Knee injuries - How to be a skiing holiday safe

Can be few experiences as exciting as skiing on earth.

But overshadowed by too many people, positive and negative emotions end up in the dreamlike journey through a sports injury.

E 'for skiers, at least a basic understanding of sports injury prevention and sports first aid vital, should the worst happen.

Knee injuries are common in skiers because the knee is very vulnerable because of the nature of the experience of skiing. The foot and the ankle locked in Ski. So if there is a fall and the ski bindings do not release as expected, is suffering as the knee joint.

No wonder then that knee injuries account for about one quarter of all sports injuries from skiing. Although most physical therapy and treatment with time, support the knee, unlucky few suffer permanent injury and may never ski again .

The worst scenario is a complete dislocation of the knee. But the two most common> Ski tears meniscus lesions and tears in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are.

For beginners and advanced students, there is another danger of sports injuries, tearing the medial collateral ligament (MCL), while the snow plow that beginners to stop and turn exert excessive pressure on the inside of the knee. In this case, passing a band would be to help alleviate further sports injuries of great benefit.

In more advanced skiers, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)Accidents are more likely. This is mainly due to a bad fall and fall turns, and bad. To avoid the risk of these is always good work to keep knees bent, even if you're feeling down and always aim to the face of falling, not backward, because it is much more dangerous to the knee. Also, pay special attention when a jump that did not fall backwards to make the landing.

ACL injuries are a real threat to the professional level and may jeopardize their career.For some reason, women seem to be at even greater risk of ACL injury, although not really understand why. It is believed that it can be used to the levels of female hormones and their effects on the strength of the ligament, together they are giving, you can benefit women in particular knee supports provide greater stability.

Sometimes the damage to the phenomenon that LCA can be called "phantom foot". This refers to the tail-down combination ski boot with the act of buildingas a lever, which then applies a torque of the knee.

Of course, that fits very valuable links to your skis, make sure that in the event of a fall release to minimize the risk of knee injuries.

Also very simple but effective tip is always common sense to avoid skiing, if you are tired of injuries as shown by the test are more common at the end of the day.

So smart and keep your knees safe on the slopes of theseYear!