On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:01:50 -0700, Matt wrote: >Gordin wrote: ><Snip>>>>>>Now my legs are burning, my lungs have collapsed and I'm not even >a third >of the way down when I planted my right pole directly onto a rock. >I felt the shock right through to the bones in my elbow.<<<<<snip> > >Thirty some years ago my solution to those hard pole plants was shock >absorbers in my ski poles. <snip> My solution to "tennis elbow" (in my case from weight training) is to use one of the ProTec http://www.pro-tecathletics.com/home.htm products. I've used their knee bands and forearm bands for 5 or 6 years and my problems have been reduced/eliminated. HTH -- cheers, Stephen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 07 2004 - 15:44:03 PDT
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