Physical Therapy for Skiers
Skiing Injuries Treatment
There is nothing more exhilarating than hitting the slopes during ski season. You can find some of the best ski and snowboarding conditions here in Colorado. Yet, injury and pain can stop you from being active. A skiing injury can leave your body feeling weak, sore, and tired, which impacts your performance on the slopes.
Not learning to let your body recover means you are at risk for re-injury. With physical therapy services from Backcountry Physical Therapy, our physical therapists will help you recover from and prevent ski injuries, so that you can get back to doing what you love. Our skiing injuries treatment will alleviate your pain, protect you from re-injury, and improve your performance on your favorite Colorado slope.
Physical Therapy for Skiing Injuries
An injury from skiing can make it challenging to enjoy your time outdoors. Pain can get in the way of living an active lifestyle and participating in your favorite wintersport. At Backcountry Physical Therapy, our goal is to help skiers get back to what they love to do. Our physical therapy services hone in on what is causing you pain and discomfort. That allows our expert physical therapists to create a long-term physical therapy plan that will help your body recover from injury and perform better.
Performance physical therapy with Backcountry Physical Therapy is unlike other physical therapy services. We are here to help alleviate your pain and help you thrive in your active lifestyle. Physical therapy for skiing injuries decreases your pain and improves your performance.
Common Ski Injuries We Treat
Skiing can result in several injuries all across the body. Knee pain, sprains, and hand injuries can make skiing or snowboarding painful. However, knee injuries are the most common among skiers. For example, catching an edge with your ski or snowboard can result in you falling and injuring yourself.
A skiing injury won’t go away without the proper care. When you don’t recover after injuring yourself, you are more likely to re-injure yourself. With physical therapy services from Backcountry Physical Therapy, we will treat your pain so you can get back to the slopes. Some of the skiing injuries we treat include:
- ACL sprains
- Foot sprains
- Hand injuries
- Head injuries
- Lower back injuries
- MCL sprains
- Shoulder sprains
- Wrist injuries
Our Skiing Injuries Treatment
- Strength training exercises
- Muscle activation techniques
- Intramuscular manual therapy
- Balancing training
- Postural restoration
- Ski injury prevention
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