Health care is very expensive in this day and age, and sometimes you do not have the money to spend thousands of dollars seeing a Sports Medicine Doctor to cure something as simple and as annoying as Shin Splints. Well, the good news is Shin Splints are very curable and rarely do they hang around for years. But there are some simple steps you can take to cure Shin Splints. So here are some easy steps that can help cure Shin Splints:
1. Rest. Shin Splints are an exercised induced injury. Shin Splints are caused by a stress reaction in your Tibia that is causing you pain. I would bet lots of money any doctor you see would tell you to rest as well. See I just saved you a co-pay for a doctor, who would have told you that same thing. Generally taking two to three weeks off the activity generating the shin splints should be enough to resolve most cases.
2. Stretch. Now, I get it, some of you are exercising or playing a sport so just resting is not an option. So the next thing you need to do before any activity is to stretch. Stretch before the activity and also stretch regularly every day. Here are some videos of simple stretching exercises you can do for Shin Splints
3. Take Motrin or any NSAID before you run or perform the activity that is causing your pain. It seems simple but most people don’t do it. The Motrin will help decrease the pain making the Shin Splints less painful. It’s that simple.
4. Get a brace or splint that you can wear while running or playing a sport that is producing the Shin Splints. This is not hard. Most of these braces are inexpensive and will provide a great deal of relief. They work by providing compression and stability to the Tibia. This helps reduce the stress reaction occurring in the Tibia.