How do you get rid of shin splints?

Answer 1

lot's o ice

Answer 2

1. ICE! A lot. Fill dixie cups 2/3 full of water and freeze them. After you run, peel the cup part off until you have the ice that's surrounded by paper and "ice massage" your shin.
2. Exercises- any exercises where you point and flex your foot will work your shin and calf flexors and will help. This is good for prevention, but do them even if you already have shin splints.
3. Ibuprophin- If you have a race, take ibuprophin to dull the pain. (By the way, it is not good to run w/ shin splints, so keep don't run unless you have to). Also take ibuprophin to dulll pain if it hurts during the day when you aren't running or if the pain makes it hard to sleep.
4. Tape for races or when you absolutely have to, but don't just tape so that you can get an extra run in. It helps the pain, but it isn't good for your legs. It allows the shin splints to get worse without you knowing it.
5. Be careful and try not to run. Running w/ shin splints can lead to stress fractures.

Answer 3

Shin splints are actually a strain to the tibialis anterior muscle in the leg. In severe cases small tears in the muscle occur and even stress fractures in the tibia bone itself. It is caused buy a muscle imbalance between the calf muscles and tibial muscle. You need start by resting! Using a cold pack and anti inflammatory meds. As your pain decreases begin a strengthening program to the ant tib and a flexibility prog to the calf. Then slowly return to running, walking, jogging, etc. The injury itself is caused by "pounding" exercises like those named above. When the heel hits the ground the muscle that hurts (anterior tibialis) prevents your forefoot from striking the ground too hard.

Answer 4

i have had shin splints my entire life. i've heard that you should try to eat a lot of bananas to get your potassium level up. also, since shin splints are caused by a muscle imbalance, there's an exercise you can do where you put a towel on the floor and pull it toward yourself with your toes. the idea is to exercise your shin muscles to eliminate that muscle imbalance.

Answer 5

I am not sure you can get rid of them completly. But you can strengthen the muscles around them - my physio had me point my toes and make circles and "write the alphabet" with my toe in the air. Helped me a lot when I was running. Still needed the ice, but didn't hurt as much. You can also get ultra sound on your shins to help relieve the pain.
Feel better!

Answer 6

I have shin splints and I wear tape on my shins when I'm running and ice when I get home. Wearing tape will make your shin feel better.

Answer 7

Anti-inflammatory medications
Heat treatments prior to practice.
Tapping the arch.
Proper shoes.
Stretching
Running on soft even surfaces.
Ice treatments after practice.

Answer 8

with your bare feet sitting place a towel under your feet... Then curl your toes pulling the towl closer to you. This strenghtens the muscle in that area. Also make sure your shoes have a decent arch support. that makes a huge difference.

But you can do that exercise while sitting in front of teh tv. it hurts at first but it works

Answer 9

i had those last year and yes they are very painful...okay um.. ice them after everytime u work out and before u go to bed also before u work out make sure that u stretch those muscles around the shin bone..yeah other than that u hav to let it cure on its own ...and don't work them out as much as usual...no running,or ne thing that involves moving your legs and impact on your shins and knees!

Answer 10

stretch daily and drink lots of water