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More than just shinbang?

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cashdebt
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I get shinbang frequently and i hate it. It feels like a knife being stabbed into my shin whenever i press lightly into the front of my boot. Sometimes if i press really hard it doesn't hurt as much. But thats not what i'm talking about. I took off my sock today to ice my shins and realized that there was a swollen bump right above the top of my foot. Is this normal or what. I'm not quite sure what to do here. Should i just keep icing it and hope it subsides or should i go see a doctor cuz i've serously considered it, especially last season when i might have torn my shin muscle from the bone. I don't know if i really did that because i did a lot of research and that what i sounded like i did. Any advice. + K
Oct 26 2008 10:46PM
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Deletedtoday
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get new boots
Oct 26 2008 10:48PM
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Hairmetaler
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i had this problem when my boots were too lose... so get them tighter or tighten the straps more
Oct 26 2008 10:50PM
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JonathonChandler
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ok well first of all your probably getting shin splints, not shin bang. as for the bump on your foot i dont know wtf that is. but with shin splints you want to ice your shins and walk on your heels, or anything that uses the mucle that is on the front of your shin. then before you go skiing take a rolling pin or ski pole and run it up and down your shin, it will hurt really fucking bad but it is so much nicer skiing. there is also a way to wrap you shins. you could probably google "shin spling wrap" or something like that. but all of the stuff helped me so much
Oct 26 2008 10:52PM
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MasterDebater
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wtf is shin bang anyways?
Oct 26 2008 10:54PM
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Owen.
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Dr. NS's prescription is to go to a real doctor, if you're at all worried it would be best man.... you can get stress fractures or something on your shin and then you're fucked for a season

2nd option?
Get SPKs
Oct 26 2008 10:57PM
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cashdebt
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the bump in above my foot on the front of my ankle and thanks for the other advice
Oct 26 2008 11:06PM
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Steezy_Street
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Try booster straps... heard nothing but good things for shinbang.
Oct 26 2008 11:09PM
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PhilboydStudge
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get smaller boots. i had the same problem last year, i got a full size smaller, and i hardly had a problem at all.
Oct 26 2008 11:12PM
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SICKYGNARGNAR
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Yep, your boots are too loose. #1 cause of shinbang followed closely by skiing like a gaper in the back seat.
Oct 26 2008 11:16PM
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JordanClarke
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dude i kinda have the same problem. if i take backseat really hard it feels like my muscle/legiments or w.e gets torn from my shin... and i cant push forward on my boot cause it feels like a really sore bruise. I donno about a lump though, how big is it? i would just say avoid taking backseat at all costs
Oct 26 2008 11:16PM
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Skibumsmith
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booster strap
Oct 26 2008 11:40PM
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cashdebt
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you my friend are a lucky man
Oct 27 2008 9:10AM
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drumbumocdp
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i got those bad last year.

pardon me for beeing a noob but what are booster straps. sound like they would help

Oct 27 2008 9:28AM
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Malcolm
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your worst enemy
Oct 27 2008 9:31AM
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fsscott
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I used to get shin bang all the time - it was because I would always land backseat and my boots were loose as fuck.

Next season comes - I tighten my boots as high as they can go and lean forward, and I got shinbang once the whole season, man what a season!
Oct 27 2008 9:34AM
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Capurnicus
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don't land backseat, get some boots that fit, and shin bang should be not happening no more
Oct 27 2008 10:03AM
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beermuscles
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i had real bad shin bang last year, Mojo Pro HF Fit is the boot, a really stiff boot, picked up a pair of booster straps, and it basically disappeared.

Did not eliminate shin bang when landing back seat, but helped a ton.


Oct 27 2008 10:09AM
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seeingstars
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Usually happens when you case a landing or whenever you have a really rough landing that forces your shins hard into the front of your boots.

Hurts like a mother.

Doesn't go away.

Can be caused by boots that are too big.

Use a booster strap
Oct 27 2008 10:43AM
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c-j-s
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go see a doctor

i got shin splints awhile ago and it hurts so much some times

i thought once i got new boots i would be fine but i had pressure fractiors in my shins which if i want them 2 heal i have 2 not ski for a very long time so go see a doctor befor u fuck your self up for good

also befor u go 2 sleep every night write the alphabet with the foot this will strenthen the shin muscle and it will be stronger and heal faster

sorry about spelling

Oct 27 2008 10:56AM
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t_walker
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The number one cause of shin bang is landing back seat. Work on your landings and get smaller boots. Then buy some booster straps, you'll never ski without them again.
Oct 27 2008 11:02AM
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MasterDebater
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well i guess i wont be getting it cuz i put my boots on nice and tight. is it just when yur shins hurt? i got that a little bit once last season, but it stopped cuz i tightened my boots, even though they were pretty tight before.
Oct 27 2008 7:17PM
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T_K
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shin bang is actually your boot cutting off your tibial artery. it can lead to numbness in your 1st and 2nd toes....it sucks. booster straps help, park boots help a shit ton.
Oct 27 2008 7:25PM
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PhilboydStudge
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its when your shins hurt like a mother, it hurts to ski. i had it so bad last that i couldn't do presses on fujatives, because it would hurt too bad
Oct 27 2008 7:35PM
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SK1ERDUDE
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same thing happened to me and i went to a doctor and her told me i had pressure fractures in my shin which i should have stopped skiing, but i didn't hit any jumps for two weeks and I iced every night and kept my boots ridiculously tight and it felt a little better. there was nothing else to do so i fought through the pain.
Oct 27 2008 7:43PM
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Cuckoo
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Second that. SPKs RULE
Oct 27 2008 8:10PM
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MasterDebater
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that doesn't sound like it was a good idea.
Oct 27 2008 8:26PM
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ReedSkis~
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most likely you have shin splints

many threads on this (i in fact started one) but i will help u out

every night before bed, lay on your back and pull your feet in towards your body as if you were walking on your heels but your laying down. try to hold it for 5 min. it might seem hard but do this every night

ice and rest should also help

get some kind off wrap for sports, google shin splint wrap.

icy hot sometimes can relieve pain

get boots that fit (maybe spks, i have to try those) and buckle them extra tight

don't land in the trunk (back seat)

i have this too and it sucks
Oct 27 2008 11:20PM
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