Forget his name now but there was a physio who for his project examined
the status of the backs of paddlers who work in the industry -
instructors and the like. He discovered that they had greater incidents
of back injury than nurses. Talk to the play boaters and you will
discover they all have bad backs.

Me I have hyper-extended cruciate ligaments in both knees for getting
pinned and wrapping my knees the wrong way around the cockpit rim but
this isn't a common injury.

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"(PeteCresswell)" writes
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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Dave Manby