----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Koenig" <paddlin_at_home.com> Sent: Martes, 25 de Enero de 2000 06:32 p.m. > I dislocated my shoulder yesterday during a rather vigorous high brace > recovery on essentially flat water yesterday> > > I'm wondering if anyone out there can direct me to info re rehabilitation. I also dislocated my left shoulder while white water kayaking back in 1995. I was in a canyon of a class IV river with no roads close enought to quit. None of my friends or the guide acceeded to reduce it. I had to finish the canyon in a raft wich took 3 hours and other three with the car to reach the hospital. Once there doctor ordered to wait for other 6 hours to safely apply me general anesthesia. The arm has been out of place for such a long time it would be impossible to reduce other way, without producing more injuries. He also said that we did the best, as none of us were doctors or trained to reduce it. Back in home I wanted to know how bad it was. I consulted many doctors, and all of them said if I manage to avoid other dislocation in the next 2 years, it wouldn´t probably get out again. So I hanged my kayaks high on the roof, turned my vcr on, and spent the next 2 years watching any video about kayaking I could get. Never happened again .......... Wish you a find a better way ! Fernando López Arbarello uktkayak_at_interar.com.ar *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 25 2000 - 17:26:34 PST
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