You'll simply have to try it. I had the tennis elbow thing once too, but
paddling did not hurt it further, and I'm an aggresive white water guy. Sea
kayaking is far more controlled ( well can be , some are very aggresive
there as well ).
"Maurice M" wrote in message
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your scaring me now,

looks like I'll have to give tennis away for an extended period because of
a
tennis/golfers elbow that wont heal and I was hoping to get into sea
kayaking pretty seriously (boat hunting at the moment).

does anyone have an opinion if paddling would aggravate this sort of
injury? (I think I really know the answer but I'm hoping someone will say
its a completely different muscle group/ rotation mechanism etc g)

I still swim a few klms per week and the shoulders hold up ok to that
although breaststroke pings the ol' elbow too much for comfort.

maurice
wannabe sea kayaker

"Adolphe Menjou" "Adolphe wrote in message
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"(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?
--
PeteCresswell

Arthritis in the shoulders and elbows.

JAM