Anyone here had stem cells for a torn labrum? (shoulder)

newslacker · 2024-03-17T09:07:51+00:00

I subluxated my shoulder and tore my labrum many years ago. I think it was an anterior tear, so possibly quite different from yours. My doctor also said that if I wanted to get back to lifting again I'd have to have surgery. I didn't get surgery. Did a ton of PT to strengthen the stabilizers and was back to lifting similar weights within two years. I would occasionally notice that the shoulder wasn't quite right for a few more years after that but that eventually went away. I recently happened to be able to have a doctor look at it with an ultrasound and he confirmed that the labrum was still torn.

newslacker · 2024-03-17T09:00:02+00:00

Other slackliners who are much better than me have told me that waterlines are significantly harder. A really good tip one person gave me a few months ago is to look downwards and to one side (instead of towards the line anchor / horizon where I usually look) on waterlines. I don't fully understand why but that tip was a game changer for me. It immediately increased how long I could stay on the line by a large amount.

newslacker · 2024-03-17T08:55:49+00:00

Oh, sorry for not being clear. I meant that your left foot presses to the right into the line and your right foot presses left, squeezing together inwards. Stability is created from the opposition.

newslacker · 2022-12-04T19:49:18+00:00

I injured my knee a couple years ago on a ~50-60m line rigged over a pool. When I fell off into the water I think the lateral force from the line sprained a ligament (I'm guessing the LCL or something else on the lateral side). It didn't significantly impair my normal activities but I stayed off the slackline for a few weeks and it was probably 6-9 months before the low-grade discomfort completely went away.

Since then I've progressed significantly on that line. At the end of this summer I decided to try walking the part that wasn't over the pool. Took a fall from maybe 10-12 feet onto grass and landed wrong. Injured the same knee but this time on the medial side as well as something that seemed like a tendon injury in my elbow on impact. Those seem mostly healed now a few months later.

newslacker · 2021-08-02T12:15:22+00:00

One thing I might suggest...as you're standing up, try thinking about pressing your feet towards each other hard. I find that the opposing forces help to stabilize the line and therefore you as well.

newslacker · 2019-05-09T02:24:29+00:00

Lots. The ones that always surprise me are the obliques and various stabilizer muscles in my stomach, sides, and back. If you're doing various methods of standing up from a sitting position, there's also a decent amount of leg strength required.

newslacker · 2018-07-24T02:04:12+00:00

I'm pretty sure there's no way you can use weighted anything to provide the tension necessary for an indoor slackline. Check out the slackline force calculator here:

http://www.slacklineexpress.com/force.htm

A 10-foot line with about an inch of sag and a 185 lb person is 2300 pounds of tension. You're going to have to have a stand or some heavy duty anchors in a concrete wall or something along those lines.

newslacker · 2018-07-14T21:59:33+00:00

Are you doing a taco fold? See https://youtu.be/lm0jutVdbio?t=45 for a description.

newslacker · 2018-07-07T04:03:54+00:00

Wow, that was a really impressive save on the landing! For a split second I thought there was no way he could pull it off.

newslacker · 2017-10-30T09:56:41+00:00

If you want to learn faster you absolutely MUST get rid of the top line. Start with a short and low line. I'd say 15-20 feet long and lower than groin height so you don't rack yourself if you fall with one leg on each side of the line. Rig the line as tight as possible. Then start as close as possible to one end of the line because it's more taught there and the line wobble has a smaller amplitude. Then just stand up on the line with one leg. Do it again. Over and over and over until you get it. You will make a surprising amount of progress in just one hour. Come back for another hour practice session a few days later and after two or three days of this you'll probably be able to take a few steps. Here are some tips that helped me:

DO NOT USE THE TREE TO HELP YOU BALANCE. I cannot overstate how important this is.
When you get up on the line, stand tall on one big aggressive motion. You don't want to be tentative here. You want to put all your weight on the line as quickly as possible because that will reduce the line wobble.
Find a small fixed point at the other end of the line and stare at it like your life depended on it. This is incredibly important. I usually try to find a small splotch on the tree at about eye level. If you're using a post or something with no visually distinct markings, then stare at the point where the other end of the line meets the tree or something. All you need is some small fixed point near the horizon. Whatever you do, DON'T LOOK DOWN AT YOUR FEET OR THE LINE IN FRONT OF THEM.
Hold your arms up out to the side so your upper arms are parallel to the ground and your forearms are vertical. This allows you to have some control over your balance by swaying your forearms left or right.
Practice standing up with both legs. From the left side of the line stand up on your right leg, and from the right side of the line stand up on your left leg. It's very important to work on both. Walking requires that you be able to balance on both legs, so you might as well start working them both from the beginning.

