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Shin bang cure

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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
so my friend who basically has residual shin bang because he fucked his shins up so bad last year, has told me his way of helping the pain go away.  He told me to wrap medical tape around my leg from the top of where the pain is to about your ankle.  So the last few weeks i have been trying this and it actually works great.  every time i have a bad landing where i would usually get horrible shinbang on i just get some pain for about five seconds but then it just goes away and doesnt come back at all.

so im just letting all you newschoolers know that this actually helps a lot and you should try it.
Jan 27 2009 12:29PM
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s.bishop
Posts: 665 - Karma: 26
i got rid of my spoiler plates a while ago, it doesnt feel good with them on, and superfeet are amazing.

im geting custo work done on my boos too, where they put in the superfeet, and now theyre working on more alignment of my ankles with some foam things, they say it forces your ankles to be were theyre supposed to, and releives pressure on the shin, worked great today.
Jan 31 2009 5:10PM
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Jacobsen
Posts: 112 - Karma: 18
Spoiler plates? Are those the tings standing up in the back on the SPK's?
Jan 31 2009 5:22PM
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s.bishop
Posts: 665 - Karma: 26
dont know what theyre like on the spk's but on my boots theyre a little plastic shim thing that velcros to theback of the liner to give you extra forward lean
Jan 31 2009 5:25PM
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Jacobsen
Posts: 112 - Karma: 18
The SPK's have something like that, but they have one made out of hard plastic that's bolted on, and then a fabric(or something) one that's attached to the plastic one with velcros.

But how would removing them help?
Jan 31 2009 5:29PM
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s.bishop
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not really sure, i just felt too forward with them on so i got rid of em,
Jan 31 2009 7:37PM
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COskier
Posts: 1066 - Karma: 131
Nobody's mentioned it but the only thing better than just never landing/skiing backseat (which is impossible), is working out your legs and getting stronger. The stronger you are, the less prone you are to it. I got shin bang very bad when I was younger, but haven't gotten even a little in years.
Jan 31 2009 9:31PM
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Mrvic.
Posts: 1033 - Karma: 154
i struggled with shinbang at the begining of the season, i had it so bad i went to the emergency room and had to use cruches for a couple days. I found i would ride with my boots too loose and the only thing you can do is take as many days off and ice them until when u move your hand up and down on them and apply pressure you wont feel any pain... the only thing you can do is tighten your boots and use booster straps
Jan 31 2009 9:45PM
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Kev-Kev.
Posts: 680 - Karma: 34
You must blade. Yea, he speaks the truth. Custom liners too.
Feb 1 2009 9:03PM
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JonathonChandler
Posts: 905 - Karma: 423
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/lowerleg/shinsplints/taping.php
Feb 1 2009 9:33PM
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Smuffy
Posts: 4686 - Karma: 3,408
how might one go about doing this? how much damage does it give to the boots?
Feb 1 2009 11:22PM
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Scott~
Posts: 2551 - Karma: 49
LOL SUP GUISE I CUT OFF MY LEGS TO CURE MY SHIN BANG, NOW LOOK AT ME GO~
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Feb 2 2009 1:37AM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
also just make sure your boots are tight enough. i never get shin bang. i landed backseat yesterday off a DOWN RAIL of all things, and i could barely walk today.
Feb 2 2009 2:57AM
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niSE7EN
Posts: 98 - Karma: 27
fucked up my shins gotta wait it out for a week i think i bought my boots a little too big... i guess pack it with socks will do
Feb 2 2009 12:00PM
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GhostfaceKillah
Posts: 3398 - Karma: 10
get jacked calves, do a lot of calf-raises and it will help a ton
Feb 2 2009 12:04PM
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dorikin
Posts: 1914 - Karma: 16

I think for me liners are the problem. After skiing this weekend I have deep purple bruises on my shins with lines running through them. Looks like a seam or side of the tongue or something has been causing a hot spot from hell. This is in custom fit technica agent 120s with custom foots beds and boosters. I buckle my boots tight, no slop. I have done everything I can on these boots to make them fit nicely except custom liners and I think that is the final step. After going through this, the full wrap design of the intuitions makes a LOT of sense.

Feb 2 2009 2:22PM
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s.bishop
Posts: 665 - Karma: 26
my custom work has failed, footbeds, good idea, but the ankle support things caused massive anle pain even after the third adjustment, gave me some how some nasty toe jamming, and the shinbang got worse.  there goes 25 $.
Feb 2 2009 4:45PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
do you really honestly think that's funny?
my best friends little brother lost both his legs and almost all of his fingers when he was like 1 year old, because he had a severe type of meningitis and it was treated too late because the doctor messed up on his diagnosis.  If you had really lost a leg would you be happy if someone laughed at you because you had?
Feb 2 2009 6:01PM
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Scott~
Posts: 2551 - Karma: 49
Yep
Dont Care
Nope, but Ive still got mine hah!~
Feb 2 2009 6:42PM
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alpha1ne
Posts: 205 - Karma: 17
there is no cure to it other than good boots that fit or a shitload of tylenol
Feb 2 2009 6:44PM
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g.rich
Posts: 247 - Karma: 9
if you are being serious, then I say loosen up. He wasn't directly laughing at ppl who don't have limbs. Look at it in the context of the thread. "I have shinbang. ouch my legs hurt...I guess I'll just have to cut them off" Its a joke bc obviously you wouldn't do it. If the thread was "I had to get all my limbs cut off" and someone made fun of them then fine, that would be fucked up.
Feb 2 2009 6:46PM
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alpha1ne
Posts: 205 - Karma: 17

wow buddy take a joke

Feb 2 2009 7:47PM
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Atypical
Posts: 1339 - Karma: 45
seriously. What help is this?
This was a thread on what to do to HELP shin bang get better, not what to do to prevent it.

