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[@Orangenkraft]

Growing up poor doesn’t often pay off, but suddenly I'm not sad anymore we didn’t have a backyard trampoline or even a backyard

[@Magnum_Express]

the irony is they are most often found in poor neighborhoods. We were poor and had one growing up, and it was terrifying. I don't think anyone should have one.

[@dietotaku]

downside is without a yard or any kind of equipment for physical activity, you're more or less relegated to screens which is not exactly healthy either

[@foxyy2048]

@@dietotaku it might seem crazy what I'm about to say, but have you heard of the ✨outside world✨

[@albafuentes411]

Same

[@this_is_patrick]

​@@foxyy2048 Most kids today aren't entertained by ✨ the outside world ✨ anymore. If twenty years ago I had access to the gadgets and the online entertainment options, and bad enough parents to let me have unrestricted access to them, I probably wouldn't have gone outside much in my childhood too.

[@Pixanxious]

My mom, a nurse, absolutely refused to let my brothers and I go on trampolines. If we were allowed, she watched us like a hawk. Not until I’m older that I realize exactly why she was like that. Nurse mama bear wasn’t about to let what happened to a bunch of other kids she’d helped treat happen to her kids

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

Same. My nurse mom and surgeon dad were a very hard no on trampolines and I was always so sad I couldn’t play… if they knew. I did get one for my kids but I was super vigilant, probably because my parents were so cautious about them.

[@Qaos]

I don't know how it is in the US, but here in the UK you have to watch a 5-15 minute safety video before they let you into the trampoline park. There's also tightly controlled "sessions" that ensure that there's no more than the predetermined "safe" number of people in the park. They also can and do kick people out, as well as sometimes banning them entirely, for being unsafe (not looking before jumping, jumping on the same trampoline as someone else, ignoring safety officers, etc).

[@jamesuk1704]

Yeah

[@SUNFLOWER_VIBES-m9k]

I am a competitive trampoline gymnast and the amount of times you crash in a two hour session mike would die😅

[@CorneliusHusker]

well you're no fun

[@IHeartCoal]

​@CorneliusHusker-k4z how are they no fun? They dont own the places, they dont make the rules. They are just saying how it is where they live, and because of that you call them no fun??

[@CorneliusHusker]

@@IHeartCoal it was a joke. im not dumb.

[@Nylak-Otter]

My neighbors just got a large backyard trampoline this month, and they have up to six kids jumping on it at the same time frequently. The screaming and crying has already begun.

[@albafuentes411]

😰

[@NaudVanDalen]

That possibly sextuple bounce could send one of them up a two story building.

[@mrmlgcats]

Get used to it buddy, every damn day.

[@bdawg1118]

@__KEKS.PW__search_for_hot.-356bro what..?

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

Wtf are you talking and?!@__KEKS.PW__search_for_hot.-356

[@UrbanAmazon83]

Two trampoline park owners here in the UK have just been prosecuted for insufficient H&S. In the two months it was open, they managed to rack up a horrendous 270 injuries, with many people breaking their backs. It took the local hospital to report the trend for it to be looked into...

[@brynbreeze-morgan3984]

True it’s on the news

[@jennycox4463]

Got a name for the park or something so I can look it up?

[@lisasharf1442]

Thank God someone reported them! I can only hope that all who were injured healed without permanent disability.

[@miaatherden4584]

​​@@jennycox4463 it's Flip Out in Chester

[@Sarahhedger]

@@jennycox4463it’s called flip out in Chester

[@jamesmiller7961]

new fear unlocked: trampolines

[@Kinz958]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂same

[@bookishwriter9460]

At least it's one you can easily protect yourself from by avoiding them.

[@elise85391]

I always had an idea of how dangerous they were, I was told from a young age that my parents would never buy us a trampoline because of how dangerous they can be. I still played on them at friends houses and stuff. However, my currently non-existent children will also never be getting a trampoline after seeing this!!!

[@elise85391]

@@DarkVitamins kids can be fearless when it comes to certain things! Because they may not know or understand the pain. But then as an adult I see that back hyperextension and it's uncomfortable to watch just bc you can kind of imagine how that would feel

[@senior_duck968]

@@bookishwriter9460i have used trampolines so much lol i have no clue how people are getting this injured never eating heard if these injuries

[@Atypical_Chad]

I used to be a supervisor at a trampoline park. While kids were rowdy, older teens, young adults, and parents were the worst offenders. We had very strict rules to prevent injuries like these, yet people thought we were ruining their fun or bullying them. I had to tell them that a bad sprain or broken bone would ruin their fun more than me. I saw plenty of sprains and called paramedics plenty of times. The worst case happened before I worked there, but someone dove head first into the foam pit and went all the way to the bottom. They didn't make it. Trampolines are fun, but I don't think they should be treated as carefree as they currently are.

[@norviidia3402]

I’m convinced too many injuries like that makes these type of places close down. Two different trampoline gyms popped up in my city and closed after 1-2 years.

[@irenegriffin3050]

It's crazy how adults who should know better are the worst offenders! I saw that the one time my son went to one of those places for a birthday party! He got slightly injured (knee) which might have been from landing right after someone else had jumped (that might be the "double bounce"?). Thankfully his knee ended up being OK but we didn't allow him to get back on and he never went back. That's so sad and horrible about the person who was killed in the foam pit! I wonder how these places are still open and active when injuries like that happen. 😞

[@Dave_thenerd]

You know it's almost like gymnastics requires training, crazy eh?

[@SusieQZee]

What? WOW! Was is a child?

[@dottieland7061]

@@Dave_thenerdI agree, I did gymnastics as a child and trampolines were my specialty. The amount of safety training I did was off the wall , but now 39 years later it doesn’t matter. I’m a parent myself and there is no way I would let my kids own or visit one, call me a meanie, but trust me. There isn’t any information out there as well.

