Reducing the risks for traumatic and overuse injury among competitive alpine skiers

Br J Sports Med. 2017 Jan;51(1):1-2. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096502. Epub 2016 Oct 31.

Authors

Matej Supej¹, Veit Senner², Nicola Petrone³, Hans-Christer Holmberg^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
² Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
³ Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁴ Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden.
⁵ School of Sport Sciences, UiT Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alpine skiing; Biomechanics; Injury prevention; Performance.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Athletic Injuries / prevention & control*
Cumulative Trauma Disorders / prevention & control*
Humans
Knee Injuries / prevention & control
Risk Factors
Skiing / injuries*
Sports Equipment / standards*