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Shin splints home remedies
Pain along the outside front of the lower leg is shin splints and it is called medial tibial stress syndrome in medical terminology. Do you experience generalized pain in the lower leg on exercise and is the pain present when pressing the shin bone and does the pain increase during sporting activity and subside when resting? Most probably you have bony shin splints but don't be perturbed as you can get rid of shin splints by using home remedies.
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 shin splints. Symptoms like tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior may arise from such causes.
Techniques used in diagnosis of 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. Treatment should be selected only after understanding and identifying underlying problems.
Rest to allow the injury to heal. Apply ice in the early stages particularly when it is not painful. If you have tibialis posterior, stretch the muscles of lower leg. Wear specially fitted footwear to reduce swelling and to prevent reoccurrence. Decrease the duration and intensity of exercise and build it up slowly. Elevate your foot using pillows to decrease swelling
In addition to using these home remedies, one can do toe raises, calf raises and inner and outer thigh raises to speed up recovery and to get rid of shin splints forever.
