Skiing & Snowboarding

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Skiing is an extreme sport growing every year. From shredding fresh powder to doing a helicopter off a jump to cruising down a groomed run - skiing is a workout. Injuries are bound to occur with such a sport, especially in the knees due to swift cuts going wrong and from bad falls. The right braces and splints can help heal injuries sustained while skiing and to get the skier back out in the snow. Braceability also offers braces and supports for other extreme sports such as snowboarding and wakeboarding . Skiing Braces and Supports Injuries located at the knee, thumb , shoulder, back, head, and neck can all occur in skiing. It just takes one unfortunate bad fall. Braces and supports are excellent to help heal and stabilize these injuries to get you back on the slopes. The most common ski injuries are as follows: Skier’s thumb - an acute injury to the UCL ligament Knee Injuries - both ACL and MCL are common Head injuries - a helmet can help reduce head injuries or at least make them more minor of injuries Braceability also carries braces and supports for other injuries that can be sustained skiing. Such items include skiing back braces and back supports for skiing, skiing neck braces, and ankle supports for skiing. Knee Braces for Skiing Injuries and Healing Knee injuries are a high risk for skiers and are the most common injury sustained while skiing. In the case of a knee injury, a good skiing knee brace can help to protect and heal the injury. The two major knee injuries associated with skiing they are injuries to the MCL and the ACL. Injuries to the MCL , Medial Collateral Ligament, are the knee injuries most likely to occur to skiers. A twisting of the knee, normally for skiers when the lower leg pushes out from the upper leg usually due to the snowplow method of skiing, causes sprains to the MCL. Therefore beginner and early intermediate skiers are at a high risk for this injury. The further apart the skis become in a snowplow the MCL is made further unstable a