Re: Ouch

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles Stembridge) wrote:

>phew, there's a lot of things to go wrong. Broken bone, deep bruise (below
>surface where you can't see it) or you could have the early signs of a
>potentially limb threatening injury. I don't remember all the medical
>terms, but if I recall correctly, one can get an injury to the sheath that
>surrounds a muscle (by slamming into something hard when coming off a
>motorcycle, for example) which causes it to swell, shutting off blood flow
>past the sheath. Like an internal tourniquet. If left untreated, the
>tissues downstream will die...not a good thing.

Yikes that's a MikeW-Index fear-level!

>Probably nuttin, but sounds like at least an x-ray/mri is in order.

I was thinkign it was just the strain from seizing-up on impact, and
then lettign go, the muscles feel sore from over-tension, but usually
that goes away pretty quick.

>On the other hand, I couldn't go downstairs for about 3 days after the
>bearfoot enduro without moaning.

Anothyer day and I'll visit Kaiser unless it's the internal tourniquet
thing and then I'll be all green and icky and stuff...

>-- 
>Charles

-keith
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