Our last post discussed rotator cuff injuries. Due to the violent nature of skiing and snowboarding related falls, it is also not uncommon for us to see dislocations of the shoulder. A shoulder dislocation is where the head of the humerus (top of the arm bone), moves...
Shoulder strains We have previously discussed clavicle fractures and injuries to the AC joint. We also commonly see injuries to the rotator occur with skiing and snowboarding. The rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles, the tendons of which intertwine with the...
Lower back pain is the most common complaint we deal with in orthopedic practice, and while it isn’t the most common winter sports injury, it is still possible to injure this area on the slopes. Lower back pain may come on due to overuse, especially at the start...
Thumb We mentioned in the last post how twisting movements involving ski poles may cause injury to the wrist. Given the positioning of the thumb with these implements, it is also a common area of injury. The most common injury we see in this region is a tear of the...
Most injuries occur as a result of an imbalance between the load put on a tissue or structure, and thecapacity of that tissue to tolerate this load. Furthermore, following an injury, tissues tend to losecapacity, either due to trauma or disuse. As part of a complete...
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