shin plints?

[Mad120987]

i think im developing shin splints... ive been doing hiit 6 days a week for about a month now. in the last 4 days my left shin has started to hurt but only when i start getting active such as running or playing basketball etc. im pretty sure its shin splints. the real question is.....


WHAT DO I DO TO MAKE THEM GO AWAY!!!!! THEY HURT!!! AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!! help me please

[so_crates21]

hey bud,

i had shinsplints a few months ago. they are bad news!
first up - take the next week easy. dont push yourself at all. if you keep pressing, you will hurt yourself badly. out for months.

now, to prevent the pain. some tigerbalm or deep cold helped at night.
you should ice them then heat them right after you workout - 15min each, go ice, warm, ice. ice reduces the swelling, the heat transports it, then the ice soothes again.

keeping them together - use some tensor bandages wrapped relatively tightly around the shins, or you can buy special bands. this keeps the muscle tight against the bone so it wont separate, causing pain. you should try some insoles - the U shaped ones that go under your heel only. they help with your arches and posture relieving strain on the muscle. you also need to strengthen your tibialis - lie on your back, legs bent like a situp. pull one leg up so the shin is parallel to the floor. do toe extensions. add some resistance from a flex rope if you want.

stretching is key as well, lots of calf stretches. hang from a stairwell, or the one where you push against the wall, legs out to the back. point your toes straight, inward, and outward for a full range.

good luck and pm me if you need more help.

peace

[Em1Ice]

i used to get shin splints alot when i was on the high school cross country team we won nationals in 2001 actually.

but if you want to try to keep the same intensity you're working at now and not hurt yourself any worse it'll take longer to heal but here's what to do before working out or doing any sports apply heat to it like a heating pad for 20min. (the point of heating before is to get the blood flowing if you apply cold to it before you workout you're asking for another injury or to worsen your condition) then proceed to warm up and stretch properly and make sure to stretch your calfs extra good. after workouts do a cool down and stretch agian pay extra attention to stretch your calfs apply ice or my favorite method a 15 minute ice bath works best.(ice helps keep swelling down and also helps cool the muscle down after a workout so its not as painful afterwards and doesn't throb

also try not to limp this can cause many more injuries in your back, hamstring, the opposite shin, ect.

but be sure to do these or it will worsen and you will develop stress fracture and that's not fun trust me it took me out of regular training for 9 months when i was in cross country had to run in water to cross train

anymore questions just ask and if you're a runner like i was get used to shin splints cause being a runner its almost a part of the life style

[TrainedMind]

if someone hasn't already mentioned...lots of ICE....and when you do activities, make sure you wear some kind of a wrap on them: you're good to go!