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Skier’s Thumb: Treatment, Rehabilitation, & Recovery

| February 24, 2019

Understanding Thumb Injuries in Skiers What is Skier’s Thumb? Thumb injuries are quite common, especially among skiers. Skiers’ thumb is an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb, often occurring when a skier falls and the thumb catches on the ski pole. This ligament normally keeps the thumb from pointing too far […]

Skiing and Thumb Injury

| February 2, 2018

Skiing falls can often cause injury to the inner ligament of your thumb, caused by the force of the pole against this area of the hand during a fall. This area, a band of fibrous tissue connecting the bones at the bottom of the thumb, is known as the ulnar collateral ligament. This injury is […]