Kirk should have a lot more than he does, though. He must have a titantium steel frame, is all I can think. He should be in intensive care. It's a credit to the true miracle worker, Dr. McCoy.
That's exactly what I thought. Even in the bar fight, that was enough to have him sent to the ER for neck spinal disc herniations or bone fractures. Like you though, I chalked it up to advanced 23rd Century medical technologies
