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Post subject: Broken Wrists - how not to do it again
 Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 02:58 PM
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I've now managed to break my wrist in the same place twice (1st time 2 years ago at the SCUK Winter bash, 2nd time last week) and am looking for ways to not do it again (giving up snowboarding, obviously, isn't an option).
I asked the doctor at the fracture clinic about the break and seemingly I'm likely to break it in the same place again as the break will always be the path of least resistance. Her other advice was wearing wrist guards...
....the 1st time I did it I had Dakine wrist guards on, last week I had Level Biomex gloves on.
Anyone got any suggestions on how I can avoid doing it again?
(sensible or silly suggestions welcome - I need some cheering up!). |
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Post subject: RE: Broken Wrists - how not to do it again
Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 03:10 PM
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dont fall with your hands out, or dont put your hands to save you.
instead try falling onnto your forearms if your tumbling forward. (if that makes sense)
and well if ur falling back just kinda tuck in a bit and either fall on your ass
or let your elbows take the brunt raather than stickin your hands down.
i know its hard as ur natural reaction is to reach out to break your fall..
just a suggestion |
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Post subject: RE: Broken Wrists - how not to do it again
Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 03:12 PM
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yeah DONT fall over  |
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Post subject: RE: Broken Wrists - how not to do it again
Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 03:22 PM
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| Attach stabilisers to your board like you would a bike |
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Post subject: RE: Broken Wrists - how not to do it again
Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 03:24 PM
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as rhys says....
I wear protection but try to fall as safely as possible. |
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Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 03:39 PM
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yeh i try to twist and roll just wen i start falling so i land on my side or back. this kinda spreads the impact out a bit too.
think i've broken the habit of landin on my wrists now by doin so. I remember when i was learning i always finished the day with sore wrists. |
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Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 04:39 PM
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| how did you do it with level gloved on. i have some and they are awesome ! |
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Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 05:22 PM
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| I managed to fall, nothing fancy or clever. Just trying to get out of the way of a skier who stopped suddenly in front of me on a really narrow run! |
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Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 05:51 PM
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as ppl have said.
dont stick your arms out!
they are week just take the hit with your body or if you have to put your arms out then fore arms. |
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Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 06:15 PM
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oh, bummer V...for obvious reasons I am not gonna offer and advice on how to avoid breaking bones 
What ya doing avoiding skiers? There's your problem, just hit them, they deserve it. |
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Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 06:27 PM
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After i broke my arm i have always grabbed my pants if i can and let my bum take the brunt of the fall... if i'm about to fall on my face then i get my forearms to take the brunt rather than my hand... result is that i dont have as many sore wrists and the occasional sore bum =))
and yes i agree, skiers that fall in front of you deserve to get hit... there was one that fell directly in front of me after comin in from behind me to the right and thought the best way to stop was to fall in front of me... course i didn't have any time to react so i rode straight into her skis, rode away fine myself but she ended up with broken bindings... quite frankly ithink she got away easy... |
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Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 09:08 AM
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learn to fall is the only way to do it.
It's instinctive to put your arm out, with snow sports it's usually the wrist that goes!
It's similar in biking, but instead it's usually the collar bone that gets it, i know at least half the old mtb team i raced with had broken collar bones at some point!
Might be worth going the whole hog and getting the flexmeter gloves, they offer even more protection than biomex, but start to make your bank balance suffer and restrict movement more than biomex. |
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Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 09:58 AM
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check out this link
http://www.ski-injury.com/wrist.htm
learning to fall is something that can be completely overlooked by teaching staff, okay a lot of it is experience but ingraining some knowledge into newbies grey matter about falling correctly can really help, as if they keep getting remind at low speed etc then when they need to do it for real it'll be intuative. |
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Posted: Mar 10, 2008 - 09:28 AM
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Yo Branny when doing my Basi course one of our instructors told us of a guy that successfully sued a snowschool as he had injured himself when being shown how to fall. I don't need to tell you it occured in the US. He's an english instructor but cautioned about teaching people to fall. I think it's crazy to not let people in on the secret myself but such is the way of the world.
As everyone has said tuck those hands into your body and fall on your forearms if you go forward. I think the best way is to teach yourself not to be afraid of falling, once you know you're going just relax into it. Sounds daft but got taught this when doing track days on motorbikes, the more you try to resist your fall the more you will break bits of yourself. Relaxing instead of tensing during a fall is the key. |
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Branny
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Posted: Mar 10, 2008 - 10:10 AM
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yellowlala wrote:
but cautioned about teaching people to fall.
argghhh...the no win no fee mentality rules again...personally i'd sue the instructor who didn't teach me how to fall!!
okay don't throw the newbies down the slope and see how they stop, but advise them of the safe methods, ie forearms, and bums rather than hands & heads.
Then remind them each time they fall and don't follow the methodology |
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