Worst Personal Injury

[se17enteen]

I get alot of wrist sprains due to personal activities.

 

[DangerSloane]

Not personal, but heard a story about a kid rip open his scrotum on a small sprinkler that was sticking out of the ground

Ah Nuts! That sounds horrific. Takes balls to even tell anyone about that story.

 

[SBYM]

causing me to have problems with back/hammys etc but still getting a good 13-14 games a season in atm.

If this is to do with flexibility a foam roller and a canvas stretching strap will be the best money you ever spend.

 

[moses]

Ive pretty much done everything.

Knee - lucky to avoid a reconstruction after tearing ACL, MCL and PCL
Collarbone/Dislocated Shoulder - both happened in one go
Broken Cheekbone - dirty feral decided to knock me out

I did see a guy break his collarbone and it was sticking through the skin, thats probably the worst ive seen.

Against who?

 

[DangerSloane]

Against who?

Lets just say an amateur side from up north, but with another compass direction in their name ;-)

 

[DangerSloane]

If this is to do with flexibility a foam roller and a canvas stretching strap will be the best money you ever spend.

I think its more to do with the fact that the years of footy have made sure ive got a large amount of scar tissue in my hamstrings. I remember when i first tore one my physio was shocked that i'd never done one before because my "good" one was pretty messed up.

Whats the foam roller? I get the strap thing, got one of them to do stretching with.

 

[raman]

Mary Ellen Moffat. She broke my heart.

 

[Tippett2Goal]

Collarbone and both hips
1st hip was the worst injury I've ever done, ball came out of socket, slid up beside socket and snapped.
They put me on crutches, and every movement was agony, got rushed 300km odd to major hospital that night after I couldn't bring myself to move off couch.

Months in hospital and re-learning how to walk afterwards, fun times.

 

[SBYM]

I think its more to do with the fact that the years of footy have made sure ive got a large amount of scar tissue in my hamstrings. I remember when i first tore one my physio was shocked that i'd never done one before because my "good" one was pretty messed up.

Whats the foam roller? I get the strap thing, got one of them to do stretching with.

There are a million different types, with a variety of densities and surfaces, and there is certainly no shortage of info on the net about how to use them.

Mine is a cheap, quite dense, simple foam one that cost me $40 and I use it almost every day; almost exclusively on my back, hammies, and my ITB (iliotibial band) which runs down the outside of each leg. When you find a sore spot you hold it until it releases a bit, and repeat. The ITB kills like a bitch, but I honestly couldn't live without it now. I just use it before I go to bed whilst watching telly.

Using both together, my flexibility has gone from nowhere to better than average; I had a professional bike-fit on Saturday and he said I was well ahead of most in terms of lower back/hammy flexibility. Get on board, they are the shit.

 

[Gone Critical]

Have plates and pins in my R elbow and both wrists from 3 different breaks. 2 on the footy field and 1 after going over the top of a car I hit side while riding to work. He turned right in front of while I was going at pace.

Still only gave up playing footy at around 49 yo (superrules) and never had leg issues apart fom hammies

 

[bombermick]

Slipped a disk playing tennis when I tried to change direction and caused my back to seize up and I couldn't move for a few minutes. Hurt like a bitch and was confirmation I was getting old. On the plus side, the physio was a looker - made handing over those dollars more palatable.

 

[Hoffy95]

On the plus side, the physio was a hooker - made handing over those dollars more palatable.

Shit yeah.

 

[moses]

Lets just say an amateur side from up north, but with another compass direction in their name ;-)

North Pines....

 

[clivenator26]

17 shoulder dislocations, all same arm and most from sport. First one was footy, after the 4th I had an op. Things went well for about a year then pop it went, after pop number 17 I thought I'd better get another op. 3 years later no further issues but I am not entirely confident in raising it high or throwing/bowling a ball as fast as I'd like.

No better relief in the world then when it goes back in.

A few of the more humorous dislocations were sneezing, sleeping and grabbing the newspaper from under a car.

Oh and I once got my old fella caught in a zipper after a cricket GF. That was pretty painful!

 

[radiojake]

Have had a couple of knee sublaxations but nothing that has required surgery... yet... I'm pretty sure my shoulder breifly popped out on sunday while playing.. it's pretty sore still at the moment..

The worst injury I've seen while playing footy, besides a broken arm that was bent in the wrong direction, was from one of my teammates two seasons ago -

We only play pub footy so it's not super serious but injuries still happen. Anyway, this guy's right knee gives way and he drops to the ground, in which he lands on his right shoulder and busts that too! Needed an operation on both his right knee and right shoulder! He was completed incompacitated for quite a while, and unfortunately that was it for him footy wise (was a shame as he was a good player)

I found it a little ironic that he worked at Disability Sports Victoria... I imagine they would've been quite tolerant of his time of work injured/rehab

 

[DangerSloane]

North Pines....

Nah screw it, ill just say it - Salisbury West

 

[moses]

Nah screw it, ill just say it - Salisbury West

Haha, there are so many to pick from up north. Eastern Park were terrible. Heard horror stories about any team having the misfortune of playing the Wingfield Royals.

 

[radiojake]

playing against Smithfield at their home ground always bothered me, personally

 

[muttonchops]

Knee reco
Torn both hammys
Broken hand
Torn calf
Torn quad
Torn groin
Concussion multiple
Cut head x 3
Broken rib

Pretty standard stuff really.

 

[DangerSloane]

Haha, there are so many to pick from up north. Eastern Park were terrible. Heard horror stories about any team having the misfortune of playing the Wingfield Royals.

playing against Smithfield at their home ground always bothered me, personally

Yep those two scare the crap outta me.
Eastern Park arent too bad, their locals are worse than their players.
I had a spectator walk on the field at an away game once and threaten me.

 

[DangerSloane]

Knee reco
Torn both hammys
Broken hand
Torn calf
Torn quad
Torn groin
Concussion multiple
Cut head x 3
Broken rib

Pretty standard stuff really.

Cut head doesnt count, but your rap sheet looks like mine. Id like to say congratulations, but I think comiserations are in order.

My injuries:
- Torn both hammys
- Torn both quads
- Broken Collarbone x 2
- Dislocated Shoulder
- Majorly Torn MCL (Minor ACL and PCL)
- Ankle x 204,398
- Broken ribs
- Broken thumb
- Concussion x 3 (that i can remember)

 

[xxxWillxxx]

i strained my index finger refreshing the harry o thread the last couple of days. you guys dont know what i have to deal with

 

[DangerSloane]

i strained my index finger refreshing the harry o thread the last couple of days. you guys dont know what i have to deal with

Is that you harry?

 

[drummoyne]

Scapholunate tear (ligament in the wrist)

I took a few years to be diagnosed and eventually repaired in surgery but I know I first injured it playing footy.

 

[Slax]

Torn Achilles
Dislocated shoulder

What actually caused the most discomfort was went into the post back first and broke 3 ribs, could barely breathe for a couple of weeks, had to lie on my stomach and try coughing in the middle of winter with broken ribs