snowboard ankle strap
my big toe on my left foot is numb / tingling?
so i just got done snowboarding yesterday around 3 and when i got home i noticed that my toe was… numb. not like “no pain” numb but the whole “god, my leg is asleep” numb, but in my toe not my leg. it does’nt look weird or anything and its not bruised, just numbish.
i tried going in the hot tub to warm it up yesterday night cuz i thought that it was just because it was cold (which, for the record, my foot was NOT cold or wet)or something. that didnt help though. the snowboard boots were tight, but not THAT tight…
also, about…15 weeks ago i broke my left ankle (same foot) and am still in therapy for that, but my doctor said it was ok to snowboard… idk if its like a circulation thing or like a pinched nerve…
should i get it checked out by a doctor? will it go away?
ps: ive gone snowboarding before and this has never happened. also i ride goofy foot (right foot forward and strapped in board) if that helps
I would guess you most likely caused minor temporary nerve damage from the boot. It happens fairly frequently with footwear that causes pressure over the area where the nerve that runs to your big toe comes close to the surface of your skin. It’s possible that you have a little residual swelling from the ankle fracture which made either the shoe fit more tightly or more swelling within your toe (which would make it easier to pinch off the nerve or cut off the blood supply to it). I would expect that the sensation will return, but it might take from a few days to a few months.
Good luck!
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