say, and you will absolutely be able to keep skating and improving for years.
Don’t give it up, we are all absolutely fucked once we give up this thing we love 🤪. Without skating, chemical dependence and drunken self-harm are always lurking around the corner.
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I have a partially torn ACL in my right knee. The doctor just recommended physical therapy so I was doing that strengthening it back up and it was starting to feel better. I went to swampfest and broke my ankle on the same leg though. I tore several ligaments and they had to put a plate and a couple of screws in my ankle. This is a massive setback for me as I’m gonna have to rehab my ankle and knee at the same time. I’m trying to stay motivated though. Has anyone else gotten a plate and screws in their ankle and gotten back on the board in here? I’m not even 30 yet but it feels like I’m getting towards the end of my skating career
You'll be fine man (look at my username) I have a plate and 6 screws in my right ankle and have rolled my left ankle a number of times. I do PT 2-3 times a week religiously though. I feel pretty confident on my board. If anything the injuries helped change my mindset on skating on when to go hard and when to know "Hey today needs to be a chill have fun day" My ankles will never be 100% and they will forever bother me but quitting skating isnt an option.
Worst case you cant skate stairs / hand rails but knowing that theres other forms of more mellow skating (manny, tranny) brings me a peace of mind knowing I can skate forever no matter what injuries you have!
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I have a partially torn ACL in my right knee. The doctor just recommended physical therapy so I was doing that strengthening it back up and it was starting to feel better. I went to swampfest and broke my ankle on the same leg though. I tore several ligaments and they had to put a plate and a couple of screws in my ankle. This is a massive setback for me as I’m gonna have to rehab my ankle and knee at the same time. I’m trying to stay motivated though. Has anyone else gotten a plate and screws in their ankle and gotten back on the board in here? I’m not even 30 yet but it feels like I’m getting towards the end of my skating career
You'll be fine man (look at my username) I have a plate and 6 screws in my right ankle and have rolled my left ankle a number of times. I do PT 2-3 times a week religiously though. I feel pretty confident on my board. If anything the injuries helped change my mindset on skating on when to go hard and when to know "Hey today needs to be a chill have fun day" My ankles will never be 100% and they will forever bother me but quitting skating isnt an option.
Worst case you cant skate stairs / hand rails but knowing that theres other forms of more mellow skating (manny, tranny) brings me a peace of mind knowing I can skate forever no matter what injuries you have!
I agree! Dont let your bad injury prevent you from skating again. Heres a pic of all the hardware in my left leg.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53575387843_c46962cbab_c.jpg)
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I have a partially torn ACL in my right knee. The doctor just recommended physical therapy so I was doing that strengthening it back up and it was starting to feel better. I went to swampfest and broke my ankle on the same leg though. I tore several ligaments and they had to put a plate and a couple of screws in my ankle. This is a massive setback for me as I’m gonna have to rehab my ankle and knee at the same time. I’m trying to stay motivated though. Has anyone else gotten a plate and screws in their ankle and gotten back on the board in here? I’m not even 30 yet but it feels like I’m getting towards the end of my skating career
It’s going to be ok! I haven’t had the plates in the ankle, but I’ve had so many torn ligaments, including acl.
And the worst part is that you are absolutely bound to re-injure something during your comeback. Its very very common, the atrophy on the surrounding muscles is real and must be built back up, or new injuries will keep popping up.
It’s so depressing, but the statistics are clear, re-injuries are commonplace when getting back from a big one.
Just try to keep the booze and nicotine to a minimum for 12 weeks or so. Lots and lots of water, focus on the rehab during the period they say, and you will absolutely be able to keep skating and improving for years.
Don’t give it up, we are all absolutely fucked once we give up this thing we love 🤪. Without skating, chemical dependence and drunken self-harm are always lurking around the corner.
Thanks man. I haven’t drank since the night I broke my ankle which was about 3 weeks ago and I’m in the process of giving up nicotine too. Shit’s just hard. I agree though man. Skateboarding has just about shaped my entire life, from the friends I have to the music I listen to and so on. The thought of having to stop definitely triggers feelings of identity crisis. I’m gonna take the rehab process slow and steady
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I have a partially torn ACL in my right knee. The doctor just recommended physical therapy so I was doing that strengthening it back up and it was starting to feel better. I went to swampfest and broke my ankle on the same leg though. I tore several ligaments and they had to put a plate and a couple of screws in my ankle. This is a massive setback for me as I’m gonna have to rehab my ankle and knee at the same time. I’m trying to stay motivated though. Has anyone else gotten a plate and screws in their ankle and gotten back on the board in here? I’m not even 30 yet but it feels like I’m getting towards the end of my skating career
You'll be fine man (look at my username) I have a plate and 6 screws in my right ankle and have rolled my left ankle a number of times. I do PT 2-3 times a week religiously though. I feel pretty confident on my board. If anything the injuries helped change my mindset on skating on when to go hard and when to know "Hey today needs to be a chill have fun day" My ankles will never be 100% and they will forever bother me but quitting skating isnt an option.
Worst case you cant skate stairs / hand rails but knowing that theres other forms of more mellow skating (manny, tranny) brings me a peace of mind knowing I can skate forever no matter what injuries you have!
