Dork Injury: I sneezed my back out today

[Hockey_Monkey]

@InvisibleWombat

[moderator hat on]
I fixed that for you.
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Aw, I really like “neezed”!

[SlowMindThinking]

@blondebear

Ed Viesturs?

Yes. I was told the story by a mountain climbing friend about 10 years ago, but it kind of stuck with me.

[minlokwat]

Sammy Sosa injured himself this way.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1802931

From the article:

Sosa sneezed twice shortly after arriving in the clubhouse before the game, which brought on back spasms and forced him to grab a chair to support himself. While his Cubs teammates were out beating the Padres 4-2 for a three-game sweep, Sosa spent the afternoon in the trainer’s room receiving treatment.

[FallenAngel]

One of my best friends once dislocated his jaw while yawning. Full on dislocation with a trip to the ER and everything.

We’ve never let him live that down.

[Mama_Zappa]

@Jennshark

Double dork-out: Title should be "sneezed’

This is certainly not the most painful injury I’ve had, but that thread did inspire my sharing.

I usually brush my teeth before I get dressed, but this morning I ended up dressed before brushing. So I brush, brush, brush, but start to feel a huge sneeze approaching. I don’t want to spit toothpaste on my black wool suit, so I lean as far forward from the waist as I can in case there’s spewage.

Big sneeze . . . and RRRIP in my lower back. I was able to teach today, but was walking around like my butt was on sidways. I’m lying on an icepack right now and wishing the stupid Aleve were more powerful.

So, that’s my dorky injury of the day.

OOOUCH!!!

In a show of dorkly camaraderie: a couple of years ago, I had to call in to work sick because I had thrown out my back.

While getting dressed.

Those cotton underpants’ll getcha every time.

I leaned over to put a foot through the appropriate part of the garment, and :::SPROING::: said my back.

:::whimper::: said my mouth.

I got myself dressed… somehow… then laid down on the bed and phoned the office to say I would not be present that day.

[Autolycus]

You’re in good company. I’ve partially dislocated my shoulder playing air hockey, which I have also reinjured doing such simple things as getting out of bed.

Then there was the time I hurt my back jogging and had to go to the ER. I still don’t know what I did wrong…

[Cheesesteak]

Two nights ago, I’m lying in bed when one of my cats climbs on the bed and starts walking on me. I push him towards the foot of the bed, look down that direction, and pull a muscle in my neck.

Dumb cat.

[GingerOfTheNorth]

@don_t_ask

I did something similar recently. I sneezed as I was half way up in rising from a chair and it seemed to blow out something right between my shoulder blades. It was in a spot that I couldn’t stretch or relieve at all and I ended up needing massage and manipulation to fix it.

One Saturday morning about 17 years ago I did it while halfway between standing and sitting. I was wearing nothing but a nightgown at the time, and my room-mate and her boyfriend got me dressed and got me in to the ER. I was messed up for a week.