Thread: Low Outer Shin Pain

After a day or two of hard skiing, my shin muscles become really tender. The next day I can't really put pressure on the front part of my boots without a lot of pain in the low (near the ankles) outer portions of my shin muscles. Needless to say, this makes skiing consecutive days difficult.

I don't think my problem is shin splints, which, according to the Mayo clinic, are experienced on the inner area of the shin, near the bone.

My boots (5-year old Nordica Grand Prix's) are stiff, which I generally like, but otherwise very comfortable. In any case, I can't afford new ones.

My current approach is to load up on Motrin or other over-the-counter painkillers while skiing. This makes skiing consecutive days tolerable but not always enjoyable.

Any advice or wisdom on this problem would be much appreciated. Many thanks.

5 year old boots = packed out liner = probable bruised shin. Basically if your liners are packed out and your shin is lsoping around in your boot you are probably bruising your shin.

Originally Posted by Vinman

5 year old boots = packed out liner = probable bruised shin. Basically if your liners are packed out and your shin is lsoping around in your boot you are probably bruising your shin.

They're five years old, but I didn't ski for four of those years. So they probably have less than 50 days on them. Also, I've had this problem with other boots before. Still, I should probably have the liner looked at anyway.