[@pixelexi]

My dad is an orthopedic surgeon and my mom is a nurse. I was allowed to ski and sled, play whatever contact sport I wanted, I could go swimming far out in lakes, I could play in the snow or bike in the summer for hours - but I could *NEVER* have a trampoline……

[@betteryourlife865]

That’s crazy cause I think I hurt myself as a teen the most when I went skiing. I almost went off a cliff too. I was not educated on how to ski properly and went to a way too hard of a hill so that was not a good idea and really shame on the adults I was with for letting me do that.

[@slick_anonymous1126]

Now I can see why, I was going to buy a trampoline for my nieces and my sister i law whose a family doctor always said no.

[@TheYoyo147]

And no motorcycles

[@anainesgonzalez8868]

My mother is a pediatrician and it was the same for me 😂

[@anainesgonzalez8868]

@@TheYoyo147yeah! That too

[@d-padqueen1103]

Local to where I used to live, a couple's son got severe brain damage from being kicked in the head while playing on a "bouncy castle" (UK) or "bounce house" (USA). The parents tried to sue the vendor who rented the item to them, but the court ruled that the supervision should have been with the parents who rented the product which they signed in agreement to the terms of rental that the company was not liable or responsible for injuries or damage to the property.

[@ingridburling8731]

About time someone issued clear warnings about this. The amount of trampolines sitting on hard stone or hard earth (with no protection) which I see in back yards is incredible - and kids using them without any supervision! A net is not enough. Thanks Dr Mike. A canny video.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

And the exposed springs! Gah! Has everyone forgotten the horror that was the Epilady?

[@Metal_Maxine]

And the lawn trampolines that aren't nailed/pegged/whatever into the ground.

[@jeanaprewitt9658]

And besides the obvious dangers, if a spring pops loose and hits someone, the injury may be catastrophic.

[@bethanywashington1243]

My neighbor had a trampoline in her front yard that is extremely tiny and close to the street by just a couple of feet and metal fencing in both sides. It was so dangerous. If anyone fell off they would end up in front of a moving car or inside of a metal fence because there was absolutely no space for it. I think the city made them take it down because it’s gone now.

[@dmcgee3]

@@jeanaprewitt9658I do not think most people are aware of how dangerous a tensioned spring is. Storing a huge amount of potential energy. Don’t ever try to work on a garage door by yourself folks. When garage door springs snap they cut people in half through walls several rooms away

[@paninywbtsrealm]

"Do you want to celebrate your birthday in a trampoline park?" Kids who watch dr mike: ...

[@sallys.silver392]

Actually my lil bro did celebrate his bday in a trampoline park. Aaand he broke his ancle... Soooo....

[@paigepeezy7548]

I was literally thinking about taking my son to one, so glad I watched this video, never really understood just how dangerous they could be!

[@SoniWyd]

Yes

[@Duffy14683]

​@@sallys.silver392 ancle?

[@samc_cherterita]

Me who landed on my head once while on a trampoline and can now hear a permanent popping sound when I move my head a certain way: Haha, never again.

[@HaydenRobloxDavis-oc9ox]

This is why I’m scared of trampolines, ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS JUMPING RLLY HIGH ON THE SAME TRAMPOLINE AS ME-

[@UhhhImTrashSorry]

When I was little, about 8, I was playing “popcorn” with my cousins even after I told my aunt I didn’t want to play. I was the kernel, and they got really rough and kept jumping even after I screamed stop while crying. I wasn’t able to walk for a week, had to go to PT, and I continuously reinjure that area of my back till this day. I’m 23, 24 this month. I actually just injured that spot again a week and a half ago. It is a bit better but still hurts, and I have to be careful how I stretch/bend/twist, etc. Not a fan of trampolines… at all.

[@vieravrem6810]

Wow, just saw your comment after typing mine, I faceplanted off a trampoline because of popcorn but I didn't get back injuries, sorry you went through that.

[@annahappen7036]

If my sister did that to my kid there would be HELL to pay! I'm so sorry you went through and are still dealing with that. 😢

[@someonessidechannel1485]

several years ago i was playing popcorn (willingly the kernel) and landed on the back of my neck after a particularly high bounce. i probably should've been taken to a hospital with the way i had to shuffle around from pain for the rest of the night

[@hyperbison]

I ended up kneeing my jaw playing poppies. It wasn't serious, but i never played that again after doing that.

[@vibrantgleam]

You probably should get it checked again just incase because that sounds serious.

[@annarichter484]

Didn't know how dangerous trampolines can be. Thanks for educating.

[@rowhitknee1868]

I sprained my ankle on the trampoline . Your video help me understand that trampolines can be dangerous. Thanks.

[@zakiyagordon3921]

Same here, really painful

[@ho1033]

when I was little I broke my arm on a trampoline, today I'm just broke.

[@-tayIorsversion-]

LMFAO SAME 😭

[@StarDragons10]

xD

[@lilabean.ster2]

😝

[@jamesfracasse8178]

Same here no broken bones 🩻 but broke financial

[@chrissyj_]

here before this blows up lmao

[@icefox13]

When I worked as an EMT, there was a trampoline fun park nearby. Needless to say, we had work there all the time.

[@ArariaKAgelessTraveller]

The very basic idea that trampoline is considered, in any way, safe for kids playground is... Amusing at best

[@fit1806]

2:36 THAT JUMP WAS INSANE

[@ajjulius6561]

My mom has been a nurse for the past 30 years. When my brothers and I were kids, she would refuse to buy us a trampoline and wouldn’t take us to trampoline parks or similar places. We thought she was being overdramatic. Lo and behold, one summer I was visiting my cousin’s house without my mom. My cousin had a trampoline in the backyard and we went nuts. One of my jumps was at an angle and close to the edge of the trampoline. Upon landing, I lost my footing and landed tailbone first against one of the chain links. I miraculously did not fracture anything, but the pain was horrendous. Haven’t gotten on a trampoline since lol.

