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Ok we all know I have arthritis and fibro
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 158508" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It sounds like shin splints to me. It's a horrible pain, I hate it. You get it sometimes when you go jogging, or change the way you walk, or swap from high heels to low ones or back again. Trying a new exercise can do it, too. And sometimes it takes surprisingly little to cause it. The pain kicks in usually the day after, so sometimes it's hard to connect what caused it. Ad the pain will continue for days and days, especially if you are still doing what brought it on. It should subside after a week or two, though.</p><p></p><p>I did a bit of checking online and I found some information answering a Yahoo question. Although this exercise is designed for runners, it looks like it could help:</p><p></p><p>"I have an exercise that will help you strengthen your shins so that part of your leg is stronger and not as suceptible to shin splints. </p><p> You will probably need a partner to help you. Sit on the floor with your legs out straight in front of you. Have your partner push gently against your toes/middle of your foot toward your body. You push with your leg muscles against/toward them. Then reverse, have them hold your toes on top and pull your feet toward them while you try to pull your toes toward yourself.</p><p> To strengthen the muscles stand with your back to a wall. Then lift your toes about 20 times off the ground. The more often you do it and it gets easier for you then increase the number of times you lift your toes. You can increase to three sets of 25. These things will help prevent you from getting shin splints in the future and also help get rid of them sooner. You also want to make sure you stretch the rest of your legs, especially the calves because the tighter they are the more they are going to put strain on the rest of your leg."</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 158508, member: 1991"] It sounds like shin splints to me. It's a horrible pain, I hate it. You get it sometimes when you go jogging, or change the way you walk, or swap from high heels to low ones or back again. Trying a new exercise can do it, too. And sometimes it takes surprisingly little to cause it. The pain kicks in usually the day after, so sometimes it's hard to connect what caused it. Ad the pain will continue for days and days, especially if you are still doing what brought it on. It should subside after a week or two, though. I did a bit of checking online and I found some information answering a Yahoo question. Although this exercise is designed for runners, it looks like it could help: "I have an exercise that will help you strengthen your shins so that part of your leg is stronger and not as suceptible to shin splints. You will probably need a partner to help you. Sit on the floor with your legs out straight in front of you. Have your partner push gently against your toes/middle of your foot toward your body. You push with your leg muscles against/toward them. Then reverse, have them hold your toes on top and pull your feet toward them while you try to pull your toes toward yourself. To strengthen the muscles stand with your back to a wall. Then lift your toes about 20 times off the ground. The more often you do it and it gets easier for you then increase the number of times you lift your toes. You can increase to three sets of 25. These things will help prevent you from getting shin splints in the future and also help get rid of them sooner. You also want to make sure you stretch the rest of your legs, especially the calves because the tighter they are the more they are going to put strain on the rest of your leg." Marg [/QUOTE]
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