| Snowboarding is one of the most popular
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| | will increase swelling!
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| snow sports and like any other physical
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| | Compression
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| activity, it is susceptible to injury.
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| | There are various options for
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| However if the right precautions are
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| | compression:
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| taken and the correct protective gear is
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| | Elasticated tubular bandage (Tubigrip)
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| worn, the body can be protected from any
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| | which can be strapped either single or
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| severe injury. Here are a few
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| | doubled over. This should not be worn too
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| snowboarding safety tips dealing with
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| | tight as it may lead to thrombosis.
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| common injuries, how to treat those
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| | Crepe bandage
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| injuries and what can be done to prevent
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| | Elastoplast strapping
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| them.
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| | Elevation
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| Common Snowboarding Injuries
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| | Elevate the sprained limb horizontally to
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| Snowboarding injuries occur mostly in the
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| | decrease swelling and discomfort.
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| upper extremities of the body and the
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| | Exercise
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| ankle, the most common being sprains
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| | As soon as symptoms allow gently exercise
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| followed by fractures and contusions.
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| | the injured limb.
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| Upper body injuries are common as
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| | Prevention and Protection
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| snowboarders usually fall forwards or
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| | Snowboarding injuries can be prevented by
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| backwards. With a forward fall,
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| | following a number of safety precautions.
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| snowboarders will protect themselves by
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| | A fitness programme is essential to train
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| stretching their arms outwards to stop
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| | the body for the maneuverability needed
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| themselves from falling. This leads to
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| | for snowboarding. Taking a few
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| sprained wrists, wrist fractures, elbow,
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| | snowboarding lessons and having a good
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| shoulder and head injuries. If a
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| | instructor helps to minimize the number
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| snowboarder falls backwards mild head as
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| | of injuries that occur, teaches you how
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| well as coccygeal injuries can occur such
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| | to snowboard effectively and what gear
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| as bruising to the tailbone. When they
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| | must be worn for your safety. The most
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| fall snowboarders are advised to try and
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| | important of injury prevention is wearing
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| keep their arms tucked in and to roll
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| | the right protective equipment. There are
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| with the fall therefore distributing the
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| | different types of gear that are
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| impact of the fall over a larger portion
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| | specifically designed to protect certain
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| of their body. It is better to rather
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| | areas of the body.
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| have body bruises than a fractured wrist!
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| | Helmets
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| Lower body injuries are rare and occur
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| | Helmets are very important in preventing
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| mostly in the ankle and knee area. This
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| | head injury as it is common for
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| is due to the feet being strapped into
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| | snowboarders to fall and injure their
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| the board and both feet pointing in the
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| | heads. There are different types of
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| same direction, which localizes knee
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| | helmets from lightweight to heavyweight,
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| movement and prevents twisting. However,
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| | with venting or no venting, with or
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| as the level of snowboarding expertise
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| | without ear flaps, as well as different
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| increases so does the risk of knee injury
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| | styles. It is important to choose a
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| due to the frequency of aerial maneuvers
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| | helmet that fits you snuggly, is
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| and the use of hard boots. Aerial
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| | comfortable and not too heavy.
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| maneuvers also present more abdominal,
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| | Boots
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| chest, spine and head injuries. Ankle
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| | There are three kinds of snowboarding
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| injuries are very common such as sprained
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| | boots that differ in the support they
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| and fractured ankles, also known as
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| | give to the ankle and foot. Soft boots
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| snowboarder's ankle. Contusions are
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| | are used by most snowboarders and offer
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| common on the head, face, chest, abdomen
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| | sufficient stability and flexibility.
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| and pelvis, lacerations on the head and
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| | Hard boots are usually worn by racers and
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| face and dislocations in the upper
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| | provide ample ankle support.
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| extremities. Severe head and spinal
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| | Hybrid boots have the support of hard
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| injuries have occurred when snowboarders
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| | boots with the comfort and
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| have lost control of their board at high
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| | maneuverability of soft boots. It is
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| speed.
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| | important to choose the right footwear
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| It is important to note that a fracture
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| | for the particular snowboarding activity
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| of the lateral process of the talus (LPT)
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| | that you will undertake, i.e. beginner,
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| can masquerade as an ankle sprain and is
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| | racer, etc. as each of these boots place
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| frequently undetected on plain x - rays.
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| | the body under different injury risks.
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| Misdiagnosis of this fracture may lead to
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| | Soft boots present twice the risk of
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| severe degeneration of the joint,
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| | ankle injury compared to hard boots due
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| disability and pain.
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| | to their moderate ankle support, however
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| How to Tell if Your Injury is Serious
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| | hard boots present twice the risk of knee
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| There are various symptoms that suggest
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| | injury than soft boots because they offer
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| what type of injury you have and what
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| | less movement. Hiking boots must never be
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| should be done to heal it. Swelling is a
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| | used as they can lead to serious injury.
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| definite sign of an injury and shouldn't
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| | It is important to note that boots and
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| be ignored.
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| | bindings must be bought together as the
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| It usually occurs around a joint and
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| | choice of boots depends on what type of
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| causes pain and reduced range of motion.
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| | bindings you want to use such as step in
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| Tenderness will be found if you press the
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| | bindings or strap bindings.
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| injured body part with your finger.
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| | Wrist and Elbow guards
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| Weakness in the injured area can occur as
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| | Wrist guards help support the wrist and
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| well as numbing and tingling, which are
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| | are available in different styles for
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| often related to nerve compression and
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| | over and inside the glove as well as
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| should never be ignored as they may be
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| | integrated into the glove. Wrist guards
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| signaling a serious injury.
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| | used for inline skating and skateboarding
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| How to Treat Any Sprain
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| | can also be used for snowboarding. Elbow
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| If you have sprained your wrist, ankle or
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| | guards help to protect the elbows from
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| knee RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression,
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| | bruising and fractures.
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| Elevation, Exercise) is the safest and
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| | Knee and tailbone pads
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| easiest way for anyone to heal an injury.
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| | Knee pads help to protect the knees from
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| It is important to follow these steps, as
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| | bruising, and should be worn if you have
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| swelling can cause pain and loss of
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| | weak knee caps. Tailbone pads help to
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| motion which will limit the use of the
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| | protect the tailbone and should be worn
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| muscle, resulting in the weakening,
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| | with beginners, as they frequently fall
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| shortening and delayed healing of the
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| | backwards.
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| injured limb. After following RICE it is
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| | Padded jackets and pants
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| advisable to visit a physician for a
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| | Padded jackets and pants help to prevent
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| proper diagnosis of the injury.
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| | other parts of the body from bruising.
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| Rest
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| | Goggles
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| You should rest the sprained limb for 24
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| | Goggles help to keep the snow and wind
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| - 48 hours post injury.
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| | out of your eyes. They also protect the
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| Ice
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| | eyes from the harmful rays of the sun
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| Ice should be used to reduce swelling and
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| | which are also reflected by the snow.
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| pain, and should not be applied for more
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| | If you are wearing a helmet and goggles
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| than 10 to 15 minutes at a time.
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| | make sure that the goggles fit
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| If you do not have ice on hand, you can
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| | comfortably with the helmet.
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| use anything frozen such as a bag of
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| | Follow these snowboard safety tips and
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| frozen peas.
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| | you will have the ultimate pain free
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| Never apply heat to an injury as this
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| | snowboarding experience!
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