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Treating Chronic Pain by Megan Kemp, DPT, ATC, CSCS
By Megan Kemp
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Physical Therapy as a Means for Prevention
By Matt Schumacher, DPT, MTC, CAFS, CSCS
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"Wrong Angle" article from Outside Bozeman Magazine
By Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS
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Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS attends US Ski & Snowboard Class at the USSA Center of Excellence
By Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS
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Injury Prevention in Nordic Skiing: Elbow & Shoulder Pain
By Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS
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Due to the repetitive stress from poling, Nordic skiers can develop overuse injuries of both the elbow and/or the shoulder. The most common of these are medial epicondylitis and shoulder impingement syndrome. The underlying cause of the development of these injuries is multi-factorial: poling technique, pole length, and poor strength and conditioning.
Injury Prevention in Nordic Skiing: Knee Pain
By Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS
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Patellofemoral pain, or anterior knee pain, is the most common type of knee pain in Nordic skiing. Repetitive stress to the soft tissue around the patella (knee cap) occurs due to poor tracking of the patella in the femoral groove. This poor tracking can be the result of hip weakness causing poor control of movement of the femur (thigh bone), poor stabilization from the foot and ankle, and poor skiing technique.
Injury Prevention in Nordic Skiing: Lower Back Pain
By Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS
jason@excelptmt.com
Low back pain has been found to be more common in cross-country skiers, than non-athletic controls1. Compared to skate skiing, low back pain is more prevalent in classic skiing because of the repetitive flexion-extension loading pattern of double poling. (more…)
Injury Prevention in Nordic Skiing: Technique
By Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS
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Often I think Nordic (cross-country) skiing is the perfect sport for fitness. Nordic skiing is a great workout and way to enjoy the outdoors in winter. Plus, it has a very low injury rate. In fact compared to alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing has 20X fewer severe injuries and 5X fewer injuries overall.1
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