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  1. 06-22-2003, 02:57 AM #1
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    Best way to ease/get rid of shin splints?

    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.....?

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    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.
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    its the actual bone itself, the tibia where it feels a little tight.....
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    Check out http://www.flipsider.com/know/pages/train/shins.htm.

    Nobody gets shin splints like footbaggers. I had them awful for a while.
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    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!
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    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...
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  8. 06-23-2003, 11:14 AM #8
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    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.
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    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.
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    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
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    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.
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    Great link . . .

    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.
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    Like I said, nobody gets shin splints like footbaggers. I was **** near crippled when I started into the sport.
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    BTW what the he1l are footbaggers?
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