I'm in cross country and I've been having lots of minor pains. First it was blisters because I was using old running shoes, so I got new shoes. Now I have major pains in my calves and shins. It hurts just to walk. Stairs are killing me. Coach told me to take a couple of days off to ice and stretch out my legs. But it's not working.
What can I do??
2006-10-06 17:41:06 · 6 answers · asked by whosit? 2 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
You have 2 options: (1) Stop running for a while, but keep up the workouts ("running" in the pool is excellent, biking, etc.). Let the injury heal. See a physical therapist and be fitted for custom insoles or shoes; (2) If you insist on running, your times will eventually suffer, but you can minimize the pain by wrapping the shins while you run, using Aspercreme or other sports ointment, taking ibuprophin, ice/heat. When training, do not run on concrete and minimize running on asphalt. Find a good trail system and drive there if you have to.
Best of luck.. Shin splints suck.
2006-10-07 03:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by johnnyonthespot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got terrible shin splints (sort of) when I ran track in high school. Luckily, I ran sprints so I could make it through a race without pain. But during practice and running longer distance it would hurt so bad I wanted to cry. The only thing you can do is stop and rest. I know that is not a good way to prepare for a long distance running event.
Nothing I did helped, except for stopping.
If it hurts on the inside of the leg, it is shin splints.
If it hurts on the outside of the leg, it is anterior compartment syndrome. (this is what I had.)
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/lowerleg/anteriorcompart.htm
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2006-10-07 00:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by Zak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've got them all you can do is rest and do low impact exercise for a while. I've been there. They can hurt like a mf. Try swimming or doing an elliptical for a while. When you get back into it, make sure you have extremely good shoes (I'd recommend new balance running shoes, the most expensive you can afford). You might be better off doing more low impact even then. I can tell you as a former runner, that I am in much better shape by doing more of a cross training work out than strictly running and I don't have all the pain and complications from a strictly high impact workout.
2006-10-07 00:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by Poppies_rule 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get a little cup, like those little Gatorade cups you get at track meetings or something and fill it it up with water then put it in the fridge and let it freeze. Peel off just a little bit of the top of the cup and rub it for about a minute or so and then start massaging it.
2006-10-07 00:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by DingDong 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes time to make the pain go away. i usually get them from running on a hard track so i started running on the grass
2006-10-07 00:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by *KiM* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ohhh. yuckieee i hate shin splints i've had them before and they are not fun... what you need to do o hhelp them is to ice them and then heat them it worked for me.. i also went to see a physio therapist and he actually helped alott! i would reccomen those for youuu
good lukiee
xoxo
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2006-10-07 07:52:09 · answer #6 · answered by beatz ! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