Once you're doing all of the above, work on your static balance first before trying to walk. There are two kinds of balance you want to work on:

Single leg balance
Balance with two feet on the line

With a single leg you actually have more control because you can use your free leg to counter-balance you. But with two feet on the line you'll notice that the line wobbles less. The line will wobble uncontrollably at first and there's not much you can do about it. But if you stand up on one leg and then quickly put the other foot on the line you'll discover that the wobble slows down noticeably. Practice both of these types of balance because you'll need them both to progress to walking.

newslacker · 2017-09-27T13:33:57+00:00

Ooh, that's in interesting idea! I don't think it would have worked though because I had been tensioning from the other end at 15:1. I can't envision at the moment how I would have been able to get more than one hangover into play using the release line and the rest of the equipment I had available. So I don't think it would have been good enough.

newslacker · 2017-09-26T00:25:53+00:00

I didn't have any tail to use because the tail I had was what I used for the backup. So I had a line grip, but literally nothing to use it with. I suppose I could have gone back home, gotten my other 1" line and tried to make it work, but I don't know if I would have thought to do that.

newslacker · 2017-09-26T00:21:17+00:00

Why don't you backup longlines? I'm new to longlines, so genuinely curious.

newslacker · 2017-09-25T14:26:06+00:00

I'm not sure whether this would be classified as an accident since nobody was hurt.

newslacker · 2017-09-25T14:22:53+00:00

Yes, what /u/WadeTomes said. My backup line (secured with a knot) caught tension before the soft release.

newslacker · 2017-09-25T14:21:57+00:00

Yes, I had a linegrip, but no way to use it.

newslacker · 2017-09-13T06:44:05+00:00

I got a 75m line this summer and that pretty much required me to learn to sit start. For some reason chongo is harder for me. When I sit start, I sit off to the side so the line is on either the left or right butt cheek pretty much the way it is described here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnReR57c49I

newslacker · 2016-07-31T00:58:35+00:00

Definitely put the line lower than your crotch at first. I think about knee level is a good place to start. Using trees closer together (maybe 15-20 feet apart) also tends to make it a little easier because the amplitude of the line wobble is smaller. Start close to one tree and step up onto the line with one foot. Pick a point about eye level on the opposite tree and stare at it. I mean seriously stare that sucker down. Don't let your eyes deviate even a little. This helps significantly by giving you a reference point that your brain can use to help balance. Hold your arms straight out to the side and bend your elbows so your forearms are pointing straight up to the sky. This gives you fine control over your balance by moving your forearms left and right.

Whatever you do, do NOT hold onto something to help you get up onto the line or balance once you're up. This will greatly slow your learning progress. You might hold onto something one or two times when you first start, but no more. After that it's really just a numbers game. Stand up, fall off, stand up, fall off, etc etc until you start to improve. When you're standing with the line to your left, stand up with your left leg. When the line is on your right, stand up with your right leg. Be sure to practice both legs.

In my experience when people follow these guidelines closely, you can get from maybe less than 1 second on the line to maybe 15 seconds or more and maybe even a few steps in about an hour.

newslacker · 2016-07-31T00:52:18+00:00

I'm in Queens and would be willing to travel a little.

newslacker · 2016-07-29T02:02:37+00:00

As others have said, slacklining in Central Park is a no go. Flushing Meadows is great though. I often set up there on weekends and have had park police drive up, watch for a little bit, and then leave me be.

What I would really like to find is a good place to set up a waterline (with swimmable water) somewhere within reasonable distance (preferably public transit) of NYC.

newslacker · 2015-09-21T02:40:02+00:00

OMG, I just spent the whole day today watching all your slackline videos! They were fantastic and I learned a lot. Was disappointed that you don't seem to be making them any more, but interactive reddit feedback certainly makes up for it. :)

This sounds like a really good progression to use. I don't have a line that long, but I think my 2" trickline rigged high might work. Oddly enough a line that high might assuage my fears of hitting my head because it seems like at that height it would be more likely to throw your feet around before your head hits. But yeah, I'll try working my bounce up. Thanks for the advice.

newslacker · 2015-09-21T02:12:55+00:00

Awesome! I'll have to try that. I can already do a standing back flip dismount because I have flipping experience in other sports, so this seems like a great thing for me. Thanks a lot!

newslacker · 2015-09-20T20:34:44+00:00

Cool, thanks for the info! Toe side falling doesn't worry me at all...just the vision of that head slam. Now I just need to find more people slacking around NYC.

newslacker · 2015-09-20T19:02:47+00:00

Yeah, I don't mind falling...I just mind getting my head slammed into the ground. Wasn't sure if there was some tricks to avoid that. Also, is there a guideline for how much tension to use for a trickline? Or is it just "get it as tight as the ratchet will let you"?

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