Shin blindside is non sorcery, it'south scientific discipline. | Photo courtesy Ski Mag

Too benign to seek professional treatment for, and also painful not to mutter about—everybody hates shin bang.

Yous know, shin bang—that horrid, painful sensation on your shinbone that y'all get from your boot afterwards skiing hard? Yes, you do.

Although die-difficult ski racers in 1 1000000 flex tall race boots that they can barely walk in might tell you otherwise, shin bang is a existent force to reckon with on (and off) the mountain every ski season. And there's a science backside it.

That'southward why SnowBrains reached out to Orthopedic surgeon Dr. William H. Montgomery, Three, MD with the Nobility Wellness Medical Foundation in San Francisco, Calif. to find out what the heck is going on in our ski boots that brand our shins hurt so damn bad sometimes, especially subsequently we get new boots.

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This image shows the tibia and shin in relation to where shin blindside can occur. | Photo courtesy Orthoinfo

So what exactly is shin bang, and what causes it?

Co-ordinate to Dr. Montgomery (who is an avid skier and has had BAD shin bang earlier), shin bang is a type of contusion on your tibia's periosteum, which is "similar saran wrap that wraps around your bone, and is really super sensitive," he said in a phone interview. Most of the fourth dimension, this contusion to your periosteum is acquired past your shin consistently slamming confronting the top part of your ski boot due to the very modest gap that often exists between your shin and your kicking liner.

And information technology freaking hurts.

Subsequently sharing his personal experiences with shin bang and describing the medical language associated with it, Dr. Montgomery outlined potential treatments for shin bang. He said that

"prevention is the cure only the treatment is different,"

pregnant that the best way to care for shin bang is to avert it entirely by having the best possible fit for your ski boots. The solution? Going to an experienced boot fitter and purchasing custom liners.

A good boot fitter volition mold custom ski boot liners to the contour of your feet and shins, eliminating any potential gap betwixt the liner and your shin that could cause shin bang. Remember Intuition Liners. Dr. Montgomery also said that y'all should put a kind of gel or cork pad—or even a piece of a foam beer koozie—in between your liner and your leg to provide a soft cushion for your already miserable shin.

If it's too late and you are already experiencing full-on shin bang, fifty-fifty with a good plumbing equipment boot (which can still happen as a result of charging hard), then icing, ibuprofen, and rest are likely your best bets.

"At that place is absolutely nothing more miserable than having painful feet and legs when your skiing. Information technology admittedly stinks," Dr. Montgomery said. "You need a good kicking fitter!"

Shin bang is non sorcery, it's science.Go along your shins condom this season!

Avoid shin blindside at all costs this season! | Photo courtesy globosurfer.com

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