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A member asked:
Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on overcoming shin splits.
6 doctors weighed in across 6 answers
Ignore: Rest and ice, check your shoes.
Answered 5/28/2014
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Ignore: Use proper footwear, Gradual recovery, cycle, swim. Try taping your shins.
Answered 7/23/2014
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Ignore: Use good shoe support. NSAIDs. Local ice, and rest. Recover. Repeat.
Answered 7/30/2014
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Ignore: For painful shin splints Good arch supports are essential Then can run again!
Answered 11/26/2014
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Ignore: Lower legs hurting? Do wall push-ups to ease pain Caused by tight heel cords.
Answered 3/11/2015
3.1k views
Ignore: Legs in cold bath water is a good treatment.
Answered 11/29/2015
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