Shoulder Injury and the SB Prone Position

[BillH]

We seek any information you may have about injury assosiated with
the prone position, in particular, the shoulder.

We are working with a group of doctors in an attempt to better
understand the impacts of the prone position on the competitor so
that these impacts can be better managed, treated or mitigated.

Do you know of shooters that have given up prone due to injury or
have had their shooting disrupted by injury? We would like to talk
to them.

Once we identify people who either have experienced
injury or know of thoses that have or that have treated such people will will be asking a series of defined questions prepared by our sports scientists.

The problem is medically our guys know very little about shooting, its stresses and strains, more importantly we know very little about effective treatment once injury has occured. Whereas for football, tennis, baseball and others there is a wealth of information.....the reality is, injury occurs for a variety of reasons (including technique) and we must learn how to manage it better.

Why the injury occured is important, as understanding the root cause is essential to prevent a repeat. ( probably in todays legal climate really important too, coaches and associations in court for failure to meet their duty of care )

Thus our quest is for data at this stage.

Any feedback welcome.

Regards
Bill Henry
Brisbane, Australia

[Tina M. Odle]

I was injured in early May when I was in a car accident. I was hit on the drivers door and took the brunt of the impact on my left shoulder --- a car doing 65mph. Needless to say, I have been treating lateral whiplash and torn rotator cuff injuries since that time. I would be interested in interacting with your scientists on this topic.

tina

[BillH]

Tina,

You are just the sort of person we want talk to

You can contact me at wfhenry@optusnet.com.au

Regards
Bill