Is there anyway to get rid of shin splint besides waiting it out?!
Question: Is there anyway to get rid of shin splint besides waiting it out!?
I am going on vacation in less than two weeks and was planning on doing some hiking, and now i've got shin splints!. Ouch! Last time i had them, it lasted 3 months! Anyone have any advice for pain relief or know how to get rid of it!? Thanks! :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Try this!. Sit on your heels and hold that position for about thirty seconds!. Lift one knee up as high as possible while staying on the heels!. Do that lift about five times and then switch to the opposite leg!. Return to the starting position and attempt to bring the front of the foot up!. That will be an isometric for the tibialis anterior muscle!. Do that a few times on each leg!. Get a 2x4 board of about twelve to eighteen inches in length or if that is not available to you use a large book of about the same height!. Sit on the floor with the board in front of you!. Place the heels on the board and a one or two pound ankle weight on the front of the foot!. Start with the front of the feet on the floor and bring the front of the foot up as high as it will go!. Do one foot at a time and do ten repetitions per foot with a rest period between sets!. Do three sets per foot!. This can also be done standing with the heels on the board and the front of the feet on the floor!. That should help to stop the problems!. For pain use ice for fifteen to twenty minutes per hour!. Also make sure that the running or hiking shoes are fitting you correctly!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
shin splints in cause by inflammation by the shin!. rice treatment for the next week!. Rest!. Ice!. Compress!. ( ace bandage)!. Elevate!. and take it easy for a week Www@Answer-Health@Com