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Leg Pain. Help!

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Kimmler
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So basically i've had this problem for some time but up until now just ignored it because it was manageable. However now the pain has become nearly unbearable. When skiing i get pain on the outer part of my leg, about 1/4 to 1/3 up my shin, on the outside of my leg. My boots have been fitted properly, and i haven't had any injury to the area to my knowledge. when skiing it just becomes really tender and hurts to put any pressure on the area. tried loosening my boots buckle but then my heel lifts up in my boots and so obviously that won't work. any help is appreciated, sorry that was so long.

Also while i'm asking questions, how tight does everyone make their boots?
Feb 3 2013 10:48PM
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yasgur99
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i like to keep mine tite but i still want a little wiggle room. when i take my boots off i cant defenitly feel a huge relif that the tightnes is gone. hope ur leg gets better
Feb 3 2013 10:56PM
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yasgur99
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i like to keep mine tite but i still want a little wiggle room. when i take my boots off i cant defenitly feel a huge relif that the tightnes is gone. hope ur leg gets better
Feb 3 2013 10:56PM
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LoneWolfe
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Does it feel like you pulled a muscle? Or is it more like a bruise?
I keep my boots tighter in the calf area for when I land a little backseat I don't get that sliding around in your boot feeling. I keep my toe area a little looser, sometimes tighter, it just depends on what's comfy that day.
Feb 3 2013 10:57PM
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Kimmler
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definitely not like a pulled muscle. could be bruising in my tendons i suppose. have tried ice and heat on it and doesn't seem to help at all though
Feb 3 2013 11:20PM
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panojibber.
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Did you post about this in another thread? Just curious...

Pretty sure I have the exact same problem though, it fucking sucks. I just deal with the pain, sometimes going in for a 10 minute break and loosening my boots a bunch helps.
Feb 3 2013 11:23PM
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gingaskier
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sounds like shin bang. try and see if pain relief cream helps at all.
Feb 3 2013 11:25PM
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Kimmler
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no i didn't, this is my first time asking about it. the weird thing is that its only my left leg, never had a problem with my right one
Feb 4 2013 12:00AM
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yung-lean
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i have the same thin but its on my knee.
Feb 4 2013 12:04AM
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Plankton
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i keep my booters tighter on the shin and a little less tight on the bottom buckle, like 1 on bottom, 2 on middle, 4 on top
Feb 4 2013 12:05AM
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Kimmler
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i've been through TONS of boots, been to boot fitters, asked other people for advice, it just doesnt seem like i can make my feet happy!
Feb 4 2013 12:21AM
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*ninja*
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you probably tore a ligament. I didn't know i tore one of my thumb ligaments till i got it x rayd and turns out i broke it to i still have a cast on. Id just go see your doctor if you have insurance.
Feb 4 2013 12:38AM
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SwagasaurusRex
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Do you have a custom footbed? I recall Onenerdykid giving that response on some kind of similar question.
Feb 4 2013 12:43AM
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SquirminKurm
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This was happening to me, and it got so unbearable one day after landing whilst pipe training, I collapsed and had to go to the hospital and it turned out I had a stress fracture. Get it checked out! That was two weeks ago, and I was meant to take 8 weeks off, but I can't not ski for that long so I've been going up still and just wrapping it real tight, but get it checked! They are impossible to recognize without x rays though.

Good luck with that! Hope it isn't the same thing though!
Feb 4 2013 1:21AM
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FroesenSkeeze
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Drink moar milk and give your weary legs a rest once in a while.
Feb 4 2013 1:35AM
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Jewschoolers
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this is basically what i was going to say but i think you meant MRI because stress fractures arent visible in x rays. and it blows. i took 3 weeks off and im going next weekend to try it out, not going to push it though

Feb 4 2013 1:44AM
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BoogieWoman
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I get this!! Once I got it so bad that I couldn't walk for almost a week. I never figured out what it was but it was the worse when I did a park session. Iy hurt when I was skiing but I just carried on. Then when I took my boots off the pain was unbearable! I couldn't flex my ankles at all. It still happens now and the only 'cure' I've found is really loosening my boots. I get heel lift which sucks but it's the only way I can ski for longer than 2 hours without having to take a week of!!
Feb 7 2013 4:58PM
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SladeSki
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I am 100% exactly the same. My left leg on the outside... On my full tilts it's right where the inside flap of the liner ends.. If that makes sense...

No idea what causes it, but it fucking sucks.
Feb 7 2013 5:21PM
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