Effective treatment for shin splints?
I started 2-a-days last week and about the third sunshine into it I started having sharp pains just below my knees...I had a scrimmage Saturday morning so that gave me going on for 36 hours of rest. Then today during warmups it was agitated again. I was told rest is the best entity for it, but I can't take a break... is there anything that I can do that will give support to prevent it from getting any worse?
Answer: Rest is a very good item. If you don't want to miss a scrimmage or practice or anything, do this when you have the time to rest. Try applying ice and next heat. Sit around for a while with rime packs on your shins, maybe while you're sitting around watching TV. Then I don`t know get a heating wipe or these things that you can set in the microwave that heat up, and put those on your shins. Before and after you practice or scrimmage try walking around on your heels for a while. Then meander on your tip-toes for the same amount of time.
I'm a cross country runner and I had shin splints when I would run and after doing those exercises, I haven't a problem. (Knock on wood) Hope this help!