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Post subject: Boardin with broken wrist!!
 Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 03:15 AM
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hey doing half a season in nz been here just over a week and unfortunately my gf has broken her wrist!! so gutted!! at the hospital the bloke wrapping her arm in a cast said she would be fine to hit the slopes again just give it a week! the cast has to be on for 6 weeks, we only have 5 left!!!
just wondering if anyone has been faced with this sort of situation before and did you still board and how was it? she is gutted and wants to still board but is worried of doin more damage!
and it was all going so well boardin over here we just wana get back on it!! any advice would be great! |
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Post subject: RE: Boardin with broken wrist!!
Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 06:51 AM
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Post subject: RE: Boardin with broken wrist!!
Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 08:20 AM
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i did the same the second day in tignes.
Was told it would be fine so carried on riding. I was alittle worried about falling but the few times i did were ok. The cast works as a heavy duty wrist guard and stops its moving.
It did cost me £50 to mind a pair of XXL mits that would fit over the cast though! |
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Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 09:25 AM
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Same. Broke mine on the 2nd day of the first bash. Rode the last 2 with the cast, also rode another week the next month with the cast still on, and a long weekend the month after with cast off, but the pins still in.
One word of warning, your insurance policy will probably not cover the same arm for 6 months, so take care or you could end up with a large bill. |
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Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 10:05 AM
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Posted: Jul 14, 2008 - 09:04 AM
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When I broke my wrist (twice) I was told by the doctor not to do any sports inc. snowboarding for at least 6 weeks. They also gave me a letter stating the same thing. The thing was that because they had stated that I was no longer insured to snowboard. So, if I'd gone out and injured another part of me I wouldn't have been insured.
Admittedly when I last broke my wrist I did some cheeky boarding on the slope behind the chalet. However, I knew if I injured myself I would be able to get back to the chalet and say I'd fallen outside or something.
I guess it also depends on how good you are. If you're a beginner then you might be likely to fall. If you're more experienced then you could go out boarding but take it easy. |
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Posted: Jul 14, 2008 - 02:56 PM
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| alright, i broke my wrist about 8 months ago, thankfully an operation 6 weeks ago seems to have sorted it out. i went riding in scotland a couple of times while i ha my cast of - my reasoning behind it was that you are not going to get any better protection than a cast!!! the dr's did tell me not to ride, and i took it really easy - nokickers or rails, just playing about with wind lips and balls of snow from the edge of the kat plow. finding a glove to fit over it was the hardest thing, i opted for a set of 'magic' gloves - one size truly does fit all!!! |
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Posted: Jul 14, 2008 - 03:23 PM
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yeah, finding a glove to go over the cast is the hardest bit...a sock is about the only thing that fits.
Actually I found that you don't really need gloves. Sure it's cold, but your hands get used to it surprisingly quickly. Gloves just stop you adapting, your fingers get just as cold. I've since read the stories of several yachtsmen who say the same thing, in the long run, gloves don't really help, they just get in the way. |
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Posted: Jul 15, 2008 - 09:41 AM
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| thanks for th replies. she just needed a bit of support from other people that have done the same thing to persuade her to get on the slopes. nxt thing then get lookin for some xxl gloves, then get on to some serious shreddin!! |
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Posted: Jul 22, 2008 - 09:41 AM
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| I broke mine 7 years ago and they said i wasn't allowed to ride with a cast (probably because i was too little) but i did ski for the rest of the week which was fine. I must have been out all day skiing with the cast, so that's another option if she's a bit nervous. |
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Posted: Jul 22, 2008 - 12:31 PM
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I have broken my wrist snowboarding twice now, well three times actually but the hospital missed one of them and by the time they realised 10 weeks later it was a bit late to do anything.
Anyway I have always continued riding on dryslope too. I am quite used to breaking bones, I did a lot as a child, so once I have a cast I don't even think about it. Once when I was about 8 I used my cast as a rounders bat as I couldn't hold the actual bat and didn't want to miss out on PE 
So as long as she is feeling ok about it then year go ride, just remember to get a good glove as you don't want to get the cast wet! |
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Posted: Jul 22, 2008 - 08:34 PM
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| i've just broke mine, but i'm a complete beginner. i think what was said previous is right if your girlfriend is ok at boarding then go for it! Personally, as an absolute beginner, i'm off the slope until its healed. I will be tumbling more than a slinky on a flight of stairs and dont want to take the chance of doing lots of more damage. If i was a better, more experienced rider, i would be back on tomorrow!! |
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Posted: Jul 22, 2008 - 08:50 PM
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Hey sno-man!
Gutted to hear about the GF, hope she's back shredding with the new gloves 
I am now in Christchurch as of today 23rd July and will be driving up to Queenstown tomorrow, where are you staying and we'll arrange to meet up as discussed previously...
Speak to you both soon |
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