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shredditor
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Feels like my thumb's ligament when its stretched out is really vulnerable. I'll get a few falls a year where I land on my thumb and then my thumb kills me for a few days and swells up.

Online it looks like it's called skiers thumb.

Do you guys know any ailments to deal with this so I don't get pissed when I inevitably fall this season.

Thanks
Nov 29 2014 7:16PM
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yeahno
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ice it pussay
Nov 29 2014 7:17PM
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shredditor
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yeah I do ice it but still doesn't help too much and I have a high pain tolerance
Nov 29 2014 7:18PM
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bakerpunk
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Tape an aspirin to it and get back out on the field.
Nov 29 2014 7:19PM
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kylemclean
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do you use poles?

If so when you put on your hands on the straps put your hand through the strap then use the starp as a bridge fro your thumb this could help as I known people that have broken their thumbs just putting their hands through and grabbing the grip
Nov 29 2014 7:26PM
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kemosabe
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kylemcleando you use poles?

If so when you put on your hands on the straps put your hand through the strap then use the starp as a bridge fro your thumb this could help as I known people that have broken their thumbs just putting their hands through and grabbing the grip


That is actually a very smart idea. While skiing today I thought of ways to avoid skier thumb injury and I think this will work
Nov 29 2014 7:42PM
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LynxNation
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kylemcleando you use poles?

If so when you put on your hands on the straps put your hand through the strap then use the starp as a bridge fro your thumb this could help as I known people that have broken their thumbs just putting their hands through and grabbing the grip


I actually tore the ligaments from wearing my poles like that, in my both thumbs. I don't know if there's a real way to prevent it except not to fall.

If you mess it up and it hurts and is swelling, you can buy one of those cheap braces from a pharmacy and strap up your thumb when you're trying to not use it and put it on ice, it relieves some of the pressure and you're less likely to knock it when you're just laying around.
Nov 29 2014 7:56PM
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rtl32
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kylemcleando you use poles?

If so when you put on your hands on the straps put your hand through the strap then use the starp as a bridge fro your thumb this could help as I known people that have broken their thumbs just putting their hands through and grabbing the grip


thenosefaceThat is actually a very smart idea. While skiing today I thought of ways to avoid skier thumb injury and I think this will work


LynxNationI actually tore the ligaments from wearing my poles like that, in my both thumbs. I don't know if there's a real way to prevent it except not to fall.

If you mess it up and it hurts and is swelling, you can buy one of those cheap braces from a pharmacy and strap up your thumb when you're trying to not use it and put it on ice, it relieves some of the pressure and you're less likely to knock it when you're just laying around.


Do you mean putting your hand through the strap from under it and then grabbing the grip or from putting it through from the top?

I go from under it and my thumbs usually hurt if I try to stop anything with my arms.
Nov 29 2014 8:13PM
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