Anyone have shin splint problems?

[tylork92 10+ year member]

I have a shin splint that is KILLING me....anyone else have shin splint problems? How do you get relief?

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[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

no

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

painkillers and rest

 

[Ray21 10+ year member]

Ice them. Freeze water in paper/foam cups... peel away the top part of the cup, proceed to ice your shins.

And what DBfan said.

 

[seedubs1 10+ year member]

Ice them. Freeze water in paper/foam cups... peel away the top part of the cup, proceed to ice your shins.
And what DBfan said.

This works well.

Heat before exercise and ice after. Be ginger on it after you ice it as tissue will be contracted and you don't want to tear it up.

Shoes with a softer midsole help as well.

"Shin splints" is a pretty general term though. Could be quite a few things going on there. Most likely just an overuse type of thing, though.

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

yep I had it horrible when I was younger, I would go running in my MX boots to break the in, DUMB idea, shin splints for the next 10+ years

gl I never got releif, I just quit jogging

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

Ice

anti-inflammatory's

rest

 

[seedubs1 10+ year member]

You can also stand on your heels and lift your toes up. Like a lifting exercise. This will strengthen everything in there up.

If it's all inflamed right now, I wouldn't do that yet, though. But it'll help strengthen stuff up and keep it from happening again once you can start doing it.

 

[Ray21 10+ year member]

You can also stand on your heels and lift your toes up. Like a lifting exercise. This will strengthen everything in there up.

This. Can do it when your sitting down also.

 

[John3000 10+ year member]

Shin Split brace from Sports Authority or any sporting goods place. Use them while jogging etc..... they work miracles.