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For some, there is no better rush than skiing down a mountain on fresh snow. With transport to the slops in Europe being better and more accessible than ever, more persons are discovering this adrenaline pumping sport. Although skiing has a reputation as a dangerous sport, there are a number of things you may do to stay clear from injuries and accidents on the slopes. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are as a skier, you will come all over bumps, moguls and tricky pistes you did not anticipate. So how may you best prepare to stay safe and injury free on the slopes?

Here are numerous Tips from Posture Dynamics:

1. Start a fitness program at least six weeks before you go skiing. Pilates is a good choice as percentage of that fitness regime because it challenges the deep abdominal muscles which support the core and gives skiers a strong, flexible resilient structure.  For progressed skiers, activating the stablilising muscles helps to maintain remainder at dandier speeds and will aid with profiting agility on the slopes.

Other vantages of doing a regular pilates session pre skiing holiday include:

• Improved alignment which reduces affect on the back, hips and knees
• Excellent cross-training to regain muscle remainder and keep out of the way of injuries.
• Pilates helps skiers focus on a dynamic and full range of motion and strengthening of the hamstrings which may aid remainder overused quadriceps muscles (thigh muscles).
• Pilates is not a cardiovascular exercise so it is important to add a cardiovascular training regime, such as running, cycling or cross-trainer work in the gym to compliment the Pilates training.

2. Skiers may also gain from Osteopathy pre ski holiday as manual therapy may aid free up limitations in tight muscles and stiff joints. Undertaking a course of Osteopathy for the duration of your pre ski fitness regime may help you get fitter and achieve your goals with no problems or difficulties and quickly.

So you are now prepared for the ski trip and on holiday on the slopes. What may we do once on the slopes to help prevent injury and ski safely?

Warm up before setting off each morning. We are all eager to get started in the morning on the slopes. This may be one of the most dangerous times when muscles and joints are cool. They may take a great deal of time to warm up and due to the scaled down circulation, straining or spraining a ligament or muscle may without apparent effort happen, even if you are on a slope that seems within your capability. Take it tardily and in the right manner warm up the muscles before getting the adrenaline rush on the slopes. Always take a rest when tired and take special care on the last run home when you are fatigued.

Other tips to follow to stay safe include the following:

• Make sure your instrumentation is maintained to a high standard. Check it regularly, particularly boots and bindings.
• Follow the International Ski Federation safety code at all times on the slopes.
• Check weather conditions in the resort each day before you set out, and take note of avalanche or other warnings.
• Adjust your skiing style to local terrain and weather conditions.

Despite taking these precautions accidents and falls still happen. Even the most experienced skier may end up with a strain or sprain. The most mutual skiing injuries affect the ligaments of the knee joint and they commonly occur when we fall backwards in a twisting motion. The medial collateral ligament and the anterior cruciate ligament are the 2 most mutual ligaments affected.

Osteopathy may help knee injuries such as medial collateral ligament strains and cartilage injuries by localized soft tissue treatments to the knee joint and by bettering the compensatory mechanisms of the surrounding joints such as the foot, ankle and hip to reduce the strain on the injured joint and ligaments.

Osteopaths at Posture Dynamics may also advise on suitable strengthening and stretching exercises for the surrounding tissues.

Shoulder injuries are likewise mutual and normally result from a fall onto an outstretched hand directly onto the shoulder or an arm being dragged behind as we slide down the slope following a crash. Osteopathic mobilization may support to prevent further injury and joint limitations and aid to restore the functions of the injured tissues.

For more info on how Osteopathy and Pilates may help you prepare for skiing, or help you to recover from an injury visit http://www.posturedynamics.co.uk/

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