Scrared! To ski or not to ski.

[LoopSki]

Somehow my dumb ass managed to dislocated and fractured both shoulders last summer. First was my left shoulder barefooting dislocated it had it have that put back in by a doctor. Then marmot later I slipped and fell and dislocated the other shoulder but that one popped back in on its own. Doc recommend surgery on both but I haven’t done it yet. He said it wasn’t 100% necessary but I’ll always be at risk for dislocating my shoulders in the future. It’s been a painful last couple months but I’m almost pain-free and have full movement back again. I’m terrified though to go out and ski the spring mess them up even more. Doctor said this is the first time he’s ever seen someone fracture shoulders at the same time. Lucky me

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mateo_Vargas]

Looks good to me, go for it!

[Than_Bogan]

A good herbicide should take care of those plants growing in your skin and then you'll be good to go!

 

-Possibly Not Actual Doctor

[Dirt]

Go trick with your neighbor Ryan Nason. You will most likely get hurt even worse. I hit my head on my ski and it hit me in the nuts on the same fall due to his coaching.

[Rednucleus]

Maybe consider a good PT program to assess how your shoulders are doing

[tjs1295]

@LoopSki I have had both labrums repaired over the years from multiple dislocations. I haven't had many problems with my shoulders since then, but I don't push it either. Two hands on the handle with my lats engaged is a pretty stable position for my shoulders. I cringe when I see the professional skiers reach during some turns. I can't do that anyway, but would never attempt either. I always have two hands on the handle. I only free ski for fun, so it's not an issue for me. I also have loose joints overall. Those with more stable joints at baseline might have an easier time recovering stability, and avoiding future dislocations. Either way, I learned from my teenage years what my shoulders can and cannot do, and have adapted my behaviors.

[Hockdog]

@Dirt, that was Nason’s new coaching strategy, take out the old guys one by one, less competition for him!

[lpskier]

If you are scared of skiing, don’t ski. What you think about, you bring about. Once you are over being scared, go ski. A fun life is not lived in a bubble.

[Stevie Boy]

when you get older, you do not bounce so well, bin the barefooting, go ski.

[liquid d]

You're fine to ski; just don't crash.

[MDB1056]

Get overhauled and you should be good for another 100,000 miles. Skiing while scared is dangerous. You look a good 20 years younger than me, so way too young to hang it up.