Meniscal tears: the basics
Menisci are a type of cartilage inside the knee joint. Their main function is to equally distribute the force placed on the knee, stabilize the knee during movements, and offer more fluid movements.
Gender Diversity in Orthopaedics
Gender equity is a pressing human rights issue in many professional fields and medicine is no exception. Of the surgical specialties, orthopaedics has one of the lowest rates of women and has not made any substantial gains in gender parity over time. Currently, 12.6% of the orthopaedic surgeons in Canada are female, an increase from…
The road to recovery: insights from an injured Sports Medicine ultramarathon runner
Learn how Banff Sport Medicine Physician, Dr Andy Reed, is recovering from a recent injury in his latest Bow Valley Crag & Canyon article.
Refuel & Restore for snowsports performance & injury prevention
Delia Roberts PhD., Researcher and Founder of the Fit For Snow program, will be discussing her research on the importance of nutrition, hydration and sleep for snowsports performance and injury prevention.
#FitForSnow: Specific Fitness Intervals for the Pre-season
In this article, Delia Roberts PhD, talks about how to interval train and outlines a basic interval to get you started.
I’m injured! A case study in what not to do
In his latest Bow Valley Crag & Canyon article, Banff Sport Medicine Physician Dr Andy Reed, reflects on his recent injury.
#Knees4Skis 2021: expert tips to reduce your risk of injury
Registration for this event is now closed, however, you can watch the recording any time!
#FitForSnow: Pre-season Intervals for Power and Endurance
There are a lot of ways to build and maintain fitness. If you work in a physical job like wildland firefighting or tree planting or are a competitive athlete (or just train like one), your baseline fitness from work and exercise will be very high.
#FitForSnow: Pre-Season Preparation Tips
Research shows that the fitter the individual the less likely they are to be injured. If you’ve been active all summer, all you need is a bit of specific work to start your season, but if you’ve spent the last month or so at a desk or on the couch, you’ll need to build some…
Sign-Up to be Ski Fit Ready!
Sign-up for our free Ski Fit Ready Program for the month of October only!
Quad Wasting after ACL Injury: A ‘Prehabilitation’ Approach
Tearing the ACL— a dreaded diagnosis often accompanied by reconstructive surgery and extensive rehabilitation. This injury is common in sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping or landing, such as soccer, basketball, gymnastics, football, or downhill skiing.
ACL injuries in ballet dancers
Given the high volume of jumping performed in a typical ballet class (up to 200 jumps per 90 minute class1), you would expect ACL injuries to be ubiquitous amongst ballet dancers.