Protect Yourself From Snowboard Concussions

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Snowboarding is called an extreme sport, and with good reason. If you are a snow boarder, your odds of sustaining some type of injuring during your snowboarding activities are more than 50%. Skiers and snowboarders, once they get going, can reach speeds up to well over 50 miles per hour so it's no wonder that injuries occur.

The severity of none of these, however, is as great at a head injury. A concussion is a serious injury and not to be taken lightly. It can possibly end your snowboarding activities for good. The biggest mistake that anyone suffering from a concussion can make is not to seek medical help.

Signs of a concussion are possible unconsciousness, dizziness, headaches, blurry vision, ringing in the ears, and confusion. If you experience any of these symptoms, you should seek medical help immediately.

With snowboarding, accidents are going to happen. But, today, with all that we know about winter sports and training, there is no good reason why the number of concussions from snowboarding should remain so high. In fact, the primary means to avoid concussions are simply to wear a helmet. And while wearing a snowboard helmet doesn't guarantee that you won't have a concussion, it makes the chance of one occurring much less. And even in the event that you do happen to have a head injury, with a helmet the damage to your head will be much less.

Anyone snowboarding is going to fall - it's inevitable. The primary reason that wearing a helmet is so effective in preventing head injuries is that it largely protects your head from being on the receiving end of the full force of the collision. Because the head is cushioned, when you fall, you don't get the full impact of the blow being transferred to your head.

When the first snowboard helmets appeared on the scene, many snowboarders refused to wear them simply because they were so uncool looking and had no style. Things have changed a great deal since then. Today, there are so many different styles, that the sheer number of them could confuse you. The second reason for not wearing helmet has usually been discomfort. The old "one shape fits all" helmet is obsolete. Today, you have the luxury of being able to choose between a number of different shapes.

Your helmet should be custom measured for your head size and preferably your head shape also. You should always try different models to find the style that gives you the most comfort. The helmet should be snug but not tight. And you should test wearing it with everything you normally wear on your head while on the slopes - such as goggles, glasses, headbands, and so on.

Step one, of course, in determining your head size is to take a tape measure and measure your head. The tricky thing about measuring a head is that every head is not the same shape and ideally it will not be measured at the same point. This is the reason you have to ultimately try a helmet on before being satisfied of the fit. Ideally, measure the head at the point just above the eyebrows holding the tape measure parallel. It's best to take more than one measurement to ensure that your measurements are accurate.

The tape measure can be in either inches or centimeters. Don't worry about which ones to use. You can always convert metric to English or vice versa.

Of course, wearing a helmet is only one of the things you should do to prevent injuries on the slopes. You should also take other mountain safe precautions like getting the right type of training, wearing the correct boots and bindings, avoiding alcohol and drugs, and always snowboarding with a partner.

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