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The Cure for Shin Bang

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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
After 3 years of tireless searching, I have finally found the cure for Shin Bang.

OK, not the cure, but an effective treatment.

As we all know, Shinbang is the term for the excruciatingly painful tearing of tendons in your shins caused by landing backseat, so the obvious prevention of this injury is to avoid backseat landings. Trying new tricks sometimes results in a few good backslaps though, so for those of us who still huck our meat on jumps, here is a way to ease the pain.

Zheng Gu Shui

http://www.everydayvitamin.com/solstice-zheng-gu-shui-external-analgesic-lotion.html?gclid=CPO1oNfD4bQCFQ_hQgod0kgASg

This shit is like bengay, but more like alternative medicine. I promise you it works wonders if you rub it on your shins before skiing with bad shin bang. In less than 5 minutes after application, It literally numbs your shins, and allows you to ski with your boots buckled up normally.

[IMG]everydayvitamin.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/269x261/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/y/l/yl4l-2_1_.jpg[/IMG]


Jan 11 2013 7:22PM
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doGelyst
Posts: 2492 - Karma: 509
Uh, I've found not landing backseat or coming up short + long term hot tub use works pretty nicely.
Jan 11 2013 7:23PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
sounds like a great way to further tear the muscle in your shin resulting in permabang
Jan 11 2013 7:23PM
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Flacko
Posts: 1495 - Karma: 788
dude just buy fulltilts
Jan 11 2013 7:23PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
skiing at all with shinbang does this. This treatment is for those who are going to keep skiing anyway, regardless of how banged up their stupid legs are.

obviously the best treatment is rest, and NOT SKIING. but for some of us that participate in competitions, that isnt really an option.


Jan 11 2013 7:26PM
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
I heard of people using BioFreeze for shinbang too. Just not something I wanna be doing right now though. If it hurts too bad to ski, it's probably for a good reason.
Jan 11 2013 7:36PM
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James.May
Posts: 494 - Karma: 321
there is a reason your body senses pain, so you dont keep doing what is causing the pain!
Jan 11 2013 7:39PM
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steezywannabeezy
Posts: 990 - Karma: 690
Way to read OP thoroughly.
Jan 11 2013 7:48PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
haha yeah please dont comment if you're not going to read. +K to steezywannabee for pointing this out.

i obviously addressed that landing backseat was the cause, but that it still happens sometimes.
Jan 11 2013 10:06PM
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FerrisBueller
Posts: 8280 - Karma: 5,173
its about your boot, not having the right leg strength and ski style, mostly backseat fuck ups im sure though, and bro, it cannot be cured the same for everyone, each year people are all 'cure to shinbang'
Jan 11 2013 10:11PM
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Randy_Quench
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Jan 11 2013 11:13PM
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himay5
Posts: 208 - Karma: 174
y u no buy fulltilt?
Jan 11 2013 11:15PM
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JAHBRADOR
Posts: 3004 - Karma: 17,069
The cure for shin bang is to go out and spend the $$$$ on ski boots that actually fit you properly. Like for real. I would spend $1000 on a pair of really good custom ski boots im going to have for 10 yrs +!


Jan 12 2013 2:07AM
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FerrisBueller
Posts: 8280 - Karma: 5,173
i cleaned up my stance, strengthened my thighs (i can leg press 700lbs) and i crank the buckles on my boot and i dont get it at all anymore


same boot i used to get shinbang 3 years ago
Jan 13 2013 11:32AM
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FerrisBueller
Posts: 8280 - Karma: 5,173
get a booster strap!! everyone
Jan 13 2013 11:33AM
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boo10159
Posts: 270 - Karma: 137
Why don't you learn English?
Jan 13 2013 11:47AM
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Bateman
Posts: 8591 - Karma: 8,600
is that soy sauce?


Anyhow, thanks OP. I havent been skiing in 2 weeks because of shin bang.
Jan 13 2013 11:58AM
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TheSkiMonster
Posts: 155 - Karma: 327
Just wrote a little blog on shin bang not to long ago.

Jan 13 2013 12:08PM
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paige.
Posts: 1932 - Karma: 924
Obviously this solution doesn't actually fix the problem, it just masks it. But I'm sure half of you bitching about that have no problem taking some advil and heading to the hill. While not ideal, there are some situations where being able to pull it together for a day is important - maybe a comp, maybe a friend coming to visit for a couple days, mayne you work on the hill. As long as you still ski with an awareness of the injury I don't see this as a bad thing.
Better boots, leg strength is obviously important in the longterm but won't help little dude that overshot in the park yesterday.
Jan 13 2013 1:05PM
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thegardens8
Posts: 300 - Karma: 479
get full tilts: no more shinbang, all afterbang
Jan 13 2013 1:06PM
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andrewblackie
Posts: 292 - Karma: 109
These comments come up on every boot thread, and they are so fucking stupid.
Jan 13 2013 1:20PM
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thegardens8
Posts: 300 - Karma: 479
im not just a bandwagoner? have you ever had full tilts? they are actually the most comfortable boot in my opinion, i dont give a fuck if twall wears them, they are good boots, so enough with everyone hating on full tilits and calling us trend whores
Jan 13 2013 1:40PM
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gotti
Posts: 4269 - Karma: 4,550
Sure full tilts are not the answer but a properly fitted boot is. I bought full tilts this year and after completely trusting the fitter I have landed backseat many times and I don't get any shin bang. Plus if you land switch a lot full tilts make your shins not hurt from shinning you already have
Jan 13 2013 2:05PM
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andrewblackie
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I'm not hating on Full Tilt, but I know from experience that they aren't the solution to everyone's shinbang problem. I've had Full Tilts, they weren't right for me, so I sold them and bought SPKs instead which are perfect for me, and I know I'm not the only one for whom Full Tilts were not the answer. If Full Tilts work for you, that's great, I'm not calling you a trend whore, but the advice to be given when it comes to boot problems is NOT "get full tilts", it's "get boots that are right for you".

