Our educational course for Physical Therapists on the Management of Ski Injuries is available through the American Physical Therapy Association Orthopedics for PTs to learn more about ski injuries.
Through our research, publication, and presentations in the realm of ski injuries, we recommend the below resources to our clients to help them stay healthy through the entire ski season. Free research-based exercise programs are available for below in print and video.
A walk-through of our 3 evidence-based ski injury prevention exercise programs. This video is being used by the Aspen Skiing Company to educate their employees on preventing ski injuries.
Check out our YouTube channel for the whole 9-part course on avoiding skiing injuries.
We describe the main points of the Vermont and Swedish ski injury programs which are each researched to significantly reduce ski injuries. More resources on these programs are below and this video is a part of our course used with Aspen Skiing Company employees.
This program was researched and shown to reduce ACL injuries while skiing by 45% in Swedish high school ski racers. Take 8 minutes and learn how you can prevent ACL injury by 50%.
Physical Therapy Ski Injury Prevention Exercises
Beginner, intermediate, and expert programs in one pdf
Physical Therapist supervision recommended
The following education was researched and found to reduce ski injuries by 62% in ski instructors and patrollers across 20 ski resorts in VT. For more information and content from the source, visit https://vermontskisafety.com/
Keep every joint in your body flexed moderately. Keep legs together. Keep your chin against your chest. Keep arms up and forward. Be prepared to use your arms to protect your head. After the fall, if you don’t stop immediately, get into a position that allows you to see where you are going. If you attempt to stop yourself by engaging your skis, resist the instinct to fully straighten your legs.
Prevent Ski Injuries With These Researched Tips
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