Tricking and knees...

Eirik Raude · Mar-25-06, 03:54 PM

My knees feel horrible the day after doing some tricking, stuff like walking up stairs hurts. My questions are, is there any way to prevent that from occuring, and will my knees get conditioned to it after awhile?

Ryoda · Mar-25-06, 04:04 PM

Your knees? That sounds like some horrible kind of joint problem to me. Either that or you're landing too many tricks too hard, too often without sufficient technique to allow the rest of your leg to absorb the shock.

Mark Johnson · Mar-25-06, 04:06 PM

my knees have never bothered me, what you training on? if its cement..thats probably your answer.

Neodine · Mar-25-06, 04:14 PM

i have fucked up my ankles and knees, i jumped couple of years ago to a snow from a about 4 m drop, i thought that it were hard snow, so i landed like it were hard snow, but goddamnit, it was powder snow, and BANG. both ankles and knees got hurted so badly that i couldn't walk anymore on that day, so the pain in them keeps hunting me still :F

Ryoda · Mar-25-06, 04:17 PM

That's real nice.

Eirik Raude · Mar-25-06, 04:38 PM

I've was down in Florida the last time I went out to do Front Tucks, Side Flips, Aerials, etc.. It was on this really soft, spongy grass they have down there. It would be nice if it wasn't itchy as hell.

I know Front Tucks have a really hard landing, and I always seem to land in a crouched position...maybe that's why.

Dark_Blade · Mar-25-06, 05:06 PM

where abouts do your knees hurt? because when i first learnt frontflips i would land hell hard and it would cause pain at the ligaments at the back of my knees. If thats the case, i reccomend u stop tricking for a few days and wait for them to stop hurting then go again. after a while ur ligaments wont hurt from teh frontflips because the mreo u do it and land hard, the mroe ur muscles adapt to the landing and they change to save ur ligaments from hurting. If its any other part of your knee i dont know whats wrong, unless youve bashed ur knee or sumfin

Eirik Raude · Mar-25-06, 05:31 PM

It's definitely not the back of my knee. More along the sides, on the inside of the patellas.

Ryoda · Mar-25-06, 06:37 PM

Give the doc a call.

Raven · Mar-25-06, 06:50 PM

Good advice Ryoda

Mar-25-06, 03:54 PM	#1
Eirik Raude .:-.-:. User status: Offline Location: Connecticut Posts: 364 Age: 20	Tricking and knees... My knees feel horrible the day after doing some tricking, stuff like walking up stairs hurts. My questions are, is there any way to prevent that from occuring, and will my knees get conditioned to it after awhile?

Mar-25-06, 04:04 PM	#2
Ryoda Fufufufu User status: Offline Location: Southampton, yo Posts: 455 Age: 21	Your knees? That sounds like some horrible kind of joint problem to me. Either that or you're landing too many tricks too hard, too often without sufficient technique to allow the rest of your leg to absorb the shock.

Mar-25-06, 04:06 PM	#3
Mark Johnson <3 User status: Offline Location: Rugby, UK Posts: 72 Age: 22	my knees have never bothered me, what you training on? if its cement..thats probably your answer.

Mar-25-06, 04:14 PM	#4
Neodine Member User status: Offline Location: Finland, Kimola Posts: 380 Age: 18	i have fucked up my ankles and knees, i jumped couple of years ago to a snow from a about 4 m drop, i thought that it were hard snow, so i landed like it were hard snow, but goddamnit, it was powder snow, and BANG. both ankles and knees got hurted so badly that i couldn't walk anymore on that day, so the pain in them keeps hunting me still :F

Mar-25-06, 04:17 PM	#5
Ryoda Fufufufu User status: Offline Location: Southampton, yo Posts: 455 Age: 21	That's real nice.

Mar-25-06, 04:38 PM	#6
Eirik Raude .:-.-:. User status: Offline Location: Connecticut Posts: 364 Age: 20	I've was down in Florida the last time I went out to do Front Tucks, Side Flips, Aerials, etc.. It was on this really soft, spongy grass they have down there. It would be nice if it wasn't itchy as hell. I know Front Tucks have a really hard landing, and I always seem to land in a crouched position...maybe that's why.

Mar-25-06, 05:06 PM	#7
Dark_Blade Darkness User status: Offline Location: Perth W.A, Australia Posts: 75 Age: 21	where abouts do your knees hurt? because when i first learnt frontflips i would land hell hard and it would cause pain at the ligaments at the back of my knees. If thats the case, i reccomend u stop tricking for a few days and wait for them to stop hurting then go again. after a while ur ligaments wont hurt from teh frontflips because the mreo u do it and land hard, the mroe ur muscles adapt to the landing and they change to save ur ligaments from hurting. If its any other part of your knee i dont know whats wrong, unless youve bashed ur knee or sumfin

Mar-25-06, 05:31 PM	#8
Eirik Raude .:-.-:. User status: Offline Location: Connecticut Posts: 364 Age: 20	It's definitely not the back of my knee. More along the sides, on the inside of the patellas.

Mar-25-06, 06:37 PM	#9
Ryoda Fufufufu User status: Offline Location: Southampton, yo Posts: 455 Age: 21	Give the doc a call.

Mar-25-06, 06:50 PM	#10
Raven You Must Find Strength User status: Offline Location: Sector 7 Slums Posts: 608 Age: 19	Good advice Ryoda