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Post by Pistola on Sept 25, 2018 7:10:57 GMT -8
Really hard to say what the machine is doing and what he may be doing. Remember the list of injuries included tibia and fibula fractures to both legs followed by surgery on both legs. He's probably not at a stage where weight bearing exercise would be used.
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Post by Spin on Sept 25, 2018 7:54:49 GMT -8
Sadly, I agree. The machine seems to be moving his legs, not the other way around. it could still be the first step of a fuller recovery, tho'. IDK we do range of motion without machines. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic. Or the wires are providing electrical impulses to his muscles. Can't really tell...
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Post by loudpedal on Sept 25, 2018 7:55:27 GMT -8
The fingers on his left hand seemed to be making random fidgets. His right arm looked to be strapped to the arm rest as if to keep it from falling off.
Also, I noticed an elastic strap around his thighs that appeared to keep his legs positioned. I watched the video loop quite a few times and could not tell for sure whether he or the machine was doing the pedaling. My impression was that it was the machine.
That said, I'm no kind of medical expert. I just hope he fully recovers. No doubt it will be a long process.
His skill as a driver is obvious and he seems like a nice guy. I wish him the best.
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Post by Buck on Sept 25, 2018 15:54:34 GMT -8
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Post by boiler on Sept 25, 2018 15:58:44 GMT -8
Unless I am seeing things differently in the video from Sept 16th he is freely moving his arms and even waves at the camera when he started talking??
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Post by Buck on Oct 1, 2018 8:01:23 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Oct 9, 2018 14:36:13 GMT -8
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Post by loudpedal on Oct 10, 2018 14:21:05 GMT -8
Any non-twitter news?
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Post by Buck on Oct 10, 2018 16:27:50 GMT -8
For whatever reason Twitter is the only place I am seeing anything...
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Post by Buck on Oct 22, 2018 6:15:13 GMT -8
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Post by Zytes on Oct 25, 2018 17:31:26 GMT -8
For whatever reason Twitter is the only place I am seeing anything... Robert Wickens posts update pictures/videos on his Instagram account (click on the images for the messages).
Message from his most recently posted image...
"robertwickens: Did my first slide transfer as a paraplegic today. My upper body is getting stronger and stronger and hopefully I’ll be able to do it unassisted soon. I’ve only been posting videos of the small movement in
my legs, but the reality is I am far away from walking on my own. Some people are a bit confused with the severity of my injury, so I wanted let you know the reality of it. I’ve never worked harder for anything in my
life, and I am giving it all I’ve got to spark those nerves in my legs"
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Post by Buck on Oct 25, 2018 18:23:11 GMT -8
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Post by montybriscoe on Oct 25, 2018 18:40:57 GMT -8
😢
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Post by olderguysrule on Oct 26, 2018 3:22:56 GMT -8
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Post by Spin on Oct 26, 2018 4:50:45 GMT -8
IDK we do range of motion without machines. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic. Or the wires are providing electrical impulses to his muscles. Can't really tell... My worse fears have been confirmed...
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Post by mmi16 on Oct 26, 2018 8:11:21 GMT -8
My bigger question is what caused his severe spinal chord injuries. The incident was violent beyond belief, however, he stayed strapped into the 'safety cell' structure of the car - the other injuries I can understand just from the sheer violence of the crash.
IndyCar and the other racing organizations need to do a very in depth investigation into Wickens injuries and find what elements of seat construction and/or belt placement may have had a causal function in the injuries.
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Post by Power Fan79 on Oct 26, 2018 10:11:09 GMT -8
My bigger question is what caused his severe spinal chord injuries. The incident was violent beyond belief, however, he stayed strapped into the 'safety cell' structure of the car - the other injuries I can understand just from the sheer violence of the crash. IndyCar and the other racing organizations need to do a very in depth investigation into Wickens injuries and find what elements of seat construction and/or belt placement may have had a causal function in the injuries. I bet it’s the fact that when the car came back onto the track, all the suspension and tires were gone and the impact of hitting the track with no protection had a major impact on his spine.
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Post by mmi16 on Oct 26, 2018 10:51:21 GMT -8
My bigger question is what caused his severe spinal chord injuries. The incident was violent beyond belief, however, he stayed strapped into the 'safety cell' structure of the car - the other injuries I can understand just from the sheer violence of the crash. IndyCar and the other racing organizations need to do a very in depth investigation into Wickens injuries and find what elements of seat construction and/or belt placement may have had a causal function in the injuries. I bet it’s the fact that when the car came back onto the track, all the suspension and tires were gone and the impact of hitting the track with no protection had a major impact on his spine. Would crush structure under the seat be realistic?
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Post by montybriscoe on Oct 26, 2018 11:52:06 GMT -8
I would think that the shoulder belts stretching would have played a role in his spinal injuries.
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Post by loudpedal on Oct 26, 2018 12:32:48 GMT -8
I think one of the main factors was that there were so many impacts during the crash. All the crash structures were used up and the belts had been stretched and he was still crashing.
In something like a NASCAR car there is an enormous steel cage to keep absorbing energy. The safety cell in a single seater simply does not have enough space and material for that long of a crash.
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