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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by cityofdelusion on Thursday January 05, 2023 @05:44PM (#34268011)
Not all injuries are at a gross level. Tendons and muscles get micro tears, cartilage gets worn down into mush, bones get tiny fractures. The human body repairs the best it can, but there’s a reason so many older tradesmen have bad backs, bad knees, degenerative arthritis and so on.

Not to mention major injuries are still a big risk factor. Broken fingers, destroyed shoulder joints, missing fingernails, deep burns, scarred cuts, etc. Often never seen by a doc too and never healing properly.

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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by WalterBright on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:07PM (#34269577)
Why do I not hear this happening with, say, the older set running triathlons?
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by dnissley on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:33PM (#34269775)
As many others have mentioned, the conditions are far more controlled and consistent for athletes. On another level we're also talking about different socioeconomic classes. For obvious reasons it's much more common for upper class people to talk and think about their longterm health and take both preventative action and spend money and time going to the doctor/PT if something is causing them even minor pain.
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