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Ice hockey is an incredibly demanding and physical sport combining fast pace and technical skating, change of direction and heavy contact.
Ace Sports Clinic has been heavily involved in the rapidly growly Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) this season, looking after this years 2024 Grand Final and Goodall Cup runners up Melbourne Ice who had a fantastic season. Players are exposed to a number of injuries throughout a long and gruelling season and can be divided into a number of categories.
Contact Injuries
Whether it be facial, hand, shoulder, hip, knee or ankle, players are at risk of contact based injuries. Given the speed of play and the high number of collisions, players can be at risk of fractures, muscle contusions, subluxations and ligament injuries in a number of different structures. For example, the Knee Joint (MCL, LCL sprains), the Shoulder Joint (AC joint), and Ankle (ATFL or syndesmosis sprains).
Soft tissue Injuries
Often occurring at speed, muscle strains can also occur including but not limited to quadriceps, hamstring, adductor, calf and back injuries.
Overuse injuries
Being a long season comprising of over 30 games, often with back to back games on a weekend, overuse injuries can present. For example, tendinopathies, plantar fasciitis, upper back, neck pain and hip flexor tightness.
Concussion
Being a contact based sport, head collisions do happen throughout a season and require immediate examination and monitoring and attention to ensure players remain safe.
How can Ace Sports Clinic help?
Our team at Ace Sports Clinic has the ability to assist you to get back on the ice. Whether you play ice hockey or just like to have a recreational skate, we can assist you in getting you back to the things you love doing and help optimise your performance.
From taking the time for a thorough and in depth examination to ensure an accurate diagnosis to hands on treatment and rehabilitation and strength and conditioning advice to get you back to your best, we will ensure you come back stronger and minimise the risk of future injuries.
If you have had an injury on the Ice, Ace Sports Clinic can help! Reach out today for a consultation with one of our team members.
Olivia Skerman
Ace Sports Clinic Physiotherapist