My big toe, usually on my right foot (I'm goofy) and after a few days boarding tends to go purple. This results in the nail dying and coming off (nice). My foot doesn't hurt when I'm riding but I'm guessing there's a pressure build up or something over a few days.
I have tried different boots, loosening the bindings, wearing a silicone cover over the toe, but all to no avail.
Would anybody have any advice on how to prevent this in the future?
I dunno maybe next time you are hitting the slopes and there is a medical doctor nearby ask them!! they would probably see things like this more often don't ya think?
or you're not eating enough veg!! my mother always said eat your veg or your toes will fall off :P
Good job i didn't post a picture for you then! (although it really isn't as bad looking as it might seem)
I have been to the docs about it before when I was in the French alps. I think then he mentioned it may have been my boots but I've had two different pairs since then.
Aslo have you considered using different types of sock?
Maybe your bindings aren't big enough, if the plate doesn't extend far enough out under your toes you can cut the circulation when riding toeside.
Haven't thought about socks, but the ones I wear are all different.
I've had boots (skiing and hiking) where the size of the boot was, in theory, fine, but I repeatedly had trouble with the toes and pain in the arch of the foot.
My feet didn't hurt when walking or skiing though - only after I took the boot off!
The 'fastening/lacing' or whatever, seemed to push the arch down flatter and after an hour or two the toes hit the front, particularly hiking downhill. Only solution I found was to leave the lacing over the arch looser than it should be and make the first lacing above the ankle joint tighter to keep the foot back.
Your problem is probably something completely different but still... one of my daughters has the same problem.
I have badly sized ski boots half a size larger and my foot gets either bruised on a side or get a blister and skin peels of. Usually after full day of skiing the pain is unbearable. I tried two three socks and it only makes things worse as there's too much pressure inside. The best solution is insole and thin layer of plaster. Usually when I ski on moguls and offpiste sometimes it feels like I'm hitting the concrete wall inside my boots.
It sounds in your case that either boots are wrongly sized or you snowboard very aggresively. Have you tried sports shop to get your boots custom-fitted.
Perhaps I need to keep my heels in at the back so my foot does not move forward when I'm on my toes.
One thing my boots did include were some L-Shape inserts that you stick inside the boot near you heel. I've never used them as wasn't sure what they were for, but maybe they are for this purpose?
could also be your boots, most people have 1 foot larger then the other, one of my boots is nice and tight while my right foot (I'm goofy too) still has quite a bit of movement, I have 3 different pairs of boots and all are the same, I really need my right boot to be 1/2 a size smaller, of get some of those expensive custom fit jobbies.
This is wrong (obviously ) as ideally the boots/fit/binding should be spreading the pressure around so that no one place takes the brunt of it. A better fit should also increase your control thereby also reducing the amount of pressure you need to exert in your turns (so a double benefit in effect).
I would suggest you head for the nearest pro shop where you board regularly - they should be able to advise you on how to adapt/change your set up.
Customisation does sound like the way to go, but you'll need to get the boot size right first.
Simlar with boots. I used to wear UK 9, which is the same size I use for shoes, and now 9.5. Any smaller than a 9 would be too small for my feet.
If the angle for your front foot binding is set too great, perhaps your whole leg is trying to compensate by twisting back against the foot, putting pressure on the big toe?
Just a thought.
It's v probably caused by a fungal infection of the nail bed and/or quick,
fron the discoloration and the nail coming off.
Consult a Cheerypodist who can prescribe weapons-grade antifungals.
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Those L-shaped inserts are for when you get "heel lift" in the boot. Typically what happens toward the end of the boots life which can be one or two seasons depending on how often you go. If this happens look between the boot shell and insert where the heel should be, you will see exactly where they should go. Try it out but make sure it does not squeeze too tight or it will hurt like hell about one hour after ridding.