Sponsored content Prevention and treatment in common ski-related injuries It's not too late to start a pre- "Meniscus is very important becse it season conditioning program wry agressine abvaut fising menieas- if to prepare your muscles for protects yar cartilag" De. Black said. "I'm I ean sae it, I se it." A less common, bat still familiar, skier injury in Summit County is a tibial spine wulsion fractue, which Dr. Back said ustally happens when the knee lyperen- temls during a rotation. This is equivaknt to an ACI. tear but tends to heal much faster with appropriate surgial trestment. the season By Lauren Glendenning trought to you by Panorama Sunm Orthepedies In the carly ski seuson with jast a cple of rans open at the local ski resorts, Dr. Aamn Black says it's alrealy commen to se patients whu reguire suggery due tn an cause the ACI. to teat. The fint one is n-montain injury. There are two common mechaniss that when people lean far back in their skis, it Wesee common sports-nlated orthopedie lets the tibia slidle forwand, which is one injuries, as well as more trama-wlated in juries" sail Dr. Aaron Black, an orthorae- lie sungve specializing in sports medicine are tired at the end of a keg day Dr. Black at Panorama Summit Orthpedies. "When it comes to skiers, it's generally their knees that get injured. Exeryone knw smeody atches and keeps rotating inwand. whos torn an ACL" of the forces the ACI. resists. This is more common with beginnery and those who sail. The sered is a se-caled dynamie SHpkw injury, the front eder of the ski THE IMPORTANCE OF PRE-SEASON Through kne reconstruction, repuir and replacement stingeries, cartilage restoratkn peocedures and othersports medicine treat- CONDITIONING COURTESY IMAGES Dr. Back has a special appreciation for ents, D. lack- an avid kier himelf- pean conditining- he used to work After an injury, Dr. Aaron Black at Panorama Summit Orthopedics can get you back finds great satisdaction in neturning oundwr a certified plyscal trainer, and he also to your favorite activities via knee reconstruction, repair and replacement surgeries, cartilage restoration procedures and other sports medicine treatments. participates in a diverse mix of sports anal activities himself. enthusiasts and athletes back to their bekned activities. With ski seasn upon us, here are seme of the things Dr. Hlack uants "I have my wn skiconditioning program his hinding rekase etting skiers and swboanders to think about. One thing Dr. Black makes sare to eheck The type of surgery and the reenery periox. depends on seeral factors am doing nen to get realy kor the season, he said. "At of what we do in the summer ACL. will" he sakd. doesn't peepare us well for the ski season. It peepares us well canlinasularly to goont and ski all day. but not for the specific fores in skiing and swboanding "Ifyour binding ist ging to release, your "Some MCls can be repaired, whike others ned to be weonstructed. Ifl can epair it will- if yea can kerp your own tisste, the recovery is faster," he sail. "Muscles try and peotect the knee when it's at risk or under to sis weeks before you start skiing or sw- stress, but that function doesn't come hack for about one to two years after reenstrue tion sangery, In repair surgery, it comes COMMON SKIING AND SNOWBOARD- ING INJURIES REALISTIC PROGRESSION The most cummen an for skiers anl snowboanders to end up at Panorama Sum- mit Orthepedies is dae to ACI. (anterior mciate ligament) and MCL. imedial collat- like in seeeT, most summertime sports are it penon, Dr. Hack said. Hor someone with eral ligament injuries, both in the kow "Those two injuries often come togsher Beginning plyometric eurcises about kur U'nkes yoae cutting and pivoting a kit, boarding is a god window for an alnady more straight-line motions "What we lack is active side-to-sale plyo- kes fresquent athetic training, it's important back immeliately to be bonest with yourself abot your capa because of the dynamie forces that happen metrie motions," Dr. Hlack said, adding that bilities and limitations- especially if vate DE Blick has maiy tehnkps to fix coming to Summit County from your udh cartilage injuries, inclading cartilage thuring the nsost common ways people fall." this often esults in quad-to-hamstring Dr. Black sakd. transplants. These restoration procedures are important because cartilage eant egrnente itsel. Cartilage restoration isa very eumples peocesdure with very speifie protect your body's structures" he said. "Tim indiations. It can have a dramatic