I've been building up the distances that I jog. This week I have been jogging aprox 3 miles each session. Normally I get shin splints right around my ankles, but this hasn't been happening. Instead it's right below my knees. Is this shin splints or just sore muscles? Are there any stretches that can target that area?
2007-03-28 06:02:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
forgot to mention that I do warm up and stretch before jogging and then I do a good cool down and stretch after too.
Should I switch jogging or the elliptical walker? Or maybe just jog a smaller distance?
2007-03-28 06:15:30 · update #1
Guess I should have said that it is not painful. Just a little bit sore. I have really good running shoes and have either been running on grass or the indoor running track.
2007-03-28 06:17:07 · update #2
if you've got shin splints--they don't just go away like a cold or something.
You sould not be jogging. Get out of denial or get more hip on shin splints. They sound innoculous--they aren't cured easily
2007-03-28 06:07:56 · answer #1 · answered by WILLOW-the-wisp-guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure…must be shin splints. in case you have discomfort interior the shin, front, and lower back component of your leg. WHATYOU ought to DO a million. provide up the activities interest 2. placed a chilly compress or ice %. (or a field of frozen peas wrapped in a towel!) on the front of your decrease leg intermittently for quarter-hour or so. do this for 2 days. 3. After the 1st 40 8 hours, use a heat compress for 20 minutes three times an afternoon. 4. See a physician if discomfort maintains or if walking will become perplexing. 5. do no longer return to working until you’ve rested and healed. interior the long-term... continually heat up first Ask a coach or scientific expert approximately orthotics (shoe inserts).
2016-10-20 03:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's right below your knees it could be tendonitis or bursitis. That just means you have inflamed either the tendons or the bursa sack, which is a fluid-filled sack bellow your knee. Try not to run on pavement because that puts a lot of strees on the joints. A rubber track surface or dirt or grass is the best. Also your shoes mmight be the proble, Maybe you should try a new pair of running shoes. Go easy on them for now and, ice them, elevate them and take an anti-inflamatory for the pain.
2007-03-28 06:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an excellent site with an answer for you. Take it easy on yourself.
http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/archives/shin-splints.php
2007-03-28 06:07:17 · answer #4 · answered by ZenWoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