I'm one of those people. 1 Plate & 4 screws in my right arm. My bent
shaft Werner is a godsend, especially when paddling multiple days.

On Mon, 9 May 2005 16:30:29 -0700, Melissa
wrote:

Now, if someone really does suffer from certain types of chronic pain
*not* caused by poor technique, and can only find relief with either
a bent shaft or GP (or any other alternative), that's great. I would
just recommend that most people look first at their techniques, and
think about their preferred methods of manipulating a paddle in
general before deciding that simply switching from one type of paddle
to another will be the "cure" to the problems they're having.