[@nardalis4832]

Well thats karma XD certainly listen to your parents

[@Infact77]

@@nardalis4832 lmao i dont see any karma here just a kid trying to have fun and making poor choices without realizing it.

[@mariawhite7337]

Did you get really short of breath like you couldn't breathe? Cause I bumped my tailbone just going down a metal slide once. I thought I was gonna die from the pain. But it went away fairly quickly?

[@Sk83rNinja]

I have many back problems from a trampoline accident when I was 13. Was doing a backflip and did not rotate over all the way and bent my back nearly in half and heard a crack. Wasn’t able to bend much for a month and still have constant and daily back pain from it

[@zyvinlawdome7081]

I felt the phantom pain of your injury, my pal. But my circumstances were different. I was about to sit on my chair when my brother pulled it away.

[@sadib4782]

when i was younger i so desperately wanted a trampoline but my parents always said absolutely not because my uncle spent 34 years working in fire rescue and he went to way too many calls about trampoline injuries. over a decade later im 18, in paramedic academy, and beyond thankful that i never had a trampoline as a child. i finally understand why those things are so terrible.

[@anthonyhuynhn4721]

I hate seeing people cracking their necks

[@A.spencer24]

R u rich

[@pennyinheaven]

@@sowth_musicUntil they’re not

[@thefinisher2843]

Same, except the paramedic academy… and I still want a trampoline

[@Regeor]

They’re fun, not terrible. You just gotta get one of those ones with walls. Trampolines are a childhood classic.

[@Izzy_horsecrazy101]

We have a trampoline at home, I love going on it. I feel really safe on it as it has good netting and my dad or someone is often watching me. I am also very careful on it!

[@matthewwilson9749]

I was told by my neurologist that I would probably never walk or talk again. Today, I walk like I'm on the sauce, and you can't shut me up. Don't ever give up when you're dealing with medical issues.😊

[@USAforever1350]

Congrats on your recovery

[@matthewwilson9749]

@@USAforever1350 Thank you so much. If I've learned anything from this experience, it's that it's not THAT things happen, it's How you deal with it that matters

[@nattylite9220]

Love that for you 🥹🥹 so glad you recovered ❤️

[@MegThurston-nt2zi]

I don’t know you, but I’m very proud of you. The world needs strength like yours!

[@matthewwilson9749]

@@MegThurston-nt2zi as Bob Marley once said, you don't know how strong you are until strong is your only option.

[@lauren-fi8sc]

I had a trampoline as a kid and frequently sprained my ankle on it. I got hurt on it so often that my teachers thought I was faking my injuries. Years later I was diagnosed with hypermoble EDS, which is not something you want to mix with trampolines.

[@joanhoffman3702]

I also have hEDS. Turned my ankles many times, but never truly sprained. Those ligaments are lax! I’m glad my own experience with trampolines was short lived.

[@lisasharf1442]

Definitely not. I have scoliosis and steer clear of trampolines for the same reason.

[@TotallyHuman]

I have EDS but so far it seems to be protecting me more than harming me for now. I'm also very careful to not try and force stop momentum.

[@tatiana4050]

How easily do joints dislocate with hEDS? And how does dislocated joint feel?

[@danihinkle9387]

I also have hEDS and am an elite level trampolinist 😂

[@Chaos.45]

Working at a trampoline park for about a month I’ve seen a a couple bad injuries on the trampolines mostly due to people double jumping to get the extra height for tricks. There was this one time where a kid hit his head in the ceiling because him and his friends were trying to get him more height for a trick.

[@justme1443]

I have always been afraid of these trampolines and going out with friends , the peer pressure to get on one is so scary to me ..I am thankful that you decided to talk about the risks because most people don't even acknowledge that trampolines can be dangerous

[@someoneelse4811]

A lot of the injuries shown had less to do with the trampoline itself and more with the fact that they were trying to do a 1080 double-bounce diagonal side flip with 12 other people on the trampoline with them. If you stick to reasonably safe jumping, you're unlikely to get hurt.

[@Pedro94-dp]

@@someoneelse4811 well said!

[@valentinpetrovitsch9406]

well but they are extremely fun though, is dagnerous, is alos a mater of what you do on a trampolin, if you are jumping solo on it, or just pure chaos with multiple persons, that are not coordinating

[@perslay2137]

@__KEKS.PW__search_for_hot.-356 What the HELL dude - search for hot? 🔞? Are you a child predator or a teen? This is not a place for it, don't use youtube to date

[@-Nightingale]

@@Yes_this_is_my_cat How? I'm really curious.

[@ingridburling8731]

When I learned trampolining, we had a class o about 14 girls learning in our boarding school. We all had to stand around the trampoline, quite close, holding our arms up and forward, to help catch any learner on the trampoline who got a little off-side, and stop them from falling off. Anyon elearning to do a somersaut, learned by having a thick woollen band around their waist, with the instructor holding the ends of it (twisted quite tight) so the person could not wander when they came down. We didn't have a single injury - ever. I think the teacher did all that very well and we were very lucky to have such a safety conscious man teaching us.

[@user-xz6bp9eq9p]

Trampolines were such a fun part of my childhood. I’m surprised kids are injured by them so much. Everyone has trampolines where I was growing up and I don’t know anybody who was injured besides an “ouch that hurt”

[@amyspeers8012]

I was a PICU nurse in 1993. I took care of a kiddo who was vent dependent because of a spinal injury after jumping on a trampoline. My son wanted one when we finally had a back yard and I said absolutely not.

[@tizianorosso3288]

you should do a video on how to be an efficient patient, disregarding if they are educated medically in any way. Like what are the best ways of communicating symptoms to healthcare professionals, etc.

