by vahavta Edge Player
All the risks below are possibilities of the listed activity. They are listed in no particular order. Please do not consider it to be exhaustive or use it as your sole determining factor when it comes to your safety. Some risk possibilities must nearly always be considered; a few of these can be found here. Additionally, please note that the list below does not account for acts of intentional malice or for every complicating medical condition.
Possible mitigation strategies or more information sometimes appear under risks when given. These should not be considered solutions that bring a risk to 0%, nor should they be considered the only possible solutions or information. Likewise, lack of a mitigation strategy or research being listed does not mean none exists.
Another resource - - though this is correct that NSAIDs can decrease pain, the first linked writing goes into how this is more dangerous than acetaminophen.
Broken bones and sprains
Soft tissue injuries
Infection from broken skin
Any negative effects from misthrows, including but not limited to ruptured eardrums and detached retinas
Implements breaking, causing jagged edges
Microbial transfer on poorly or impossible-to-sanitize tools
Damage to sciatic nerve—numbness, pain, limping, weakness – from impact to lower back, especially if receiver is bending at all
Kidney damage – though this is actually extremely unlikely
Mitigated by hydrating before and after play; riskier for those with baseline renal insufficiency
Hitting bystanders
Altered body shape, skin texture, softness, and sensation ("leather butt") over long periods of time due to scar tissue build-up
Skin discoloration, sometimes permanent
Myositis ossificans (bone forming inside muscles)