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DreadHawkins
Posts: 59 - Karma: 13
so I just got skiers thumb and I have to get surgery so im wondering if anyone has had this and how long it takes to get back in the game. I also broke it in a two spots but I have a cast so I figured that it didn't really matter.
Feb 4 2011 11:01PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
da fuck is skiers thumb?
and searchbar
Feb 4 2011 11:02PM
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NW_Rider
Posts: 2580 - Karma: 314
fall+hands out+holding poles=fucked thumb.

But surgery for it? damn man, vibes.
Feb 4 2011 11:03PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
so doing something wrong?
Feb 4 2011 11:05PM
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NW_Rider
Posts: 2580 - Karma: 314
its like the phrase "Tennis Elbow", its just a common injury for skiers.
Feb 4 2011 11:06PM
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DUKES
Posts: 5150 - Karma: 691
hmmmm glad i dont use poles
Feb 4 2011 11:08PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061

LOL

no im kidding youre really cool and hip and new wave and shit. whatever you kids call it these days. trendy?

how many skiers at the xgames did you see not using poles?

exactly .

Feb 4 2011 11:10PM
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Mailbox
Posts: 109 - Karma: 10
I had it last year on one hand, and like my first fall this year i re-injured it. i don't think it will ever go away.
Feb 4 2011 11:56PM
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Most-D
Posts: 729 - Karma: 1,088
...can suck my non-existant penis, biatch.
Feb 4 2011 11:58PM
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jorb.co
Posts: 2581 - Karma: 468
dislocated my thumb 6 times. and you dont see no threads bout it.
Feb 5 2011 12:22AM
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jorb.co
Posts: 2581 - Karma: 468
dislocated my thumb 6 times. and you dont see no threads bout it.
Feb 5 2011 12:22AM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
hold your poles so the strap doesn't go over your thumb? or is this unrelated to straps
Feb 5 2011 12:29AM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
hold your poles so the strap doesn't go over your thumb? or is this unrelated to straps
Feb 5 2011 12:29AM
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JIBpsy^^
Posts: 2851 - Karma: 36
I took some no pole runs today cuz i was at a race and felt the need to look even more park ratish. It was fun. Vail has some hella fun boxes
Feb 5 2011 12:34AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
Posts: 2544 - Karma: 79
seriously?

you'd think by now people would learn how to put their pole straps on so they don't get destroyed. i'll help.

1) put your hand UP through the strap
2) grasp handle around strap and pole
3) if you fall, let go, and the pole will fall below you, and the handle will not be a lever on your thumb to destroy it
4)?????????
5) Profit
Feb 5 2011 12:36AM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
this................
Feb 5 2011 12:40AM
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.jesus.
Posts: 2288 - Karma: 22
i've seen you posting a lot and honestly you seem to be a useless fucking troll.
Feb 5 2011 12:40AM
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Deezy
Posts: 4580 - Karma: 1,004
wait... you mean ppl dont normally do it this way?


Feb 5 2011 12:43AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
Posts: 2544 - Karma: 79
no most people go down through the strap and just grab the handle so when they fall, the strap holds their hand around the handle and they fall on it, and the handle acts as a fulcrum for fucking shit up i guess
Feb 5 2011 12:52AM
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Yinzer
Posts: 1011 - Karma: 73
I feel for you man, for all who don't know what exactly skiers thumb is, it's wheer you tear the ligament that helps with the "grabbing" motion of the thumb, ei. holding a pole. Tore mine in the yard, hurt for a LONG TIME. Still does when I'm liftin. I didnt catch mine early enough to get surgery (you need to in 3 weeks or they cant fix it), so but after like 9 months I don't feel it anymore.
Feb 5 2011 1:06AM
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DreadHawkins
Posts: 59 - Karma: 13
wow your such a badass I wish I could be more like you.... anyway like ShredTheGnarnia said just don't do backyard backflips with your straps on.
Feb 5 2011 1:11PM
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.jr
Posts: 5313 - Karma: 356
But you still have to drop the pole, maybe its just me but when Im going down I dont think, hey I should throw my poles now. It doesn't matter what way you wrap your arm around the strap, if you dont throw the poles, its going to hurt your thumb.

