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How to treat shin splints from running
Shin splints are a slow healing and painful condition in the shins caused by exercises such as running, jumping, dancing and other sports. Do you have generalized pain in the lower leg on exercise and is the pain present when pressing the shin bone and does the pain become severe during sporting activity and subside when resting? This is a symptom of bony shin splint and don't worry about it as you can treat shin splints from running.
The other symptoms of shin splints are tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior. Tendinitis, stress fractures, compartment syndrome, high impact training, excessive training, poor technique or biomechanical problems, standing for long periods and wearing high heeled shoes can cause medial tibial stress syndrome.
Diagnostic techniques used in confirming shin splints are taking patient history, physical examination, radiology, measuring the pressure within the compartments, magnetic resonance imaging and high-resolution x-ray computed tomography scans.
Understanding, identifying and treating underlying problems are essential for treating shin splints. To treat shin splints caused by running, initial treatments are rest, ice, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physiotherapy. Rest to allow the injury to heal and apply ice when it is not painful. Stretch the muscles of the lower leg to speed up recovery.
The sufferer may be advised to decrease the duration and intensity of his exercise and build it up slowly. Specially fitted shoes are useful in reducing the swelling. Toe raises, calf raises and inner and outer thigh raises are helpful in speedy recovery .
