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Return Strong After Injury: A Guide for Athletes, Parents and Coaches

You are a hard working, dedicated, serious athlete. You want to be the best you can be and you are willing to consistently put in the time and energy, day after day to make this happen.

You have a passion, a drive to train and compete in your sport that not many understand.

Your friends think you are crazy. Instead of late nights socializing, you need to get to bed for early training. Instead of 2 weeks off at the end of the year, you take 3 days.

When someone asks you what you do, you say, “I am a competitive athlete.” This is your identity. This is who you are.

Comeback Strong After Injury

You are a hard working, dedicated, serious athlete. You want to be the best you can be and you are willing to consistently put in the time and energy, day after day to make this happen.

You have a passion, a drive to train and compete in your sport that not many understand. Your friends think you are crazy. Instead of late nights socializing, you need to get to bed for early training. Instead of 2 weeks off at the end of the year, you take 3 days.

When someone asks you what you do, you say, “I am a competitive athlete.” This is your identity. This is who you are.

Return to the ICE: Interview Anja Borsheim, Physiotherapist

We want to help you return to the ice ready to ramp up to your best smoothly.

Healing Sports Injuries: The Mind-Body Connection

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Current sports neuroscience research demonstrates that there is an undeniable connection between the physical and mental state of an athlete and their ability to perform at their peak. An athlete is able to perform at peak when they are healthy and happy, but can struggle to perform routine skills when they are slightly injured or unhappy.

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How to Avoid Overtraining in Figure Skating

Respect your body. Skate forever.

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We all have days when we feel tired or irritable. Usually we can easily identify the reason. Maybe it is because we binge watched our favorite show past our bedtime, or because we ate too much junk food.

In the life of a competitive athlete who is constantly pushing the physical and mental limits to train towards a goal, lingering fatigue and irritability could be an early warning sign that if addressed right away can save months of frustration, stress and lost training time.

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