TikTok\u2019s viral \u201cMilk Crate Challenge\u201d is leaving some people seriously injured YouTube: D Green \/ Twitter: @joshnsanchezThe latest trend taking TikTok by storm involves a mountain of milk crates\u2026 but it turns out that climbing these unstable boxes can leave users with broken bones, bruises, and worse. TikTok is a haven for all manner of memes and challenges. Taking after tasks like the Ice Bucket Challenge and the Cinnamon Challenge from ages past, TikTok has spawned an entirely new generation of trends that are all the rage online. However, some of TikTok\u2019s biggest bandwagon moments can, at times, lead to serious injury. The platform has experienced several challenges that have been warned against by medical professionals, including the Nutmeg Challenge and a \u201csinus cleansing\u201d garlic-up-the-nose trick, among more serious cases that have even claimed lives. The latest trend to take over the app is the Milk Crate Challenge. On the surface, this particular stunt doesn\u2019t seem too hazardous, with the goal being to successfully climb a stack of milk crates without falling to the floor. While some users are putting everyone to shame with their skills \u2014 including one woman who managed to ascend and descend the milk crate stack in high heels \u2014 others are not so graceful. A quick search of the term \u2018Milk Crate Challenge\u2019 on TikTok or Twitter brings up a slew of videos that show people wiping out, usually in outdoor environments and on pavement. This, understandably, can lead to major injuries, says Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Shawn Anthony. In a statement to The Today Show, Dr. Anthony claims that hospitals are already seeing a slew of wounds from the challenge, which include things like \u201cbroken wrists, shoulder dislocations, ACL and meniscus tears, as well as life-threatening conditions like spinal cord injuries.\u201d \u201cEmergency rooms across the country are already overcrowded and elective surgeries are being delayed or postponed due to lack of hospital beds,\u201d he added. \u201cThis social media challenge puts unnecessary additional stress on our health system and health care providers.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peds_Ortho\/status\/1429515876391391236?ref_src=twsrctfwtwcamptweetembedtwterm1429515876391391236twgrtwcons1_&ref_url=httpswww.today.comparentsparents-should-know-about-dangerous-milk-crate-challenge-t228930 Dr. Anthony isn\u2019t the only orthopedic surgeon to warn against this trend, either; Virginia-based surgeon Dr. George Gantsoudes also tweeted a reminder that treatment for injuries resulting from such a trend might be labeled \u201celective surgeries,\u201d which aren\u2019t always considered emergencies. Think twice before you want to try out the Milk Crate challenge next time \u2014 it might just save you a trip to the ER!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok\u2019s viral \u201cMilk Crate Challenge\u201d is leaving some people seriously injured YouTube: D Green \/ Twitter: @joshnsanchezThe latest trend taking TikTok by storm involves a mountain of milk crates\u2026 but it turns out that climbing these unstable boxes can leave users with broken bones, bruises, and worse. TikTok is a haven for all manner of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}