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Article #816Injuries
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Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 20:50
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 20:50
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Injuries are possible from repetitive motions in juggling, common ones
being tendonitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. My orthopedist gave me
a couple reccomendations to avoid these
1) vary the practice/routine to bring different motions in fairly
frequently. I was advised not to go more than about 15 min without
a change, but thats me.
2) listen to your body. If it hurts, rest. Note that there are different
kinds of hurt and some kinds are just saying that you are getting
excercise, and others are saying you are getting injured
3) warm up
4) don't lock up your joints (esp wrist) for fear of getting a pull or
sprain from impoact
5) conversly, don't let your joints be too loose for fear of getting an
injury from hyperextention
and 6) (this is mine) if you are getting joint pain, you can try changing
your technique to lessen injury (for me, changing my club technique
really lessened my tendonitis)
most of all, use your head.
G
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