Shin splint type injury - healing slowly?!
Question:
Shin splint type injury - healing slowly?
So I've got the bane of all active folk, shin splints. The pain is along the medial face of the tibia, I know it's from overpronation of the ankle joint (rolling my weight onto the arch of my foot). I've been taping, icing, and generally resting my legs for almost a week, and the pain is still present even when I'm just walking around.
I do swing dancing, I'm eager to get back to it, but I'm worried about making the damage worse. How long do these injuries usually take to heal, and what can I do apart from the above to help it along? I haven't got the money to see a podiatrist just now, but I'm considering bolstering my insoles with some neoprene cutouts... any thoughts on this?
Answers:
This is a great guide that I found for people that came to my Health spa...
I http://www.drugs.com/cg/shin-splints.htm...
PLZ note - I am not advising anything- I would just like to suggest a few things-- I was a runner so my training was a lot different. Ok
My physical therapist recommended POOL THERAPY or Water walking. NOT water aerobics.
I would say that IF you can get in a POOL and lightly stretch- that would really help alot. You are cushioned by the water and it feels so awesome! it couldn't hurt!