Common Winter Injuries (and how to prevent them)

This COAP presentation in PowerPoint contains 51 slides developed for public audiences. The presentation explains the types of injuries associated with winter sports including snow skiing, snow boarding, sledding, ice hockey and ice skating, treatment options and prevention information.

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Corresponding Brochures and Booklets (current titles with links on aaos.org):

• About Your Knee
• Cast Care
• Fractures
• Knee Exercises
• Orthopaedics
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Rotator Cuff Tears (Spanish)
• Shoulder Exercises
• Shoulder Pain
• Shoulder Surgery
• Sprains and Strains

Corresponding orthoinfo.org titles:

• Tips to Prevent Winter Sports Injuries
• Skiing
• Sledding
• Hockey
• Common Shoulder Injuries
• Shoulder Trauma
• Shoulder Pain
• Dislocated Shoulder
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Shoulder Surgery
• Elbow Dislocations and Fracture-Dislocations
• Distal Radius Fracture (Colles’ Fracture)
• Radial Head Fractures
• Fractures: An Overview
• Knee Ligament Injuries
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
• ACL Injury: Does It Require Surgery?
• Meniscal Tear
• Muscle Contusion
• Helmet Use
• Warm Up, Cool Down and Be Flexible