| Most chiropractors recommend that you at least | | | | strain on the muscles is part of what Chiropractors |
| work out and get your muscles and body more | | | | do. |
| toned prior to heading out skiing. Work out about a | | | | Chiropractors also make recommendations to skiers |
| half hour for two or three days each week until ski | | | | on injury prevention. They recommend that you don't |
| season hits. If you do, you're going to be stronger | | | | ski above your ability. More than one new skier will |
| and more ready for the intense physical activity that | | | | be injured this season. The most common injury for |
| skiing throws at you. | | | | new skiers is known as Skier thumb. In order to |
| Bear in mind that your equipment may also be in | | | | prevent this, your chiropractor will instruct you to try |
| need of a tune up. Physicians and chiropractors find | | | | to prevent yourself from cushioning your own fall |
| that many injuries take place because of faulty or | | | | with your hands, and don't use the straps on your ski |
| poorly fitting equipment, so make sure that you tune | | | | poles. |
| up your gear as well as your body before you head | | | | Your chiropractic team encourages you to warm up, |
| out. | | | | to rest well and to make sure that you're in good |
| Chiropractors are well able to deal with prevention of | | | | physical shape when you head out to the slopes to |
| skiing injuries and to help you to learn how to | | | | enjoy that packed powder. If you're suffering from |
| prevent injuries, but they are also experts in dealing | | | | neck, back, or arm pain, either before or afterward, |
| with the injuries that you may incur, as well as the | | | | stop what you're doing, rest, and call your local |
| aches and pains that go along with them. Teaching | | | | chiropractor. |
| you how to prevent being injured, how to properly | | | | An interesting footnote: Chiropractors are available |
| warm up your body for physical activity, and how to | | | | for Olympic skiers and snowboarders at every winter |
| align it correctly to keep from undue stress and | | | | Olympics. |