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Injury Risks of Winter Sports

Snowboarding is a great sport for beginners - but it can be challenging and the potential for injury is high. However, if you know what to look out for, you can take action to reduce the risk of common snowboarding injuries.


Snowboarding injuries are typically very different to skiing injuries as they use very different muscles and skill sets. Skiers tend to tear their ACL, as it's easy for their legs twist at the knee. Whilst snowboarders legs are strapped together and face the same direction - so this is less likely to happen.


The majority of snowboarding injuries occur in the upper half of the body, because that is the area that takes the impactif they fall - riders tend to fall onto their wrists/hands, backside, head and shoulders. The most common snowboarding injury is a wrist fracture. If you don't break your fall with your wrist, riders often use their shoulders instead. Severe impact to the shoulder can cause bruising, swelling, dislocation or a rotator cuff injury.To avoid injury follow some fundamental advice and make sure you:


- learn how to fall safely - wear appropriate safety gear - warm up


Kinesio Taping may be really helpful if you are suffering with a back, wrist or shoulder injury. The tape may help to provide support whilst not restricting range of motion. A trained Kinesio practitioner can initially help to asses the injury and advise on how to apply the tape for your condition. Alternatively, Kinesio pre-cut packs are available online for lower back, wrist and shoulder. The packs are pre-cut and come with instructions on how to apply the tape - if you find that the tape works for you, you can purchase rolls of Kinesio Tape which can be cut to size.


Look out for Kinesio Pre-cut packs on our website - www.kinesiotaping.co.uk, on the B2B - b2b.kinesiotaping.co.uk and on Amazon.



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