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HAVING spent four seasons working in Niseko Physio, I’ve seen a wide cross section of snow- sports injuries walk (or limp) through our doors.
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I LOVE Japan.
I've lived here for nine years, so considering I'm 36 years old, that's most of my adult life. For those that knew me before I was 25, I'm sure they would suggest it's virtually all of m...
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WHERE alpine injuries are concerned, the upper body is less frequently injured than the lower. However, one relatively common winter sports injury is the dislocated shoulder. A dislocated shoulder is...
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Whether you are sitting in the orthopaedic surgeon’s room or on a physio treatment table, when you hear the words: ‘You have torn your anterior cruciate ligament and will probably need a knee reconstr...
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By Byron Dawson
Master boot-fitter with Hirafu’s Boot Solutions
MANY people assume that cold, sore feet are just fact of life when it comes to spending time on the mountain. Although that may have bee...
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STUMBLING back into your lodge after a day in the powder, tired and hungry, is likely to see your thoughts turn to chips and beer, or a glass of wine and cheese. But once you’re done with your ski tri...
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THERE are so many things that can spoil your skiing experience and that is why when everything is perfect it makes it that much more special. Right up there with frozen digits, fogged goggles and lack...
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QF 21 – 8 hours or so from Sydney to Tokyo. You nod off during the flight with dreams of 7 days straight of thigh deep powder, hot spring baths and delicious Japanese food. You make your way to Niseko...
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By Nathan Schmid
Tokyo-based personal trainer
How many times do you hear it on the slopes, bars, restaurants and shops “My legs just couldn’t go any more, I had to call it a day.” Or “My first day I s...
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While more often than not, knee pain suffered here in Niseko is a torn ligament resulting from a fall, one of the most common forms of knee pain also occurs in winter sports: patella-femoral pain. Thi...
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Fortunately for us here at Niseko Physio, skiing and snowboarding are relatively dangerous activities. Recently, lower leg injuries have been on the rise with increased risk-taking behavior being cite...
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One can see all kinds of different riding and skiing styles on the mountain. The low hunched flapper is a snowboarder that rides at top speed over bumps bent well forward at the waist and with a curve...
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A couple of years ago I stumbled across an article in a sports medicine journal reporting that it had been almost conclusively proved that stretching does not prevent sports injuries. My initial react...
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I have an interest in knees and while staffing Niseko Physio in the 2006/7 season, decided to begin an extended research program into the biomechanics of snowboarding and the strength of the knee liga...
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