[@johns3106]

When I was a kid in the ‘70’s, trampolines were very popular for a while until injuries started to get out of control, and trampolines quickly disappeared. So, it baffled me when trampolines started to become really popular again in the early 2000’s.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

🤷 humanity just likes to repeat patterns ig

[@4RILDIGITAL]

The number of injuries and incidents described here is terrifying. Trampolines can provide fun and exercise, but they must be used with care and under supervision to ensure safety.

[@TheWinjin]

IKR? It made me want to kiss my knees, give them some good rub, and never be anywhere near trampolines ever again

[@D1n0z99]

who you why you verified

[@virose6454]

My brother and I use to have a trampoline as a kid. The net meant nothing, when he went for a jump, it made him bounce sideways through the net into the tree that sat next to it. How he didn’t break his neck or something severe is beyond me and my family. The only thing he got was a scar on his eyebrow

[@A_TP]

Seriously those nets failed me too. I still remember me, my sibling and my neighbour were all bouncing on our trampoline, all of us being under 10, when my neighbour suddenly lost her balance and crashed into the net. The next thing we knew she was on the brick floor crying cause the net broke. Thankfully it wasn't a major injury.

[@justincain2702]

I don't think the net is meant to prevent teen to adult sized people from jumping through it at force. It's so you don't jump off. They expect the primary axis of force to be vertical. The only time I was injured using a trampoline was when there was no net and there were exposed springs.

[@virose6454]

I was 12 and he was six, I wasn’t bouncing because I didn’t want to make him trip or us colliding. So really, it was only him, I still believe that nets should be sturdy enough to protect the weight of a 6 year old falling.

[@JJ-cv1qf]

you are one of the most educational channels I watch, but you are fun to watch

[@feliciaroseantonia]

Another thing about Adriana Chechik, the Twitch streamer you mentioned, in the trampoline injury video from two Twitch Con's ago: Turns out, she was pregnant at the time, and suffered a miscarriage as a result. She clarified that she wouldn't have gone on the trampoline area in the first place if she had known that she was pregnant at the time; she only learned about it after she had already miscarried. iirc, she was very recently pregnant, though she did say it hurt emotionally since it had been difficult for her to get pregnant, and she wanted to keep the baby if she did find herself pregnant one day. So not only was she dealing with the emotional fallout of that, but she also had to suffer extreme back pains on the daily. I still wonder the chronic pains she has now as a result of what happened can hopefully someday be cured. I hope she's okay.

[@Andytlp]

Difficult to get pregnant. Somehow i doubt that with how many tens of thousands of nuts she had. Unless constant abortions and heavy "before and after" or birth control abuse made it so.

[@aniagfrankies5572]

I love your view I would like us to be friends, I wouldn't mind if you send me your nu so can chat

[@SechLara]

I love your view I would like us to be friends, I wouldn't mind if you send me your nu so can chat

[@PetSim99-yeet]

Adriana Chechik is a 🌽star

[@Flexsan]

@@PetSim99-yeet Is a 🤡

[@Hannah7Banana]

I used to be in gymnastics and I went on the trampoline to practice flips and other tricks all the time, but because I am a cautious person and I was taught trampoline safety from a young age, I never got injured. Please be careful, don't overestimate your abilities, know what you are doing, and be aware of your surroundings.

[@D3WV]

Yea I do gymnastic trampolining and go to trampoline parks all the time. I would say their safe if you know how to use them. It’s always the little kids with no spacial awareness running below you when your doing a flip that get hurt. I think another problem is how unnatural it is to jump on a trampoline especially the Olympic/euro trampolines, they bounce you so high and one little misplacement can injure you

[@slayddi86]

yea same if u don’t do weird things u know u can’t do it will go wrong but if u just practise things u learn in a safe environment on ur own it’s safe (with a net ofc lol)

[@Ik34thyD1ngus]

I used to be jealous of people that can jump high on trampolines, but now I’m grateful I don’t jump high.

[@Emkayy55]

Both of my parents are radiologic technologists, my siblings and I were never allowed on trampolines as kids. It was frustrating as a kid, but understandable now.

[@byuftbl]

9:26 oh that’s SO TRUE!! I broke my ankle and was non weight bearing for weeks and then only 25 lbs weight bearing on it for more weeks. The number of things it was hard to or I couldn’t do on one leg were a lot. Now that I’ve done physical therapy and am walking more and more normally each week, I’ve realized how much you take for granted that your muscles and brain allow you to just walk without thinking, and when you have to retrain them both to walk normally you actually have to pay attention. My therapist watched me walk and pointed out how I wasn’t following through my whole step and to slow down and make sure I was thinking to follow through my steps. It really is crazy how much you take for granted when you can do things normally.

[@Sosozanyway]

Doctors love trampolines, it means more patients, which means more money.

[@pedrostormrage]

9:48 "The spine has special curves in it that help you distribute weight while you're standing up" That's cool, I'd actually never learned that. It's also interesting how the curvatures alternate to make the spine more stable (the inward curves (lordotic) act like shock absorbers, while the outward curves (kyphotic) help to distribute weight and maintain balance), kinda like a Jenga tower.

[@nattylite9220]

That’s wild I’ve never thought of it that way - and my whole family is apart of the medical field. From doctors and anesthesiologists to RN’s and EMT’s

[@luisfernando5998]

What aboutt the curves in Uranus ?

[@2000leonel]

Fun fact about Trampolines and Healthcare: they can actually be part of the non-pharmacological interventions for symptom management of Cystic Fibrosis! With smaller trampolines, jumping for a period of time will help patients clear out the mucus that accumulates in the lungs, reducing bacteria load and improving breathing. It's also great because kids tend to be more receptive to playing in the trampoline than other physical expecturation exercises, making a great addition to their daily regiment!

