Date of Injury
1/22/09
Time of injury (0:00 to 23:59)
16:00
Your DOB and age
21 Years
name (remember this is the internet, name is helpful but not mandatory)
Josh Morales
City, State
Newark Delaware
# years practicing Parkour / Freerunning
2 Years
Hours of training per week. (real, not what you'd like to do)
5 hours
Other exercise / fitness experience
Regular parkour related conditioning. (not rigorous)
Location where injury occurred
Heel - calcaneus
Conditions of location (wet, dark, icy, etc)
Grass
What you were doing / trying to do when injury occurred?
Side flip off 6 foot wall to grass when my right foot slammed into the ground. I didnt land on the balls of my feet
Where any other people involved?
no
Part of body - description of injury, rating of severity 1-10.
Injured very good. Day ender. Could not put any pressure on it at all. Swollen for 4 days. pain at 7 with pressure 3 without. didn't feel broken or displaced.
Did you see a doctor for diagnosis?
Yes
Did you get X-rays or MRI's?
Yes
Picture of the injury
Turns out no broken bones which was a relief
Could you / how could you have avoided the injury?
Do Not Practice When You Are Tired
Date / type / severity of your last injury?
Notes on the experience?
It turns out i did not need medical assistance, but it was a good idea to check it out. I still feel pain and expect the total healing time to be 1-2 months
