Pool Related Injuries . . . . .

Kickin' Chicken

Kickin' Chicken

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Last night I damn near knocked my left index finger off on a break shot. :eek:

It happened only one other time and it freaking hurts. :angry:

It seems as though I pulled back just a scootch too far and the tip disappeared into my bridge hand (ala Johnny Archer - but his always works out fine :embarrassed2: ) and on my acceleration forward the white diamond tip found my index finger and tried launching it into the rack.

Damn! :embarrassed2: :mad: :embarrassed2:

A little ice pack last night and today it's like brand new. :smile:

Other than that I have strained my shoulder a few times and came close to killing a couple of people with whitey during bad breaks and that's about it.

What pool related injuries have you sustained or know of others suffering?

best,
brian kc
 
Kickin' Chicken said:
Last night I damn near knocked my left index finger off on a break shot. :eek:

It happened only one other time and it freaking hurts. :angry:

It seems as though I pulled back just a scootch too far and the tip disappeared into my bridge hand (ala Johnny Archer - but his always works out fine :embarrassed2: ) and on my acceleration forward the white diamond tip found my index finger and tried launching it into the rack.

Damn! :embarrassed2: :mad: :embarrassed2:

A little ice pack last night and today it's like brand new. :smile:

Other than that I have strained my shoulder a few times and came close to killing a couple of people with whitey during bad breaks and that's about it.

What pool related injuries have you sustained or know of others suffering?

best,
brian kc
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Man that musta have hurt!1 sorry.. That is why when breaking you should be very close to the table for max power, and avoid finger knuckle hit.

On this topic, i heard rumors that repetitive bending at the waist could hurt stomach, intestines and all organs around the bending area..did anyone hear this?
 
I have seen folks slip while stretching for shots. Causing them to strike faces on bed of table. I have come close to doing this a handful of times, but my ninja-spidey-catlike senses have saved me...thus far.
 
Black-Balled said:
I have seen folks slip while stretching for shots. Causing them to strike faces on bed of table. I have come close to doing this a handful of times, but my ninja-spidey-catlike senses have saved me...thus far.
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I stretched over the corner pocket once and my feet slipped out from under me and I planted my nuts on the corner of the table.....hurt like hell but I am so old they don't work any way....no foul! :eek:
 
Brian, man, I hope you're ok. I've done that before, and it smarts.

But the pool-related injury that I do more often is slam the knuckles of my right hand (grip hand) on the metal strip that frames the outside edge of the rail on Gold Crowns. I'm so focused on keeping a level cue, and if I'm leaning over the table to reach for a shot, I won't notice it on my practice strokes how close my grip hand is to that metal strip, but when delivering the cue and following through -- thwack(!). It's not uncommon to scrape the skin off the index finger's knuckle, drawing blood.

That's where the hand towel on my cue case comes in handy for more than just wiping down my cue. :( (Of course, I immediately rinse the towel to get any blood stains out before they "set.")

-Sean
 
sfleinen said:
Brian, man, I hope you're ok. I've done that before, and it smarts.

But the pool-related injury that I do more often is slam the knuckles of my right hand (grip hand) on the metal strip that frames the outside edge of the rail on Gold Crowns. I'm so focused on keeping a level cue, and if I'm leaning over the table to reach for a shot, I won't notice it on my practice strokes how close my grip hand is to that metal strip, but when delivering the cue and following through -- thwack(!). It's not uncommon to scrape the skin off the index finger's knuckle, drawing blood.

That's where the hand towel on my cue case comes in handy for more than just wiping down my cue. :( (Of course, I immediately rinse the towel to get any blood stains out before they "set.")

-Sean
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I've done the same thing twice, knocked the top of my knuckle off, close to exposing bone. Hurts like crazy and bleeds a lot.
 
Do injuries to your ego count?

:D

Kickin' Chicken said:
Last night I damn near knocked my left index finger off on a break shot. :eek:

It happened only one other time and it freaking hurts. :angry:

It seems as though I pulled back just a scootch too far and the tip disappeared into my bridge hand (ala Johnny Archer - but his always works out fine :embarrassed2: ) and on my acceleration forward the white diamond tip found my index finger and tried launching it into the rack.

Damn! :embarrassed2: :mad: :embarrassed2:

A little ice pack last night and today it's like brand new. :smile:

Other than that I have strained my shoulder a few times and came close to killing a couple of people with whitey during bad breaks and that's about it.

What pool related injuries have you sustained or know of others suffering?

best,
brian kc
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Besides the usual back pain from long sessions, I've smushed my man gear on the rail several times when leaning over the table to stretch for a shot and having my foot slip out from under me (damned linoleum flooring).
I've also seen a buddy get booted right between the legs standing behind a guy who was breaking and kicked his back foot up 3 feet in the air.
 
Pool elbow (also known as tennis elbow).

I got my new table and played for hours, and developed pool elbow. Had to finally go to a hand specialist to get help.
 
When at my fishing club (it's actually a drinking club with a fishing problem), a member who is a chiropractor asked if I wanted help with it.

He took my wrist and told me to relax my arm, and after a few massages to the elbow he quickly straightened my arm-snapped my chicken wing! I winced a bit from the pain in my elbow, and it felt better for a couple days.

The pain came back, and I wore a wrap just below my elbow (the one where it has a small air filled plastic pillow) for a few weeks, and put heat on it 2-3x a day.

It did the trick.

I kept playing while still injured, because as they say, "The best play hurt." ;)
 
I have been experience pain in my left shoulder when bridging the past six months or so.

Probably arthritis.
 
Jumping injury

One time I tried my hand at 1 handed jumping and my head was close to the stick trying to sight. Well when I attempted to jump the back end of the jump stick counter-levered back on the fulcrum point of my 2 fingers and smacked me in the forehead so hard it drew blood. Man I felt like such a dope for not seeing that 1 coming.
 
I'm a bit on the short side and have done the nut crunch a hand full of times. I have a really bad shoulder from motorcycle accidents and it has a tendency to dislocate. Last game of a 9-ball match it popped on the snap. Luckily the 9-ball dropped too. I had to go to the hospital to have it reset that time.
 
Bridge hand shoulder surgery

I was surprised to learn that surgery on your bridge hand shoulder happens to quite a few people who have played for a few decades, I certainly needed it and had it done, my surgeon told me was not unusual.
 
@ 2 weeks ago, captain-ing in league... Went over to a crowded table to get info from bystanders. One of my team-mates was about to break and I was on the footrail, near bottom left corner.

I sensed the potential for bodily injury at the very last second and gently scooched @ 10 inches to my right as he propelled his cue thru the cue ball.

That CB somehow glanced off the 1 ball, went airborne, and hit the outside of my left thigh at warp speed. Had I not moved to my right, I'd be speaking at a very high pitch to this day!
 
I've definitely slipped while leaning over a snooker table a few times. All of your weight falls right where you think it would lol
 
A few times I have slammed my hand into the table trying to play a power shot to get good position and the distance was just right from the CB to the rail, so when I followed through my stroke I pretty much punched the table with my right hand. That definitely left a bruise for a while and didn't feel very good. I have since made sure that when in those positions to elevate the back of my cue enough so my right hand clears the outside edge of the table.
 
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Ih82luz said:
Pool elbow (also known as tennis elbow).

I got my new table and played for hours, and developed pool elbow. Had to finally go to a hand specialist to get help.
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funny story. I had to adjust my break because I developed golfer's elbow.
 
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