Ralph and company, Don't be so sure that every shoulder separation involvling rolling involved improper form. I had a "chronic" shoulder problem that resulted in a dislocation about once a year - in or out of the water. My dislocations were not the user friendly type the went back in place on their own. No, my dislocations involved regular trips to the emergency room where I would have to be drugged up to get the shoulder back in. I eventually needed shoulder surgery to correct the problem. The initial cause of this injury was wrestling, not kayaking. However, my shoulder did dislocate one time during a pool rolling session in Alexandria, Va. about seven years ago. Again, this wasn't a rare event, since my shoulder also gave out doing everyday activities. In the end, even a simple rotation of my arm in the air could cause the dislocation. My point is that we shouldn't be so ready to blame the paddler when a shoulder dislocation occurs. It reminds me of the way we all jump on a paddler who dies without wearing a pfd or proper clothing (although many times this criticism is warranted). I think human nature is such that we feel more comforted and believe it "couldn't happen to us" if the guy/gal did something wrong. By the way, since my shoulder surgery I haven't dislocated my shoulder rolling, or by any other means. (Even though my roll still isn't very pretty!) Just my .02. - Scott Ives rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > > > 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.... *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:51:37 PST
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