[@Wawagirl17]

Mmmm, interesting fact to learn in the wild like this. As a CF-er (32-years old now) who had a large trampoline in the backyard as a kid, my mom used to always emphasize to my dad how it was important for my lungs, but a part of me thought she may have been exaggerating so that he wouldn't take it down to avoid homeowner's insurance problems, lol.

[@perfectlypeachykeen]

@@Wawagirl17Smart of your mum!

[@lauramartins5953]

You don't need a trampoline to jump.

[@Wawagirl17]

@@lauramartins5953I mean, true, but I can see how it's a lot more motivating for a kid, lol.

[@hennessygarciahg]

I’m sure that trampolines and bouncy houses can help with any lung condition but I’ve been on one. It’s small and it has a handle.

[@monsterboy4959]

One time I was at a trampoline park and the hospital had to come because some one fell, but it was an adult.

[@aff77141]

As someone who had a trampoline and felt like i was the only one to treat it with a healthy skepticism, thank you for confirming my childhood fears

[@Sk83rNinja]

Yeah you must always be careful with them receiving permanent injuries is not fun don’t recommend

[@annafirnen4815]

Honestly same, especially after as a kid I jumped on my friend's trampoline and at some point I landed badly and folded my back in a weird way and it hurt a lot and I think till this day I can feel the result in my lower back.

[@davidholden3386]

4:43 That's Harry, from the Sidemen. You could honestly react to a full compilation of injuries he's suffered - such as drop-kicking a car and hitting his head

[@UNK-l5k]

Oh we need to react to this guy because he is famous and I am a fan of him duh. Stop glazing

[@ajd8558]

Who pissed in your cornflakes?

[@simeon9962]

​@@UNK-l5k You have to be a kid

[@kiramanville2033]

I thought that too hahah I love Harry but he’s always doing some dumb stuff and hurting himself 😂

[@Theonly_firelily]

This is why whenever i go to trampoline parks i dont EVER try any stunts or tricks that i cant do on ground without a trampoline or i know wont end well if i dont know it because it wont end well and might end up hurting youself thats why i just jump there or sit on the trampoline for fun or something so ya remember that people whenever you go to places with trampolines

[@3clipser]

I remember I use to get anxiety at some point when playing on the trampoline when I was a kid and I was always confused why my friends never seemed to have the same concern I did. Those springs could get really sketchy..especially over time

[@elise85391]

I had a few friends with trampolines growing up. One in particular had a trampoline with TERRIBLE springs. They would break and get stretched out. There were several springs that were so stretched out they'd get put back on in an X, so they could keep being functional for longer. Absolute hazard now that I think about it.

[@rysnes]

As a sport scientist and elite trampoline athlete, I'd love to collaborate and share more about trampoline safety! There is so much misinformation out there. Every single injury highlighted in this video was preventable with the right knowledge.

[@rainecolubio]

In case doc mike won’t see this comment, you should make a react video to this video and share your expertise :)

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

Keep in mind a child isn’t capable of always making the right choices even with the right knowledge. The best way to prevent injury is to make to make them more safer for children, if a kid can touch a metal spring in any way, it’s impossible for them to remain safe.

[@joshuably2456]

I agree. I think trampoline parks having a little trampoline safety demonstration prior to you entering would do a lot of good. Not just stuff like don’t land on your head, but teach how to control bounces a little and stop the bounce would help so much with many of the injuries. Trampolines really aren’t that dangerous if you can use them right.

[@azores15]

You said it. I only got one trampoline injury as a kid, and it was minor.

[@MJ-ed2xx]

Sure, but at a trampoline park it doesn't matter. You can do everything right, take every precaution, but you cannot ensure that every other person there will do the same, and you cannot ensure that their fall won't injure you as well.

[@MelsCrybaby_z]

We had a trampoline in our backyard, well we still do but rarely use it. It’s small and usually only one can use it at a time, it has one of those nets but you could easily jump and then jump wrong and STRAIGHT into it. It’s painful

[@envymordecai4429]

Mom had to go to the ER for chest pains recently and in the X-ray waiting room was a dad with his 10 year old. I asked what happened and dad rolled his eyes simply stating the name of the local trampoline park 😂 “Oh yeah. We’ve been through that a handful of times with my brother.” Never heard of somebody being permanently injured at our local place but my god now I’m terrified. Also in regards to the Twitch incident, Adrianna “crushed” her spine when she jumped into the foam pit. She didn’t realize how shallow the pit was. The injury resulted in the termination of a pregnancy she didn’t know about (she was under a month along I believe) as well as permanent nerve damage to her bladder. She wasn’t the only one who was hurt.

[@jessicaholscher4097]

9:13 I recently watched my mom relearn how to walk. She didn't have a spinal cord injury but she got GBS, and it ruined her leg nerves. It was incredible to see her be able to stand and then take a step, and then not need a walker.

[@Simplii-alex]

also, what they do is when I have flare ups due to arthritis, they compare the knees to check for swelling.

[@charlesclinton3305]

Growing up on the autism spectrum in the 90s, my parents bought me a small trampoline that we kept indoors at all times and usually in the basement. I absolutely loved it because it allowed me to get much of my hyperactivity as a young child out of me. Unfortunately because it was small I wasn't able to use it for very long because I got bigger and the harder I jumped the easier it was for my head to hit the ceiling.

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

Those small trampolines are amazing for stimming. They do wear out eventually but I absolutely always replace it.

[@DianaEricJ]

Yes! We have a small one with a handle in our living room for our autistic kids. SO helpful! Dad and I are too big though 😂

[@kamille286]

Oh yeah my younger brother has one of those! We had to get him a pretty sturdy one since he's 17 now, but he loves it!

[@davidhopkins6946]

Ow!

[@lfleia]

We have one for our little too! When she got too big for it recently, we bought a bigger one with a full enclosed net, ensured it was in a secure area free of any materials or items that could get under it and secured to the ground. We know we might need to get an outdoor one at some point, because it's just her way of stimming, nothing seems to give her the same satisfaction as bouncing, so we're investigating how to go about that in the safest way possible. I noticed in a large amount of the videos that there was more than one person on it, and even with my minimal knowledge I know that's a huge no-no and increases injury risk exponentially.

