Shin Splints

aabowser232
aabowser232 Posts: 3 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Whats the best treatment for shin splints other than rest?

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Ice your shins and take an anti-inflammatory.
  • sohifirefly
    sohifirefly Posts: 55 Member
    I bought new running shoes and that helped a lot.
  • abitofbliss
    abitofbliss Posts: 198 Member
    I use sweet sweat which warms up your muscles you apply it to. It has worked well for me on my bike rides, normally halfway through I get sore but when I'm using sweet sweat...I don't! Also suggest looking up some stretches that you can do beforehand to help.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    More rest. :smile: Icing helps, wrapping them can help but nothing beats rest. And then when you start up again avoiding the problem that caused them in the first place. Do you know what that is yet?
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    abitofbliss wrote: »
    I use sweet sweat which warms up your muscles you apply it to. It has worked well for me on my bike rides, normally halfway through I get sore but when I'm using sweet sweat...I don't! Also suggest looking up some stretches that you can do beforehand to help.

    Do you, by any chance, have a financial interest in Sweet Sweat products?
  • abitofbliss
    abitofbliss Posts: 198 Member
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    abitofbliss wrote: »
    I use sweet sweat which warms up your muscles you apply it to. It has worked well for me on my bike rides, normally halfway through I get sore but when I'm using sweet sweat...I don't! Also suggest looking up some stretches that you can do beforehand to help.

    Do you, by any chance, have a financial interest in Sweet Sweat products?

    Not at all. I just bought it from Groupon a month or two ago and noticed that my muscles are less sore when I use the gel then when I don't. Thanks for checking tho!
  • evilokc
    evilokc Posts: 263 Member
    When i started running i thought my shins were going to crack in half! I bought some of those compression shin socks and it helped a lot

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