shin splints

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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naseem9876 Posts: 2 Joined: 2004/02/07	2004/03/14, 11:51 AM hello i have a real problem with shin splints usually in the morning. i hear theirs no cure for it but anybody have any advice in easing the pains. all advice would be appreciated. thanx

big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2004/03/14, 01:28 PM do a fitbuddy search, there are tons of threads on this topic.
naseem9876 Posts: 2 Joined: 2004/02/07	2004/03/14, 07:14 PM thanx
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/03/15, 08:22 AM naseem....start at one end of a room and walk on your heels to the other side and then back. (1-4 times, depends how strong your shins are) put you your back up against a wall and lift your toes up off the ground. hold it there. then lower your toes (don't let them touch the floor) and raise, lower, raise etc. I usually do this right after I run.