Silver sailors health issues!
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Topic: Silver sailors health issues!
Posted By: Oatsandbeans
Subject: Silver sailors health issues!
Date Posted: 04 Apr 16 at 8:30pm
| Following on from the excellent post from dougaldog, what about health issues that silver sailors suffer. Knees, and backs, obvious problem areas, anyone got any good remedial actions for those? I suffer from finger joint problems that I suspect have not been helped, if not possibly caused, by dinghy racing, anyone else got that one, and any fixes apart from the nasty "medication" currently on offer from the NHS? |
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Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 04 Apr 16 at 9:23pm
| A lot of golfers swear by "WD40" sprayed onto joints, Google it and a lot of articles debunk it "official medical" etc, however the same people debunked "Gaffer tape" to remove Verrucas, which is now a reccomended treatment. |
Posted By: Oatsandbeans
Date Posted: 05 Apr 16 at 11:26am
| Definitely worth a go- thanks |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 05 Apr 16 at 11:56am
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Bowen is the name of the treatment you should try for aches and pains, low impact, works on your general posture. They use it on racehorses, so it must be good, make you feel like a stallion again... ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 05 Apr 16 at 6:40pm
I often wake with a headache on the second morning of weekend event. Not sure why  ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 05 Apr 16 at 9:53pm
| If you can face making yourself up to do regular core strengthening/stretching exercises, back and knee injuries are less likely. |
Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 05 Apr 16 at 10:16pm
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Is their a range of exercises specific to core strengthening for sailing ? |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 06 Apr 16 at 9:26pm
| I'm no expert but the usual ones - the plank, and different sorts of sit-ups all seem to help. If you Google "exercises for hiking dinghies" you can take your pick of the advice offered. |
Posted By: Hengest
Date Posted: 11 Apr 16 at 6:10pm
Me too. I put it down to dehydration caused either by too little water consumption whilst sailing day 1, or too much beer consumption following day 1.
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 11 Apr 16 at 7:14pm
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Elbows are my latest problem area from sailing, following knees, back, shoulders, neck and toes. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 11 Apr 16 at 8:46pm
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Rupert, sounds like a "ditty from a variety show", sing it to the tune "hands knees and bumpsy daisy" Sounds like you are in the market for a keel boat.
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