[at-l] shin splints

[icw@xxxxxxxxxxx (Clark Wright)]

for hiking related shinsplints, I think stretching out every morning
during your thru-hike, and again any time you stop long enough to
tighten up can also help . . .

Sloetoe wrote:

> Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:32:15 -0500 (EST)
> From: Daniel Isaac Ambalu <dia4@columbia.edu>
>
> Any advice for Shin splints?
> ###
> 1) Run less miles *now*.
> 2) Get arch[only] support *now*.
> 3) Start tracing the alphabet with your big toe while lying
>    back with your leg extended *now*.
> 4) Ice it when it hurts.
> 5) NSAIDS
> 6) Think about new running shoes; and perhaps bumping up anti-
>    pronation features.
> 7) Run on softer surfaces for a little while.
> 8) Ice it when it hurts.
> 9) Think about new running shoes.
> 10)Cut back on mileage for a bit; consider softer surfaces.
>
> And finally:
> Ice
> Shintoe
>
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