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- From: robin@fisher.bio.uci.edu (Robin Bush)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: Re: Shin Splints - what are they?
- Message-ID: <2AFEFAFE.7679@news.service.uci.edu>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 23:57:50 GMT
- References: <1992Nov9.175821.21769@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
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- In article <1992Nov9.175821.21769@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov> writes:
- > Just like the subject line says -
- > what are they?
- >
- > and more importantly, how do I get rid of them?
- >
- I finally got rid of my shin splints. Got them last spring. I was in
- good shape from running and doing aerobics, but got them sprinting on a
- hard track. First I quit both running and aerobics. Felt better. Then I
- got new shoes and tried slow jogging on grass. Still hurt. Then I got new
- aerobics shoes and tried just doing aerobics. Still hurt. So I quit
- aerobics and just swam. Felt better, but I hate swimming. Went back to
- aerobics and they came back. Took a rest and did exercises where you put
- your foot through a big rubber band, attach it to a sofa leg, and do a
- million pull-backs. Now after one month of this and only low impact
- aerobics they are finally gone. This pisses me off, as last spring I was
- doing very active exercise 6 days a week, and now have spent 6 months
- screwing around with this, to end up only feeling OK at what I consider a
- very low activity level. I have been gaining weight and feeling old. I
- guess I will try upping things slowly and see if I can get back to where
- I was. What a discouraging series of events.
-
- Good Luck. There is a section in the FAQ on this that I found helpful. You
- can get it from yserrano@us.oracle.com
-
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- Robin
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