Shin Splints

pete mitchell said:

Had problem for years now anybody any good ideas to stop
the problem I.E medication or exercises, I use orthotics
but I still have the problem.

Hi Pete

I would strongly suggest consulting an aromatherapist for
this. Many years ago my wife, who was then a highland
dancer, started suffering from this and was basically told
by her doctor to stop dancing. The dance school she attended
has a physiotherapist who had studied aromatherapy and he
gave her an oil mixture to rub into her legs which cleared
the problem completely in under two weeks. She was so
impressed with it that she studied aromatherapy herself and
practiced for some years. On odd occasions that I've had
some trouble through walking she's been able to sort me out
very quickly. Just make sure you find a therapist that is
properly qualified in clinical aromatherapy and not just via
a beautician course.

cheers

Bill Marshall [email hidden]

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Had problem for years now anybody any good ideas to stop
the problem I.E medication or exercises, I use orthotics
but I still have the problem.

Pete

I've heard of shin splints but what exactly are they, and
what are the symptoms?

KRO

pete mitchell said:

Had problem for years now anybody any good ideas to stop
the problem I.E medication or exercises, I use orthotics
but I still have the problem.

Pete

Ease off on the exercise for a bit, then resume and build up
gradually. I believe it's merely due to the muscle
developing faster than the tendons/sinews. They do go away
after a while.

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KRO said:

I've heard of shin splints but what exactly are they,
and what are the symptoms?

The symptoms are shooting pains in your shins, the cause
are micro-fractures of the bone caused by repeated
impacts IIRC: not enough to cause permanent damage, but
enough to hurt a lot and make the next lot more likely.

I used to get them running as a kid as padded running
shoes hadn't really been invented and I have an
unfortunate combination of a very heavy running strike
and very high arches which don't absorb shocks too well,
so all the impact went pretty much straight to my shins
if I was running on pavements for any sort of distance.

Pete.

Thanks Pete, they sound quite painful. Are they more
prevalent among runners than walkers then?

KRO

Indeed they are very common in runners. I suffered from them
following some quite extensive running after recovering from
a nasty sprained ankle on the same side. Took me about three
months to recover.

For more info including exercises to help prevent them see:

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splints.htm

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KRO said:

I've heard of shin splints but what exactly are they, and
what are the symptoms?

The symptoms are shooting pains in your shins, the cause are
micro-fractures of the bone caused by repeated impacts IIRC:
not enough to cause permanent damage, but enough to hurt a
lot and make the next lot more likely.

I used to get them running as a kid as padded running shoes
hadn't really been invented and I have an unfortunate
combination of a very heavy running strike and very high
arches which don't absorb shocks too well, so all the impact
went pretty much straight to my shins if I was running on
pavements for any sort of distance.

Pete.
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Quoted message said:

Had problem for years now anybody any good ideas to stop
the problem I.E medication or exercises, I use orthotics
but I still have the problem.

I've heard of shin splints but what exactly are they, and
what are the symptoms?

There seem to be several problems known as shin splints, one
is where the muscles at the front of the shin start to tear
away from the bone. The cure is to do excercises to
strengthen them like the alphabet stretch (while seated
trace out the letters of the alphabet with your toes).

It is also important to stretch and warm up the calf
muscles before running. This is because the calf muscles
act in opposition to the shin muscles during running, and
being much stronger will damage them if they are cold and
relatively slow to extend. Excercises for this include the
one where you stand at arms length from a wall and lean on
your hands then bend your arms while leaning forward and
simultaneously keeping both feet flat on the floor. If you
do it properly you will feel the tension in your calf
muscles. A few sets of 10 reps just before a run should
help a lot (you should do enough to notice the calf
tension reduce).

I should say that I am not a sports therapist but these
worked for me. It takes a month or so and I found I had to
reduce my excercise levels to get over the worst.

hth,

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KRO said:

I've heard of shin splints but what exactly are they,
and what are the symptoms?

The symptoms are shooting pains in your shins, the cause
are micro-fractures of the bone caused by repeated impacts
IIRC: not enough to cause permanent damage, but enough to
hurt a lot and make the next lot more likely.

I used to get them running as a kid as padded running
shoes hadn't really been invented and I have an
unfortunate combination of a very heavy running strike and
very high arches which don't absorb shocks too well, so
all the impact went pretty much straight to my shins if I
was running on pavements for any sort of distance.

Pete.

Thanks Pete, they sound quite painful. Are they more
prevalent among runners than walkers then?

KRO

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KRO said:

I've heard of shin splints but what exactly are they,
and what are the symptoms?

The symptoms are shooting pains in your shins, the cause
are micro-fractures of the bone caused by repeated
impacts IIRC: not enough to cause permanent damage, but
enough to hurt a lot and make the next lot more likely.

I used to get them running as a kid as padded running
shoes hadn't really been invented and I have an
unfortunate combination of a very heavy running strike
and very high arches which don't absorb shocks too well,
so all the impact went pretty much straight to my shins
if I was running on pavements for any sort of distance.

Pete.

Thanks Pete, they sound quite painful. Are they more
prevalent among runners than walkers then?

KRO

Quite common, but easily sorted.

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