As odd as it seems one can actually injure themselves using a rebounder. And I'm not talking about obvious things such as flying off it, stepping on the edge, or breakage of the rebounder frame or stitching. My stepfather who was quite old very enthusiastically took up rebounding and managed to compress his vertebrae somehow. I think I created or aggravated a case of plantars fasciitis on my foot by running in place somewhat vigorously (as recommended in the instructions) without shoes on. I would tend to recommend wearing soft soled shoes too, but I don't think that gentle bouncing is a problem unless you are very fragile or extremely overweight.
So, be careful, especially starting out, and good bouncing to you... Dan -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@king-cart.com] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:14 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Rebounder brand./Sol M. G. Devour wrote: >> ch...@tx.rr.com wrote: >> >>> We both got injured and so it >>> remains under the bed, collecting dust. My guess is folks get >>> injured on rebounders regardless of the manufacturer. >>> >>> Cindy >>> >>> >> How do injuries occur? Are they part of the rebounding process, like >> a strained ankle, knee or something, or due to an accident like >> bouncing off of it or into some furniture or falling? >> >> Marshall >> > > All the expensive rebounders use a particular strong and durable > fabric with carefully controlled stretch. This makes the mat alone > cost more than the entire inexpensive rebounder. > > The difference is in how much your feet get bent in strange ways as > you stand/jump. The too-stretchy mats will injure joints and stretch > tendons and ligaments all over the place. > Can it be used with shoes on? If so, would that not alleviate the problem? Marshall -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
