Injury before skiing

fries

fries

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I'm going skiing in about 5 days and just last night I slipped real bad on wet concrete and fell on my hip, and the joint hurts when I move my legs certain ways.

Should I be worried?

Also would it be better do just not do much and let it heal, or to ride my bike and tramp?
 
1 day probably isnt enough. I highly doubt you broke anything. You probably just got bruised. Re-evaluate in a few days
 
13765835:The.Fish said:
1 day probably isnt enough. I highly doubt you broke anything. You probably just got bruised. Re-evaluate in a few days
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yeah i definitely don't think i broke anything, just want to make sure it doesnt still hurt bad when i'm going skiing. So far it seems like it is getting better
 
Yea, icing is really only good right after the injury to reduce swelling but after that, best bet is probably just to take it easy and be careful not to re-injure it.
 
13766107:twatt_chaurus said:
You shouldn't ice an injury, it just delays the healing process.
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13766140:notJacobJohnson said:
Yea, icing is really only good right after the injury to reduce swelling but after that, best bet is probably just to take it easy and be careful not to re-injure it.
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any physio will tell you if its sore, move it, work it, then ice it. if youre not moving it at all then it wont swell (i.e. no sense icing it) but if its the joint youre worried about you should definatly be doing some light exercise with it to keep blood flowing through the area. then yes, ice it after
 
13766159:akt416 said:
any physio will tell you if its sore, move it, work it, then ice it. if youre not moving it at all then it wont swell (i.e. no sense icing it) but if its the joint youre worried about you should definatly be doing some light exercise with it to keep blood flowing through the area. then yes, ice it after
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Why would you ice it, what does it accomplish? You say you should move around to get the blood flowing, and then apply ice, which reduces blood flow. That's counter intuitive, and your body increases the blood flow around the injured area on its own anyways. Moving it is good though.

Ice interferes with the inflammation process, which is necessary to properly heal an injury. You can elevate and use compression to reduce swelling, no reason to use ice. Every physio recommends icing? Certainly not any of the ones i have met. There isn't even any good clinical evidence showing that icing is beneficial.
 
13766479:twatt_chaurus said:
Why would you ice it, what does it accomplish? You say you should move around to get the blood flowing, and then apply ice, which reduces blood flow. That's counter intuitive, and your body increases the blood flow around the injured area on its own anyways. Moving it is good though.

Ice interferes with the inflammation process, which is necessary to properly heal an injury. You can elevate and use compression to reduce swelling, no reason to use ice. Every physio recommends icing? Certainly not any of the ones i have met. There isn't even any good clinical evidence showing that icing is beneficial.
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They teach you to follow the RICE acronym to heal joint injuries. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Doctors will tell you this because people are usually too lazy to exercise it. You can speed up the process by exercising the joint, which increases swelling and inflammation, but icing helps to control both of these. Yes, if you're not exercising it there is no sense to icing it because then yes it will slow down the healing process, but overall this is a much slower way to get back to 100%. I grew up hurting myself playing sports and my dad who is a physiotherapist always had me recover this way and I was always back playing sooner than doctors said I would be. I'm also currently studying this is uni, not saying you don't know what you're talking about but I do have some sort of credentials to what I'm saying here
 
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