Author Topic: Does anyone get shin-splints? (Read 859 times)

« **on:** July 21, 2004, 06:17:32 PM »

I\'ve become quite a runner in the past couple months. I actually only started running to lose weight and get in shape for bootcamp but I\'ve grown to love it. However I get a shin splint in the lower inside of my right leg. It\'s starting to piss me off, I just run through it because I\'ve gotten used to it. Still I wish it would go away because it annoys me more than it hurts me. How does anyone else cope with this?

Titan · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2004, 07:08:34 PM »

Try stretching out your shins. I used to get them fairly frequently. Stretching out your shins can really help.

« **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2004, 07:30:26 PM »

How do I do this? I usually stretch my calves, but shins...not sure what to do for them.

Titan · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2004, 08:01:44 PM »

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Originally posted by PSX_J
How do I do this? I usually stretch my calves, but shins...not sure what to do for them.

I don\'t remember exactly. Ask theomen. He might know.

« **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2004, 08:55:42 PM »

corrective footwear

« **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:08:20 PM »

Ask The Stapler, the guy is a running freak.

« **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:13:15 AM »

See avatar

Do some heal walks + what theomen said.

« **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:40:04 AM »

Footwear plays a very large role, and I\'ve found that increasing your running speed helps to prevent them; Personally, a pace that is too slow always seems to hurt after a while.

« **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:48:02 AM »

During my brief bouts with it when I started running in junior high I never figured out what caused it. Run through it and before you know it they\'ll be gone. Until then it sucks.

Kurt Angle · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2004, 06:42:43 AM »

I used to get them in both legs when I was younger, i did do a lot of running/cycling/soccer though. I just kept training until the pain eased off.

GmanJoe · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2004, 06:47:41 AM »

Heh....never had shin splints. All along, I thought they were protective gear that soccer players use.

« **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2004, 06:56:54 AM »

Eat more Potassium that will help.

Titan · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2004, 10:09:21 AM »

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Originally posted by GmanJoe
Heh....never had shin splints. All along, I thought they were protective gear that soccer players use.

You mean shin guards?

« **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:21:09 PM »

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Originally posted by mjps21983
Eat more Potassium that will help.

What kind of foods have potassium? I\'ve started eating alot of fruits. I believe the shin splints are slowly but surely wearing away. Running through them is a piece of cake now, afterwards they hurt but when Im in the middle of an excersise they cant budge me.

« **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:28:55 PM »

Bananna\'s are your best bet along with raisins.

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