Pain in the arse!!

Well at the back of the top of the legs really! Close enough!

This year I only managed skiing for 3 out of 6 days. The reason, after the 2nd day skiing I was in a lot of pain- I did fall quite heavily and the legs went in opposite directions and I wondered if it was that. No pain on 3rd day, but on 4th day it was very painful when I turned to the point that I just pointed the skis downhill and was off very fast. This was to the amusement of my ski group and my instructor had to come and rescue me very quickly. That was the end of this year's skiing- everything was fine after a couple of days rest though- no permanent damage

Has anyone got any ideas what was going on? Someone said I had probably hurt my hamstrings? I know my parallel turns aren't the best so I am off to Xscape to practice. I tend to lose control when it is a bit steep or I go too fast so I tend to do lots of turns and spend my time skiing up the mountain to slow myself down. I sometimes think I am skiing up the mountain rather than down!

Please help! Has this happened to anybody and what did you do? Is there any excercises I should do before I go or is it just a case of improving my parallel turns? I just don't want the same thing to happen next year! Thanks!

Hi Sued it definately sounds like hamstring injury. I am not to up on the pre-skiing excercises there are some experts on here that know more about that. But it does highlight the need to warm up before any excercise. Never do any sport with out this.

Sorry, but lessons lessons and more lessons.

Sued,

Suggest that you go and see a sports physio. Soon

First, I agree with Dave. Get yourself to a sports physio, as muscular injuries dont go away on their own, they need treating. Dont bother with your doctors, you need to see a sports physio. Try your local football or rugby club, or their might be someone the local gym recommends.

Once you have recovered, and it sounds like a hamstring injury, although it may well be linked to sciatica (sp?) and your back, but your physio will tell you.

With the greatest respect, you are clearly in the early stages of your skiing experience, and as has been said earlier in this thread, you really need to have more lessons and get more and more practise in. You seem to be out of control, and not being able to turn or control your speed as you need to be able to do, so the only answer is book yourself in for another weeks worth of lessons, or take some individual ones if you can afford it. Unfortunately, until you master the basic techniques, you are going to end up with injuries, as from what you said, it appears that you might be trying to run before you can walk!

Patience, commitment, enthusiasm, practise, experience. It will all come good in the end.

typical.....

Here was me thinking I was gonna get some useful advice on my roids!!

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tino_11 wrote:typical.....

Here was me thinking I was gonna get some useful advice on my roids!!

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Dont forget to pack some Anusol in your ski bag :lol:

Thanks guys for all your useful advice and I will go and see a sports physio. I have only been skiing for a couple of weeks and although the head knows what to do, the body just won't cooperate- very annoying!
I have booked myself in for another week of group lessons and hopefully I can gain a bit more confidence and control- that's the plan anyway.

Tino_11, I hope your roids recover. In fact maybe it wasn't a nosebleed you had on the slopes afterall!!! (I am hoping you get my Geordie humour!!)

Sue