If you want to enjoy skiing and snowboarding without evil or injury...
Jan 27, 2025
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According to a survey by the Sports Safety Foundation, 80.1% of people who enjoy skiing and snowboarding have experienced injuries. This is much higher than the injury rate of 64.3% in life sports as a whole. In ski resorts running at high speeds in the snow, there is a high risk of slipping and falling with acceleration or getting injured due to collisions with people.
In winter, behaviors that strain joints or muscles, such as jumping or rapid change of direction, are not good. A lot of knee injuries occur at ski resorts. In skiing, if you fall while downhill, you will fall sideways, and because you mainly use your lower body, you often injure your legs and feet. In particular, a sudden change of direction or a fall due to a twisted knee can lead to an anterior cruciate ligament or collateral ligament rupture.
The anterior cruciate ligament prevents the knee from falling forward and is involved in rotational motion, playing an important role in the stability of the knee. When the anterior cruciate ligament ruptures, it makes a 'tuk' sound, indicating that the ligament is broken. In addition, blood accumulates in the knee along with severe pain, causing rapid swelling around the joint.
Sometimes, even though the ligament is ruptured, the symptoms are light enough to be bruised, so they are left unattended. However, once broken ligaments do not naturally stick back together, and other joint tissues may be damaged in succession with inflammation. Therefore, if you hear a rupture in your knee or have pain when pressed, you should undergo a thorough examination. Anterior cruciate ligament rupture can lead to cartilage plate rupture and early degenerative arthritis if treatment is not performed within two to three weeks.
Warm-up exercise is essential before enjoying winter sports. Since the cold contracts muscles and increases the risk of injury, you should increase your body temperature and warm up through stretching before skiing or snowboarding. In addition, you should wear clothes and protective equipment suitable for your weight and skills and steadily carry out exercises to strengthen your quadriceps and hamstrings to improve the stability of your knees.
Direct downhill, excessive overtaking, etc., may cause an accident by colliding with others, so be careful. Using smartphones and wearing earphones are also dangerous. The act of sudden stopping or taking a break in the middle of the course can also be dangerous, so you should fall to the edge of the slope or move to a safe place when resting.
Park Ki-beom, director of the Center for Orthopaedic Surgery at Seran Hospital, said "Injuries to ski or snowboard with fixed feet usually occur when falling. As well as rupture of an anterior cruciate ligament, it falls vertically and can cause cracks in the hip boneIt is recommended to use a slope suitable for your level and to slow down or ride on a course one level lower than usual when the snow condition on the slope is bad. If the slope is squishy, it is more likely to lose its balance and fall."
Park Ki-beom, the head of the center, said "When you fall, you can prevent knee injuries by lying on your side and preventing your hips from opening your legs on the ground first."To prevent head injuries, make sure to wear a helmet and stretch carefully around the lower extremities with high frequency of damage to keep your body warm enough." he advised.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
