Found snowboarding much easier on my bad knee which my forward leg. Then tore other ACL at the end of that season. Once the snowboarding gear improved a bit I switched almost exclusively to snowboarding for about 15 years because it was much easier on my knees. Then a few years ago I started skiing again. Now I amazingly find skiing easier on my knees. Go figure. I'd get a good knee brace if I were you. I still ski with them. I'm a big fan of CTI2, but they're expensive if insurance isn't paying.
I have to protect my rep! Join Date Oct Location there Posts It was about 8 foot drop to flat and didn't quite get the off all the way around kind dug my toe edge in but didn't fall and thats what popped it. If I would have fallen it would have been just fine. Got a big brace for it and tried to ride the rest of the season and could actually ride pretty hard as long as the snow was good.
Even drop some bigger cliffs as long as it was pow. Later the same season trying spin a quick penciled out three on some lame side of the groomer flat landing kiddie jump landed with my left knee hyper extended and tore the other acl. Had two hamstring grafts a week and a half apart worst summer ever. My advice to any one with sketchy knees is get some good braces that prevent hyper extension and prevent that inward chicken leggy movement, the kind with big hinges on the side. Mine have saved me from more than one additional knee injury.
Some docs say it makes your leg weaker by using them. I really disagree I never feel the braces until I need them. Join Date Nov Posts 1. It was icey conditions, my board was underwaxed, and I came up less than a foot short of a foot-gap landing; my front knee hyperextended backwards and my ACL completely severed in half. I grew up skiing and didn't try snowboarding until after I was able to wakeboard. I would say skiing puts more pressure on your knees, because after a bad fall, your legs go in different directions.
However, snowboarding is rough on your knees because of how you progress in the lift line and having the entire weight of your board dangle from one leg pressure on that knee and ankle. This is a modified stomp pad that allows you to slip your foot under the strap on the lift, distributing the weight evenly through both feet. I had my ACL reconstructed in June , using a hamstring graft. My therapist and doctor say I will be ready to go back on the mountain this season, and can even venture back into the terrain park I will stay away from kickers, maybe hit some boxes, and keep any jumping to the powder areas on the mountain.
Knee braces are KEY; I am not allowed to return to snowboarding without my sport brace. My only concern is how to set up my bindings so I can still ride switch and jump without exerting too much force on either knee. If you are going to start snowboarding, I would recommend a knee brace, AND knee pads! You either land on your butt or fall on your knees on a snowboard, and the knee pads will protect you in a bad fall and yes, they will fit under your baggy snowboard pants.
It's when our quads have so much force when we land poorly, with inadequate hamstring strength, that will send your knee backwards, and tearing the ACL. As I have a hamstring graft, part of my recovery is doing hamstring exercises. I am doing my other leg now too, to help prevent injuries this season.
JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Common snowboarding knee injuries occur when the ligaments around the knee joint are torn.
There are ways, however, to help prevent those injuries and continue enjoying the sport while recuperating. Tearing of the ACL or anterior cruciate ligament is a typical snowboarding knee injury.
The ACL forms part of four major knee ligaments. The ACL can tear when a snowboarder lands on a bent knee then twisting it or landing on an overextended knee. A popping sound can be heard and the knee will give out. Spraining the PCL happens when the front of the knee suffers an important impact. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads.
Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Christopher Del Sole. Christopher Del Sole has taught skiing and snowboarding for more than 20 years.
He is certified by the American Association of Snowboard Instructors. Updated December 24, Featured Video.
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