Why Doctors HATE Trampolines

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

new fear unlocked: trampolines

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...

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.

i was always so afraid to jump on the metal springs 😂

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.

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

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.😊

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

Sometimes the springs can shoot off towards you as well

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.

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!

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

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.