Injuries of Snowboarding

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Injuries of Snowboarding

In The Dangers of Snowboarding, told by Taikoh Dohjima the dangers of snowboarding are at high risks and bring many risks to the sport and show that many of the snowboarders have little experience. The high dangers of snowboarders has become more of a problem during the years. Snowboarders attempts for hard maneuvers are of novice snowboarders who don’t have the right equipment. “The dangers of snowboarding are becoming known, and protectors and releasable bindings are becoming more widely available”(660). The attempts snowboarders make hard maneuvers for the first time are very hard, and are shown by their accidents and injuries that happen.

Snowboarders have become very popular since the 1998 Nagano Olympic games. Snowboarders have struggled with many battles with defending themselves towards the skiers. The injuries of skiers and snowboarders are caused by poor training and lack of confidence. The snowboarders are faced with many harsh conditions while learning how to snowboard. “In the year of 1989 to 1997 a poll was taken of 1500 people and it showed that skiers had more injuries than snowboarders”(657). The snowboarder injuries take place mainly in their upper body. “The types of snowboarding injuries included fractures, lacerations, dislocations, and contusions”(657). This occurs because Snowboarders have to stop themselves with their arms and upper chest area. The experts observed, “snowboarders tend to ride down the slope in a regular style (with the left side in front), so they tend to fall on their left shoulder”(659). The conditions are extremely harmful and dangerous for the body, which also attributes to the problem.

The data that has been collected is very credible for snowboarders and skiers such as “the poll/questionnaire where the patients name, age, sex, location, and slope grade, snow condition, experience and the mode of injury”(Taikoh 657-658). The majority of accidents that happen on the slopes are from novice skiers and snowboarders. The lack of experience the snowboarders show poor training. The accidents on the slopes are caused during the beginning trial of starting to learn how to snow board or ski down mountains. Snowboarding has become a very popular sport throughout the years, many skiers are moving towards snowboarding because it’s different and it becomes a challenge.

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