Maine doctor offers tips on how to avoid winter sports injuries [Video]

WITH THE HELP OF “EXTERNAL CYBERSECURITY” – EXPERTS AND POLICE. AS THE WEATHER TURNS COLDER, HARDY MAINERS WILL STILL BRAVE THE ELEMENTS AS THEY GEAR UP FOR THE WINTER SPORTS SEASON. THAT MAY MEAN ICE SKATING, HOCKEY, SKIING, SNOWMOBILING, SLEDDING AND THE LIST GOES ON. JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT WINTER SPORTS AND INJURY PREVENTION IS DR. BENJAMIN HUFFARD, AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON FOR NORTHERN LIGHT MERCY HOSPITAL. DR. HUFFARD, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON INJURIES THAT YOU SEE RELATED TO WINTER SPORTS? SINCE MOST WINTER SPORTS INVOLVE SLIPPERY SURFACES SUCH AS SNOW AND ICE, A LOT OF INJURIES COME FROM FALLS. THIS CAN RESULT IN INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY AND HEAD. CONCUSSIONS ARE RELATIVELY COMMON AS ARE INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, ELBOW, AND WRIST. THERE ARE SOME SPORT SPECIFIC INJURIES WE SEE AS WELL, SUCH AS LIGAMENT INJURIES TO THE KNEE …