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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.
Expert Education Series with Nani Woollings The BSM Foundation is pleased to host Nani Woollings, Physiotherapist and Coach of the Canada Youth Climbing Team, in this upcoming in-person event! In this presentation, Nani will discuss the most common injuries in climbing including why and how they happen, as well as a snapshot look at treatment,…
The Banff Sport Medicine team bids adieu to our 2021-2022 Fellow, Dr. Alexis Rousseau-Saine. As part of our efforts to train healthcare professionals, BSMF offers a year long fellowship in Orthopaedic Sport Medicine, accredited by the Arthroscopy Association of Canada through the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. BSMF recently asked our outgoing Fellow a few questions about…
The name “Tennis Elbow” suggests tennis players are highly prone to this particular injury. While this can be the case due to their wrist bending backwards when they hit the ball, this injury is more common in people who don’t play professional tennis. Any job or sport which requires frequent backward bending or overuse of…
Valgus isn’t a word you’ll hear underneath the chair lifts or in the maze awaiting the gondola. But when you see it happen in a ski or snowboard crash, you’ll know by the unsettling visceral response your body shutters. Someone’s day just went valgus.
Sign-up for our free Ski Fit Ready Program for the month of October only! Sign-up for our 8-week pre-season SKI FIT READY EXERCISE PROGRAM. The exercises demonstrated in the Ski Fit Ready Program are designed around a number of essential exercises recommended during #Knees4Skis. These exercises can be done at any time during the ski…