3. INTRODUCTION
Thousand of people practice this sport every year but only a few get
ready for the physical effort that the body has when practicing this
sport.
Although at first sight it can be a safe sport, we can find ourselves
with unespected injuries due to a bad preparation, variations on the
snow or something unespected
A lot of these injuries can be avoided if we have a good physical
preparation, we use the equipment correctly and being conscience
about the dangers we can find.
Next we are going to show you the most common injuries.
4. ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
INJURIE OR INTERN LATERAL
LIGAMENT INJURIE
Produced by a sharp turn of the body over the tibia that makes a
rotation forcing the knee.
5. SHOULDER LUXATIONS
When a abrupt turn is made with the
shoulder articulation and the
ligaments and tendons brakes
making the bone come out of the
articulation
6. THUMB INJURIES
When we fall and the thumb makes a sharp lateral movement braking
the intern ligament
7. OTHER FREQUENT INJURIES
Broken lower body parts
Back bone injuries
Injuries and bangs on the head
Hand and wrist injuries
8. HOW TO AVOID SKI INJURIES
Having a good physical
preparation
We must control pauses and rests
Having a correct equipment
Checking that the snow is in a
correct form
Learning the correct technique