[@paralegal_eagle_eye]

Thank you for this video!! When I was in high school, I was jumping on a friend’s trampoline with a couple of our friends. One of them landed on my right arm. My entire arm instantly went numb (tingling like it was asleep). I couldn’t move it - it just flopped back and forth and started to panic thinking it was broken somehow. Luckily, it wasn’t broken - the feeling came after a few minutes. Realizing how lucky I was, I vowed to never get on a trampoline again.

[@troistheotter]

A guy I went to school with is wheelchair-bound due to a trampoline accident. They tried doing a flip, landed wrong, and can no longer walk anymore.

[@ItsMadi_lol33preppyyy]

Being so for real I have been watching Dr. Mike EVERY DAY! I feel that I have learned so much! I watched this guy for entertainment but now it’s starting to help me in school! Thank you Dr. Mike❣️This will help if someone gets hurt lol.

[@aroyce4]

Had hyperflexion around T12/L1. Extreme pain for weeks afterwards, still have constant pain today. Couldn't play cricket for an entire season - bowling left me in agony so bad I couldn't walk. All from a trampoline when I was about 12

[@cherrykittyrose7461]

My friend( Emma) was at my other friend’s (Makenzie) birthday and Emma went on a trampoline and then somebody (even she doesn’t know) went on the trampoline and she slammed her face into the body of the trampoline by accident. Then after her dad realized her nose looked crooked so he took her to the doctor. She had a broken nose but she is recovered and Emma and her nose is fine now. That was a year ago

[@riceracm]

4:24 Thirteen years ago I was knocked unconscious by a fall on my kitchen floor. I started throwing up the next day _and have never stopped._ I spend at least several hours every day either nauseous or vomiting. *HEAD INJURIES ARE NO JOKE*

[@limari95]

Like to this day? That sounds horrible, Im so sorry that happened to you... Is there nothing doctors can do? Like an operation or medication?

[@xXnoobninjaXx8]

@@limari95this is treatable but *HES BROKE*

[@Kitsune1989]

6:00 Thank you Dr Mike! The absence of being able to feel pain at all is not the good thing a lot of people seem to think it is. I have several spots where I've fucked myself so hard I can't feel pain sensation in that area at all. Yeah, nobody enjoys a broken rib. But you know what else people don't enjoy? Having their coworker bend over to pick something up and see a sudden emergence of a dorsal fin from where the rib broke initially, then shifted through the skin when the body moved much later. I had no reason to bend over until then so it never shifted outside until I did. Oh when I walked into the ER when I went to do laundry and realized my pants were soaked with blood. Turns out that harmless fall I though I had? I had actually split my leg to the bone from knee to ankle and didn't realize until I was popping the clothes in the washer so all I'd have to do after showering is press start. Turned out I also had a puddle in my car to clean up and a trail all to my house as well. If I could feel pain then I could have called a paramedic as soon as I got kicked instead of going on an hour long ride, half hour of untacking in a definitely sterile horse stal, another half hour of driving and whatever time it took to coral the dogs and laundry. Because I couldn't feel pain not only did I need stitches, but my continued exposure to non sterile environments left me with a raging infection and fever, bone and other leg stuff damage from walking on a leg I shouldn't rightfully been able to stand on otherwise and ages of bedrest. Not to mention having to hire a cleaning company to deal with the multiple blood stains. Pretty sure they thought I had murdered someone lol. It's not just yay, no painkillers necessary. Pain is the body telling you you done fucked up. And if you can't feel pain you won't move to fix the situation. I have a friend who lost fingers because she didn't realize her hand was on a hot burner and they had to amputate one finger and partially another after the burns got necrotic infectioned.

[@shannonclark8313]

For the second one the trampoline getting blown over was the exact reason why we dug holes in the ground for the trampoline legs to sit in and then covered them over with dirt so my childhood trampoline was literally buried into the ground so it couldn’t get lifted

[@Burnswheels]

As a paraplegic because of Spina Bifida, I do not mess around on trampolines. And with the fact I have decreased sensation starting at my waist going down, I always check my skin for any signs of breakdown especially my feet because I do not have sensation in my feet. On top of it all, I am also a T1D so it means I have to take extra care when I am looking for skin breakdown.

[@AkshinBarathi]

Damn tough

[@Burnswheels]

@@AkshinBarathi it could always be worse.

[@Sosozanyway]

Not to be rude, but if you're paraplegic, of course you don't mess around with trampolines.

[@thedeviouspanda]

​@@SosozanywayCould you imagine though 💀

[@Sosozanyway]

@@thedeviouspanda I just did 😭😂😂

[@kevinyancey958]

I warned my kids about trampolines and the risks of injuries, and refused to get one because of the liability of any other kids getting hurt on one. Low and behold, my son decided to play on one at a friend's house and got hurt. He didn't tell us that he got hurt, or that he got hurt on a trampoline because he knew he did wrong, until his school called for us to pick him up and take him to the doctor. He fractured his arm...

[@heart.9889]

If your son is scared to come to you with an injury I would be worried

[@jamie7472]

I'm so glad I didn't have Kevin as a parent.

[@Fuzzira]

@@heart.9889 Well yeah if you specifically tell your kid to not do a thing that might cause injury, and then the kid still does the thing and gets injured, it actually serves them right to be scared. His son was most likely just feeling ashamed because he didn't listen to his dad in this case.

[@ryanclemons1]

​@heart.9889 notice how they said "he did wrong." I'm getting some control freak vibes from that wording.