Don't take a suggestion that Full Tilts aren't right for everyone as a personal insult.
Jan 13 2013 2:18PM
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Bateman
Posts: 8591 - Karma: 8,600
you are a fucking idiot.
Jan 13 2013 4:02PM
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Petey.
Posts: 5736 - Karma: 4,885
I got Full Tilts, haven't had shinbang since. That's my story.
Jan 13 2013 4:14PM
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~bagelz~
Posts: 1105 - Karma: 1,067
i beleived this...
then i got a pair. still gives me shinbang
less then other boots but its still there
Jan 13 2013 4:14PM
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K_JIBS
Posts: 88 - Karma: 1,481
try shin tonics they look a reasonable cure for shin http://www.manoove.com
Sep 19 2013 10:26AM
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JakeSalvador
Posts: 2741 - Karma: 1,309
i just feel like numbing your shins isnt the healthiest thing to do...
Sep 19 2013 4:14PM
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drumbumocdp
Posts: 3229 - Karma: 1,098
i put jelly beans in my boots and never got shin bang again. Can someone explain this?
Sep 19 2013 9:16PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
Skiing park isn't the healthiest thing to do.

Shin bang is an injury like any other. Fortunately like most minor injuries, we can ignore the pain with analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs if we absolutely need to. It definitely prolongs healing time to ski while injured, but if you really need to ski for a competition, vacation, or a sick pow day, numbing stubborn nerve endings with drugs is the way to go.

For complete shin bang pain relief, combine external application of Zhen Gu Shui with 800mg of Ibuprofen, and a gram of quality weed.

Sep 19 2013 9:40PM
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SKIER_DOLPHIN
Posts: 69 - Karma: 337
FULLTILTS...
Sep 19 2013 10:28PM
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GnarNinja
Posts: 660 - Karma: 884
Peanut butter. Lube that shit up and you're good to go.
Sep 19 2013 10:31PM
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hot.pocket
Posts: 4225 - Karma: 10,625
All you need is alcohol, a pillow, and a wooden spoon.
Sep 19 2013 10:37PM
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Mag
Posts: 8155 - Karma: 14,809
As this is now "summer" I am revoking your male membership for not skiing when you had the opportunity.
Sep 19 2013 10:52PM
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robotdna
Posts: 1232 - Karma: 2,959
I think the usual cure is tighter boots and a tighter power strap...never had an issue, ever.
Sep 20 2013 12:23AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
Yeah this is the most important thing. getting bucked backseat in the first place can be caused by loose boots for sure.

Unfortunately some people can have excellent fitting boots, booster straps, and no lower leg play at all and still tear their shins up landing back seat.
Sep 20 2013 1:00AM
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JAHBRADOR
Posts: 3004 - Karma: 17,069
just get dem calves then get a pro boot fitter and do everything he tells you to do.
Sep 20 2013 9:41AM
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sNaubi
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Sep 20 2013 11:24AM
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McLS
Posts: 1985 - Karma: 6,454
alright so fuck it if i look like a idiot but not being english, when you talk about shin: back of the leg or front of the leg? im thinking back cos landing backseat n i've had it before but shin pads: protection for front of the leg...help me out here...
Sep 20 2013 12:02PM
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K-Dot.
Posts: 3739 - Karma: 7,737
FILL TULTS
Sep 20 2013 12:13PM
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robotdna
Posts: 1232 - Karma: 2,959
For future reference, the shin is the front of your bottom leg. You can feel your bone. The calf is what the back of the bottom leg is called. It's the fleshier muscle part.

Does that help?
Sep 20 2013 7:09PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
The shin is the front, the calf is the muscle in the back. calf bang can suck too, but not as bad, because when you ski normally you have pressure on your shins. bruised calf muscles just make tail presses uncomfortable.
Sep 20 2013 8:41PM
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Negromancer
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 1,499
ShinShields! They're amazing, helped me sooo much I never get shinbang or sore shins anymore when I use them best $40 NZD I ever spent! They've made skiing a million times more enjoyable because now I know I can try new tricks without worrying about getting shinbang.

Seriously check them out! http://www.shinshields.com
Sep 21 2013 5:42AM
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McLS
Posts: 1985 - Karma: 6,454
thx to you 2 up there, yh calf "bang" wasn't that unbearable, just uncomfortable on sketchy landings
Sep 21 2013 5:49AM
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