Management of injuries in snowboarders: rehabilitation and return to activity
Kathryn Helmig1, Gehron Treme1, Dustin Richter1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, DLRichter@salud.unm.edu.
Abstract:
Snowboarding has seen a continuous increase in popularity, leading to an increase in the number of snowboarding injuries seen in orthopedic practice. Upper-extremity injuries are more common than lower-extremity, spine, and pelvis injuries. In this review, we focus on the most common snowboarding injuries of the extremities, spine, and pelvis and provide an overview of their respective rehabilitation and return-to-sport protocols. Despite many of the injuries seen in snowboarding also occurring in other sports, objective data about rehabilitation and return to sport are lacking for many injuries. This provides an opportunity for research in the area with regard to many sports and many different injuries.
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