forwarding this #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark ---- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Fortune: "In a world without fences, who needs 'Gates'" -- Scott McNealy "In a world without walls, who needs 'Windows'" -- Dave Livigni ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:13:54 4 From: "skimmer_at_mail.enter.net" <skimmer_at_mail.enter.net> Reply-To: cpakayaker_at_lists.shire.net To: nyckayaker_at_envirolink.org Cc: cpakayaker_at_lists.shire.net, cpc_at_pressroom.com Subject: [CPAKayaker] pool injuries Real-To: "skimmer_at_mail.enter.net" <skimmer_at_mail.enter.net> Real-Cc: cpakayaker_at_lists.shire.net, cpc_at_pressroom.com Pool Injuries: Many of us have begun indoor pool sessions that are largely directed toward rolling instruction. In our first session this year, at the beginning of November, we ran an instructors only session in which we had one instructor and one student demonstrate for other instructors how we go about teaching someone to roll. Our entry level roll is a lay-back style roll that requires a forward tuck to set up and finishes with the paddler leaning back, as close as possible to the back deck. We usually try to put the student in a relatively small, snug-fitting boat. We often use a paddle float to help the student learn the coordination required to roll smoothly. Our student was about 50 years old, and apparently not in top physical condition. We had her work with the instructor for about 30 minutes of actual exercise in the water. In each manuver, sculling brace or sweep roll to layback position, she was assisted up by the instructor. Thus, she never had to lift her own weight in the manuver to get upright. The idea was just to let her physically experience the coordination without doing the heavy lifting. She at no time indicated that she was tired or doing anything causing pain. Presently, we stopped and put another student in the pool to demonstrate trouble shooting an "almost successful" roll. The first student seemed happy and wanted to continue instruction, but we decided it was time to let the instructors do their own practice in the pool. We routinely only carry out instruction for the first hour of our pool sessions. The first student seemed happy with the experience and departed in apparently good condition. Subsequently, we have learned that the next day or later she experienced great pain in her shoulder (s?). We do not presently know the exact nature of the problem, but she apparently missed some days of work. One speculation was that she had some irritation of the rotator cuff. We do not have a medical statement on this. Now, six weeks later she seems (by second hand reports) to be much improved. In retrospect, perhaps we should have limited her first time in the pool to 15 -20 minutes. In this case, where there were no physical signs of stress, strain, or general tiredness, it was difficult to tell when to stop. None of us observed any obvious loss of focus by the student. When I am personally teaching a student, I find students have had as much as is usefull in a session in about an hour. At that point, it is often clear that their coordination is deteriorating. I tell them to take a break, watch the other students and experts in the pool, and try to absorb the reflex patterns being demonstrated. Such students are not encouraged to train further until the next pool session. I am aware of a number of other injuries that have occured in rolling sessions. I once was in the habit of doing large numbers of C-C rolls in succession. Basically, this involves reaching to the surface, and with a strong hipsnap and downward thrust with the blade hand, turn the boat 180 degrees on its axis. It is a power move. On the 15th roll, I suddenly had no strength at all in my blade arm. I had in some way strained the tendons in my elbow. I could not get up and had to bail out in the middle of the lake. My paddling for that year was over. My left arm remained weak and painful for months. In a pool session a few years ago, a student slashed his paddle down through the water and slammed it into the bottom of the pool. Students with some physical strength often believe that, to roll, they must pull as hard as they can to get upright. The student dislocated his shoulder and was quickly shipped to the nearest hospital. Rolling is a coordination, finese manuver- not a power move. I am interested in seeing some discussion about injuries that readers are familiar with that have occured in pool sessions directed toward rolling. Thanks, Chuck Sutherland (Mike Hughes; can you forward this to Paddlewise? Thanks) http://www.enter.net/~skimmer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CPAKayaker is brought to you by the Chesapeake Paddlers Association, furthering the sport of kayaking in the Chesapeake Bay area. For information about membership, please contact Mike Hughes, at Mike.Hughes_at_pressroom.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 16 1998 - 11:30:41 PST
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