View Full Version : what do shin splints feel like?


VulgarTheClown
03-19-2003, 05:50 PM
what do shin splints feel like?

my left shin hurts like hell when i run and do jumping jacks

Bluecifer
03-19-2003, 05:51 PM
Like the muscle is tearing away from the bone, because that is what's happening...

VulgarTheClown
03-19-2003, 06:10 PM
how do you fix it?

Laura
03-19-2003, 06:19 PM
hurts like ****...i get them bad after a long run with hills...erghhh! get a towel, soak it in warm water and wrap it around your leg...elevate and you're set...icy hot helps too.

Bluecifer
03-19-2003, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by VulgarTheClown
how do you fix it?

Also stretch more and get better shoes.