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Does it make you more scared or more reassured,
knowing exactly what's wrong and that it can be fixed?
I think that knowledge does help you deal with things that happen,
because it gives you a more realistic expectation of outcome. It
doesn't take the pain away though!
If you'd had a bad slam, but there was
a really good session going on, and you were really into it, would
you just take some pain killers and ride anyway?
In orthopaedics, optimising function is paramount, so providing
you¹re not doing any further damage, then taking analgesics
and maintaining function is the best idea! Though I'd probably resort
to taking photos instead, I don¹t do enough of that at the
minute.
How many times have you delivered emergency first aid whilst
at a skatepark/out riding?
When I'm at comps and stuff, there's always ambulance crews about,
and the last thing they need when they're doing there job is some
random guy busting in trying to help. If it was something serious,
and they needed a hand it would be a different matter, but it's
never come to that, as yet. How many times I get asked for medical
advice about daft little things when I'm in the pub, however, is
a whole other matter!!
Do you ever tell people that you do something else for a living
to avoid such questioning?
All the time! My most successful chat up line ever was that I was
a fork lift truck driver (thanks to Bill Minns for that one!). Chicks
don¹t wanna hear about some boring old surgeon guy - especially
if you can flip a ten pence piece off the floor with the forks on
your truck!
How important do you think it is to wear pads?
What do you think? You don't need a medical degree for that one!
Do you always get padded up before riding?
I¹m kind of bad like that, I always used to, but that was way
back when I was riding like an idiot - just trying things which
I probably had no chance of ever pulling off! The old 'run before
you can walk' scenario. Now, I tend to be more at ease and chill
out a bit more when riding, so I don¹t wear pads as often.
I suppose this is stupid really, as you never know when you¹re
gonna slam!
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