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tips for dealing with shin splints? there is no way i’m taking a 3 week break
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Anonymous 22h

switching to lower impact cardio would be your best bet and investing in some better shoes or inserts. Otherwise it’s just the classics of Rest,ice/compression elevation and stretching the best you can. I used to get down on my knees with the tops of my feet flat on the floor and sit back which gave some relief. Using some resistance bands and doing RoM with your ankles can help too.

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Anonymous 18h

i used to have rly bad shin splints when i ran track, pay attention to the way your foot strikes the ground make sure you’re not too hard on your heels or running on your toes. as for getting rid of them, if ur shins r to the point where they feel bumpy, it’ll hurt rly bad but break up the bubbles it’ll help in the long run

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Anonymous 1h

I highly recommend looking up a video on proper form and then recording yourself to see what you’re not doing, main thing that helped me was making sure my foot was directly under my knee when it landed, it’s almost impossible to heel strike like that and it reduces the force on your whole leg

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

u might be the most helpful person ive ever talked to on this app thank you!

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1h

also if you have a tennis or lacrosse ball or something similar I found rolling out my calf and area around where muscle meats bone by the shin provided some temporary relief, that might’ve just been me tho

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