Sometimes shit happens and you get shin bang. Like this past saturday, I was hitting up a three line, came over the first knuckle to get some speed and got hit with wind, lost speed and cased. Fuckin wrecked my shins. No I wasn't backseat nor do I ski backseat. Shit happened.

And to everyone replying with "full tilts" shut the hell up.
Feb 2 2009 7:52PM
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@skiinmitch
Posts: 2781 - Karma: 78
Softe boots will help
Feb 2 2009 7:52PM
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blackoutbill
Posts: 2918 - Karma: 282
This works. Tried it this weekend with an ace bandage rather than atheletic tape and didn't get shin bang once. I also tightened my boots a little tighter than normal
Feb 2 2009 9:20PM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 348
uhhhhh, thats a pretty big contradiction
Feb 2 2009 9:39PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
sorry, forgot to finish that thought. i didnt tighten my boot properly and that happened. lol i look like a fucking tard now. my bad
Feb 2 2009 9:55PM
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S.Anderson
Posts: 369 - Karma: 18
some of us cant afford fult tilts .. :(
Feb 3 2009 12:13AM
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Ski4frnt4445
Posts: 420 - Karma: 132
cut a mouse pad in half and put one half infront of each shin. stopped my shin bang and havent had it sence
Feb 3 2009 12:34AM
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Kotke
Posts: 696 - Karma: 15
i had some pretty bad shin bang at the start of the season and i could barely walk. you just gotta take a couple days off or just work through it.  ive found keeping your boots tight is the best thing you can do but having strong calf muscles will def help. lots of stretching too
Feb 3 2009 2:07AM
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potatoes.
Posts: 479 - Karma: 68
get a boot that has a racer fit. toes will be smashed a tad but they will perform well.
not ahuge fan of racers but it seems to work.
the new spk pro has a rubber toe to eliminate this. rad idea.
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Feb 23 2009 1:10PM
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potatoes.
Posts: 479 - Karma: 68
ha. k chief.
Feb 24 2009 12:47PM
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JNicholson
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oh fuck sake evryone says full tilts are awesome. ive had FT booters since christmas. but nowadays i ski once and then have to take 2 weeks off. do i need more time off? will booster straps work?

 PLLLLLLLLLZZZZZZZ HELP ME I WANA GO SKIING!!!!!!!

May 15 2009 1:43PM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15081 - Karma: 9,158
ya, my shinbang is usually just about gone by a few days later
May 15 2009 1:59PM
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OhMyBosh
Posts: 5056 - Karma: 171
because girls are pussies.
May 15 2009 2:00PM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
rob123 are you kidding me, name jacker. except mine was z_rob123
May 15 2009 2:29PM
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Ian.D
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 1,093
Shit I just got the ill moros hoping it would reduce the shinbang that i get just about every time I ski. Are Dallbello boots actually going to make it worse or does it really make a difference?

Everyone talks about full tilts and booster straps but what makes them work?
Oct 17 2009 7:04PM
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Barf.
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 123
YES! I have 4 eliminator pads, one for the front and one for the back of each boot. They significantly help along with a regiment of Biofreeze, ice, and advil.
Oct 17 2009 7:52PM
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frawstee
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I coach and teach five days a week and my legs get brutalized.  I even have been riding the ace of spades boot from nordica, it has a gel toe pad and vibram backing plates and soles, but these boots hurt more than my old teneighties.  Gathering from everyones input, I need to shave my shins, tape my legs, get some superfeet, wear and extra pair of socks maybe and put mouse pads in my liner.  Oh and medicate.

Feb 18 2010 4:11PM
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Laurent.
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Austrian topfen curd cheese
Feb 18 2010 4:59PM
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geomon22
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when wrapping my shins, I like to use horse tape, it works really well, and doesnt rip your hair out.
Dec 19 2010 12:38AM
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gnarrr
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Don't be such a bitch.
Dec 19 2010 5:17AM
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Mr_pretzel
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get boots that fit or stop being a bitch and live with it.
Dec 19 2010 5:59AM
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howlongcanausern
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lololol i laughed at this harder than the picture
Dec 19 2010 11:54AM
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joshua
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Do be honest, I think this really helps. For some reason if I have shin bang, taking like 5 laps on a challenging/steep run, something that gets a good burn going in the calves helps a lot, not sure why it just does. Yesterday I had it bad around 11, skied some steeps and by afternoon in the park the bang was all but gone.
Dec 19 2010 12:06PM
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Frazelli
Posts: 623 - Karma: 339
how much do you wrap your shin with medical tape
Dec 19 2010 12:43PM
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Robbie.d
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ya tried this and first of all it didnt help at all and secound when i took the tape off it ripped all my hair off and hurt like a bitch. this did not work at all snitch!
Dec 22 2010 9:49PM
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the.cheat
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ive never ever gotten shinbang that hurts more then a few seconds.
Dec 22 2010 9:55PM
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