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Skiing in a cast/sling with fracture?

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jp_draves
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 37

possible? i just fractured a bone in my arm 2nd day out in the park and my parents got me a ski trip to ny for xmas next week, is it possible to ski with/any recommendations?

Dec 22 2007 9:00AM
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Gretchen.
Posts: 1163 - Karma: 87
i skied with my arm broken all last year.  Just dont take stupid/unecessary risks that could screw it up more.  you might have to tape your pole to your hand though.
Dec 22 2007 9:17AM
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jp_draves
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 37
i just wont use poles, and stupid uneccesay risks as in park?
Dec 22 2007 9:33AM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
if its a whole arm cast thend ont but if its like a small one go for it...i skied with a broken collerbone nfor a few days last year and its fine just come off the hill if ur hurtin bad and dont do anything stupid
Dec 22 2007 9:40AM
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jp_draves
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 37
by next week when i do go to ny, i might be in a sling/splint so it should be alright
Dec 22 2007 9:47AM
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finnafuckyobitch
Posts: 1647 - Karma: 864
i skied with a broken wrist fine

Dec 22 2007 9:56AM
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jp_draves
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 37
its not my wrist its my forearm just the muscles in the wrist ae strained. i've decided i will ski next week but while im at it i have a few more questions:

1. wrist gaurds, r.e.d sells them do they work?

2. any excercises/physio things i can do to strengthen and speed up healing?
Dec 22 2007 10:27AM
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Steezasaurus
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yeah i sessioned with one guy who was doing 3's and a 5. he had a compund fracture and was skiing with pins in his arm
Dec 22 2007 1:03PM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
Fibreglass casts are pretty bombproof. When I tore a thumb ligament my surgeon told me I'd be fine to ski.
Dec 22 2007 1:27PM
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hardey
Posts: 147 - Karma: 15
i ski with a cast which goes little bit above my wrist because i tore ligaments in my thumb (skiersthumb) and it works pretty well, i can do the same things i did before - but when you have a broken bone you should  be really carefull, because i don't think it's good to fall on your broken bone

Dec 22 2007 1:32PM
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LC.
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Come to think of it, good story for you...

I used to ski a lot of dryslope here in the UK. I was having an off day one day and sticking to easy 3s and 5s. A young kid asked me what was up and I told him I just wasn't feeling it. "That's nothing" he told me, "check this out", then pulled up his pant leg. He had a broken ankle and had put three pairs of socks over the cast and put that stright into the shell of his boot. And the kid was throwing smooth 3s, I swear. Gnarliest thing I've ever seen on skis.
Dec 22 2007 2:01PM
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ride-rider
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i would probly do it.
Dec 22 2007 2:06PM
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little_ey
Posts: 609 - Karma: 392
i broke my scapula once in mid season. i jjust put it in its sling, put it under my jacket, and skied no poles the rest of the season
Dec 22 2007 2:45PM
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snogurl
Posts: 466 - Karma: 12
I skiied VTO last yr with a broken wrist(two days prior)cast and no poles and got second.
also it's perfectly ok to ski with splints/brace/sling whatever you want as long as u tape up good and are smart about it. you probably won't even notice cuz you'll be havin a great time.
go have fun.
-LJ

Dec 22 2007 3:44PM
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SKlAN
Posts: 1109 - Karma: 205
i do it!
so can you!
Dec 22 2007 3:48PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
well lets just say none of us would look down on you for skiing with a sling. just take it easy and dont do anything you cant handle.
Dec 22 2007 3:50PM
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skiEER
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i skied in a sling all last year and it wasn't a problem until a fell on an urban rail and only had one arm and then dislocated my other shoulder
Dec 22 2007 4:02PM
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rightcoastskier
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i have a cast the goes up to my elbow and i skied yesterday. i cant wear my left glove so i just put a big ski sock over it and skied without poles. everything worked out fine but i was much more careful about what i did
Dec 22 2007 4:12PM
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Blurst
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whats a scapula?
and yah just dont do anything stupid but definatly ski
Dec 22 2007 5:08PM
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kristie
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 214
if you want to do tricks you might not land, you just have to learn how to fall without landing on that arm. like pull it in to your chest, make sure you don't put it down.  i've skied with broken wrists, thumbs, etc.
Dec 22 2007 5:47PM
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JibHcky
Posts: 77 - Karma: 9
I have broken my wrist the last 2 summers and continuted to play hockey with a cast on. I'm postive you could ski with a hard cast and not do any more damage to your arm. Those casts are really bombproof.
Dec 22 2007 5:57PM
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Gretchen.
Posts: 1163 - Karma: 87
unnessecary risks i meant like dont go jump off a 40 foot cliff because it looks cool, 

ski within your own boundaries
Dec 22 2007 11:54PM
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StanMcStanson
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that sucks. yeah, if your going to go with a sling, you might want to stay away from tricky rails.
Dec 23 2007 12:52AM
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CJHski
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i broke my collar bone a few days before i was going on a ski trip last year, but i still skied with my arm in a sling inside my coat for like a week......when i got back the doctor was like pissed at me, he was callin me dumb and shit, it was kinda funny, but also really stupid becuase if i would have fallen on that shoulder i would have had to get surgery
Dec 23 2007 1:05AM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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jea i did it like 3 years ago over x mas break. wait shit that was 4 years ago.
the cast helps sooo much, haha i would fall and not feel a thing
Dec 23 2007 1:40PM
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timmi
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i gots me a broken collar bone and i plan on skiing tommorrow. ive been out for 2.5 weeks though.
Dec 23 2007 1:46PM
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jp_draves
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 37
sounds good, i wish i had one of those bomb proof casts all i have is a splint (half of a cast basically) so i'm going to be cautious but i really want to do park.

what would be safer 20/25/30 foot jumps or various rails? i'm thinking i'd be more comfortable with jumps.
Dec 23 2007 2:10PM
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KravtZ
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u get mad ladies if u were the sling on the outside of ur coat!!
Dec 23 2007 2:19PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
Posts: 3128 - Karma: 179
casts are fine to ski in, just dont fall too hard cause you can break your arm really easily at the point where the cast ends, but other than that your good to go.  For some reason people freak out when they see you riding with a cast, but i really dont know why.
Dec 23 2007 2:46PM
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slopestyle4331
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 42
i was skiing with this kid at holiday valley last night
pretty good threw down som nice 270 outs and just screwing around on this wide box
Jan 3 2008 12:23PM
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Slurredstylez
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Wheres that edit of the pro on hood skiing in a sling?
Feb 9 2010 9:43PM
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