Ski accidents concern mostly joints, bone and muscles.
The knee sprain is on the head of the list of most common ski accidents. More than 14000 skiers with most of them beginners, women, and children are each year victim of an anterior cruciate ligament rapture that is worst for the knee sprain. This type of accident happens because of a bad movement when stopping, a fall or a bad movement of the fixations.
The fracture reaches the lower members and is also a frequent case that you can find with skiers from all levels, following a fall.
Muscular bruises also make part of most known accidents during the ski season. This type of accident generally results from a lack of physical preparation and notable a lack of warming up or a serious fall on the ground.
Muscular strains or muscular tearing results from a brutal shock on the level of a contracted muscle or a contraction supported by a muscle. The leg muscles are often teared up.
Occurs at the level of joints, dislocation generally happens due to a violent fall and can happen in all parts of the body (ankles, kneecap, hip, wrists, shoulder) following a fall or serious shock during the descent.
A ski injury can have serious long term consequences, indeed physical training afterwards is important. Also, it is crucial to take some provisions to recover physically from a ski accident.
A skier victim to a ski accident should absolutely stop all physical exercise and let his body, especially the one hurt, to rest completely avoiding all movement for a certain time. Serious injuries need significant time to regenerate the concerned tissues.
The mountain doctors are specialized in ski accidents. They identify the injuries that happen and hand out specific urgent treatments to lessen the pains and help the healing. Like, in most cases, healing does not happen in some days, it is absolutely recommended to go to a specialized doctor when back home from the ski holidays to continue the treatment effectively and to dispose of a good medical follow-up.
Some people have the tendency to relieve the impacts of the ski accidents there where the pains are. The doctor treats the pains first to relieve the patient. You should understand however that the absence of pain does not essentially mean healing. Also, it is crucial to follow everything the doctor has recommended, in the case of the most serious injuries, prescribe heavy treatments for a long duration, like going to a surgeon.
Serious injuries come from a ski accident on the members generally. After resting time to regenerate the muscles, bones, nerves and/or ligaments, it is essential to follow the rehabilitation program to find optimal functions again for the afflicted parts. These sessions are generally prescribed by a specialized doctor.
Once the afflicted members function are recovered, the best is to begin progressive physical exercises but gently to avoid eventual pains and limit risks of falling again.
