Vote on THIS. New forum idea

**AnabolicBoy1981** · 11-02-2004, 04:29 PM

I think we should have an injury forum. I think this would be helpful as I recently had an injury and had trouble getting responses because there really wasn't a place for injuries. I used the workout and training forums and the lounge for it, but still, nobody was that interested.
It would be really great if we could have a place to look up experiances of other dudes, how they hurt themselves, what rehab was like, what drugs to help recover, etc.

**decadbal** · 11-02-2004, 04:32 PM

wow, im battin 1000

**anaBROLIC** · 11-02-2004, 05:37 PM

I voted no, which i believe i am the only 1... lol.. if you have an injury you should be consulting a doctor not people that will just give opinions.. but i mainly said no because alot of forums we already have dont get much attention or postings..

**decadbal** · 11-02-2004, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by phatmark

I voted no, which i believe i am the only 1... lol.. if you have an injury you should be consulting a doctor not people that will just give opinions.. but i mainly said no because alot of forums we already have dont get much attention or postings..

i actually agree and wanan swtich my vote from yes to no..

**RoNNy THe BuLL** · 11-02-2004, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by phatmark

I voted no, which i believe i am the only 1... lol.. if you have an injury you should be consulting a doctor not people that will just give opinions.. but i mainly said no because alot of forums we already have dont get much attention or postings..

Yeah, you should consult a doctor, but there's probably been someone else with a simliar, if not the same, injury that has already gone through the process. It can help establish what type of injuries you have and the necessary procedures to repairing it.

Take for instance...

A guy has a severe bruise on his bicep from Barbell Row's and thinks it's going to heal within a few days. So he tries to be a tough guy. It COULD be very serious with all the internal bleeding and muscle tear. He may post up that he busted up his bicep, put up some pics and be told by some members that it looks serious and that he should get it checked out. The final result would be him getting those pushes and responses for him to actually check with a medical professional, which otherwise, he wouldn't or would hesitate too.

It can work for the positive, but you're 100% right that they should consult a doctor. However, I see no negative with having it on the board.

I voted yes.

**anaBROLIC** · 11-02-2004, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Decadbal

i actually agree and wanan swtich my vote from yes to no..

lol but you know decabal that the more forums there are the more posts you can make..haha..

**decadbal** · 11-02-2004, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by phatmark

lol but you know decabal that the more forums there are the more posts you can make..haha..

yea but i only BS in the lounge, no where else, other than tellin ppl they are wrong in the workout forum, im serious outside the lounge...post count dont mean nada..

**AnabolicBoy1981** · 11-02-2004, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by phatmark

I voted no, which i believe i am the only 1... lol.. if you have an injury you should be consulting a doctor not people that will just give opinions.. but i mainly said no because alot of forums we already have dont get much attention or postings..

Oh absolutely. I was no means saying that we should substitute a doctors advice for forum advice, but like Ronny said, people who don't know if something is serioous enough to see a doctor WILL know if enough other people tell them.
Some guys might just keep waiting for something to disapear or get better instead of seeing a doctor, but if enough ppl say to get it checked or that it is serious, that will help.
It's also comforting to know others have had the same thing happen. It's alot less depressing than feeling like your alone. I think mentally the forum could help alota guys from feeling panic. When i had my tear i really wished there was an injury forum. I did see a doctor, but i have seen doctors many times for little nothings. Some other ppl don't worry about their bodies like I do, like my training partner. If it was up to him, he woulda just trained on it.
Also, some guys get screwed by the trainers at the therapy centers when they don't have insurance, and the trainers kinda rush them though. This has happend. We can share our therapy excersises and proper apllication just in case such a thing happens to one of our brothers. Sometimes the system fails and that's when we have to be there for each other.

**Harvey Balboner** · 11-02-2004, 06:54 PM

it would be good if we had someone qualified to oversee it.

at beyondmass we have one ran by a former nfl trainer and injury specialist

**bermich** · 11-02-2004, 07:20 PM

This place has forums??? I just go to the NEW POSTS button and see what comes up.
The sports forum has 50 seperate forums and they have little to no traffic.
Just post it where you think the injury belongs.

**IntensityX** · 11-02-2004, 07:29 PM

I have a paramedic running one on my board.

So as long as the advice given is not to be substituted for actual medical advice from a doctor I don't see a problem having one.

**IntensityX** · 11-02-2004, 07:42 PM

And if you do make one.Make a sticky to tell those that advice given should not be substitued for actual medical advice from a doctor.

**AnabolicBoy1981** · 11-02-2004, 09:48 PM

bump

**1badcamaro** · 11-02-2004, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by Decadbal

post count dont mean nada..

um, i beg to differ, i have almost 2000 quality posts, that means im' really smart

**josh8416** · 11-02-2004, 11:29 PM

i think we could use one, but i dont know because i think u should consult a doctor!!!

**AnabolicBoy1981** · 11-03-2004, 05:06 PM

other forums have it, so why doesn't the "worlds most visisted anabolic website" have one? hmm? we're laggin behind.

**Elysium** · 11-03-2004, 05:25 PM

Personally i think its a good idea

**symatech** · 11-03-2004, 05:29 PM

I voted yes. True, injuries should be handled by doctors. But that doesnt mean the injury forum would be full of us telling people how to heal properly, it could be a place where people discuss the injuries they have/had and what measures their doctors took to properly heal them.

Last I checked, we had some docs on the board. Doc M, heart doc md and 1 other I think. my .02

**mass junkie** · 11-03-2004, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by phatmark

I voted no, which i believe i am the only 1... lol.. if you have an injury you should be consulting a doctor not people that will just give opinions.. but i mainly said no because alot of forums we already have dont get much attention or postings..

If thats the case then we shouldnt have a steroid forum either....We should consult a doctor about that too....sorry but I disagree, plenty of people on here who have probaly experienced the same injury and can probaly give their .02 woth on what they did and what worked

**AnabolicBoy1981** · 11-03-2004, 07:39 PM

How do new forums get created anyway? Should I PM a Mod?

**mass junkie** · 11-03-2004, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by AnabolicBoy1981

How do new forums get created anyway? Should I PM a Mod?

Yeah, Pm either BDTR, Cycleon, or TheOriginalJason...and demand satisfaction.

**anaBROLIC** · 11-03-2004, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by mass junkie

If thats the case then we shouldnt have a steroid forum either....We should consult a doctor about that too....sorry but I disagree, plenty of people on here who have probaly experienced the same injury and can probaly give their .02 woth on what they did and what worked

you have a good point.. im not saying im against it.. just wonder if it would be worth it since alot of forums dont get much traffic..