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Tips and Hints to Deal with Shin Splints

Preventing and Caring for this Common Injury

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LBLOOM4

7/23/2009 7:54:01 PM

LBLOOM4's SparkPage 		Thanks. Great article and comments. I haven't been able to find information anywhere on help with the pain of shin splints.

CINCIGIRL24

1/29/2009 12:47:33 PM

Thanks, I have also found that this is the only exercise that has helped with my shin splints...and I have a friend who is an athletic trainer, and this is what she recommended for me to do as well, it works great!

CHICAGOJAN

9/25/2008 4:46:27 PM

CHICAGOJAN's SparkPage 		Thank you! This is the ONLY stretching exercise I have EVER found that actually stretches the muscle where I experience my pain. I've been given various stretching exercises by physical therapists and doctors over the years, but none of them ever worked the proper muscle. Yours is exactly the stretch I've been needing for the past 20 years! I think this is going to help a great deal in my being able to walk for longer distances. THANKS for sharing this!!!

IMJESCOBEDO

1/26/2008 5:41:59 PM

IMJESCOBEDO's SparkPage 		My favorite stretch for shin splints is simple to do and really effective. Sitting in a chair, lift your foot a comfortable distance off of the floor and then use your toes to trace the letters of the alphabet. When you've finished, switch legs and repeat. If your shin splints are too painful to do the whole alphabet, then just do half and build up. Doing this twice a day really helped when I was suffering from chronic shin splints (which are all gone now)!

JIBBIE49

1/26/2008 12:27:27 AM

JIBBIE49's SparkPage 		Great article. Take it slow or you won't GO.

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