Have you ever had a bowling inury?

[The KingPin]

So we all have done things in sports, yet what about bowling? Have you ever been hurt bowling? Or mainly just blisters?

[onefrombills]

I have tendanidis (sp?) from "cupping" the ball

[Duke Harding]

I was out of bowling due to shoulder (rotator cuff) problems, from 1981-1990.
I had a bicep tendon tear, and some minor shoulder tendinitis, which is healed.
Accupuncture was the answer. I went to couple of orthopedic surgeons,
who wanted to cut. My wife works for a surgical college, and recommended the accupuncture. It did the trick.

[onefrombills]

got me beat duke

[SWMOBowler88]

Just blisters myself, but a buddy i work with actually dislocated his elbow. He has a high back swing and a twirky hook on it with alot of rev. He moved down to a 15 lb ball for awhile.

[PSBA10]

I don't know if this qualifies as a bowling injury, but in October 2006 I picked up my 3-ball bag to put it on my shoulder when I found myself on the floor. Somehow I destroyed my left shoulder and it required 2 surgeries over the next 8 months. I'm right handed. I only missed 6 weeks of league. I bowled so well with my left arm in a sling that others in the league wanted to rent my sling. Talk about a balance challenge. Try bowling with your opposite arm pinned to your side. I don't know how, but I remained competetive. Actually my average came up a few pins.

[zman]

About 20 year back I had a ball that the grips were to tight, could sure turn that ball good.
But after a while my middle finger got pretty sore, developed a bone spur.
So I got bigger grips but the damage was already done. Bowling 3 or 4 nights a week it would get pretty sore. Now I only bowl one league per week and it's ok, just have a big knob on that joint.

[The KingPin]

I was out of bowling due to shoulder (rotator cuff) problems, from 1981-1990.
I had a bicep tendon tear, and some minor shoulder tendinitis, which is healed.
Accupuncture was the answer. I went to couple of orthopedic surgeons,
who wanted to cut. My wife works for a surgical college, and recommended the accupuncture. It did the trick.

Wow you have been through alot Duke. Do you have any pain now?

[comfortably numb]

I was bowling once with my (now) ex-wife and I pulled a butt-muscle and had to limp out of the bowling lanes and get in the car and go home, in the middle of a game...I hurt too much to finish...and how embarrassing too!!!

[mhrinko]

My pant leg got caught on the bottom of my shoe...I wear baggy jeans, well needless to say I ended up on my ***, didnt get hurt, but was funny as all hell