No matter how careful you are accidents happen. Even the most experienced skiers will come across bumps or other things that they do not anticipate. It is important to understand how skiing injuries are treated. When not taken care of, even the mildest injury can become a major catastrophe. This article contains a short list of the most common skiing injuries and the recommended treatments to each of them.
Sprained Knees
Even the most experienced skier can end up with a strained or sprained knee. There are quite a few different ways in which a knee can get strained or sprained so if you injure your knee while you are skiing, you need to make sure to have a doctor examine the knee thoroughly. It is important that you know exactly which parts of your knee are injured and how those strains or sprains happened. If you do not find this out, you run the risk of administering the wrong treatment! Typically the treatment of a knee sprain or strain is the administration of ice and the ingestion of an over the counter anti-inflammatory medication. You should ask your doctor before treating yourself, though, because if your knee has a major injury you could hurt yourself further.
Broken Bone
Broken bones are even more common on the ski slopes than knee sprains and strains. The most commonly broken bones on a ski slope are wrists and legs. Unfortunately these are injuries that cannot be self treated. You will need to ask a medical professional for help immediately so that the doctor can set your broken bone and get a cast on it as soon as possible. The more care you take to treat a broken wrist or leg properly the more likely it will be that you will have a smooth healing process.
Injuries to the Face
Most people think that because of the goggles and other padding a skier wears around his face and skull that injuries to the face are rare. It might surprise you that skiers can suffer from facial injuries as well and that, more often than not, those injuries come from getting hit in the face by the t-bar. When your face or skull take a serious blow, it is important to see the doctor on call at the slopes to make sure that nothing is broken and that you are concussion free. Typical treatments of less serious injuries involves bandaging and over the counter pain medication. Sometimes an ice pack is in order as well.
These are just three of the most common types of injuries that a person can obtain while skiing the slopes. There are plenty of other ways to get injured while you are out there this winter, so be careful and always err on the side of caution! - 15438
Sprained Knees
Even the most experienced skier can end up with a strained or sprained knee. There are quite a few different ways in which a knee can get strained or sprained so if you injure your knee while you are skiing, you need to make sure to have a doctor examine the knee thoroughly. It is important that you know exactly which parts of your knee are injured and how those strains or sprains happened. If you do not find this out, you run the risk of administering the wrong treatment! Typically the treatment of a knee sprain or strain is the administration of ice and the ingestion of an over the counter anti-inflammatory medication. You should ask your doctor before treating yourself, though, because if your knee has a major injury you could hurt yourself further.
Broken Bone
Broken bones are even more common on the ski slopes than knee sprains and strains. The most commonly broken bones on a ski slope are wrists and legs. Unfortunately these are injuries that cannot be self treated. You will need to ask a medical professional for help immediately so that the doctor can set your broken bone and get a cast on it as soon as possible. The more care you take to treat a broken wrist or leg properly the more likely it will be that you will have a smooth healing process.
Injuries to the Face
Most people think that because of the goggles and other padding a skier wears around his face and skull that injuries to the face are rare. It might surprise you that skiers can suffer from facial injuries as well and that, more often than not, those injuries come from getting hit in the face by the t-bar. When your face or skull take a serious blow, it is important to see the doctor on call at the slopes to make sure that nothing is broken and that you are concussion free. Typical treatments of less serious injuries involves bandaging and over the counter pain medication. Sometimes an ice pack is in order as well.
These are just three of the most common types of injuries that a person can obtain while skiing the slopes. There are plenty of other ways to get injured while you are out there this winter, so be careful and always err on the side of caution! - 15438
About the Author:
Andrew Mitchell, clinical editor at the Osteopath Network, writes papers about musculo-skeletal conditions, drug-free treatment, pain management and how to find a Birmingham Osteopaths. He is interested in the treatment of back pain, neck pain and injury and pain management.
