Help! I have shin splints (medial tibial). What should I do?
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.
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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 helpWhat is the quickest time you can run the 100 meter dash in? I run mine in 24 seconds.?
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
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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.What would be the appropirate time for a 17 year old runner?
look u can take an ice bathTo 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!
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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.
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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.More Questions & Answers...