Bobafett

And managing to type too... glad it went well.

Simply^Ride

Cool, glad to see you're ok. Now the tedious part arrives the waiting game.

Christafa

Ok. Instead of being a noob and opening a thread about this I'll just ask here. What other injuries apart from broken wrists have you guys had? Seems fairly bloody common!! Do any of you find wrist guards help at all? You could probably tell by now I'm not a snowboarder.

I've got a bit of a bad back - my lowest disc, the L5,is bulging a bit which causes a bit of hassle bending over for prolonged periods of time, as well as sitting (good encouragement to get off my fat arse). Does anyone else have bad backs but continue to snowboard?

Simply^Ride

Injuries: anything can happen broken knees, tail bones, elbows and anything else you can think off can brake. Face injuries are not as common but they do happen as well. I believe that every border knows their limit and when you push it, something is odd to happen.

Wrist guards: they should work wonderful, I personally used to use them while extreme roller blading and they saved my wrist plenty of times. I have not seen anyone in the mountain with them, maybe it's because people want to avoid bulk in their gear as much as possible. I used to use a butt protector while boarding but stopped, it kind of limited my mobility and made my ass look huge .

About the back: Personally I have a bad back, but not as bad as yours sounds. I hit the chiropractor about once a month to keep everything in place, he does a great job at it. I know some boarders that have bad backs, they tend to take more breaks than usual to give their backs so time to rest. I think most snowboarders that have been bitten by the riding bug won't let an injury stop them from ridding, they will just ride to a lesser extent than before, to protect their body from further damage.

Why are you asking this questions? do you plan to join the sport?

Gustov

snowboarding is bad on your knees more than anything. long term at least. when you're riding you're in a kinda semi-squatting position and your knees are bent at angles other than straight in front of you, which puts a lot of stress on em. broken bones are most common in the wrist becuase when people fall they naturally put their hands out to catch themself. this is bad. eventually you can learn to go with the fall and kinda roll, which is nice cause you can keep your momentum and get back up without completely stopping. ass bone injuries happen also. i could see it being hard on your back. after my first two days or so i havn't had much more than bruises, soreness, and whiplash. if you take it easy you can make it out with little to no serious injury. bobafett i think is a doctor, hopefully he'll see this and chime in.

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NickNorth11

About wrist gaurds, I use them. Last year was the first year I have used them and my wrists thanked me. RED makes some nice ones that fit under my gloves and are very comfortable. I think they're about $25 and worth every penny.

Christafa

Yes I am thinking of joining the sport in about 12 months. Seems like a long way away but it's something I'm working myself towards as a goal.

My back has been pretty good in the past, gradually only having to visit my chiropractor once every 2 or 3 months, but recently it's gotten worse due to my weight. But with my goal insight that should come off in the next 10 to 12 months right, right?

It seems that most injuries I'm hearing are involved in jumps, and I have no intentions on doing that on my first go out in the snow. I'm sure people have broken their wrists from simply cruising and taking a fast fall and putting their hands out.

Thanks for the response SimplyRide.

Simply^Ride

^^^^^ No problem. Just try the sport out see how it feels, don't push the limit and work on what you think you can do better without injuring yourself. You have to try the sport it really something amazing, once the bug bites you, you will want more and more and more

If you mind me asking how old are you? Remember you are never too old to try new things.

Christafa

I'm only 21 actually. I hurt my back from a combination of breaststroke swimming and a manual labour job which had a lot of lifting. Sucks a bit.

I went skiing before I had all my injuries and that was really awesome, but because I was heavy I couldn't do much more than that horrible 'snow-plough' manouver.

Snowboarding has taken my fancy much more. Pretty jealous of the guys who snowboard more frequently than just on a short holiday. Damn you .

Simply^Ride

^^^^ I only get about 10 days worth of riding a season, it's expensive to travel from Florida to snowy destinations. It's cool that you decided to join the sport, right on.

Feel free to ask questions, most members here are pretty cool about it.