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Ice skating is one of the sports that is able to amaze the audience.But behind the elegance of his movement, there is a risk of injury that is ready to lurk at any time.
As a prevention, a sports medical specialist from Mayapada Hospital Kuningan, Dr.Elsye, Sp.Ko explained some common injuries occurred on the ice track and handling.
Wrist injuries often occur when ice skating due to falling by your hands forward or side.This condition can cause sprains, to distal radius fractures, types of fractures in the forearm near the wrist.
“This injury can be handled with rest, ice, compression, elevation (rice) and consultation with orthopedic doctor, if needed,” he said.
In addition, unstable landing can also cause ankle and knee injuries such as sprains, ligament tears, to the knee dislocation.For this reason, further examinations are often needed such as MRI accompanied by physiotherapy or orthopedic actions if necessary.
Other risks, head and neck injuries such as mild brain concussions or neck bone injuries can occur when the child falls back without a helmet or collision.Handling includes neurological evaluation, strict observation, and education about the importance of helmets.
Injury to the back and spine can also occur, especially if the falling technique is not precise or the intensity of the exercise is too high.Generally in the form of muscle tension or disorder disorders, and handled with rest, heat or cold therapy, physiotherapy, and pain management.
“Proper heating and safety equipment is important to prevent injuries that interfere with skater performance,” said Dr.Elsye.
If your child likes to play ice skating, it is important to recognize the type of injury and prevention.One of them is preparing physical and mental health.
As the Official Medical Partner Skate Asia 2025, Mayapada Hospital presents a complete medical team ranging from general practitioners to physiotherapists who are on alert to provide direct services for participants.
In addition, Mayapada Hospital also provides a free health check from the Sugar Clinic service for Paraparents and Skaters companions.This medical examination includes blood sugar examination, screening the risk of AI -based prediabetes/diabetes, as well as eye examination from Mayapada Eye Center.
You can also take advantage of the Mayapada Hospital (Sitpec) Sport Injury Injury Treatment & Performance Center (Sitpec) service for pre-training screening, improvement, prevention, to handling sports injuries, supported by multidisciplinary teams and modern facilities such as Gym, VO2 Max, and Body Composition Analysischild flower.
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