L.A. Kings’ forward Dustin Penner hurt while eating pancakes

[gymmonster 4]

I thought there was an injury master thread but I can't seem to find it. Anywho, I had a good laugh while reading this on my lunch break:

Let’s just call it an upper body injury.

L.A. Kings’ forward Dustin Penner has been blind-sided by Aunt Jemima, triggering back spasms while eating pancakes at home Saturday morning.

“I woke up fine, sat down to eat and it locked right up,” Penner told Rich Hammond of L.A. Kings Insider. “It never happened to me before.

“I couldn’t stand up.”

Penner missed Saturday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and is questionable for Monday’s visit by the Washington Capitals.

“Apparently it’s one of those mysterious things, where you can throw it out (from) sneezing,” Penner said.

“I just leaned over to dip into some delicious pancakes that my wife made. It’s just like it (the pain) wraps around you and squeezes. . . . So it was disappointing. Hopefully it’s just an isolated incident, and not something that’s going to become chronic.”

Reminds me of when Sopel threw his back out or groin (?) reaching for a cracker.

[JR Boucicaut 3802]

It happens. I've done it while sneezing, and while shaving.

[Jason Harris 31]

Larry Bird was notorious for being, um, sensible with his money, so he threw out his back while either starting his mower or snowblower. When he missed that night's game, Kevin McHale said, "There ought to be a law that a guy making a million a year can't be allowed to mow his own lawn...."

[HockeySavants 5]

I did get a back spasm for sneezing once, funny how the little things become the worst pain

[ArrogantOwl 7]

I woke up with a back spasm in the middle of the night at 13 once... hurt like hell.