I agree! Dont let your bad injury prevent you from skating again. Heres a pic of all the hardware in my left leg.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53575387843_c46962cbab_c.jpg)
MetalAnkleMan, the username really checks out. Shit made me smile man thank you so much. Before all of this happened I was already starting to phase out of taking impact. The knees just can’t handle it like they used to and I’m sure we can all relate to that. I’m just hoping I’ll be able to get my flip tricks back. I didn’t know if the plate would restrict any range of motion or anything like that. I’ve got my follow up appointment with the surgeon on Monday and will ask him about it. But even if I have to stick to slappies and transition I’ll be happy.
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@9inchdeck I did my right lower leg/ ankle when I was 18 (a long time ago) and I still skate at 45.
More than muscles strength, it's really about getting your circulation back in the beginning (or at least it was for me).
Range of motion basically is -1 too so you're going to need to lots of mobility and strengthening exercises. Twas a lot of swimming and yoga for me once I was walking again.
My significant other is really into ice skating (and just had a similar injury actually), but this Youtuber she watches was talking a lot about being an athlete first, and an ice skater second. That statement should ring true for us skaters too I think; all of the work I do off the board is so that I can feel comfortable/ confident ON the board.
Overall though, the hardest thing to get back is your confidence imho. Don't be hard on yourself and take it really really slowly, a lot slower than you think!
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I'm finally starting to take ankle rehab seriously. I have hardware in my left ankle (I'm regular) from a break/surgery in 2019. I recently got one of these things and it was interesting using it today for the first time. I just stood on it and the stretching feeling made it evident how tight my calves are. In fact, the stretching sensation so far was so intense that was all I did.
I will report back in a few weeks on how it works.
https://exercisebob.com/how-to-use/ (https://exercisebob.com/how-to-use/)
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Reviving this thread (sadly) since I got a lovely sprained ankle while fucking trekking so that means I have way too much time on my hands now.
On Saturday it will be 3 weeks and I'm totally losing it. I've been doing physio exercises, riding bike, doing "salmueras" (idk the name in English for having hot water with thick sea salt, a classic southamerican thing to do) and ofc good ole ibuprofen.
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I snapped my ankle almost exactly two years ago. Have all the hardware in my left ankle. I was back skating around in a little under 4 months. By 6 months I was back to actually trying to do tricks again other than some shuv its and basic grinds. After about a year I was skating just fine, but it would swell up a bit here and there if I had a longer session. I don't even notice it anymore now after 2 years, almost as if it never even happened. GO TO PT. It helps a ton, I did it for a few months and honestly wish I had stuck with it a little while longer.
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I got a partial tear (grade 2) on my MCL two and a half months ago. Doctor told me it would take a month to heal but it's taking way longer to feel normal. I can walk without a knee brace now but it still hurts when I move my leg sideways. I haven't even tried to step on my board since my accident. My whole leg feels so weak! For those who have been through the recovery process, how long did it take to get a full recovery? Any particular tips to speed it up?
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nothing too serious really - i had my first hillbomb fall today. i have skated some pretty gnarly hills and I have never really fallen...
i was about 3/4 of the way down on this one today - i actually thought i was good to go, i think i just hit a bit of loose bitumen/asphalt and fully lost traction. i walked back up and did it on the second go (definitely did one or two too many speed checks on the second go, wasn't anywhere near as fast/fun).
i went to lean back and fall on just my right side but the speed made me roll over as I hit the ground so now i have a good hole in my right palm, grazed my left elbow/forearm, a weird bloody scrape on my right kneecap and a bruise/rip on my left hip (like on the sticky out top bit of the pelvis). it was fun, but i'm pretty uncomfortable in pants now hahaha.
and now i am rolling a doobie to take the edge off. thanks for listening
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I just recently fucked up my shit in my ankle like two weeks ago. Dislocated that bitch and fractured my fibula which is gonna need a plate and screws.
Luckily I can still do my job (at reduced hours) but it's real strange to be in this scenario.
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I just recently fucked up my shit in my ankle like two weeks ago. Dislocated that bitch and fractured my fibula which is gonna need a plate and screws.
Luckily I can still do my job (at reduced hours) but it's real strange to be in this scenario.
oh man. wishing you a good recovery and surgery. I had the exact same injury about 11 years ago (except I also broke my forearm at the same time....). That fall took me out for a good 6 to 7 years, just shattered my confidence. My kids were small and I did not want to take risks anymore.
But I came back....and I'm still skating! In any case your road to recovery might be much quicker, but it's still a long road through physio/rehab and all. so merde to you! (in France we say 'shit' to wish good luck, as saying good luck is supposed to bring bad luck :P )
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Ankle impingement is killing me. I have it both on the front and back of my ankle joint. I took off from sports for three months basically just doing exercise and it didn't hurt. Whenever I run/jog or skate it flares up and hurts to walk and put full weight on it. Usually eases up after walking for a bit but feels achy for days. Im not really into surgery rn. My other ankle needed two surgeries already and while it feel pretty good I got super anxious to get another one.
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Anyone have experiences with when you can skate after an infection? Went to the ER for a shinner that turned into cellulitis. They gave me antibiotics. It’s the last day of antibiotics. It’s almost all cleared up (some remaining pale redness around the cut itself). I couldn’t get a clear answer from the doctor on when I’d be good to skate again. Just wanted to see if anyone else had dealt with this. Felt weird taking a week off for a shin cut but def don’t wanna make it worse