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Do you want to improve your technique, prevent pain and and enhance your performance when skiing or snowboarding?
The articles below are written by Lucy Macdonald who has over ten years experience in snow sports injuries and ski performance, four of which were in Val D’Isere where she set up ‘PhysioVal.’ She has worked with the GB Ski team, BASI, ESI (Ecole de Ski International), race coaches, has helped train ski instructors for a number of companies including ICE and produced BodyTechSki DVD, a clip of which you can see in this here.
“This revolutionary approach to ski performance is an absolute must for all serious skiers,” Mark Jones BASI Trainer, Technical Editor Ski and Board
We have had great feedback for this refreshing new way of improving ski technique and preventing injury Ski Club of GB.
“Lucy has made a great impact on speeding up my recovery and training – she’s an excellent physiotherapist” Ed Drake, GB Ski Team
Click on the links below or articles regarding skiing, snowboarding and other snowsports
Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have clicking in the knees, it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and weight bearing has been very restricted. If this is you, please...
Read MoreClicking or crunching in the back can be caused by a number of things.Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this, it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and movement...
Read MoreClicking or crunching in the ankles or feet can be caused by a number of things. Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this, it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe...
Read MorePlease read how the knee works before reading the following. ITB friction syndrome causes pain at the outside of the knee and may be accompanied by stiffness, giving way or a clicking sensation and is commonly worse when running, going downhill or down stairs and tender to touch. The ITB...
Read MoreClicking or crunching in the hip can be caused by a number of things. Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this, it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and...
Read MoreClicking or crunching in the shoulder can be caused by a number of things. Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this, it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and...
Read MoreA note on static stretching v dynamic stretching I bet you can't remember the last time you saw elite athletes doing a static stretches pitch-, track- or court side pre-performance. That is because research now shows that static stretching is not advisable before exercise. This is because it slows...
Read MoreThere are a variety of exercises that are great for your feet and ankles including: 1) Foot self-massage exercise 2) Eccentric calf strengthening 3) Foot muscles strengthening 4) Concentric calf strength and ankle instability exercise
Read MorePlease read how the neck works before reading the following. The effect of gravity on the head is that it moves down and forwards, away from the body. As a result of the head being lowered it then has to be rotated upwards in order to look straight forwards not...
Read MoreMany spinal, hip and shoulder problems can be helped by retraining breathing habits and releasing the structures involved in breathing, such as the diaphragm and thoracic spine.
Read MorePlease click here to learn about lateral ligament strains before reading the following. Proprioception is the body's positional sense. In other words it is what enables your brain to know where your arms and legs are positioned without needing to look at them. If there is a significant difference in...
Read MoreThere are a variety of exercises that are great for your shoulders including: 1) Train shoulder posture 2) Train your scapular stabilizers 3) Train serratus anterior muscle 4) Stretch the lats (latissimus dorsi) muscles 5) Train the rotator cuff muscles
Read MoreAs a physiotherapist this is probably the most common question I get...
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