[@langlyboops3591]

​@@Fuzzira"serves them right"? This is a kid isn't that a bit... much? I don't want my kid to be scared of coming up to me if they hurt themselves because they didn't heed my warning, they need to know injuries can get 100 times worse untreated and that their parent wont judge them for wanting to try it at least once. Kids are kids and best any parent can do is warn them and offer safety advice to reduce injury(cause, dude, is a tranpoline, even as a kid I knew they were dangerous but man are they fun, though I support them getting banned for safer options).

[@PatchworkMind238]

Twice in my life, I’ve almost seriously injured my spine due to a trampoline. Once on my neck, I landed uncomfortably and it hurt for a while and scared me real bad. Just a couple weeks ago, I had another injury where I actually strained my back. It doesn’t sound like that serious of an injury, and after a week I’m feeling fine, but when experiencing it, I felt paralyzed from how much it hurt. It hurt to breathe, it hurt to walk, to move, everything. You can imagine that I was astounded to learn that I didn’t actually get too hurt, it was just a strain. So there’s a reason I don’t like trampolines anymore I guess😭😭

[@Vox-Multis]

Doctors HATE trampolines... because they beat diabetes using this one weird trick! [Insert stock photo of angry man with stethoscope]

[@s.p.obeliunas9565]

💀

[@GHXST_CRISPY]

* Me in the corner not understanding *

[@XxBurningFoxXx]

This video hurts me I broke my back on the trampoline in November last year and I am so lucky that I'm not paralyzed. keep up the great work love your videos. :)(:

[@SOCCER_fan77]

Glad that your doing better man

[@XxBurningFoxXx]

@@SOCCER_fan77 Thank you.

[@bn_rose_gold]

Oh man sending lots of hope it doesn’t cause you anymore issues

[@seamonkeys12y]

metal springs work best but there are designs now where the 'spring' (some kind of solid plastic or metal bar) is under the trampoline and there's big 2m tall safety nets around that you can jump into without issues. The spring being under also means there's no risk of pinching skin or falling through

[@DerekHibbenMusic]

My great great uncle (George Nissen) invented the trampoline, and he was well aware of its dangers. Initially, he made it for tumbling but saw its uses as not only a sport but a fun and energetic activity. My grandma (his niece) toured with him all over the world (I recently translated some 60 year old German letters written to her), and she completely destroyed her knees on the thing. She was showing off a big flip, and her knees just gave out. Being that it was the 60s, the treatment at the time was to just take all of the cartlidge out, and she's still dealing with all of that in her 70s. Trampolines are dangerous, but 10/10 would recommend. And no, I don't get any money from trampolines.

[@Sethdarunner]

Dang that’s crazy

[@chickenstuffy]

Wow

[@FBYT420]

Dayyum

[@bunnymaan]

Thats crazy

[@dandewsirbello]

no chance, it saying my mothers fathers sisters hairdressers barbers great great great great x30 grandfathers hunter invted fire

[@Willows_Dust]

When i was little i had broken my leg on a trampoline, that was 10 years ago, i am now in my early 20s and i still have pain in my leg… but doctor Mike makes my day 100% better :D

[@clxudy_fvse]

when i was younger, my friend went to do a flip on a trampoline but smashed her face on the metal outside bar and her nose got crushed.

[@andy6877]

As someone who is disabled with hEDS, Pots, chronic fatigue, and many other things in my early 20s I can attest to you don't realise how fortunate you are until you lose an ability. Because I wasn't diagnosed until adult hood I pushed myself from a young age beyond my capacity and ended up disabling myself to tje point where I can not work to support myself or leave the house most days, Im almost always exhausted. Ive learned to emjoy things and take nothing for granted now so its not all bad, but seriously if you are beating yourself up over hustle culture not doing more, dont. Please let your body rest and carve time into every day to enjoy the fact that you are alive and ablebodied because that can get taken away from you at any time

[@amethyst1062]

Ok, thank you for this advice. Keep happy with your loved interests

[@MorganaRedbird]

I am in this same boat. Doctors and others always told me I was just lazy or out of shape. Recently found out after a car accident that everything is caused by EDS, POTS, XLH, and TBA. I have an office job that I can still work full time but I am limited in all physical activity.

[@beckatea]

When I was in my teens, I was visiting a friend who had a trampoline. We spent the spent the night sleeping on it, and in the morning, we threw all the bedding on the ground so we could bounce. I thank the stars we did, because we accidentally bounced me two stories into the air, off of the trampoline. I landed in the pile of bedding, which is likely the only reason I wasn’t incredibly injured or worse.

[@officially_peyton]

As a gymnast who is constantly flipping on trampolines this isn’t the first time iv seen serious injuries and iv had serious hyperextension in my knees very important to always know what your doing

[@vivianneshields]

I was at a trampoline park for a school trip in middle school and I watched my friend break her neck…yeah that scarred me forever, l’m now terrified of trampoline parks

[@amethyst1062]

Ooh thankfully I got 🍀 lucky

[@V00doo1Xim]

how's your friend?

[@jennhilda9569]

My insurance: Tis but a flesh wound! Has thou tried walking it off? 😂

[@GlitchworksRBX]

😂

[@danitho]

😂😂😂😂

[@JCGver]

It's a post-existing condition (opposed to a pre-existing condition), we don't cover those.

[@WestonBreck]

I have a friend who broke his hand while we were walking into the park and I got chills

[@CSSLN]

I worked as an audio coordinator at a park that had many types of “extreme” activities, but I was impressed that the attractions that had the most amounts of injuries were the ones that looked the safest like trampolines

[@kavitagoel101]

Thanks for spreading awareness about the injuries that can be caused by as simple things as a trampoline through these videos 😊

[@linkthelynxcat2973]

I was 10 when I broke my arm on a trampoline. I didn't fall off, barely went in the air. I landed arms first, snapping my left arm back towards my face. Both fore arm bones broke. Miraculously, the force snapped the bones back, idk how but I made it out of the ER with a brace after getting it reset. One of the most painful experiences I've ever had. Haven't been on a trampoline since :) I'm 20 now and don't recommend ever going on a trampoline

[@ChickItsAwesome]

This video makes me realize just how much effort my parents put into choosing a trampoline when I was little. It had nets, room for me, my brother, and multiple guests to be on there safely, it was strong, etc, etc… and I’m pretty sure they supervised us when we played on it.

