Articles by SkierPT
Hello Newschoolers. Its been a while since my last post. I was lucky enough to have Andy Parry, aka The Wizard Trick King, answer a few questions for me about the ups and downs of life on the road, dealing with the career side of skiing, and injury management.
I've met Andy a few times on LTC...
Are You Ready For Ski Season?
Hello Newschoolers fam,
SkierPT, your local Doctor of Physical Therapy, back again to get your body right for ski season. Let me start with a few questions.
How did last ski season go injury-wise?
Did you maintain fitness during the summer?
How are you...
Hey guys, Nick again aka SkierPT. I've been lucky enough to be able to pick the brain of Alex Schlopy about the struggles of injury and rehab in skiing. Alex has been one of my favorite skiers for a long time and its amazing to see him skiing and competing at a high level again. His story is...
Shin Bang?
Hello to skiers across the globe. I hope your winter is treating you well and you’ve landed a few cool things this season. I wanted to take this post to educate about “shin bang”. I see a lot of information going around and I want to summarize my opinion as a physical therapist.
In...
Hey Newschoolers fam,
Back again with a new insight on rehab from the one and only LJ Strenio. I have had the pleasure of meeting LJ a few times on the Line TAFT and all I can say is he is a really humble and genuine guy who just absolutely loves skiing. Thank you LJ for answering a few...
Hey Newschoolers,
By popular demand I’ve decided to post a warmup routine that can benefit skiers before a long day of park laps. This routine can be done at home, in the parking lot, in the lodge or really wherever. It is import to give both static and dynamic input into the muscle-tendon unit...
Hey NewSchoolers fam. This post will cover a few different ways to reduce injury risk during this ski season. Some of these may be common sense but I will go over the benefits for each tip in detail.
1.) Get Stronger
As supported from my previous posts, building strength in the lower body...
How to get fit quick for ski season!
Hey Newschoolers fam. Its getting to be that time of year again. Cool mornings and changing leaves can only mean one thing: Winter is coming. Hopefully you have been preparing your body for ski season at the gym or at home. If you have been a couch potato...
What is a physical therapist and how can they help skiers?
Hey NS. I wanted to give an overview of my profession and the various ways we can help freestyle skiers and winter athletes. I know this site has some younger skiers and I wanted to highlight the process as well.
Physical Therapy began...
I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Audrey for a few weeks during her initial stages of recovery. She shreds hard and is looking to help push women's freestyle skiing and make a name for herself in the industry. I hope you enjoy her thoughts and perspectives about returning to ski...
Hey NS,
SkierPT here again. I had the opportunity to have Tom Wallisch answer questions for me regarding his injuries and rehab especially considering returning to skiing. I hope to spread information like this from both the Physical Therapist (PT) and the skier/patient perspective. Tom is the...
Best Exercises For Strong Knees
Hey Newschoolers and freeskiers across the globe,
I am back to give some hopefully helpful information about strengthening the muscles around the knee to reduce injury risk. As a recap of my last post, injuries cannot be prevented, but the RISK of injury can be...
Hey Newschoolers and Freeskiers across the globe,
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I am back to give some wellness and fitness advice in this crazy time we are in right now. The lockdown has created difficulties for those involved in fitness. With gyms being closed...
Hello Newschoolers around the globe,
My name is Nick and I am a licensed Physical Therapist. I have been a freestyle skier for probably close to 15 years now and have been around Newschoolers for over a decade. It’s been really cool to see the site become more active during the Pandemic...