Either way, no poles.
Feb 5 2011 1:17PM
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MN_Nice
Posts: 3824 - Karma: 56
Because poles make you a better skier. amirite?
Feb 5 2011 1:19PM
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.jr
Posts: 5313 - Karma: 356
poles, full tilt, jiberish, eg2crowbarIOs, tall tees, and anything bigger than 2xl make you at least 2 times the better skier. Everyone knows that.
Feb 5 2011 2:07PM
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Yinzer
Posts: 1011 - Karma: 73
No. It's actually a medical term used, used to call it gamekeepers thumb
Feb 5 2011 2:08PM
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Mr.Gaga
Posts: 2021 - Karma: 542
Man that is why I cut my straps after my first skier thumb. Sucks for your operation +vibes man
Feb 5 2011 2:14PM
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I.Am.Lorde.
Posts: 1286 - Karma: 403
shit dude, u have to get surgery, ive gotten it 2 times and havnt had to get surgery yet, + vibes man
Feb 5 2011 2:23PM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
you need thumbs to ski?
Feb 5 2011 2:33PM
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PON3
Posts: 3817 - Karma: 783
i just hate straps on poles
Feb 5 2011 2:36PM
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mommy
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but you do have a penis, my sweet. just think of every clit as a tiny, non-urinating cock.
Feb 5 2011 2:56PM
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Yinzer
Posts: 1011 - Karma: 73
Also, you think someone would get surgery for "thumb bang"?
Feb 5 2011 3:01PM
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theline
Posts: 1507 - Karma: 92
same thing happened to me last season but it didn't require surgery. mine was just a fairly mild ligament tear, and i didn't stop skiing, just wrapped the hand and skied slightly more cautiously. not sure how much longer your recovery time will be, but i'd imagine at least a few weeks. and that fucker will hurt for months after. really a bitch of an injury. +vibes.
Feb 5 2011 3:28PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
meh when i skied with poles i knew how to put them on properly and still hurt my thumbs. it doesnt really matter how you wear the strap, you can still hurt yourself. my solution is no poles, especially in park.
Feb 5 2011 3:38PM
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Duenskie
Posts: 231 - Karma: 17
i always take off the straps so i dont fuck up my thumbs. plus you can break your wrists with straps
Feb 5 2011 5:58PM
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JewRad
Posts: 432 - Karma: 23
what this thread is fraking me out, i just got it today, fell on it twice, it really hurts, but do i need surgery, i dont want pain for 9 months that sucks. Is surgery necessary or is that just for extreme cases? it hurts though without a doubt.
Feb 12 2011 10:59PM
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HermioneGranger
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 101
This. I've never bothered with the straps on my poles...
Feb 12 2011 11:01PM
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bakedpow
Posts: 8770 - Karma: 10,467
I have never hurt my thumb from poles. I don't use the strap when in the trees but i find it very helpful having a strap on my hand, i really don't want to lose my poles.
Feb 12 2011 11:05PM
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marley-skis
Posts: 794 - Karma: 330
I have major skiers thumb and it has nothing to do with straps. i have the habit of putting my hands down base of thumb toward the ground, if im about to fall. i just wear a thumb brace on whichever thumb hurts the most. although its very annoying
Feb 12 2011 11:40PM
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Dowdy_Ficklen
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
Its all in how you try to land when you fall. Had it happen tonight without straps, twice in about 5 minutes. This shit sucks.
Mar 11 2011 11:28PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
I have used poles before, but NEVER on a regular basis and so glad I havent. Dont plan on ever starting too use em.
Mar 11 2011 11:34PM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,662
don't use pole straps. chuckin' your poles when you fall is boss
Mar 11 2011 11:39PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
just lose the poles and start skiing as soon as youre comfortable

i was skiing 2 weeks after breaking mycollar bone
Mar 11 2011 11:42PM
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Chokolite
Posts: 1050 - Karma: 23
This. My poles don't even have straps and I've gotten it. It's all about landing on your hand holding your pole, and crushing your thumb with your body weight on your pole. fuckin hurts
Mar 11 2011 11:48PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51645 - Karma: 162,278
Doesn't hurt as much as snowboard knuckle.
Mar 12 2011 12:06AM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
the poles have nothing to do with it when i get them... Its just my thumb sticking out and then i fall and my thumb gets dragged and wrenched and its sucks
Mar 12 2011 1:31AM
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Dowdy_Ficklen
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
yeah, what this guy said. I had it happen last night and I wasnt using the straps. Its all in how you fall. Shit sucks, bigtime.
Mar 12 2011 9:34AM
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LeadThug420
Posts: 869 - Karma: 26

You're a fucking idiot.  I broke both my thumbs this season, and I wasn't using pole straps either time. 

Does anybody have any working advice for how to prevent this (other than just not wearing poles)?

Jun 24 2011 1:51PM
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Talacious[Tally]
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 189
Exactly why I don't use pole straps. They are also dangerous skiing in the trees, if your pole gets caught on something and you have pole straps on you can cause some major damage to your wrist/elbow/shoulder. I'd rather lose a pole than get hurt.
Jun 24 2011 2:48PM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
Poles don't cause skiers thumb, but i do agree that its dangerous if the pole gets caught in trees or a fence net or something.
Jun 24 2011 3:25PM
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Inline.
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 432
i had it. wasnt as severe as yours tho. it sucks balls doesnt it
Jun 24 2011 3:36PM
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