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Shin Splints : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Rest
  • Use of Arch Support
  • Elevation of Leg

Treatments Overview Articles

Shin splints
Healing from posterior tibial and tibial periostitis shin splints usually involves a week of rest. Use ice for 20 minutes, twice a day.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2008
Shin Splints
Icing the legs for 5-10 minutes before stretching and after cool-down is recommended. Crisscross taping of the anterior leg maybe be helpful for the individual with anterior shin splints, as well as raising the heel portion of the shoe approximate...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Cooling Treatments
Cooling treatments lower body temperature in order to relieve pain, swelling, constriction of blood vessels, and to decrease the liklihood of cellular damage by slowing the metabolism. Sponge baths, cold compresses, and cold packs are all wet cool...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cooling Treatments
Cooling or cold treatments are used to decrease pain, minimize swelling, and slow the inflammatory response secondary to injury(usually acute). Cold treatments slow the local physiological activity of the tissues, decrease nerve transmission, and ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Ice Packs vs. Warm Compresses For Pain
Detailed information on whether to use heat or cold when treating sore muscles or an injury
Source:StayWell
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