this is my first year doing track and a couple days ago i realized that i got a shin splint but i don't feel pain in my shin. it only hurts in my left leg, on the outside of the thigh and a little around my knee.
it's gotten worse since i've continued attending practice and i also have a meet tomorrow.
also today i felt a really sharp "pop" when i was practicing hurdles
is there anything i can do to help my leg feel better a.s.a.p.?
thanks!
2007-05-02 19:02:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
What you are describing sounds like IT band tendinitis. One thing that you can do today is stretch thoroughly, especially your gluteal (butt) muscles. Also make sure you put an ice bag directly on the area that usually hurts for 15 minutes ASAP after you do any running whether it hurts or not. Ultimately you should go see an orthopedic doctor and get a referral from the doctor for physical therapy so that you can get this issue properly diagnosed and get the appropriate treatment.
2007-05-03 05:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop Shin Splints Forever?
2016-05-18 05:00:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
specific…would desire to be shin splints. in case you have soreness interior the shin, front, and back component of your leg. WHATYOU ought to DO a million. supply up the activities pastime 2. positioned a chilly compress or ice p.c.. (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 thrice an afternoon. 4. See a doctor if soreness maintains or if strolling will become confusing. 5. do no longer return to working until you’ve rested and healed. interior the long-term... constantly heat up first Ask a coach or scientific expert approximately orthotics (shoe inserts).
2017-01-09 09:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best way to heal is to not run. Second best is to ice your leg. Just go in 20 minute intervals, twenty minutes on, twenty minutes off, for as long as you like. The longer the better. Do this after every practice and every meet. The pain will definitely lessen, and maybe go away altogether. ibuprofen always helps too.
2007-05-03 02:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by brian c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you told your coach? if not you have to. Feeling a sharp pop is not a good thing. you should really be evaluated but a sports medicine doctor. Don't assume you are ok or that you'll get over it. You might need a supportive brace and physical therapy. For immediate help ice down the injury
2007-05-02 19:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
track is all important now, but you have to stand on that leg the rest of your life. take some ownership of it. Oh, how can you say you have shin splints when only your thigh and knee hurt? not shin? thighsplints?
2007-05-02 19:26:54 · answer #6 · answered by nobudE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had those to. What i do is wear long socks. The long socks helped me you can try that out. of course you will look like an old man but who cares if your shins stops hurting.
2007-05-03 03:19:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to go see a sports Dr. Wearing a knee brace would help.
2007-05-02 19:06:09 · answer #8 · answered by jeeccentricx2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