I have shin splints, but I have a meet on tuesday. My legs are not bad enough that I can't run (I went to all my practices this week), but they hurt a lot. I really want to run at the meet, and I also want to do well. I already tried ice and pain killers. What can I do? Any certain stretches? Not running at the meet is not an option, but I am resting over the weekend and swimming on monday. Thankx.
2007-04-21 09:59:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Running
alright, you have to trust me on this one, i've dealt with shin splints so many times b/c i hurdle non-stop. first you need to make sure the padding on your shoes aren't worn out. then review your form when you are running, are you stomping on the ground? then ice every day b/f and after practice for 30-40. lastly take some ibefprofen (advil or aleeve) to ease the pain. shin splints take some time to wear off, so be patient and do all of the above to lessen the time and pain.
2007-04-21 12:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by topback35 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To prevent shin splints my team does heel drops. You stand on a step with the ball of your feet on the step and your heels off of the step in the air. Then you slowly raise and lower your heels for a minute maybe. It will help strengthen your muscles to prevent shin splints. Better stretching will also help you to prevent shin splints. Just do some stretches like sitting with your legs straight out and reaching to your feet. Or standing and touching the ground. It takes some time to recover from shin splints.Take it easy, and let your coach know about it too. You don't want to make it worse so that you can't run for part of the season!
Good Luck!
2007-04-21 11:11:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop Shin Splints Forever?
2016-05-18 03:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu've gotten lots of advice but it's helpful to understand what causes shin splints. MUSCLE IMBALANCE. Running is great for the backs of your legs but don't do anything to strengthen the front of the legs.
To improve the muscle balance, lie face down in bed hanging your toes over the end. Pull your toes upward against the resistance of the mattress. Do 3 or 4 sets until you can do 10 reps each set.
Walking on your heels might be okay IF YOU HAVE WELL-CUSHIONED SHOES and do it carefully. I save the heel walk for warming up stretch.
Good Luck
2007-04-21 14:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My entire life I couldn't run because I would get shin splints. Then I got a pair of Nike Shox and now I can run without any pain. You might check on these shoes or another kind.
2007-04-21 14:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by k b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 03:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shin splints take a long time to heal completely so take it easy and rub big ice cubes on it and make sure u have good arch support when you run and that should help
2007-04-21 10:04:30 · answer #7 · answered by ybba745 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I ran track, my coach always told me to walk around on my heals to strengthen my calf muscles. That would be more of a long term solution, for this next meet, I would suggest you rest, ice, and use advil or the equivalent.
2007-04-21 10:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might have something to do with your shoes.. I would look into resting them as much as you can for a few days and maybe get a professional shoe fitting.
I have so massive leg/knee injury problems and it helped me tremendously to get custom made insoles for my sneakers. They are from a physical therapy office locally here and they had me stand on this platform that took molds of my feet. From that, they made a custom insole that would position my feet to strike ground evenly, instead of pronated to the inside like they tend to go. It took 90% of my pain away
2007-04-21 10:08:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
look u can take an ice bath
2007-04-21 11:05:09 · answer #10 · answered by ssydny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