positive a big fan of things you can do at home, such impact on pain and confidence in your joints. The most cunmon symptoms are persistent pain in a localined area arund the knee that sometimes inchades a catehing sensation. Aclinical evaluation is needed to see if the proelure is appropriate for your imbalanes "It's very impoetant your ham- strings are as strong as they need to be- back at sea level. Another commen injury in skiers and sowboanlers is a meniseus tear. Meniseus sa supportive structure for the ACL." is a small pirce of cartilage that provides a 'salso important to make sure yonar grar "The hetter strength and enhurance you have geing into ski scason, the better yra cushion between the femur and tibia. is diaked in befre you head cut on the hill. as plyunetric and boxly-weight evercises that get your muscles woken up" TREATING INJURIES When an ACI. trars, is almost always ging to require sungery, Dr. Hlack sail. indivikhal injury. PANORAMA SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS OPEN IN FRISCO The new office is located at 68 School Road in Frisco, featuring multiple exam rooms, X-ray imaging, orthopedic biologics, minor in-office procedures, physical therapy services awalk-in clinicand increased safety measures to protect patients and staff from risk of exposure to COVID-19. For more information or to book an appointment, visit www. summitorthopanorama.com or call 970-264-7400. Dr. Aaron Black has a special appreciation The most common reason for skiers and for pre-season conditioning - he used to work as a certified physical trainer, and Summit Orthopedics is due to ACL he also participates in a diverse mix of sports and activities himself. WALK-IN ORTHOCARE CLINIC Panorama Summit Orthopedics offers walk-in services for all orthopedic concems except for spine. Al walk-in patients wil be seen by one of the dlinic's orthopedic surgeons. Hours are Monday theough Thursday from 4 to 6 pm, and 11 am to 6 p.m.on Saturday. snowboarders to end up at Panorama (anterior cruciate ligament) and MCL (medial collateral ligament) injuries. Clinic Visits, Virtual Visits & Walk-in Clinic PANORAMA 970-262-7400 I SummitOrthoPanorama.com SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS 68 School Road I Frisco, CO Sponsored content Prevention and treatment in common ski-related injuries It's not too late to start a pre- "Meniscus is very important becse it season conditioning program wry agressine abvaut fising menieas- if to prepare your muscles for protects yar cartilag" De. Black said. "I'm I ean sae it, I se it." A less common, bat still familiar, skier injury in Summit County is a tibial spine wulsion fractue, which Dr. Back said ustally happens when the knee lyperen- temls during a rotation. This is equivaknt to an ACI. tear but tends to heal much faster with appropriate surgial trestment. the season By Lauren Glendenning trought to you by Panorama Sunm Orthepedies In the carly ski seuson with jast a cple of rans open at the local ski resorts, Dr. Aamn Black says it's alrealy commen to se patients whu reguire suggery due tn an cause the ACI. to teat. The fint one is n-montain injury. There are two common mechaniss that when people lean far back in their skis, it Wesee common sports-nlated orthopedie lets the tibia slidle forwand, which is one injuries, as well as more trama-wlated in juries" sail Dr. Aaron Black, an orthorae- lie sungve specializing in sports medicine are tired at the end of a keg day Dr. Black at Panorama Summit Orthpedies. "When it comes to skiers, it's generally their knees that get injured. Exeryone knw smeody atches and keeps rotating inwand. whos torn an ACL" of the forces the ACI. resists. This is more common with beginnery and those who sail. The sered is a se-caled dynamie SHpkw injury, the front eder of the ski THE IMPORTANCE OF PRE-SEASON Through kne reconstruction, repuir and replacement stingeries, cartilage restoratkn peocedures and othersports medicine treat- CONDITIONING COURTESY IMAGES Dr. Back has a special appreciation for ents, D. lack- an avid kier himelf- pean conditining- he used to work After an injury, Dr. Aaron Black at Panorama Summit Orthopedics can get you back finds great satisdaction in neturning oundwr a certified plyscal trainer, and he also to your favorite activities via knee reconstruction, repair and replacement surgeries, cartilage restoration procedures and other sports medicine treatments. participates in a diverse mix of sports anal activities himself. enthusiasts and athletes