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We are back at it here as well - when Larry is not traveling

Forgot the fly.....not the first time for that or a low pull llbd......I don’t know if I can tell the difference quite frankly. The water temp is about 70 degrees. Had the dry suit on last week but not anymore as long as Mother Nature continues to agree!

75 Tique wrote: Dave, I'm hurt. Why are you going to Lane Bowers when you have Greg and Me to guide you along? Lane

Larry, you forgot one of Lane's greatest accolade's,
1964-1991 - Growing up on the same Block as Brownie and Quinner, lmao

I need to copy that :) I didn't even know I did that

I could drive if you want!

Thanks for the invite. October is harvest time for me being a midwest farmer so that probably wont work but that may just mean a special trip sometime. I am a bit envious of the longer season down south. Good skiing by the way. Keep the pics coming.

tbeard,

I am happy to help in any way that you need me to help you get going safely again. Just let me know what goals you have or what you want to accomplish.

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A month is a long time, has she been to a doctor – a good one for an MRI to know if there was any real damage.   As for strengthening the neck after she is turned loose I would say a combination of strength and flexibility is ideal – I am a fan pilates and romwod.

I think every barefooter has had some neck trauma. It's rather unavoidable. Probably whiplash, I've gotten it backwards and forwards. Sometimes it takes a whole year to really go away, depends on the initial damage done how often you keep crashing!

I don't like wearing a neck brace forwards either.

Kevin- somehow, that was exactly what she needed to hear. She said she feels way better knowing that some level of pain is normal and should be expected (although maybe this one is on the extreme end of the spectrum)

Bill- yeah, she really has come a long way. She's really flexible and strong so she's taken to it very naturally every step of the way. You say you don't like chiropractic for neck, do you have a history with (or recommendation for) neck problems?

The last thing I want is to have her hurt something and then make it worse.

I went to a chiropractor once, not for myself but to watch with a friend.

He cranked her head so hard and so fast for a neck adjustment that I almost threw up. It was like snapping carrot or celery stick. No ***************ing way I'm having my neck twisted like that.

When you're new to anything it all happens so fast. Barefoot falls for me now feel like slow motion where I am thinking and processing what went wrong before the fall is even over. I ski "a lot" I guess but there are definitely a lot of folks that ski even more.

The more she skis the slower things will feel and she'll have more time to take falls better. Flat faced and chested falls are always going to hurt.

Time to step it up David

IAughtNaut wrote: Hey everyone, looking for some voices of experience, RE: barefooting neck support/injuries. Any words of wisdom or experience from the crowd?

I have been debating whether or not to jump in on this topic - for the obvious reasons... I won't get all preachy or anything like that, but through my whole experience, I did learn one thing and the more research I did, the more I learned it is VERY consistent. So here it is:

If you take a bad wipe out and you experience a specific pain afterwards, that pain is like a burning session between your shoulder blades - seek medical attention immediately, better yet call 911, get a neck brace on and get on a back board. This pain, often described as feeling like a "Ring of fire" is an almost 100% indicator of broken or displaced vertebrae - and that is not something to mess around with. I can explain why you get that pain, but lets just leave it at it is a very consistent symptom.

The last thing you want to do is try to get out of your expensive barefoot suit or heater shirt or god forgive, drive yourself to the hospital - yeah, I did all of that, I am one lucky son-of-a-gun. So don't be like Steve. (BTW - all of the health care workers (a couple who are skiers) after looking at my video, agree a neck brace probably would have helped, but again, my wipeout was pretty unusual, and there is a long line of "what if's" that led to the crash.)

Ok, I miss the thrill of footing like you wouldn't believe, but I am living vicariously through everyone of you!

As much as I like chiropractors maybe you should take her in Adam and be checked out. We want to see her on the mend when we see you two in a month.