Skiing after an injury

Hi

I was a very good skier and i loved it untill 2 seasons ago i broke my leg i lost it comletly, i havent got the conf.. i dont enjoy it any more, shall i give it up or will it come back

thanks

Oh dear broom,
What a shame .....
I have no great words of wisdom either way with your conundrum except I do know people in similar situations.
About 50/50 in my experience.
Half get back into it and half give up.

Two stories .....
My dear Sister, late 50's back problem a few years ago resulting in surgery. back to skiing very merrily in 2010 but then hip went. Hip replacement last autumn. Seeing consultant soon for discussion about starting skiing again. Mind you she is mad :D

Old friend, ligament damage from skiing accident. Tried skiing, problems, gave up for several years. Children and hubbie wanted to go, she tagged along, got bored not skiing, tried again and loved it, especially with her children.

Oh and another mate has completely given up any thought of skiing on medical advice. He was crashed into resulting in broken ribs and collar bone. Collar bone is the prob, it hasn't healed and a bump would lead to serious issues (life threatening potentially).

I suppose the question is ....
Is your lack of enjoyment down to fear of injury or is the experience just not doing it for you? I wonder if the answer to this question could help you decide?

Either way ....
All the best!
:thumbup:

thanks for that maybe will gibe it a try yhis season and take it from there

Broom, get in touch with Charlotte Swift in L2A. Her website is:
http://www.easiski.com/

She has a good reputation for building confidence, and only takes small groups or 1:1. She's been a ski teacher all her working life.

She's not paying me to write this either :D

Hi broom,
Sorry to hear of your injury, could I suggest you try a session in an indoor ski centre. Even if you have to travel some distance it will be cheaper than booking holiday and finding on the first day you not capable of skiing.
Good luck!

It really depends if you really want to ski again if you don't do nothing if you do get your self down to a snowdome or dry slope and get the skis back on.

This is a most unfortunate situation, Broom. No one can advise yes or no ~ we do not know the current condition of the healing, nor how badly your confidence is affected.

Thinking about how the break occurred, was it an unusual circumstance, bad binding settings ~ are you likely/unlikely to repeat in the same way?

Prior to the accident, were you of average strength, flexibilty and fitness?

Given that you will have experienced a recovery, and gone through physiotherapy, how does the leg strength feel now, compared with before? It ought to possible to achieve parity.

At the same point on each thigh, is the circumference on each leg the same. Is the injured one smaller in circumference?

Are you able to carry on playing other sports? Does this give you confidence?

Can you do yet more strength work on the damaged leg? Then measure the new improvement.

I'm not sure you can do this in the UK, but in Austria, you could just go to your GP and ask for an X-ray ~ and get an update as to the status of the repair.

After my first hour on skis, Raigmore hospital was fitting an ankle to crutch plaster cast on me. So, I know it is possible get over these things ~ for many people, but not everyone. About a third of my fellow instructors were recovered breaks ~ (perhaps not the best advertisement for their services!)

I have played many sports, to differing levels, but for me, skiing is the most artistic and poetic sport there is, allowing a combination of both challenge and love of mountains.

Re the confidence, why not follow Bandit's link?

This is tough call and it's yours... Are there any objective reasons not to ski? You should first check with a physician, and then it will depend on whether you want it or not. Maybe you will be able to slowly work your confidence back if you join some specific program.