Ski Injury Clinic

The Return from Injury Ski Camp™

Ski Camp in Verbier

Whether you have sustained a minor or major injury, getting back on skis can be daunting.

A pro-skier returning from injury spends time working closely with their coach and physiotherapist to optimise and speed recovery. They will have access to a Sports Psychologist and a Strength and Conditioning coach to ensure full recovery as quickly as possible. Exclusively through Wimbledon Clinics, this type of recovery programme is now available to non-pro skiers.

Jonathan Bell, a knee reconstruction specialist, and Claire Robertson, a Physiotherapist, are part of our multi-disciplinary team at Wimbledon Clinics. They are backed up by Anna Waters, our Sport Psychologist. Wimbledon Clinics has worked closely in the past with Warren Smith Academy to return pro-skiers to competition skiing. They now offer a similar ‘Return from Injury’ service to the non-professional skier. This is the only service of this type in the UK. This course is aimed at skiers of good intermediate and above returning from injury. It will be suitable for those who have had all types of injury, not just those involving the knee, including those who may have had surgery and wish to return to skiing with guidance from our team.

Prior to the Verbier ski camp you will be thoroughly assessed by Claire in time to allow you to bring your strength and condition up to a standard to allow you to join the one week ski camp at the Warren Smith Ski Academy. Anna Waters can work with you prior to and following surgery to help you mentally recover before taking those anxious first turns on snow. In Verbier, Warren Smith and Claire will work together to build on the previous rehabilitation and integrate it with the correct technique. Following the sessions on the hill, Claire will be available for individual treatment sessions*

To ensure that you are ready to go back onto skis you will attend a one hour assessment with Claire at the Wimbledon Clinics - the earlier this is carried out, the more time there is to bring your condition to the standard required to progress to on-snow coaching.

The course starts on Monay 2nd January and ends on Friday 6th January.

If you think that you may benefit from attending the Return from Injury Ski Camp email your enquiries to: ski-rehab@wimbledonclinics.co.uk

For more on Ski Injuries see the Sports Medicine section.