I run track(sprinter) for my highschool. Last year I began to have bad shin splints in both shins, mainly in the right one. I would get shooting pains even while I wasn't running. We have tough coaches so I always had to keep running and push through it. Shin splints would be no excuse to miss practice.
I trained over the summer and they went away for the most part. Conditioning has been going on for a few weeks now and they are back. I ice them all the time. About 2-3 times a day. It doesn't seem to help. Ocasionally they throb while I am sitting down.
Any suggestions about what I should do?
2007-11-11 13:23:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Running
You should do calve raises and in between the sets put both feet on the grown, then raise up on your heels. Do the same number of reps you did on the calve raises and do the same number of sets. i had the same problem last year.
2007-11-11 13:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by Teryn M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am always surprised when people still suffer with shin splints and don't seem to know either the cause nor the cure.
Shin splints are caused by muscle imbalance. The front muscles are weak and the calves are strong.
The way to correct Shin splints is to strengthen the muscles at the front of the legs. Lie face down in bed with your toes hanging over the edge. Pull your toes upward against the resistance of the mattress. Try to work up to 3 or 4 sets of 5 – 10 reps each.
There are other variations of this, such as hanging a paint can on your toes, or using the angle iron on bleachers to slip your toes under.
Good Luck
2007-11-12 01:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you have a good pair of running shoes, stretch your calves, hams/glutes, ice (as you have been) or consider an ice bath for the lower half of your body for ten minutes following practice; exercises such as picking up a towel with your toes will help work and strengthen the muscle(s) and tendon(s) associated with shin splints.
A good pair of running shoes (for certain) and possibly arch supports (depending on your feet) will go a long way to helping shin splints for the vast marjority of people. If your shoes' soles appear crushed at the heal, or if you have air supports and they are bad, get a new pair of shoes, and INVEST in a good pair of shoes. This is probably one of the top five things that the marjority of runners do wrong...skimp on shoes.
If your shin splints don't go away, a doctor may get you a referral to a PT specialist or maybe even a sports therapy specialist who can help you a lot more.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shin-splints/DS00271/DSECTION=7
http://www.insidetri.com/portal/news/news.asp?item=110605
Alex
2007-11-11 13:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you run at Saratoga? Haha. Nobody's going to understand that. Anyway, the best you can do for shin splints is rest and keeping icing those legs. Talk with your school trainer. He/she should know more about it than your coach. I don't know your coach, but from my experience, they don't always have your best interest in mind. If you keep killing yourself, your shin splints could eventually turn into stress fractures.
2007-11-11 15:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by milerman01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your shin splints can eventually turn into a stress fracture, which is basically a broken bone. THe best way for this to heal is to rest it. Maybe give up running for this year. If you don't, you might not never be able to run again.
2007-11-11 14:09:52 · answer #5 · answered by popcorn_girlie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, shin splints mean that your calves are tearing off the bone. At our school they tape up the people's calves, but... most of the people who do it are just doing it to delay having to run o.o i can't tell u if it works or not...
2007-11-11 16:31:17 · answer #6 · answered by Kenny H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ppl looks at me weirdly when i tell them this but it works!!!
eat tuna and ice after workout!
2007-11-11 15:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by boo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