Shin Splints..Where can...

[prodigy1290]

I get that little sleeve for your leg? Big 5? Sports authority any1 know..and does it help at all?

[AerobicsGIRL]

hey there

I've taken many athletic training courses in college, we were taught that sleeves really don't do crap!

I learned this way of tapping shin-splints.... we called it MTSS taping, medial tibial stress syndrome taping, b/c thats what shin splits REALLY is.


You take typical athletic tape, u know that about 2 inch white tape. and starting at the top of the shin on the lateral side (outside) pull with the tape at a very small angle down the leg(towards the medial side). u repeat this about 6times....more perhaps if u have really long legs. this taping is done in a circumferential pattern down the lower leg.


I hope this helps....I'm sorry if it's confusing to u!

[Fresch]

That taping may assist with 1 cause of shin splints, however "shin splints" covers a number of different pathologies.

Rather that just opting for symptomatic relief, why not try and get to the cause of the problem and solve it!

[AerobicsGIRL]

thats very true!

they are a difficult thing to deal with, honestly ice-rest-message-and-stretch is probably going to be ur most effective cure.... taping, or a sleeve, or nething to that extent isn't as good as the RICE tx.... (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) however u probably don't need elevation with this injury!