how do you cure shin splints?
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Rest. Sometimes taking it easy a day or two can help with recovery.\n\nApply ice if it gets very painful. This helps keep any inflamation down.\n \nPerform rehabilitation exercises (low-impact) regularly. Swimming and cycling are excellent activities for an individual with shin splints. Try to avoid excessive impact while recovering.\n\nWear shock absorbing insoles in shoes. This can prove helpful when getting back to a running routine if the shin splints still hurt.\n\nI know what you're going through...shin splints are a pain. x.x Hope these help.
606033
Sounds like shin splints.  You probably don't need to go to the doctor.  You should stay off your feet awhile, and use a cortisone cream on them.  Take an anti-inflammatory med, unless you have any medical condition which would make that unwise.  If they don't feel better with 3-4 days of relative ease, go to the doctor.  \nIf you're going to play softball and tennis regularly, make sure you're wearing good shoes that are designed for those specific uses, and stretch beforehand.
810020
reduce your speed and distance, increase them gradually\nincrease 1km every 2 weeks\ndont run on hard surfaces like concrete/asphalt...you should prefer running tracks/mud/grass\nif your shoes are old, the padding effect will be very low...get new ones\nice your shins after running\ndont strain yourself
170519
I'm a distance runner and I'll tell you right now there's no real way you're gonna get rid of shin splints...you just have to live through them.  One thing that might help though is stretching the gastrocnemius by putting the leg back, keeping the heel on the floor with a straight knee then slowly leaning forward into a wall until you feel it pull. Another good one is stretching your soleus muscle by putting your foot forward and bending your knee at a 90 degree angle and putting your weight on the foot. If you're doing it right your knee is right above your toes. It's also a good idea to stretch the hamstring as you would normally stretch your leg out....all three stretches should be done before and after working out to help the shin spints!! good luck!!
185775
Treatment for shin splits includes rest, massage, ice, stretching, and strengthening. Rest and ice is sometimes the best treatment. You should also be stretching your calves and Achilles tendon real well. If you have the problem during running or walking, try warming up more and don't increase the speed too quickly. You can also try varying the speed and elevation of the treadmill if you use one instead of keeping it the same. \n\nTo stretch your calves: \n\n1. Lean against a wall with one leg forward and the knee bent. \n2. Keep the rear leg straight, heel on the floor. \n3. Keep your back straight and lean your hips forward until you feel a stretch in your calf. If you don't feel it too much, put your toe of the rear leg up on a tree limb, or a dumbbell, or any other small object, so that you bend the ankle more. Your heel always remains on the floor. That will increase the stretch. \n4. To stretch the soleus muscle and Achilles (very important for shin splints), do the same calf stretch but bend the back knee slightly and you will feel the pull on your Achilles tendon. \n\nWhen you stretch, make sure to hold the stretch until you feel looser and not just for 10-15 seconds. The point to stretching is to stretch the muscle, so hold it until you feel stretched. \n\nAlso make sure your shoes are sturdy and give you lots of support, particularly in the arch. If your shins hurt you should gently massage them and then ice them after you work out.
178090
A sore knee ligament will give you localized pain in and around the knee.  A shin splint is just a strain of the anterior tibal muscle.  For the knee ligament, however, you may want to consult your doctor or orthopedist to have it checked and possibly x-rayed.
530912
put a towel on the floor and scrunch it up with your toes.  Do this over and over again, and it will help take away the shin splints.
296544
You soak in a tub of warm water and epsom salt.  It is supposed to help sprains and sore muscles, but it does nothing for me.  I think they just say that to sell salt.\n\nIt helped my wife to soak in it when they cut down there a little when you have a baby, so that it doesn't tear.  It helped her heal.
1063790
Welcome to shin splints.\nSpend the money and get a good pair of running shoes that offer support.\n I like nubalance the best.\nGood luck.
373507
It will get worse, much worse.  My track coach had me do a trick that helped a ton.  Take your shoes and socks off and sit in a sandbox at a playground.  Then extend your feet in front of you and stick them in the soft sand.  Then try and squeeze your feet so you are trying to curl your toes to your heel.  Do a few sets of 15 - 20 of this every day if you can.  It made my shin splints go completely away.
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1. Glucosamine\n2. Elastic knee brace/bandage\n3. Ice/Ibuprofen, etc. to reduce swelling/inflammation\n4. Stretch beforehand. Put your knees together, feet close together as well, and rotate your knees slowly in circles, first one way then the other for about 5 turns.\n5. If those don't help, you better see a doc.---------\n--------------\n6. Um, like the other person said, don't wear heels. (Duh to me)
986130
Try putting oatmeal (soaked in water till soft) on a piece of cucumber and massage gently for 2 min .  Rinse clean with warm water. Your shin will have a healthy glow and be free of any dead skin without damaging you skin in the process.
777828
Check www.webmd.com to see what causes shin splints.  It could be anything from your diet to your warm up routine.  Only way to know is to look into it further and if you are not satisfied, consult with your team trainer or physician.
696859
RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.  In other words:  don't use the ankle-let it rest & heal; apply ice several times a day; wrap it in an ace bandage or ankle immobilizer & keep it elevated.  \nThe amount of time to heal depends on how badly it was sprained.  It can take anywhere from a few days to several weeks.
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Your doctor may prescribe some exercises such as straight-leg raises, leg curls and quadriceps contractions for your child to do at home or with a physical therapist to strengthen the quadriceps and hamstrings. This should help prevent further problems. While your child is recovering, ice should be applied to the area after exercise to prevent pain and swelling.  http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/24676.html\n\nDuring activities, you can do the following to help to limit your symptoms: \n\nWear shock-absorbent insoles in your sports shoes. \nUse a heating pad or warm, moist compress for 15 minutes before a sports activity. \nApply ice packs for 20 minutes after sports activities and periodically during the day. \nWear a protective pad to shield the top of your shinbone\nElevate your leg by putting a pillow under your knee when it hurts. \nTake over-the-counter medications, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin and others), to fight pain and inflammation. \nStretch your quadriceps (thigh) muscles and hamstrings two or three times a day. \nDo exercises to strengthen your quadriceps muscles. This will help the muscles to pull more uniformly against their tendons, spreading out their stresses on the tendons. A physical therapist can supervise your strengthening program.  http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/24676.html
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Since the damage has already been done, you need to ice it whenever you can, take Motrin or Aleve, and stay off it as much as possible, but if you must walk on it you can simply wrap that leg with an Ace bandage (make it snug, not tight).  To prevent getting shin splints in the future, tap each foot for a full minute just like you'd tap your foot to the beat of a song before you go jogging.  It'll get very hard to do by the end of that minute, but keep doing it.  If that doesn't do the trick, you should see an orthopedist -- could be that you need orthotics for your shoes so you don't run on the insides or outsides of your feet.
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It's hard to tell exactly without examining you since your discription of the location of your pain doesn't give me a good idea as to exactly where your pain is, so it's tough to diagnose this way.\n\nWhat I can suggest is starting with an activity that you can perform 100% painfree, preferably as close to running as possible.  If it's jogging, then start there ... or if it's only walking then that's okay too.  I would also recommend doing it on a treadmill initially since you can control the incline and the speed.  Then GRADUALLY start increasing the speed each week ...  but be sure to keep everything painfree. This may take a long time to get you back to running eventually, but that's okay.\n\nTwo more suggestions.  First, make sure you stretch both your calves and your anterior tibialis AFTER exercsing,  Second, a lot of times shin splints is caused by a muscular imbalance between the calves and the anterior tib's, so even if the muscle on the front of the lower leg are strong, they still might be being overpowered by the calves.