Entrepreneur Bill Scuorzo serves as the president and CEO of both AndAme Investments and BCG Advisors in Secaucus, New Jersey. Active on Twitter and Facebook, Bill Scuorzo enjoys skiing in his free time.
As with many sports, injuries are almost inevitable when skiing. The most common injury in skiing is a knee sprain. This occurs when a ligament around the knee joint is stretched too far or tears due to excess strain on the knee. It can be avoided by strengthening the muscles along the backside, such as the hamstrings and glutes. Wearing a knee brace when skiing also reduces the risk of a knee sprain and promotes recovery in skiers who have a knee sprain.
Skiers are also prone to fractured wrists since they often use their outstretched hands to catch themselves when falling. Again, a wrist brace can support the bones and ligaments to reduce the risk of such injury, but it is usually most effective to change how the body falls. Rather than tensing up the limbs and body, skiers should instead keep the body relaxed so the impact of their fall is more evenly distributed.
Back injuries are rarer among skiers, but they do occur. Often they result from hyper-extending or twisting the spine. Skiers may also injure the muscles in their back by maintaining an unnatural position when upright. Aside from correcting technique, increasing the strength of the back muscles limits the risk of back injuries. Warming up and stretching before skiing is also essential.
Finally, the skier’s thumb is a sprain or rupture in the tendon that moves the thumb back and forth. Such an injury occurs when skiers fall while holding a ski pole. The pole catches on the ground and bends the thumb outward, thus causing a sprain in the tendon. Not putting the hands in the ski pole loops lowers skiers’ risk of this injury since the poles are easier to drop when falling.
As with many sports, injuries are almost inevitable when skiing. The most common injury in skiing is a knee sprain. This occurs when a ligament around the knee joint is stretched too far or tears due to excess strain on the knee. It can be avoided by strengthening the muscles along the backside, such as the hamstrings and glutes. Wearing a knee brace when skiing also reduces the risk of a knee sprain and promotes recovery in skiers who have a knee sprain.
Skiers are also prone to fractured wrists since they often use their outstretched hands to catch themselves when falling. Again, a wrist brace can support the bones and ligaments to reduce the risk of such injury, but it is usually most effective to change how the body falls. Rather than tensing up the limbs and body, skiers should instead keep the body relaxed so the impact of their fall is more evenly distributed.
Back injuries are rarer among skiers, but they do occur. Often they result from hyper-extending or twisting the spine. Skiers may also injure the muscles in their back by maintaining an unnatural position when upright. Aside from correcting technique, increasing the strength of the back muscles limits the risk of back injuries. Warming up and stretching before skiing is also essential.
Finally, the skier’s thumb is a sprain or rupture in the tendon that moves the thumb back and forth. Such an injury occurs when skiers fall while holding a ski pole. The pole catches on the ground and bends the thumb outward, thus causing a sprain in the tendon. Not putting the hands in the ski pole loops lowers skiers’ risk of this injury since the poles are easier to drop when falling.
