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- From: samari@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Tammy Woodley)
- Newsgroups: misc.fitness
- Subject: Re: Shin Splints
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- Date: 25 Jan 93 16:53:16 GMT
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- In article <1jrmjcINNf0e@mojo.eng.umd.edu> georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B.
- Clark) writes:
- > The newsgroup, rec.running, has a detailed discussion of shin splints
- > in its FAQ, as I recall.
- >
- > The term "shin splints" means pain in the lower leg, and a more
- > specific diagnosis is going to be one of four things.
- >
- > You should not make the athlete you're coaching do any exercise that
- > contributes to the pain. The only treatment is rest, and rehabilatation
- > doesn't begin until after the athlete can exercise the leg without pain.
- >
-
- Yes, the FAQ is very helpful and it points out that the reason why we get them
- is due to the muscle on the back of the calf being stronger than on the front.
- An excercise that it suggests to do is what I call the "stair lift". Anchor
- your toes on the end of the stair and lower your heal past the edge of the
- stair, lift up, go down, lift up, go down etc.... This should help strengthen
- the muscle in the front. :)
-
- Good luck!
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