For Some, Winter Pain Won’t Go Away For a While
Injuries from icy accidents fill ERs, then therapy facilities.
On Super Bowl Sunday my son, Matt, went snowboarding at Boston Mills. An especially violent wipeout on a ramp that was way out of his league sent him to the emergency room at Akron Children’s Hospital, where an X-ray revealed a compression fracture in his lower back. Luckily, he is expected to make a complete recovery after a couple of months in a brace and physical therapy. He was wearing a helmet, or the result could have been much worse. He’s a lucky kid. He’ll be out of the brace in time to earn his driver’s license. Dr. Michelle Blanda, chair of the Summa Health System Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Services, said, “With skiing and snowboarding injuries, we do see that in the younger population. The biggest thing with …