[@VenomouSloth_2]

I have a displace spiral fracture still healing from trying to spin on a trampoline and planted my leg and it was the most painful thing I've ever experienced

[@birgittnlilli9726]

At my school some teachers go to a trampolin- parc with their classes. I always said no because it felt too dangerous and watching this awful accidents proves me right.

[@lukethedaydreamer]

1:10 lots of good trampoline brands like berg and acon are making trampolines which connect the spring pads and the bed so you can't fall through or under the spring pads

[@juliefraser8136]

I passed a trampoline in a back yard in my town. No safety net. On a hill so lower on one side. On the low side there was a fence, up against it. And it was a picket fence. Sharp wooden spikes. I couldn't walk on that street ever again. Could I have told the house owner? A person who needed to hear, wouldn't listen.

[@kris2147]

I wanted to go to trampoline park, but now I might reconsider changing my mind.

[@aceaster2657]

I went to one once, severely injured my back just from slipping on the trampoline, couldnt sit in a car even without a lot of pain. 0/10 DEF do not recommend. Never went to a trampoline park again after that and learning how dangerous they really are.

[@VENTlLATION]

"Reconsider changing my mind" is a double negative which is basically saying "I was thinking of changing my mind but now I wont"

[@JoanneNjeri-ef6sz]

@@VENTlLATIONlol 💯

[@ratrodgrady]

1:37 That guy looks just like Mark Cuban

[@Dilaudid281]

Just about to say the same thing lol

[@BoredZozo]

We used to have a trampoline but had to get rid of it because of my scoliosis diagnosis and I remember being sad about it for years but tbh… looking back it probably saved my hyper mobile ass so many dislocations and over extension injuries lol

[@randolphtwells1360]

4:42; Always anchor the trampolines and bounce houses down when dealing with high gusts of winds.

[@ysf-psfx]

The thing with gusts is they are unexpected. Just always anchor them.

[@USAforever1350]

Very helpful as a floridian. My state is very prone to natural disasters that include strong winds.

[@freakda96]

Now I'm realizing me and my cousins were really lucky we didn't end up paralizing each other. We were pretty reckless in trampolines and did so many stupid things. Once we sent my younger cousin flying into wall headfirst, we got trampled by our older cousins (young adults playing with 10 year old kids), once my feet got tangled into the steel springs. And we just laughed about it

[@emiliedyson5960]

A few years ago, my sister took her kids to a trampoline park. She ended up getting her foot caught between the springs and broke her foot so bad it needed to be pinned in several places

[@viosavvy]

9:38 I had this same thing happen to me as a kid. To this day, like thirty years later, it's one of the most painful things I've had happen to me. Surprised I didn't break my back.

[@fallout8516]

this looks so lethal to me, I can't imagine the shock your and his whole body must have endured, thank god our bodies are so flexible

[@Dustin_Platt]

1:43 I hope Mark Cuban will invest in a Shark Tank trampoline safety partner.

[@judelewis6413]

I compressed the vertebrae in my neck on a trampoline, but It actually happened because my causing slipped on it and fell on my head. I was sitting down, and he stood up to walk away and then slipped. When he landed on my head, I heard a couple of pops and a crack. Then my legs got tingly and numb, and I felt pain and stiffness over my neck and back. I was more scared than hurt I think. I didn't break any bones, but from what I remember, I pinched nerves and had to wear a neck brace for a couple of months. I felt like my neck was still recovering for years after, so I can only imagine what it would feel like for someone who broke their neck or back. Also, my cousin was launched off of a trampoline and she would have landed on the ground on her head, but my dad managed to catch her by her ankle.

[@homiethathasntbeenonfor10y33]

Omg I’m first @Doctormike I want to be a rn any advice

[@micellaragua]

Yessir

[@ToxicMrSmith]

And no-one gives a damn brother

[@homiethathasntbeenonfor10y33]

@@ToxicMrSmith bro I’m asking him for advice not you

[@byuftbl]

⁠​⁠@@ToxicMrSmithShutup and keep it to yourself. It’s great they want to be an rn and help people! Much better than going on KZbin and being an ass for no reason. I guess we should expect this kind of jerk systems from someone with toxic in their name 🙄 To the OP you have to do college or an RN program…google for ones around your area and see the requirements to get certified as one.

[@Sirbossman]

No amount of warnings will discourage my love of trampolines

[@joshuamcgregor2650]

Used to have a trampoline when me and my sister were younger, had it for years without having any sort of injuries

[@anadd6195]

Omg I am so so sorry for that father who talked about his child's death. My heart broke. 😢

[@ChrisHuxtable-d7j]

As someone who broke there arm on a Trampoline, I agree with this video

[@aikoashlynn6447]

i grew up in Oklahoma until i was 10 and i had a backyard trampoline but it was always wheeled in and out of my utdoor storerooom so it never caused any injuries. i feel like this is the safest way to keep a trampoline tbh

[@beccadotelpy]

"They tear too!" Sometimes Dr. Mike is too precious for this world.

[@Jeffpcb2008]

I'm 41, I grew up using trampolines. Dude I can remember being launched through a wooden fence, into the side of a pool, into the pool, I can't tell you how many times I fell off one... Good times

[@azores15]

No other material thing has given me as much joy as my old trampoline did when I was a kid. I ought to get a new one.

[@duma227]

Same for me. I almost lived on the trampoline as a kid - I loved it so much. I used to do flips off a shed roof onto the trampoline and back! I didn’t get injured once amazingly.