Shin Splints help

Birch · Feb-10-07, 04:06 AM

Fuckin shin splints
i got mine from impact in soccer and everyone i ask has a different opinion for fixing them
ive massaged them, stretched them and iced them a bit by by all accounts they are getting worse and are by far the worst ive ever had cos they wont fuk off
some one give me the right idea of how to fix them

alpha7158 · Feb-10-07, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Birch

Fuckin shin splints
i got mine from impact in soccer and everyone i ask has a different opinion for fixing them
ive massaged them, stretched them and iced them a bit by by all accounts they are getting worse and are by far the worst ive ever had cos they wont fuk off
some one give me the right idea of how to fix them

go see a sports therapyst. They will advise you to rest for a couple weeks and will also give you sports massages to make sure they heal up properly.

Birch · Feb-10-07, 05:03 AM

im hoping to try all other ways of fixing them before spending any money cos im broke
ive also heard acupuncture works wonders
True?

alpha7158 · Feb-10-07, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Birch

im hoping to try all other ways of fixing them before spending any money cos im broke
I've also heard acupuncture works wonders
True?

I have never received acupuncture so I can't comment.

NightHunter · Feb-10-07, 08:49 AM

Try searching.

Here's a post I made a while ago about shin splints.

tracekillz · Feb-12-07, 05:40 AM

hrm...RICE? haha..just make sure you rest and massage them. if you would like, you can take some ibuprofen to keep inflammation down and pain away. 800mg is the magic number :P. 3 times a day (once every 8 hours with food) as needed for pain baby! senzu beans are the shit.

short gorilla · Feb-12-07, 05:59 AM

Yeah dude, if you don't rest them they are going to get much worse before they get any better. And that's just going to mess up your form when you're trying to do stuff (tricks, running, whatever).

Ashtar · Feb-13-07, 01:32 PM

Are these due to the microfractures in the shin bone or more of a muscle thing? I can never tell when I get em, just that they hurt.

One 'cure' (or prevention) I remember reading somewhere is strengthening the dorsiflexion muscles. I'm not sure why though. Anyway, I want to get one of those things you hang upside down in. Not only with that work your dorsiflexion muscles, but wouldn't that decompress that area a lot to help give it a rest?

I actually went to a couple forums where people sprint on pavement to cause microfractures in their bones, then drink a lot of bones and either hang upside down like that or hang their legs off a bed with weights tied to them and go to sleep, something about trying to duplicate that surgery some height-challenged people get where the surgeon splits the bone and fixed it a quarter-inch apart and lets it heal or something, cept a lot more gradual. Even if that didn't work, you have to admire their ingenuity and dedication.

Dobi · Feb-13-07, 11:21 PM

i always thought shin splints were myofascial inflammation.
rest, ice,( perhaps take anti-inflammation-drugs,) stretch, stenghten, propriozeption

jiayo-chris · Feb-14-07, 01:43 AM

i had a problem with shin splints when i started tricking, up until a point were it hurt to walk. I stoped doing and punched tricks for a while had a rest and while i was resting conditioned and now i have no problem atall.

Feb-10-07, 04:06 AM	#1
Birch Jaron's Wife User status: Offline Location: Brissy, Australia Posts: 2,172	Shin Splints help Fuckin shin splints i got mine from impact in soccer and everyone i ask has a different opinion for fixing them ive massaged them, stretched them and iced them a bit by by all accounts they are getting worse and are by far the worst ive ever had cos they wont fuk off some one give me the right idea of how to fix them

Feb-10-07, 05:03 AM	#3
Birch Jaron's Wife User status: Offline Location: Brissy, Australia Posts: 2,172	im hoping to try all other ways of fixing them before spending any money cos im broke ive also heard acupuncture works wonders True?

Feb-10-07, 08:49 AM	#5
NightHunter Moderater User status: Offline Location: Bingo, NY Posts: 1,592 Age: 20	Try searching. Here's a post I made a while ago about shin splints.

Feb-12-07, 05:40 AM	#6
tracekillz HANDPAW MONSTER!!! User status: Offline Location: anywhere and everywhere Posts: 1,686 Age: 23	hrm...RICE? haha..just make sure you rest and massage them. if you would like, you can take some ibuprofen to keep inflammation down and pain away. 800mg is the magic number :P. 3 times a day (once every 8 hours with food) as needed for pain baby! senzu beans are the shit.

Feb-12-07, 05:59 AM	#7
short gorilla BANANA SUSHI User status: Offline Location: Michigan Posts: 1,760 Age: 25	Yeah dude, if you don't rest them they are going to get much worse before they get any better. And that's just going to mess up your form when you're trying to do stuff (tricks, running, whatever).

Feb-13-07, 01:32 PM	#8
Ashtar Dark Lord of Chaos User status: Offline Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,113 Age: 23	Are these due to the microfractures in the shin bone or more of a muscle thing? I can never tell when I get em, just that they hurt. One 'cure' (or prevention) I remember reading somewhere is strengthening the dorsiflexion muscles. I'm not sure why though. Anyway, I want to get one of those things you hang upside down in. Not only with that work your dorsiflexion muscles, but wouldn't that decompress that area a lot to help give it a rest? I actually went to a couple forums where people sprint on pavement to cause microfractures in their bones, then drink a lot of bones and either hang upside down like that or hang their legs off a bed with weights tied to them and go to sleep, something about trying to duplicate that surgery some height-challenged people get where the surgeon splits the bone and fixed it a quarter-inch apart and lets it heal or something, cept a lot more gradual. Even if that didn't work, you have to admire their ingenuity and dedication.

Feb-13-07, 11:21 PM	#9
Dobi unfortunatly no IDDQD User status: Offline Location: Germany Posts: 335 Age: 27	i always thought shin splints were myofascial inflammation. rest, ice,( perhaps take anti-inflammation-drugs,) stretch, stenghten, propriozeption

Feb-14-07, 01:43 AM	#10
jiayo-chris Cork dleg User status: Offline Location: portsmouth,southEngland Posts: 6,864 Age: 19	i had a problem with shin splints when i started tricking, up until a point were it hurt to walk. I stoped doing and punched tricks for a while had a rest and while i was resting conditioned and now i have no problem atall.