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Breaking my thumbs joints son!

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Jib-Ninja
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So pretty much that last two weeks I have been going really hard and progressing like mad. And i have had a shit ton of falls. The main crash today was when i cased the kicker while doing a mute grab 3. It turned into a 5 lol. But yah i think somehow during that crash i broke or sprained my thumb. Or mabye it was when i shot out of the shotgun rail when i did a switchup right near the end of the rail and went down HARD onto the ice landing/rollaway. In one of the crashed i must have broken my thumbs joints.

Two weeks in a row now?!?!?! Somebody plz tell me whats going on and how to prevent this.

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S3B
Posts: 251 - Karma: 24
must have?  dude go to the hospital and get x-rays so your thumb doesn't stay gimped for life, you might have a break or a bone chip, a bad sprain if your ligament is badly enough stretched requires surgery sometimes too,
peace
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Luc.
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welcome to the wonderful world of skiers thumb.
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Ski.Ballet
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I've had so many problems with my thumbs over the past few years. If you actually think you may have broken something, go to a doctor. Usually it's just torn ligaments. I went to an orthopedist and got a referral for a custom thumb brace that's made out of heat-molded plastic. It works pretty well, but does not completely prevent injuries. I'm pretty sure there was a thread about his a while ago, where some guy posted a pic of the type of brace I'm talking about.
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AEROPLAEHN
Posts: 1353 - Karma: 192
i re-injured my skiers thumb recently :( so i know how you feel it sucks..
i suggest ibuprofen, marijuana (cept i cant even use a lighter with one of my hands..), icing, and immobilizing it so it can heal (wrap it w a ace bandage / thumb brace / cast), icy-hot / biofreeze can be nice.

the first time i fucked my thumb up i was in a cast - but it wasn't broken just torn lig/tendons, but it hurt like fuck and I thought it was broken.  If it is way swollen then it could be broken - if you're unsure get x-rays.
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Aaaron.
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ice it every hour.
helps sooooo much.
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Jib-Ninja
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Uhmm, fuck X-rays, Im too ballin for that shit. lol. Just fuckin, but I dont think it is serious enough to go to the doctor and raise my health innsurance. I will do what everybody suggests and ice it and put it in a ace wrap. But if it happens next week again i will def. go to the doctor and ask what i should do. My dad said he used to always get it and its probobly just a sprain.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys.

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sirskizalot
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Aaaron.
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ooh, and hold your poles right.
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AEROPLAEHN
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 no poles skiin :D
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Jib-Ninja
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Oh dude, trust me i do. I have been sense i started using poles as just a lil youngin.

But yah, my dad told me the exact same thing.

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Limerick_jibber
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Yeah I've had the same problem this season, I skied no poles until it felt better, and now I'm back to using poles again.
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