Anybody else here have wrist issues? Do you find certain specs/shapes weight distributions cause more or less strain?
I have fractured both my wrists very severely and I have osteoporosis from my chemotherapy which makes my wrists more and sensitive as i get older.
I have noticed since starting yoyoing again that both heavier yo-yos and wider shapes with more focused rim weight and less center weight cause more strain during longer sessions. This might inform my yo-yo purchases moving forward.
I have broken both my wrists. Long story short my left wrist has a piece of my hip and a plate in it. My left one hurts all the time. If my throw hand was my left I don’t think I could still yoyo.
I’ve got carpal tunnel and recurrent tendonitis, exacerbated both by yoyoing and by aikido/iaido. While I definitely didn’t start throwing lighter fixed axle & responsive yo-yo’s because of it, I DEFINITELY notice a difference. It’s way worse when I spend any significant time with 65g+ throws, and it’s way better when I focus on light throws to stalls and flips and stuff. I know Steve Brown has dealt with similar issues for well over a decade.
Yeah I had high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia in my brain, bone marrow and blood and went through chemo from 11 to 14, and I relapsed when I was 16 and went through treatment until I was 19.
I appreciate you not being like “oh I’m sorry you had to go through that” because I’ve gotten that way too much over the years. It’s like when a tragedy happens and people all tweet their “thoughts and prayers” are with everyone effected. Everyone has their own struggles and trauma. Always nice to hear from someone who knows how much chemo sucks though lol.
I definitely notice it more above 65g for sure. I’ll have to try something heavily rim weighted and a little wider around 63g and see if there’s an issue.
Throws with more even weight distribution are less of an issue.
