Ankle injury
 

Now that boarding season is about to start, I've managed to re-injure my
bad ankle (the left). To me, it seems that more stress is put on the
lead foot. I'm just wondering if I could expect any relief by switching
to a goofy stance and leading with my good ankle.

Also, any good brace/wrapping techniques would be appreciated. Maybe a
really stiff boot?

Ankle injury
 

chuck wrote:
Now that boarding season is about to start, I've managed to re-injure my
bad ankle (the left). To me, it seems that more stress is put on the
lead foot. I'm just wondering if I could expect any relief by switching
to a goofy stance and leading with my good ankle.

Also, any good brace/wrapping techniques would be appreciated. Maybe a
really stiff boot?

I don't think riding switch is a great idea to protect an ankle.
Stiffer boots will definitely help. Some people ride hardboots to
protect their bum ankles but perhaps that's overkill. Still it's
November, at least a 4-6 weeks before any major snowboarding... rehab
rehab rehab!

Ankle injury
 

Now that boarding season is about to start, I've managed to re-injure my
bad ankle (the left). To me, it seems that more stress is put on the
lead foot. I'm just wondering if I could expect any relief by switching
to a goofy stance and leading with my good ankle.

I severely sprained my left (lead) ankle 2.5 years ago while snowboarding.
Good thing I was in my hard boots instead of soft or it probably would have
been even worse!

You didn't mention the type of injury. But please understand that ankles
are used quite a bit in snowboarding - perhaps more than you think - this
became readily apparent when I tried to go back out about 9 weeks after the
sprain. I could ride but not well.

Without knowing what type of injuty you've got, I would recommend extreme
caution before snowboarding on it, regular or goofy. Learning to go the
other way is not going to be easy on an injured ankle.

Also, any good brace/wrapping techniques would be appreciated. Maybe a
really stiff boot?

You won't be able to wrap it with anything thick. Gauze tape of any of the
sports ankle supports of similar thin-ness are your best bet. Have you
seen your doc yet? If not, please do before you snowboard. Yes, I've
snowboarded through injuries against my doc's advice a few times but at
least I knew exactly what risks I was taking. You should too.

Mike T



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