TY - JOUR
AU - Sachtleben, Thomas R.
AB - guards. Beginner riders often use ad- Snowboarding has gained immense popularity during the past 30 years ditional protective pads for the hips, and continues to appeal to many young participants. Injury patterns and knees, and back as well. characteristics of injuries seen commonly in snowboarders have rapidly evolved during this time. Risk factors have emerged, and various methods Injury Patterns of reducing injuries to snowboarders have been investigated. It is im- Unique injury patterns occur in portant that medical providers are knowledgeable about this growing snowboarding because of the fixed sport and are prepared to adequately evaluate and treat snowboarding sideways stance on the snowboard injuries. This article will review the issues and discuss diagnostic and and because of riders not having poles treatment principles regarding injuries seen commonly in snowboarders. to help brace their falls. Thus, upper Injury prevention should be emphasized, particularly with young riders and extremities usually absorb maximal beginners. forces during falls and are injured fre- quently. Snowboarders frequently fall Introduction backward because of the ‘‘opposite-edge’’ phenomenon Snowboarding has seen tremendous growth and popu- (25). As the riders make turns, the opposite edge of the larity since being developed in the 1970s. It is one 
TI - Snowboarding Injuries
JF - Current Sports Medicine Reports
DO - 10.1249/JSR.0b013e318237be2a
DA - 2011-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/snowboarding-injuries-LBSobSqhRp
SP - 340
EP - 344
VL - 10
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -