Accidents can happen no matter how careful a skier tries to be. There are rough patches and unseen things that can cause a skier to fall and injure him or herself. How those skiing injuries are treated is very important to understand. Even something that seems small can, when left untreated, turn into something large. The following article consists of a list of the more common skiing injuries and the best ways to treat them.

Sprained Knees

Even the strongest knees can get sprained or strained on the ski slopes. There are several different ways in which a knee can get strained or sprained so if you hurt your knee while you are skiing, you want to make sure that an experienced medical professional thoroughly examines your knee. You need to know exactly which ligaments have been sprained or strained and how the injury occurred. If a doctor does not find out exactly how your knee has been injured then you could end up doing more harm than good when you try to treat it. Typically the treatment for a sprained or strained knee is an over the counter anti-inflammatory medicine and the application of ice to the injured area. Ask your doctor before you attempt to treat yourself otherwise you could end up injuring yourself even further.

Broken Wrists and Legs

It is very common for even a skier to fall or trip on the slopes and break a bone. Wrists and Legs are the most common ski-related breakages and cannot be self treated. When a bone is broken it is imperative that you pay a visit to your doctor immediately so that the bone can be set and you can get a cast put on. The better care you take of your break when it happens, the easier your healing process will be. You might even be able to make it back out onto the slopes before the season is over!

Injuries to the Face

Most people think that because of the goggles and other padding a skier wears around his face and skull that injuries to the face are rare. It might surprise you that skiers can suffer from facial injuries as well and that, more often than not, those injuries come from getting hit in the face by the t-bar. When your face or skull take a serious blow, it is important to see the doctor on call at the slopes to make sure that nothing is broken and that you are concussion free. Typical treatments of less serious injuries involves bandaging and over the counter pain medication. Sometimes an ice pack is in order as well.

Other types of injuries are common. Be careful on the ski slopes!