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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DW stumbled during step-up exercise with a personal trainer at a local gym, and shattered her left wrist (3 hour surgery, can't drive for weeks, follow-up surgery in future, will have to walk our son down the aisle at his wedding with a messed-up hand). The trainer apparently watched her fall and didn't try to help. What, if anything, do you think the gym should do for us?[/quote]

Disagreeing somewhat with the vibe of most posters. I would think part of a personal trainer's role is spotting, which would include keeping a close eye for potential safety pitfalls which MIGHT also include helping a person recover balance at the very start of a fall. I say this recognizing that this is no guarantee against accidents. But also I would expect extra close attention working with aging customers --Medicare therefore at least 65.

OP I can sympathize, having shattered my (right) wrist in a fall from a ladder several years ago. (only had 1 surgery in my case). Fine motions, especially those that involve any kind of twisting, will be tough for a long time (opening the mail was a surprisingly long-lasting problem, or retrieving any item from my pocket). I would also think that a business would be sincerely dismayed when a customer has a serious injury in connection with an activity the business is directly involved in regardless of legal liability. [/quote]

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