back to their bekned activities. With ski seasn upon us, here are seme of the things Dr. Hlack uants "I have my wn skiconditioning program his hinding rekase etting skiers and swboanders to think about. One thing Dr. Black makes sare to eheck The type of surgery and the reenery periox. depends on seeral factors am doing nen to get realy kor the season, he said. "At of what we do in the summer ACL. will" he sakd. doesn't peepare us well for the ski season. It peepares us well canlinasularly to goont and ski all day. but not for the specific fores in skiing and swboanding "Ifyour binding ist ging to release, your "Some MCls can be repaired, whike others ned to be weonstructed. Ifl can epair it will- if yea can kerp your own tisste, the recovery is faster," he sail. "Muscles try and peotect the knee when it's at risk or under to sis weeks before you start skiing or sw- stress, but that function doesn't come hack for about one to two years after reenstrue tion sangery, In repair surgery, it comes COMMON SKIING AND SNOWBOARD- ING INJURIES REALISTIC PROGRESSION The most cummen an for skiers anl snowboanders to end up at Panorama Sum- mit Orthepedies is dae to ACI. (anterior mciate ligament) and MCL. imedial collat- like in seeeT, most summertime sports are it penon, Dr. Hack said. Hor someone with eral ligament injuries, both in the kow "Those two injuries often come togsher Beginning plyometric eurcises about kur U'nkes yoae cutting and pivoting a kit, boarding is a god window for an alnady more straight-line motions "What we lack is active side-to-sale plyo- kes fresquent athetic training, it's important back immeliately to be bonest with yourself abot your capa because of the dynamie forces that happen metrie motions," Dr. Hlack said, adding that bilities and limitations- especially if vate DE Blick has maiy tehnkps to fix coming to Summit County from your udh cartilage injuries, inclading cartilage thuring the nsost common ways people fall." this often esults in quad-to-hamstring Dr. Black sakd. transplants. These restoration procedures are important because cartilage eant egrnente itsel. Cartilage restoration isa very eumples peocesdure with very speifie protect your body's structures" he said. "Tim indiations. It can have a dramatic positive a big fan of things you can do at home, such impact on pain and confidence in your joints. The most cunmon symptoms are persistent pain in a localined area arund the knee that sometimes inchades a catehing sensation. Aclinical evaluation is needed to see if the proelure is appropriate for your imbalanes "It's very impoetant your ham- strings are as strong as they need to be- back at sea level. Another commen injury in skiers and sowboanlers is a meniseus tear. Meniseus sa supportive structure for the ACL." is a small pirce of cartilage that provides a 'salso important to make sure yonar grar "The hetter strength and enhurance you have geing into ski scason, the better yra cushion between the femur and tibia. is diaked in befre you head cut on the hill. as plyunetric and boxly-weight evercises that get your muscles woken up" TREATING INJURIES When an ACI. trars, is almost always ging to require sungery, Dr. Hlack sail. indivikhal injury. PANORAMA SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS OPEN IN FRISCO The new office is located at 68 School Road in Frisco, featuring multiple exam rooms, X-ray imaging, orthopedic biologics, minor in-office procedures, physical therapy services awalk-in clinicand increased safety measures to protect patients and staff from risk of exposure to COVID-19. For more information or to book an appointment, visit www. summitorthopanorama.com or call 970-264-7400. Dr. Aaron Black has a special appreciation The most common reason for skiers and for pre-season conditioning - he used to work as a certified physical trainer, and Summit Orthopedics is due to ACL he also participates in a diverse mix of sports and activities himself. WALK-IN ORTHOCARE CLINIC Panorama Summit Orthopedics offers walk-in services for all orthopedic concems except for spine. Al walk-in patients wil be seen by one of the dlinic's orthopedic surgeons. Hours are Monday theough Thursday from 4 to 6 pm, and 11 am to 6 p.m.on Saturday. snowboarders to end up at Panorama (anterior cruciate ligament) and MCL (medial collateral ligament) injuries. Clinic Visits, Virtual Visits & Walk-in Clinic PANORAMA 970-262-7400 I SummitOrthoPanorama.com SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS 68 School Road I Frisco, CO