Specialized physiotherapy
Alpine skiing
Nothing better than a controlled environment to speed up your return to snow!
The Préski physiotherapy service is there for all skiers who have been injured in the mountains or in any other context and who want to quickly return to the slopes without compensation, without pain and just as efficient. This service is also aimed at skiers who are not necessarily injured, but who tolerate pain while skiing.
Services
We offer a comprehensive physiotherapy assessment to understand your physical condition as a skier, followed by personalized recommendations. Our treatment includes varied treatments such as manual therapy, taping and specific exercises to help you regain confidence and ski pain-free thanks to our gradual return to alpine skiing program, with private sessions tailored to your needs.
Assessment
Precise analysis for pain-free skiing: physiotherapy assessment for skiers
To book :
(581) 500-0195
Treatment
From pain to performance: our targeted approach for alpine ski enthusiasts.
To book :
(581) 500-0195
Progressive return
Return with confidence, ski without pain: private sessions for a gradual return to alpine skiing.
To book :
(581) 500-0195
Reasons to consult the Préski physiotherapy service
Several reasons for consultation exist and they are all equally relevant.
Injury
Return to skiing following an injury that limits your return to the slopes.
Operation
Monitoring before and after an operation.
Pain
Investigate pain that is present when downhill skiing.
Being specialized in alpine skiing, our physiotherapists will take into consideration the physical and technical demands of this sport as well as the biomechanical analysis of the skier and their equipment with the aim of returning to the mountains as quickly as possible, increasing the number of descents per day and ski days per season and not to miss one more alpine ski season.
The main joints injured in alpine skiing
The main joints injured in alpine skiing are the main joints used. The knees and lower back are the places on the body where skiers complain the most. We must not forget the hip and the ankle or the foot which are also stressed. The physiotherapists at Préski are trained to identify the causes of this pain in addition to having solid experience in alpine skiing.
The main injuries in alpine skiing
The main injuries that occur in alpine skiing are torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), lumbar sprain (back pain), fractures and concussions. All of these diagnoses are generally the cause of traumatic events occurring following a fall. Our physiotherapists are able to make these diagnoses during the assessment and with clinical tests. If necessary, they will follow up with a doctor to confirm a diagnosis via medical imaging and/or follow up with orthopedics for an operation such as an ACL tear or fracture.
The physiotherapists at Préski have several treatment modalities at their disposal to help the skier return to skiing to their full potential.
The treatment modalities used
En voici la liste
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Manual therapy (massage and mobilization)
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Manipulations (“cracking” the joints)
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Teaching of the condition and principles of healing
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Analgesic recommendation (ice, heat, cream, etc.)
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Exercise prescription (strengthening, stretching, motor control, snow exercises)
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Coaching to modify alpine skiing technique
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Equipment modification suggestion
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Suggested technical aid (splint, clothing, etc.)
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Gradual return to snow using alpine ski simulators
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Medical reference
Alpine skiing, a high-speed, high-risk sport
For overuse injuries, several strategies come into play. The physiotherapist will be able to analyze the skier's technique, their postural component, their movements, muscular tensions, etc. and find the best game plan to be able to manage and eliminate these pains. These strategies can be as diverse as manual therapy (conventional physio), reviewing the skier's ski technique, making modifications to equipment, prescribing specific exercises, suggesting mountains and tracks and to suggest technical aids such as splints or compression garments.
Although falls play an important role in injuries, this does not necessarily mean that all injuries or pain occur traumatically (fall) in alpine skiing. They can also occur due to overuse (doing a lot without proper preparation) of joints, tendons, muscles and/or ligaments.
Depending on the situation, the treatment provided by the physiotherapist will be different. For traumatic injuries, a short period of active rest will be necessary to let the body begin its healing process. Subsequently, it will be important to put the broken fabric back into function according to tolerance and with caution until returning to the snow. The role of the physiotherapist will be to guide the skier through this process and accelerate the process, but also to prevent compensation and deconditioning which can lead to a new injury or new pain.
Make an appointment for an evaluation
The assessment will help diagnose the problem. The physiotherapist will take the time to explain the injury or the cause of your pain to you and establish a treatment plan to return to the alpine ski slopes as quickly as possible without pain.
Testimonials
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01 First consultation
For a first consultation or for a new injury, the physiotherapist carries out an assessment. This assessment is relevant for making a diagnosis and establishing a treatment plan. This plan includes the majority of the treatment modalities listed below depending on what you need.
02 Interview
First of all, the physiotherapist will ask a lot of questions in order to know your reality and to fully understand the beginnings and evolution of the injury or pain for which you are consulting.
03 Physical assessment
Then, the physiotherapist will begin a physical assessment starting with observation. This observation will be done still, in motion and sometimes even while skiing on a simulator.
04 Tests and Results
He will continue his physical assessment with manual mobility and strength tests and will finish with specific tests.
05 Treatment
The evaluation also includes a first treatment. In this treatment there will be a lot of education of the condition, but also manual therapy and exercise prescription.
Preski ski simulators
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Usefulness
Préski alpine ski simulators are used in physiotherapy for both assessment and treatment. Depending on the reason for consultation, physiotherapists may decide to use alpine ski simulators to evaluate skiing technique and thus observe compensations and find faulty movements that cause pain.
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Efficiency
A final element is to immediately test the effectiveness of manual therapy techniques or technical aids (splints, clothing, etc.) on reducing pain directly on the simulators. No need to travel to the mountains to validate the effect.
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Return to snow
Physiotherapists also use alpine ski simulators in their treatments. This may be to make a gradual return to a 100% controlled and safe environment or to modify technique with specific alpine skiing exercises.
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Proximity
This is a huge advantage for a physiotherapist because he brings the ski slope into his clinic and is able to better identify sources of pain. No other health professional who is fully versed in downhill skiing will be present on the mountain to assess your downhill skiing technique.
Our physiotherapists
Loïc Guyot-Messier
Graduated in 2019 from the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi Certificate of peripheral joint manipulations Simple radiology prescription certificate
Equipment evaluation
Physiotherapists at Préski are able to make recommendations on equipment.
(boot, alpine ski, goggles, helmet)
These recommendations are not for performance purposes, but rather in relation to comfort and the problem addressed.