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Ever feel like taking someone out and beating the daylights out of them? My daughter has a leg injury, exercise induced compartment syndrome, and it is pretty serious. Serious enough that her future ability to walk normally is in jeapordy. The doctor wrote a letter to my daughter's coaches, telling them of the seriousness of the situation and that she cannot work out, and only minimal walking, if she is symptom free.
Daughter tells head coach she can still do upper body weightlifting and he tells her no, they are responsible for her and she might get hurt. Then TWO days later this same SOB coach tells her to walk to the track and walk four laps and come back in. The rest of the situation is like a negotiation. "I can't", "You go out there for marching band, 3 laps". "I used to walk out there, but not I drive to the field for practice. I can't" "Two laps" "I can't" "One lap". Daughter felt bullied into walking out to the track, walking the one lap, then walking back to the gym. She was limping and wanting to stop before she got the lap halfway done.
Now, if a coach is given a doctor's note, restricting an athlete's activities, then said coach cannot have the student do practice until another note from the doctor releases the athlete. This isn't a suggestion, it is a RULE. Which the coach just broke. Daughter wants to handle it for now, but I told her I get next crack, and I am not stopping until the he is disciplined for this. The rules are Principal, Superintendent, school board, in that order. I WILL get satisfaction for this. He cannot get away with endangering my daughter's health because he's a jerk.
The problem is, there isn't an obvious injury, so they don't seem to believe she is injured.
Compartment syndrome means the fascia (sheathing) around muscles is cutting off circulation to the muscles because it doesn't stretch and the muscles are injured and swollen inside the fascia. This causes muscle damage inside the fascia. If enough pressure is produced inside the fascia compartment then it can burst, causing permanent damage. Not something we want.
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