"(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

Boxers damage their brains

Runners wear out their knees.

Mountain bikers break collarbones.

What about paddlers?

Shoulder injuries, for sure... but what else?

I'm thinking about my vertebrae when I paddle - on every stroke, I visualize
them grinding back and forth as I twist my trunk, maybe wearing out the
cartilage like a runner wears out the knees/hips. Is there anything to this?

Other typical injuries?
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PeteCresswell

Arthritis in the shoulders and elbows.

JAM