Skiing after an injury

broom wrote:I was a very good skier and i loved it

Hold that thought... do you want that feeling again? It sounds like you do. 8)

Book an appointment with a physio (sports rehab is a common specialisation nowadays) and make sure your leg is good to go (skiing).

For motivation... watch the Paralympics for a bit, and read some of their stories. Seriously. Olympians are awesome, and Paralympians even more so.

Only you can make the commitment, but the advice above is all good.

Do it... and keep us all informed; everyone loves a comeback! :thumbup:

Totally agree with John and Ian, get yourself checked out by a doc/physio and if there's no medical concern get yourself to a dome pronto, might be an idea to hit the slope at its quietest so you only have to worry about your own movements rather than being hyper vigilant to whats happening around you, fewer injuries occur when your relaxed so avoid the school parties and peak times.

I guess you've had the all clear to get back to full exercise?
If so go and try on an indoor slope and see how you feel about it. If you pass that hurdle book your holiday & build up your exercise regime to make sure you are as strong and fit as you can be to reduce the chances of other injuries.

Ultimately you won't really know until you've done a few runs on the steep or at speed to get over the natural anxiety.

Hi and thanks for the all the advice

I went last week to Les Menuires and took a very good teacher and we skied for 4 days got all the technic and the confidence back, the weather was perfect, and cant wait for the next trip, hopefully in feb

A happy ending; good news. Hope my ending turns out the same, as I took a fall just before Christmas in Austria. Thinking all I had done was twisted my left knee, and after getting that sorted out very well and very quickly in the local hospital, I came home and thought a few weeks would soon see me back on skis. However, once back home, I developed some pretty nasty headaches, which are not something I suffer from usually, and quickly it was discovered that there was bleeding under the skull which required operating on. The rest of this season is definitely a wash-out; as for next season, we'll have to wait and see, but all the comments above are relevant and helpful. Oh, and yes, I was wearing a helmet, albeit a cheap and cheerful end-of-season offer from a well-known high street sports chain.

broom wrote:Hi and thanks for the all the advice

I went last week to Les Menuires and took a very good teacher and we skied for 4 days got all the technic and the confidence back, the weather was perfect, and cant wait for the next trip, hopefully in feb

Nice one. :thumbup: Not seen this thread before. I do like a happy ending. Don't think tiddlywinks or draughts would have done it for you quite like skiing -) .

A little word or two of encouragement from me - might help - might not!! 3 years ago I had an ankle operation, and whilst off 2 weeks of intensive physio at one of our Fire Service Rehab places who got me back running, jumping etc - great - except on the way home changing trains fell down the stairs at the station and damaged my knee! After MRI scans and X-rays, I was advised by my consultant that I could still ski whilst I could. Further appointments with an osteo resulted in her giving me two choices - one keep skiing how I had done on reds and if I fell or hurt myself again, it was time to pack up!! OR - ski the easy stuff all the time wearing a knee support - if I skied the same blue run all day, I was still skiing - I was there on the slopes and the chairs/lifts. Take regular breaks, admire the view - and smell the gluhwein!!! Armed with this info I had the most wonderful week last year in Alpbach - I skied every day, no pressure to try harder runs or push myself - and at the end of each day I was the one intact and hubby was the one who had had a near miss/wobble/pants poop! Needless to say I am going skiing again this year and hope to do so for as many years as my body will allow. Listening to the Paralympians (I was a Gamesmaker myself!) it is all in the mind and how much you want to do it. However if you ski the easy stuff, you are never far from the finish/cafe/ski school, etc if you come unstuck. I hope this helps keep a few more of you skiing rather than packing up and saying that's it!

broom wrote:Hi and thanks for the all the advice

I went last week to Les Menuires and took a very good teacher and we skied for 4 days got all the technic and the confidence back, the weather was perfect, and cant wait for the next trip, hopefully in feb

Very good, Broom. Top person. It isn't easy to come back from plaster to piste. Keep up the strength work.... and plan your next venture!

Well done!