Screwed hips

[cesslon 0]

anyone here ever have (what seemed to be fine) fine hips before they started jumping then after a total jumping career of 3 jumps have fucked hips ? (I'm 23)

I aint jumped for a couple of years and only did the 3 jumps, had to stop due to my hips fucking up
before ever jumping I was running every day twice a day never had a prob, then had to stop jumping and had 2 years of hell
also seen a few specialists, injections into the hip joints etc
and no1 knew what was wrong

these days i do run again about 4 days a week once a day, but I know if I jump again my hips will prevent me from walking again
but I come here everyday, my life goal was always to jump, now its to jump again lol

was opening shock that made my hips go crazy,
obviously its most likely there was something wrong (that can't be found) with my hips before jumping and the first opening shock brought it on

I asked on dz.com years ago if anyone had similar or known of someone similar has happened to but no1 had, so I thought I'd ask again now incase someone has since
the hip pain was the outside of my legs not the inside

[warpedskydiver 0]

try stretching more?

[wmw999 2,116]

Sounds like there's something with the harness geometry that's not combining well with your particular anatomy.

You could talk to a skydiving orthopod. You could try a number of different harnesses in a hanging harness where you cut away from them.

Or you could decide that skydiving isn't a great idea because the likelihood of its hurting you is greater than it is for most people. There's hang-gliding, tunnel-playing, paragliding -- and they all might make more sense.

Or you could talk to that orthopod, and maybe a manufacturer about harness geometry.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[warpedskydiver 0]

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Sounds like there's something with the harness geometry that's not combining well with your particular anatomy.

You could talk to a skydiving orthopod. You could try a number of different harnesses in a hanging harness where you cut away from them.

Or you could decide that skydiving isn't a great idea because the likelihood of its hurting you is greater than it is for most people. There's hang-gliding, tunnel-playing, paragliding -- and they all might make more sense.

Or you could talk to that orthopod, and maybe a manufacturer about harness geometry.

Wendy W.

Great advice Wendy! also consult a great Rigger!

[cesslon 0]

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Sounds like there's something with the harness geometry that's not combining well with your particular anatomy.

You could talk to a skydiving orthopod. You could try a number of different harnesses in a hanging harness where you cut away from them.

Or you could decide that skydiving isn't a great idea because the likelihood of its hurting you is greater than it is for most people. There's hang-gliding, tunnel-playing, paragliding -- and they all might make more sense.

Or you could talk to that orthopod, and maybe a manufacturer about harness geometry.

Wendy W.

A skydiving orthopod???

and I couldn't really use any other rig then the student rigs till I could manage to get through my aff and get of A license

[wmw999 2,116]

Talk with the chief instructor where you've been jumping, too. There may be a creative solution in there.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[cesslon 0]

my hips are slowly getting better.

I can now not only run but also sprint and feel fine

I hope to have another crack at jumping if my hips remain fine for another 6 months

how ever I'd be curious as to what the opening shock of a static line jump is liked compared to that of a terminal deployment ?

if static line opening shock is far less then I could try a static line jump

anyone know if there is much diff ?