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Cusioning Shin

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bnicholson
Posts: 178 - Karma: 245
I just recently took a slam and hurt my shin and it hurts everytime i land forward with a little shin bang it hurts. Is there a way you guys cusion your shin so it doesnt hurt as much?
Jan 22 2012 11:00AM
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easy.steezy
Posts: 2931 - Karma: 1,056
I did the same thing a couple weeks ago, and it's finally returning to normal.  I haven't been able to ski park, and it sucks.  Threads for some good answers!
Jan 22 2012 11:05AM
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Parks.
Posts: 5612 - Karma: 1,093
Douce your shins in sex lube...makes the pains go away!
Jan 22 2012 12:25PM
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MJOHare
Posts: 9 - Karma: 10
ouch man that's rough... put an icy hot patch on it, cut an ace bandage in half and wrap it up with that over your sock, then leave your binding pretty lose and stay out of the park for a week or two.
Jan 22 2012 12:26PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
not exactly the same but i destroyed my calves from going to a gym for tumbling to where i could barely walk without having intense cramps because my calves were so knotted. let it fully heal without skiing or you'll hate yourself.
i've found that my shins hurt way less when my boots are super tight so maybe you're skiing with your boots are too loose.
any leg strengthening would probably help as well once your shins are back to normal
Jan 22 2012 12:34PM
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2L208
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works 60% of the time, every time!
Jan 22 2012 12:35PM
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bigbromskier
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 330
make a donut thing of some sort? if it's just shin bang the best thing to do is tighten your boots as much as possible--shin bang results from your shin hitting into your boot as there's space between the two. get rid of the space and get rid of shin bang.
if there's a velcro strap on the top of your boot, try putting it inside of the plastic so it's directly in contact with the front of your liner. this may only work with dalbello/full tilt boots idk though.
Jan 22 2012 1:22PM
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bnicholson
Posts: 178 - Karma: 245
Its not shin bang its whenever i land a little frontseat it hurts, but when i land switch its fine
Jan 22 2012 1:24PM
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.ZT.
Posts: 5679 - Karma: 2,792
this. it always works for me.
Jan 22 2012 1:33PM
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AnanasXpress
Posts: 141 - Karma: 51
This is not how shin bang is caused (generally). I can't be bothered to go into detail, someone else can. But shin bang is where the muscles in your shin get pulled, either resulting in the muscle slightly pulling away from the bone or shin splints. Shin bang is generally caused from being too backseat.
Jan 22 2012 4:43PM
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.ZT.
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well, in my experience it is not, instead it is caused by loose boots when casing or landing hard on jumps.
Jan 22 2012 4:51PM
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