| A Slovakian ice hockey player, Lubos Bartecko | | | | Ice Hockey can be a brutal sport in which many |
| has suffered a serious head injury, after being | | | | injuries can occur. These injuries include |
| struck in the playoffs. In the first period of play | | | | Lacerations (cuts) to the head, scalp and |
| he collapsed to the ice after being hit by Ole | | | | face, neck injuries and spinal injuries. Disclocations |
| Kristian Tollefsen from Norway. | | | | can also occur such as gamekeeper's thumb |
| It seems as though on being struck by Tollefsen's | | | | Pain Control stock a number of products to treat |
| elbow, Bartecko's helmet came off and another | | | | Ice Hockey injuries these include: |
| Norwegian player Tore Vikingstad ran into him. | | | | CoolMesh Wrist Palm Thumb Brace (for |
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| head as he plummeted onto the ice. | | | | CoolMesh Wrist Palm Brace (for treatment of |
| When Bartecko raised his head from the ice | | | | Osteoarthritis of the wrist) |
| momentarily, a pool of blood could be clearly seen. | | | | Reinforced Soft Cervical Collar (for treatment of |
| He then lay motionless and was stretchered | | | | Whiplash associated disorder) |
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| blood stain could be scoured from the ice. | | | | Our range of orthopaedic braces, supports and |
| Bartecko, aged 33 spent 5 seasons in the NHL | | | | equipment available can provide real benefits to |
| between 1997 and 2003, and was also in the | | | | those suffering from pain. Search by pain site, |
| Slovakian team that won the world championship | | | | sports or activity or condition, Or simply type |
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| Common Ice Hockey Injuries | | | | |