What's the worst injury you've ever had when playing any sport?

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did it take a few days to heal, or did it take so much time that you couldn't do very much of what you want to do?

candlewax · Accepted Answer

Subluxated my back in soccer. Also had a minor ankle sprain and hurt my ribs.

Ankle sprain took about a year for my ankle to feel fully normal.

The back was something that'll affect me for the rest of my life. Once you screw up your back, it sorta stays that way. If I don't keep it stretched out and let things get tight, I feel like I'm 80 years old.

The ribs took a long, long, time to heal. It was something like a intercostal tear. When cartilage is involved, it takes ages to heal since it's not vascular. To this day, if my back muscles are all tight, my ribs get tender.

Other than that, I made it out without a common knee injury in the sport. Yay. :p

imtheoneandonly · Accepted Answer

i almost broke my back while horseback riding... the horse fell on me :/ it took like 2 month to heal (thank god) but I couldn't really walk in these 2 month and I stopped all physical activities so it heals quickly... and till now if I run or do some weights at the gym it hurts

just_tired · Accepted Answer

Well my worst injury isn't exactly from playing sports. I busted my knees in the army doing a lot of combat excercises. Walking was painful for over a month and I still can't go jogging because of it. I couldn't get recon training or even become an officer. But I'm fine with it now. I mostly do powerlifting these days.

THE_Godfather · Accepted Answer

This isn't the worst but the weirdest.

I was playing hockey & fell hitting my chin on the dasher board. They put a rag & ice on my chin but I was still bleeding. Unknown to me I also bit my tongue. That's where the blood was coming from. I have a 3/4" scar across my tongue.

sourpatchchik2 · Answer

I'm not sure if this counts.  But I was pitching some game when I was 13 or 14 and the ball was hit right back at me of course.  And that time I was too slow and it hit me dead on in that soft place between my hip and my ribs...which would of been broken if it was a little higher or lower.  But I stayed in and pitched the rest of the game.  And I got this awesome softball-shaped and sized bruise with every little stitching detail in it that I thought was the coolest thing ever.(:

justjumpit4 · Answer

I broke my knee playing basketball when I was about 13

And about 2 years ago, I came off my horse, while jumping and got a concussion, bruise ribs, broken tailbone, and some broken fingers.

And almost broke the same knee again when she rolled in me another time..

Anonymous · Answer

I was anticipating a ball screen then rolled my ankle bad, completely unprovoked.

Anonymous · Answer

I injured my knee and dislocated my shoulder

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