Anyone Know How to Prevent Shin Splints? Posted: 04-15-06 13:59pm
I want to increase my walking speed and
distance, but I can't because of painful
shin splints. Anyone know how to prevent
shin splints?
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Kloosty
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 46 Location: Kingston, ON Canada
Skin Splints Posted: 04-21-06 21:37pm
There are two reasons for shin splints:
either your tibialis anterior mussel (the
one that runs next to your shin bone) gets
too tight, in that case just stretch it
like any other mussel by pointing your toe
as far forward as you can. The other type
of shin plain is actually where your shin
gets splinted. I suffer from this
unfotunatly, especially after I nearly
broke my shin sledding. You can either
say off your feet for awhile and ice them
anytime they hurt, or you can stop walking
on hard-packed surfaces like roads,
sidewalks, or treadmills. Since I play
rugby I needed to run so I found some nice
atv trails through the local forest that I
can run on fine. Hope this helps
