FREEBASE PROGRAM
FREE CONCUSSION AND ACL INJURY PRE-SCREENING
ACL injury and concussion are not only two of the most common injuries seen here on Big White, but they can also have the most lasting impact.
Previous concussion puts you at a higher risk of getting another, and you don’t necessarily have to lose consciousness to suffer a concussion. Often, the symptoms can go unnoticed throughout the snow season and having baseline testing done as early as possible can help to pick up these silent signs and symptoms.
There are clear known risk factors for future ACL injury, and we’ll be able to assess them prior to or during your snow season.
We are offering two free services to all riders on Big White to assess their ACL injury risk (whether they’ve had a previous injury or not), as well as baseline concussion testing. We can then prescribe necessary exercise to reduce the risk of ACL, and baseline testing allows us to compare future tests, to assess whether concussion is present or not.
ACL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM:
There are clear known risk factors for future ACL injury, and we’re able to assess them using video analysis. Alterations to jumping and landing technique and improving your strength are both very effective ways of reducing the risk of ACL injury.
CONCUSSION BASELINE TEST:
We now know that time away from sport is needed to regain full brain function and allow for proper healing. Early diagnosis has also been associated with a significantly quicker return to sport, so if you suspect you’ve had a concussion, early reassessment is key.