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Injury - 12:55 26 Apr 07 Is there any evidence of skating-induced knee injury....in the active, older skater, other than from falling!?

Old is not 25, or even 55!

(Thanks to you all for the responses received)

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Re:Injury - 13:23 26 Apr 07 Hmm don't know is the short answer....but as with any sport if you apply a lot of pressure to a particular joint etc., then it "may" cause problems.

Freeman you're our medical person, or Lemming you're our other fountain of sports injuries (well actually that's Timo coz he's done most, but he's not here) any ideas ?

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Re:Injury - 13:38 26 Apr 07 All the links I have studied only show that fractures are the most common skating injury requiring hospital attention, and are more likely in the 'older' skater. Most infer that skating is a good form of non impact excercise, providing you don't fall.

There is plenty of evidence of sprains, bruises and abrasions. These however normally heal with rest and time.

Try Googling around with various word permutations.

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Re:Injury - 15:12 26 Apr 07 You're less likely to sustain knee injuries from skating than from running/jogging (excluding those injuries caused by falling, of course!), although all weight-bearing exercise carries some risk of that. Use of knee pads will go some way to reducing your risk of serious falls-related injuries while skating. Skating can also help to prevent knee pain by strengthening the muscles that support the knee.

Je suis belle et ça ne demande aucun effort

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Re:Injury - 17:58 26 Apr 07 Don't know for sure, but you would need to strengthen that area a lot if you've got anything like enough knee bend. Same as anything where there's a lot of stress on a joint. If it feels bad then you've probably just over used it a bit. Give it time to heal, use a support bandage to keep it warm and take it easy.

Mind you, I think I've totally knackered my foot in my speed skates and I'm still gonna race in them on Sunday... Not exactly a poster child for rest and good sense..

Post edited by: lemming, at: 17:59 26 Apr 07 ! Skate Monkey !

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Freeman

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Re:Injury - 00:45 27 Apr 07 well skating is better on the knees compared to running as there is less impact for the kness to absorb.

As for the damage skating can do to your knees, it all depends on what you are doing and how hard you are pushing yourself on your skates.

skating at a comfortable pace will not do much damage, if any, to your knees, however if you are really pushing hard you will obviously be putting more pressure through the knees which could result in a bit of wear and tear.

If you slalom a lot like me, you can damage your knees quite easily if you are not careful, just like i have!! If i go down on to my haunches and then stand up again my right knee gives out a long tearing crackling sound as i stand! But then slalom does involve a lot of twisting movements and a lot of pressure does go through the knees.
Saying that, most people dont push themselves as hard as i do when slaloming so they dont have to worry so much.

now if you hurt your knee/s, i believe it is best to rest them, put a support on and try not use it. Dont skate on it untill it has healed properly, and when you do start skating on it again, take it easy and make sure you warm up properly...

here is a good website about knee injuries:
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/Knee_ligament_injuries.html

just dont hit the cones!

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MCS

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Re:Injury - 10:01 27 Apr 07 Good post Freeman.

Consider yourself promoted.

Very interesting link.

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