Hi, well i went and pulled my hamstring friday eve.i was riding at the
local park and lost my balance.i caught my self in time to feel my
hamstring rip and then pop. i was wondering if any one else has done this.
the doc just gave me drugs and said i was grounded for a while.i don’t
think he likes unicycles much. i can kind of walk now,after 3 days of
laying on my back,well actually
2.the 3rd was kind of up on crutches. i was wanting to know about how long
it took before you were riding your uni again. Thanks, Shane.
“Shane McFarland” <Ardvaark@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> well i went and pulled my hamstring friday eve.i was riding at the local
> park and lost my balance.i caught my self in time to feel my hamstring
> rip and then pop.
Ouch!!!
> the doc just gave me drugs and said i was grounded for a while.i don’t
> think he likes unicycles much.
I remember the medical types’ reactions when I told them how I broke my
wrist: “Hockey? On a unicycle?!”. The physiotherapist told me to find a
new hobby (with a strong hint of “or else”…
Arnold the Aardvark
I can relate the doctor’s reaction to others I’ve had from those who have not been introduced to unicycling. We were looking for an indoor facility for our club and had to expend some effort to educate both the school district (we’re in an elem. school gymnasium) and an insurance company that unicycling is not the ultra-dangerous sport they believed it to be…at least in the way that we are performing in the sport.
Bruce
Arnold the Aardvark wrote:
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> I remember the medical types’ reactions when I told them how I broke my
> wrist: “Hockey? On a unicycle?!”. The physiotherapist told me to find a
> new hobby (with a strong hint of “or else”…
>
> Arnold the Aardvark
Man that really burns my ass! hehe
You’d think that something as relatively small like a pulled hamstring or
a broken wrist would be compared to the incredible numbers of people who
die from couch potato syndrome, namely heart attachs, strokes etc.; to
think nothing of the incredible sense of well-being that something that
unicycling and other sports that give you a real workout gives you.
The doctors and the insurance man should be out there with you saying
“Awesome… let me try that!”, knowing that a broken wrist is not a death
sentence. He should have said “Now, next time use wrist-guards and let me
know how many goals you make at unicycle hockey.”
My step-son spends hours and hours and hours in front of computer games
and Nintendo. Try to get him out on his scooter for more than a few
minutes…! He just feels energized enough to get in front of the
joystick again!
Christopher Grove
–
“I never MET a man I didn’t like.” -Will Rogers
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I’ve been thinking.
I’ve seen several pics of people being pulled by their dogs.
Now… If you could just see my daughter’s annoyingly noisy hamster at
about 3 O’clock in the morning you’d realize just how much energy these
little power-houses have. I may just tie a string to the little begger and
see how far he can pull me.
And if I just happen to glide a little faster than he can run… I may
just get a good night’s sleep.
(Ooooo. That’s pretty gruesome.)
Christopher
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