Best way to ease/get rid of shin splints?

[Souljah]

Hi

I havent had them as badly before, but this morning I was skipping in my training shoes (not alot of cusion) - which I guess was the cause.....now my shins kane like hell

But do any of you have any good methods of 'easing' tightness of them.....?

thanks for any help

-greg

[monkey mind]

Shin splints is kind of a vague term for a few different problems. Where exactly do you feel pain/tightness? Is it in the muscle that runs lateral to the tibia, in the muscle medial to the tibia, in the bone itself? If it's lateral to the tibia, I know some stretches that will work to prevent your shin splints.

[Souljah]

its the actual bone itself, the tibia where it feels a little tight.....

[Colin Kennedy]

Check out http://www.flipsider.com/know/pages/train/shins.htm.

Nobody gets shin splints like footbaggers. I had them awful for a while.

[Oso]

my cc coach in high school had me fill a tub w/ ice water and then have some hot hot water ready with towels in it. soak in the cold for a while then apply the hot towels till they cool. repeat.

[red5angel]

I used to get them running cross country a lot. Ice them 2-3 times day and if you can, ride a bike or something to strengthen them, don't run!

[Souljah]

ok thanks i think i might try that, thanks to colin too.....

its just that theyre causing bruises now and really aching. Im gonna wear trainers for normal houshold things for now...

[red5angel]

generally, shin splints are the seperation of the lining between the muscle and bone. This causes swelling. The other thing is that if it persist for too long, say 3 weeks or so I would have it looked at by a doctor since it could be bone fractures causing the pain.

[Shuul Vis]

They never really go away. I got them pretty bad from running/sprinting in wrestling shoes on hard floor back in high school wrestling practice. Something to think about. I still feel the pain of them and its been 6 years now.

[Souljah]

theyre not that bad, i mean i can still push on with them. But I just wanted some tips on reducing them. Thouh i guess if I keep training frequently then as u shuul they will persist

[red5angel]

Actually if they persist there is something else wrong and you should probbaly be checked out. Shin splints are almost always treatable. Worst case is you sit out for a couple of weeks icing your shins a few times day until they go away.

[PAMantis]

Colin Kennedy,

That is a great link. Those excersizes are just what the doctor ordered. Litterally. I had shin splints and my doctor said that I could go to a trainer or just do those myself. Of course, I didn't do them at all and now I am still getting shin splints 4 years later, but I'm starting to do the excersizes now so they go away forever.

[Colin Kennedy]

Like I said, nobody gets shin splints like footbaggers. I was **** near crippled when I started into the sport.

[PAMantis]

BTW what the he1l are footbaggers?

[Colin Kennedy]

Follow the link...

Video (http://www.penny-lane.com/hackrules/tripwalk.wmv)

[rubthebuddha]

just like the hackey-sack done here in the states, just without the ****ing dreadlocks or the stench of pachouli.